An Unexpected Mother

The Colorado Brides #4

by Carré White

Excited about the prospect of seeing her sisters again, Fanny Hoffman embarks on a journey west with her parents, meeting her fiancé at Fort Laramie. Mr. Jason Hatch, unfortunately, does not appeal to her at all, but, having promised her hand, she is forced to marry him. In a shocking turn of events, Jason collapses on their wedding night, saving Fanny from an unpleasant encounter.Thinking that she has escaped the cruel hands of fate, Fanny is reunited with her sisters in Denver City, blissfully unaware that her departed husband had a secret. Five children, varying in ages, had been in his care, and it isn’t until Pastor Jack Bailey divulges this bit of information, that Fanny realizes she is now responsible for them.Embittered and dismayed, she lashes out at the preacher, and the two frequently find themselves at odds, especially after the oldest, Jane, disappears, having run away. Fanny and Jack are united in the quest to find Jane, discovering a surprising attraction. Their love is the bond that will bring this family together.The Arizona Brides Series will be available later this summer.

Genres: Romance, Westerns, Historical, Historical Romance

203 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 13, 2013

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Carré White is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary and historical romance. Her Colorado Brides Series has been a historical and western top 100 bestseller. The romance anthology, Western Kisses - Old West Christmas Romances, is an Amazon top 100 bestseller.

Carré lives in Colorado with her husband and two children. When she's not writing, she loves to travel and explore new places for story ideas. Her newest series, Bachelors of the Prairie, is available now on Amazon.

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Reviews

[Judy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fanny and her new family

This was a great story! Fanny and Jack fought like mortal enemies at the beginning, but then, shortly after, there were fireworks. I loved their inability to not be apart from each other. And Nathan…he cracked me up with his comments!

I think this book was my favorite of the series 💘

[Cayla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good read.

I found this book to be a quick light read. Nothing heavy. I love the intense drama between Fanny and the preacher. Talk about sparks going off!! The tense relationship between Fanny and Jane was a good touch as well.

[Earlene Click · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Unexpected Mother

I enjoyed reading this book. There are lots of unusual twists and turns that were totally unexpected. I hope you enjoy reading this book as much as I did.

[Rachel · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far I've read the first three of this series....and I thoroughly enjoyed each and every one. The stories in them are about three sisters who travel west and marry. Each one is different and enjoyable for different reasons. This book was different than the others in that the "young girl" planned to marry before arriving. She disliked her "groom" immediately, but had no choice but to marry him. I'll not say anything more so....no spoilers. The author does a great job of making each book different in its own ways and therefore keeping your interest in this series. I'm looking forward to reading the next in it. Love everything about the books - storyline, characters, writing....And, a big thing for me, no editing problems that I can recall. Great job.

[Sue · Rating 4 out of 5]

Book Four: The fourth, and final sister, along with the parents of these four strong-willed daughters, head to Denver City to join the other three. Promised, by letter, to a man she's never met, this youngest sister is distraught when she meets him at a designated stop along the way to her new home. He is NOT what she is looking for, or what she expected. Unable to honorably back out, she marries him...and here the story REALLY begins. I cannot give anything away so I guess it's up to YOU to read this fourth chapter in this family story...

[Dianne · Rating 4 out of 5]

At the beginning of the book Fanny annoyed me - she was self centered and selfish. She grew on me though and by the end she had redeemed herself! Pastor Bailey was very sweet and once he'd acknowledged his feeling for Fanny he was very cute and quite impatient. I've thoroughly enjoyed the series and look forward to reading Jane's book soon.

[Keri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Last

Last

what a great ending about the Hoffman sisters you just never know what hand life will deal you too good

[Bonnie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great short read

I couldn't imagine being a eighteen year old having to raise 5 children. Couldn't put it down. I give it 5 stars

[🌹Lisa June Sanders🌹 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful book! Made me laugh several times! The whole series has been fantastic!

[Alisha Kay Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love

I am really enjoying this series. I can pretty much guess that the next one would be about Jane as all of the sisters are now married. Can't wait.... this is me clicking buy...