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Kentucky Bride
In town to hunt for a wife, prosperous businessman Ballard MacGregor finds a willing one in Clover Sherwood, who, left penniless after her father's death, is eager to rescue her family from destitution. Original.
374 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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Hannah Howell
116 books2,644 followersHannah Dustin Howell is a best-selling American author of over 40 historical romance novels. Many of her novels are set in medieval Scotland. She also writes under the names Sarah Dustin, Sandra Dustin, and Anna Jennet (see below).
She has also used the following pseudonyms:
Anna Jennet, Sarah Dustin and Sandra Dustin
She has also used the following pseudonyms:
Anna Jennet, Sarah Dustin and Sandra Dustin
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January 29, 2021
Cute book. You know after the 3rd time Clover said something doesn't feel right and she was correct, you'd hope that Ballard would listen to her for their rest of their marriage. She would keep a lot of harm from happening to him.
January 27, 2018
Solidly readable with a good setting and characterisation. The book is mainly let down by the barrier to happily-ever-after being a pretty implausible/stupid/unobservant insecurity of the hero’s, which persists in the face of all the evidence until magically melting away at the end. It seems to be a go to device of this author - I like insecure/uncertain heroes but hers just end up seeming a bit dumb. An upside are her heroines though - always pretty feisty, honest and intelligent.
June 2, 2013
This book was a pleasant surprise, a fun quick read with great characters.
June 15, 2024
Hoarder June monthly challenge-Where's my shirt?
This is technically a re-read for me of a book I'd read many years ago. I had recently read "Prince Charming" by Julie Garwood and it reminded me of this book so I added it to my list of books to look for at used book sales. I finally got lucky & found it the last sale. It was very hot last night so I couldn't fall asleep & decided to read. And of course, even though I remembered the story, I still ended up staying up late at night to finish it in one go.
Hannah Howell is one of my favorite writers. She creates strong, charming female characters who fall for strong, honorable, sexy men. Many of her books have humor which I always like.
This story is a departure for her as instead of a historical Scottish romance it's a historical in "the colonies". That was a nice change of pace. It is also a stand-alone.
Ballard MacGregor goes to England to find a bride. He's getting older and wants to settle down & start a family. Ballard is Scottish so he returns to the UK looking for someone more suitable. But the twist is that he lives in KY in America (ie. the colonies). At that time period, yeah...it was wilderness territory with many dangers & hardships for the early pioneers to overcome.
Clover's family is penniless and she needs to come up with something to help save them. She needs to support her mother & younger siblings.
Of course, there's instant chemistry when they meet. Some humor.
Clover & Ballard are likable as well as their family members.
Clover doesn't hesitate and hits the ground running as it were but she still needs to learn so she's willing to accept help along the way. Ballard takes his time coming around to accepting everything as usual.
I really liked this one b/c it was something different from her usual Scottish romances. I liked reading about life in KY in that time period as well.
Good story! Great characters!
Some suspense, some steam, romance, chemistry, humor, etc...
This is technically a re-read for me of a book I'd read many years ago. I had recently read "Prince Charming" by Julie Garwood and it reminded me of this book so I added it to my list of books to look for at used book sales. I finally got lucky & found it the last sale. It was very hot last night so I couldn't fall asleep & decided to read. And of course, even though I remembered the story, I still ended up staying up late at night to finish it in one go.
Hannah Howell is one of my favorite writers. She creates strong, charming female characters who fall for strong, honorable, sexy men. Many of her books have humor which I always like.
This story is a departure for her as instead of a historical Scottish romance it's a historical in "the colonies". That was a nice change of pace. It is also a stand-alone.
Ballard MacGregor goes to England to find a bride. He's getting older and wants to settle down & start a family. Ballard is Scottish so he returns to the UK looking for someone more suitable. But the twist is that he lives in KY in America (ie. the colonies). At that time period, yeah...it was wilderness territory with many dangers & hardships for the early pioneers to overcome.
Clover's family is penniless and she needs to come up with something to help save them. She needs to support her mother & younger siblings.
Of course, there's instant chemistry when they meet. Some humor.
Clover & Ballard are likable as well as their family members.
Clover doesn't hesitate and hits the ground running as it were but she still needs to learn so she's willing to accept help along the way. Ballard takes his time coming around to accepting everything as usual.
I really liked this one b/c it was something different from her usual Scottish romances. I liked reading about life in KY in that time period as well.
Good story! Great characters!
Some suspense, some steam, romance, chemistry, humor, etc...
January 16, 2025
This is an historical novel placed in 1794.
Clover Sherwood and her family are now penniless, as her father has lost their money in bad investments and abandoned the family through suicide. The story starts in Pennsylvania.
There is her mother and two younger brothers to think about.
So she comes up with the solution when she sees a handsome horse trader in town.
His name is Ballard McGregor.
Especially after he sticks up for her when some bullies accost her in the street with rape in mind.
She comes up with the crazy idea to get married to this fellow when she sees he is honorable.
And he needs a wife with some polish and fancier upbringing to fit into the wealthier people's class.
So they make a deal and they are off to Kentucky to his beautiful horse farm.
But trouble follows. Lots of adventures!
Clover Sherwood and her family are now penniless, as her father has lost their money in bad investments and abandoned the family through suicide. The story starts in Pennsylvania.
There is her mother and two younger brothers to think about.
So she comes up with the solution when she sees a handsome horse trader in town.
His name is Ballard McGregor.
Especially after he sticks up for her when some bullies accost her in the street with rape in mind.
She comes up with the crazy idea to get married to this fellow when she sees he is honorable.
And he needs a wife with some polish and fancier upbringing to fit into the wealthier people's class.
So they make a deal and they are off to Kentucky to his beautiful horse farm.
But trouble follows. Lots of adventures!
October 19, 2019
More of a 3.5. Was going to give a 4 because it started as a good solid read but near middle and end, they got themselves into situations that came from stupid decisions. Then it suffered through the self doubt and poor communication. One of my pet peeves. Made worse here because they are two strong characters who did not have a problem speaking their mind.
January 9, 2020
Great classic romantic that leaves you all warm and fuzzy inside. The characters are great and really make you like them. Really wish I could read more of their story together and the people in their lives. Guess I'll just have to find out if this was a stand alone or not. Hannah Howell is a favorite and yet again she proves to me why I love her books.
April 29, 2022
DNFed at 20%. Got too rapey for me. Forcing her to kiss him when she was pulling away and telling her she wouldn’t be able to run when they got married. Yuck. I’m new to the romance genre so maybe that’s what everyone likes, but not me. Sucks because I liked the writing and the potential story up until that part.
August 15, 2023
Starting in 1794 in Pennsylvania and moving into Kentucky Clover Sherwood and her now husband Ballard MacGregor are starting their life as a married couple in Ballard's Kentuckian's homestead. A marriage of convenience turns to love. It has had to endure a battle with a deranged suiter of Clove's and others along the way. A good historical romance story.
September 8, 2020
This book came in a mystery box but man was it bad. The dialogue is awful and insulting to the readers intelligence as the author uses it to spell every thing out, and actually makes the characters look dumb as well.
June 21, 2017
It was an enjoyable read and I become a Mrs. Howell fan.
March 22, 2019
This book was way more hilarious than I thought it would be.
June 2, 2023
3.5 rounded down. Would have rounded up if I hadn’t been forced to read the name Ballard in a spicy scene.
October 29, 2012
Clover Sherwood, putri ke 2 keluarga sherwood, harus memutar otak bagaimana cara dirinya menjaga ibu serta ke 2 adik kembarnya setelah kematian sang ayah yg disusul dengan kebangkrutan yang mereka alami.
kakak perempuannya, alice, yg sudah menikah, bukannya membantu tapi malah memalingkan muka & tidak perduli dengan keadaan keluarganya.
belum cukup pusing harus mencari cara hidup & rumah baru karna dalam 2 minggu mereka harus meninggalkan rumah mereka, sekarang thomas memutuskan pertunangan mereka dengan sepucuk surat.
clover sudah tidak lagi menaruh harapan pada hubungannya dengan thomas karna dia sudah merasa, sejak awal kebangkrutan keluarga sherwood tersiar thomas lgs menghindarinya. tapi demi sang ibu yang masih tidak percaya thomas bisa berbuat begitu, clover menemui thomas.
kali ini clover mendapat kepastian sepasti2nya.... thomas meninggalkannya & mengejar sarah, tetangga clover.
clover adl clover, dia tidak sudi patah hati. well, dia tidak punya waktu & tenaga untuk merasakan hal itu. dia harus mencari cara agar keluarganya bisa survive.
jawabannya tiba2 saja muncul seiring dengan kemunculan ballard macgregor. seorang pekerja dari kentucky yang datang ke daerah kediaman clover untuk mencari istri.
tadinya ballard ingin menyunting sarah - sarah pun sepertinya memberikan harapan pada ballard - tp niat itu ballard urungkan karna saat ke rumah sarah dia bertemu dengan thomas.
clover mengambil kesempatan itu dengan mengajukan proposal pada ballard.
proposal yg bisa menguntungkan ke 2 belah pihak.
Ballard Macgregor, adalah orang kasar, dari kelangan keluarga pekerja yang datang ke amerika mencoba keberuntungan.
sekarang ballard ingin mencari istri. istri seorang wanita terhormat yang bisa mengajarinya manner & segala yang perlu diketahuinya untuk masuk ke dalam lingkungan sosial yang lebih baik.
proposal dari seorang gadis mungil & cantik & jelas wanita terhormat membuat ballard tertarik & tidak melihat alasan dia harus menolaknya.
sejak datang ke kota ..... (spt biasa ga pernah ingat nama kota xixixixixi) ballard sudah bertekad akan kembali ke kentucky dengan membawa istri.
jika sarah tidak berminat maka kenapa dia harus menolak clover??? toh pertukaran yang diminta clover darinya bukan sesuatu yang berat...justru dengan menikah dengan clover dia bisa meringankan beban gadis muda ini maka ballard bersedia menikahinya.
maka jadilah clover menikah dengan ballard, pindah ke kentucky.
clover menikah dengan penuh kesadaran dia tidak akan bisa mengharapkan hidupnya penuh dengan kemanjaan yg dialaminya selama ini.
ballard membutuhkan istri pekerja, clover bersedia menjalani peran itu.
lagipula clover tidak menyesal menikah dengan ballard.
ballard pria tampan & sangat penuh perhatian.
ballard juga baik terhadap ibu serta ke 2 adik kembar clover.
clover merasa hidupnya sangat sempurna.
ballard juga setia padanya.
kesempurnaan pernikahan yang dirasakan clover & ballard terganggu oleh thomas yang belum mau melepaskan clover.
thomas memang memutuskan pertunangannya dengan clover tapi bukan berarti thomas melepaskan clover.
thomas berencana akan tetap memiliki clover, tapi bukan sbg istri resminya melainkan sebagai mistress.
thomas bahkan sudah membeli rumah dipinggiran kota khusus untuk clover & keluarganya.
kemunculan ballard mengacaukan semua rencana thomas.
jelas thomas tidak terima. apalagi ballard mempermalukannya - thomas 2x kena tonjok ballard.
jadi thomas tidak akan membiarkan ballard lepas begitu saja. dia akan membalas ballard & mengambil kembali clover, wanita yang seharusnya menjadi miliknya.
cerita ini sebenarnya sangat singkat & simple.
ballard pun pria idaman. dia memang pria kasar & tidak berpendidikan tapi kekurangan itu tidak berarti karna kebaikan hati serta penuh tanggung jawabnya.
walo begitu sebenarnya ballard minder juga. ballard masih menyimpan perasaan tidak amannya karna perbedaan dunianya dengan clover.
clover sendiri walo dibesarkan sebagai wanita terhormat tapi tidak membuatnya menjadi manja & egois.
di saat tertimpa musibah clover menunjukkan kekuatan & ketabahannya.
clover jg bertekad menjadi istri yang baik bagi ballard.
jika awal pernikahan mereka tidak ada perasaan cinta, tp clover jatuh cinta pada ballard karna pribadi sang suami.
clover tidak perduli harus bekerja tanpa pelayan, baginya yg penting dia bisa bersama dengan ballard.
ada 1 nih yg mengganggu dari novel ini.
bahasa yg dipake ballard adalah scottish accent....jd baca nya kudu extra pelan nih secara ngartiin dulu ini ngomong apa.....
tapi selain dari itu novel ini lumayan enak kok di baca.
kakak perempuannya, alice, yg sudah menikah, bukannya membantu tapi malah memalingkan muka & tidak perduli dengan keadaan keluarganya.
belum cukup pusing harus mencari cara hidup & rumah baru karna dalam 2 minggu mereka harus meninggalkan rumah mereka, sekarang thomas memutuskan pertunangan mereka dengan sepucuk surat.
clover sudah tidak lagi menaruh harapan pada hubungannya dengan thomas karna dia sudah merasa, sejak awal kebangkrutan keluarga sherwood tersiar thomas lgs menghindarinya. tapi demi sang ibu yang masih tidak percaya thomas bisa berbuat begitu, clover menemui thomas.
kali ini clover mendapat kepastian sepasti2nya.... thomas meninggalkannya & mengejar sarah, tetangga clover.
clover adl clover, dia tidak sudi patah hati. well, dia tidak punya waktu & tenaga untuk merasakan hal itu. dia harus mencari cara agar keluarganya bisa survive.
jawabannya tiba2 saja muncul seiring dengan kemunculan ballard macgregor. seorang pekerja dari kentucky yang datang ke daerah kediaman clover untuk mencari istri.
tadinya ballard ingin menyunting sarah - sarah pun sepertinya memberikan harapan pada ballard - tp niat itu ballard urungkan karna saat ke rumah sarah dia bertemu dengan thomas.
clover mengambil kesempatan itu dengan mengajukan proposal pada ballard.
proposal yg bisa menguntungkan ke 2 belah pihak.
Ballard Macgregor, adalah orang kasar, dari kelangan keluarga pekerja yang datang ke amerika mencoba keberuntungan.
sekarang ballard ingin mencari istri. istri seorang wanita terhormat yang bisa mengajarinya manner & segala yang perlu diketahuinya untuk masuk ke dalam lingkungan sosial yang lebih baik.
proposal dari seorang gadis mungil & cantik & jelas wanita terhormat membuat ballard tertarik & tidak melihat alasan dia harus menolaknya.
sejak datang ke kota ..... (spt biasa ga pernah ingat nama kota xixixixixi) ballard sudah bertekad akan kembali ke kentucky dengan membawa istri.
jika sarah tidak berminat maka kenapa dia harus menolak clover??? toh pertukaran yang diminta clover darinya bukan sesuatu yang berat...justru dengan menikah dengan clover dia bisa meringankan beban gadis muda ini maka ballard bersedia menikahinya.
maka jadilah clover menikah dengan ballard, pindah ke kentucky.
clover menikah dengan penuh kesadaran dia tidak akan bisa mengharapkan hidupnya penuh dengan kemanjaan yg dialaminya selama ini.
ballard membutuhkan istri pekerja, clover bersedia menjalani peran itu.
lagipula clover tidak menyesal menikah dengan ballard.
ballard pria tampan & sangat penuh perhatian.
ballard juga baik terhadap ibu serta ke 2 adik kembar clover.
clover merasa hidupnya sangat sempurna.
ballard juga setia padanya.
kesempurnaan pernikahan yang dirasakan clover & ballard terganggu oleh thomas yang belum mau melepaskan clover.
thomas memang memutuskan pertunangannya dengan clover tapi bukan berarti thomas melepaskan clover.
thomas berencana akan tetap memiliki clover, tapi bukan sbg istri resminya melainkan sebagai mistress.
thomas bahkan sudah membeli rumah dipinggiran kota khusus untuk clover & keluarganya.
kemunculan ballard mengacaukan semua rencana thomas.
jelas thomas tidak terima. apalagi ballard mempermalukannya - thomas 2x kena tonjok ballard.
jadi thomas tidak akan membiarkan ballard lepas begitu saja. dia akan membalas ballard & mengambil kembali clover, wanita yang seharusnya menjadi miliknya.
cerita ini sebenarnya sangat singkat & simple.
ballard pun pria idaman. dia memang pria kasar & tidak berpendidikan tapi kekurangan itu tidak berarti karna kebaikan hati serta penuh tanggung jawabnya.
walo begitu sebenarnya ballard minder juga. ballard masih menyimpan perasaan tidak amannya karna perbedaan dunianya dengan clover.
clover sendiri walo dibesarkan sebagai wanita terhormat tapi tidak membuatnya menjadi manja & egois.
di saat tertimpa musibah clover menunjukkan kekuatan & ketabahannya.
clover jg bertekad menjadi istri yang baik bagi ballard.
jika awal pernikahan mereka tidak ada perasaan cinta, tp clover jatuh cinta pada ballard karna pribadi sang suami.
clover tidak perduli harus bekerja tanpa pelayan, baginya yg penting dia bisa bersama dengan ballard.
ada 1 nih yg mengganggu dari novel ini.
bahasa yg dipake ballard adalah scottish accent....jd baca nya kudu extra pelan nih secara ngartiin dulu ini ngomong apa.....
tapi selain dari itu novel ini lumayan enak kok di baca.
June 12, 2019
This book is about a Kentucky Scotsman and a newly poverty-stricken young woman. When Clover Sherwood is jilted by her fiancee, she asks the Scotsman she's just met to marry her. Clover has 3 dependents: her mother and twin brothers. This seems to be a simple solution, but it is not.
The book was a page-turner with few lapses in the action. I enjoyed it.
The book was a page-turner with few lapses in the action. I enjoyed it.
July 15, 2016
Author: Hannah Howell
First published: 1994
Length: 377 pages, 4748 kindle location
Setting: Wild West. 1794. Langleyville, Pennsylvania and Pottersville, Kentucky.
Sex: Reasonably explicit. Frequent.
Hero: Poor Scotsman who is now ranching in Kentucky.
Heroine: Pennsylvanian high society who has fallen from grace due to her family’s misfortunes.
Trigger: Father commits suicide before book opens.
Trigger: Secondary plot with a boy being "owned" by a neighbour and repeatedly physically abused.
Includes: Excerpt from If He's Wild by Hannah Howell
Enjoyable marriage of convenience romance where both spouses enter the marriage with their eyes wide open. They know what they are taking on and are prepared to work for a lifetime together.
Some suspense as the rather mad BadGuys try to kill them, rape Clover, and so forth. A lot of implied and/or potential violence.
A little hard to read with stilted language and fake accents.
But overall enjoyable and readable. It’s nice to see the heroine saving herself, and using her brains. And I liked it.
References:
Author: http://hannahhowell.com/?title=kentuc...
(ISBN 978-1-4201-1915-2)
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First published: 1994
Length: 377 pages, 4748 kindle location
Setting: Wild West. 1794. Langleyville, Pennsylvania and Pottersville, Kentucky.
Sex: Reasonably explicit. Frequent.
Hero: Poor Scotsman who is now ranching in Kentucky.
Heroine: Pennsylvanian high society who has fallen from grace due to her family’s misfortunes.
Trigger: Father commits suicide before book opens.
Trigger: Secondary plot with a boy being "owned" by a neighbour and repeatedly physically abused.
Includes: Excerpt from If He's Wild by Hannah Howell
Enjoyable marriage of convenience romance where both spouses enter the marriage with their eyes wide open. They know what they are taking on and are prepared to work for a lifetime together.
Some suspense as the rather mad BadGuys try to kill them, rape Clover, and so forth. A lot of implied and/or potential violence.
A little hard to read with stilted language and fake accents.
But overall enjoyable and readable. It’s nice to see the heroine saving herself, and using her brains. And I liked it.
References:
Author: http://hannahhowell.com/?title=kentuc...
(ISBN 978-1-4201-1915-2)
-CR-
September 24, 2021
Destitute overachiever heroine marries whiny wimpy hero and moves to Kentucky. They are a target for tstl villains that are an embarrassment to villains everywhere.
Just when you thought it couldn't get worse and were thanking the powers that be that you were at the end of this mess the author decides to showcase the H's stupidity one more time. He tells her he is going to set her free. She is from a higher level of society and could do better.
Seriously? It's 1799. Her father killed himself and local society immediately dropped her like a hot potato. There was no money after her father's death. She was being evicted from her home with her mother and younger siblings and the only job offered to her was barmaid if she slept with the owner. Oh and an old boyfriend wanted to make her his mistress so he could abuse her. I'm sure becoming a divorced woman would really improve her lot in life. If they had divorce in1799. First time I dnf'd on the last 2 chapters. By the way she should have done better but unfortunately she was 150 years too early to become Rosy the riveted. She was stuck with this insecure lemon.
Just when you thought it couldn't get worse and were thanking the powers that be that you were at the end of this mess the author decides to showcase the H's stupidity one more time. He tells her he is going to set her free. She is from a higher level of society and could do better.
Seriously? It's 1799. Her father killed himself and local society immediately dropped her like a hot potato. There was no money after her father's death. She was being evicted from her home with her mother and younger siblings and the only job offered to her was barmaid if she slept with the owner. Oh and an old boyfriend wanted to make her his mistress so he could abuse her. I'm sure becoming a divorced woman would really improve her lot in life. If they had divorce in1799. First time I dnf'd on the last 2 chapters. By the way she should have done better but unfortunately she was 150 years too early to become Rosy the riveted. She was stuck with this insecure lemon.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 15, 2018
This story was awwwwwful. They were the slowest two people in the world! In the beginning you’re made to believe he’s going to be this strong confident hero, like many others.
He didn’t have to be this unattainable ideal, but he so devolved into a whiny shell of what’s expected, I near lost my mind.
Danger is around eh-ve-ry corner, AND THEY CONSTANTLY QUESTION IT AND THEN DISMISS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT, AFTER, THEIR ENEMIES SAY THEY GONNA KILL THEEEEEEEEEEEEM. It made no sense at all. NONE!
And you can’t convince me Hannah wrote this book. It went on and on about the silliest of things. Again, Ballard was the worst written lead I have ever had the misfortune of meeting.
Skip this book if you’re looking to keep hair in your head, ugh!
He didn’t have to be this unattainable ideal, but he so devolved into a whiny shell of what’s expected, I near lost my mind.
Danger is around eh-ve-ry corner, AND THEY CONSTANTLY QUESTION IT AND THEN DISMISS IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT, AFTER, THEIR ENEMIES SAY THEY GONNA KILL THEEEEEEEEEEEEM. It made no sense at all. NONE!
And you can’t convince me Hannah wrote this book. It went on and on about the silliest of things. Again, Ballard was the worst written lead I have ever had the misfortune of meeting.
Skip this book if you’re looking to keep hair in your head, ugh!
December 24, 2011
It was more like a 3.5 stars. Hannah Howell's stories are well written and interesting. One thing that I didn't really care for was the spelling/way words were written to emphasise the slang/southern drawl. The biggest being "weel" for "Well." Yeah, being from Kentucky I know there is a slang/drawl to some of the words but reading the words written in such a way just threw me off and I found it annoying. I did however like Ballard's Scottish accent. I actually really like Ballard's character overall as well as those of Ballards brother and cousin. They did have that southern gentleman charm, and Ballard had a sweet, loving personality. Overall, it was a fun and good book to read.
April 1, 2014
This book really wasn't bad at all. I have read other 'mountain men' historical romances before and have loved them, with the mountain man being a loner, gruff, slow to warm up to his bride type of guy.... The hero is this story however did not come across as the typical mountain man. He was very friendly, instantly loving and warm - which is not bad, just not what I was expecting from a Kentucky bride story. So the conflict in this story was mostly the hero and heroine battling some crazy bad guys, instead of the tension of them falling in love. (at least that is how I saw it). Still overall it was a fun read.
September 13, 2010
I brought 3 books by Hannah Howell on a holiday with me.I ended up buying most of her books via my Kindle.It is the type of books you can't put down till you finish it. But unfortunately all the books have the same ending,you just know what is going to happen next..which is very annoying because the book scripts are not bad at all.I would recommend her books, they are full of romance and adventure.
November 26, 2011
What do you do if your father shoots himself in the head and leaves you and your family with a huge debt? Well, after paying off the debts and getting abandoned by her fiance, she goes out and finds herself a husband. Luckily for her, she does find a decent fellow to take her and her entire family on. I did like the characters, although the 'evil' Thomas was one dimensional and obvious so there we're many surprises in this story.
2 stars
2 stars
December 20, 2015
I wasn't expecting too much from this novel - I have seen the cover. But it wasn't that bad.
It was somewhat ridiculous. Clover's ex-fiance is a trip, and Howell falls into the trap of designing two humans who would obviously fall in love with each other because neither has any physical or personality flaws. The novel lost a lot of steam in the second half, but overall I was entertained, which was all I expected.
It was somewhat ridiculous. Clover's ex-fiance is a trip, and Howell falls into the trap of designing two humans who would obviously fall in love with each other because neither has any physical or personality flaws. The novel lost a lot of steam in the second half, but overall I was entertained, which was all I expected.
May 16, 2017
This was the first book I have read from Howell. I enjoyed the characters and the setting. I found the leading lady full of spunk which was great. I liked that Howell wrote Ballard's words in an accent, made it a bit more authentic and allowed me to remember he was Scottish. I also would love to read "Willie's" story. Will look for more books from this author.
November 13, 2012
Love characters like this. Ballard is a great mix of gentle southern charm and tough scottish brawn perfect hero ! and Clover is gentile, refined, sweet, and loving but doesnt put on any airs; the perfect heroine! So I guess this makes this the perfect book!
December 13, 2023
Reread. One of my old favorites. Clover makes a great heroine, strong, brave and determined not to let her troubles get the best of her. Ballard, honest and hard working, and just a bit bewildered when it comes to women.
July 3, 2010
Hannah does it again! Loved this one. Great that it was set in Kentucky.
July 10, 2010
I love books that features a marriage of convenience and this one didn't disappoint.
November 18, 2010
loved it!
January 22, 2012
Sorry, but I was disappointed in this book. It seemed to drag on forever.
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