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Holiday Mail Order Brides #7
Love at Harvest Moon
Eva Brock’s mother was the most over-bearing, controlling, and opinionated woman she had ever known, and if she didn’t escape out from under her roof, she’d have Eva married off to a man not twice, but THREE times her age! Her only hope was to become a mail-order bride and marry herself off before her mother did.
Finn Mullany wasn’t looking for a wife, and didn’t want one. Or rather, he didn’t deserve one! He’d made some mistakes of late that cost his best friend his sight, and Finn was having a pretty hard time dealing with the aftermath. But what he didn’t know, was that sometimes forgiveness comes in many forms, and many ways, and Lorcan Brody, Finn’s best friend found a way to show him he’d forgiven Finn completely. But would the love of a mail-order bride be enough to help Finn forgive himself?
Finn Mullany wasn’t looking for a wife, and didn’t want one. Or rather, he didn’t deserve one! He’d made some mistakes of late that cost his best friend his sight, and Finn was having a pretty hard time dealing with the aftermath. But what he didn’t know, was that sometimes forgiveness comes in many forms, and many ways, and Lorcan Brody, Finn’s best friend found a way to show him he’d forgiven Finn completely. But would the love of a mail-order bride be enough to help Finn forgive himself?
138 pages, ebook
First published October 12, 2014
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Kit Morgan
307 books420 followersKit Morgan, aka Geralyn Beauchamp, has been writing for fun all of her life. When writing as Geralyn Beauchamp, her books are epic, adventurous, romantic fantasy at its best. When writing as Kit Morgan they are whimsical, fun, inspirational sweet and clean stories that depict a strong sense of family and community. 'His Prairie Princess' is the first of the Prairie Brides books and the first in the series of a long line of stories about Clear Creek, Oregon. One of the wackiest little towns in the old west! Get to know the townsfolk in Clear Creek and come sit a spell!
NOTE: Hi folks, it has come to my attention there is an erotica book floating around out there written under the name Kit Morgan. IT IS NOT MY BOOK! I do not, and never will, write in that genre.
NOTE: Hi folks, it has come to my attention there is an erotica book floating around out there written under the name Kit Morgan. IT IS NOT MY BOOK! I do not, and never will, write in that genre.
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October 9, 2018
Fun
This is a fast paced romp thru the pumpkin patch with three mini “Davids” hunting for Goliath, overly cuddly cats, evil men lurking in the shadows, a surprise bride and a controlling mama. Now I’m thinking I should read the first 6 books! I just wish Finn seemed a bit more intelligent.
This is a fast paced romp thru the pumpkin patch with three mini “Davids” hunting for Goliath, overly cuddly cats, evil men lurking in the shadows, a surprise bride and a controlling mama. Now I’m thinking I should read the first 6 books! I just wish Finn seemed a bit more intelligent.
October 2, 2021
It's a lovely read.
December 18, 2016
This was my pick for book club to find an easy and probably humorous read for the holidays. I was not disappointed. Things I learned from this book:
1. Oregon City back in the day had a pandemic of unexpected mail order bride ordering going on.
2. No one, I repeat NO ONE, should be allowed to represent dialects and/or accents in their books except William Faulkner. My book contained a train wreck of "Irish" accent, "Louisiana" accent, "Scottish" accent, and what I could only assume was "general hick" accent. NOPE. Just tell me the character is Irish, Louisianian, etc and let me imagine that for myself.
3. This book had too many conflicts and none of them were resolved in an interesting way. The first conflict was that Our Hero was too filled with shame and guilt about something to ever marry a wonderful woman. (This is the conflict I assumed I would be dealing with for the entire book. Not unreasonable, I suppose, for a romance novel.) BUT NO. About one-third through the book, Our Heroine starts to melt through Our Hero's "black heart" (his words, not mine) and he begins to fall in love! Enter conflicts Two and Three and Four (or Two and a Half? Three and three quarters? They were all kinda the same thing?) Two tall and mysterious men enter town looking for Our Hero...are they here to cause trouble? Well, it turns out one is (the Louisianian), one isn't (the Scotsman), and then the Louisianian teams up with conflict Four, (? I think it's a conflict?) the local deputy, to cause trouble for Our Beloved Couple! But then it ends up, after dragging on for chapters about What Could the Mysterious and Likely Nefarious Purpose of These Mystery Men Be, that the Scotsman takes care of the Louisianian AND thus also the evil local deputy, so that Our Hero does not have to do anything to resolve the conflict after all! Only ONE conflict was resolved "on screen" and all the rest happened outside the written narrative.
4. Lots of cliche dialogue.
5. There was some very strange dialogue that was meant to build sexual tension between our two main characters. I just feel really confident that talking about the number of children you would like to have with your partner, while practical, is not a hot and heavy conversation.
Overall, I would consider reading another book like this again if I needed a very quick read and/or wanted something relatively mindless to pass the time at some point.
1. Oregon City back in the day had a pandemic of unexpected mail order bride ordering going on.
2. No one, I repeat NO ONE, should be allowed to represent dialects and/or accents in their books except William Faulkner. My book contained a train wreck of "Irish" accent, "Louisiana" accent, "Scottish" accent, and what I could only assume was "general hick" accent. NOPE. Just tell me the character is Irish, Louisianian, etc and let me imagine that for myself.
3. This book had too many conflicts and none of them were resolved in an interesting way. The first conflict was that Our Hero was too filled with shame and guilt about something to ever marry a wonderful woman. (This is the conflict I assumed I would be dealing with for the entire book. Not unreasonable, I suppose, for a romance novel.) BUT NO. About one-third through the book, Our Heroine starts to melt through Our Hero's "black heart" (his words, not mine) and he begins to fall in love! Enter conflicts Two and Three and Four (or Two and a Half? Three and three quarters? They were all kinda the same thing?) Two tall and mysterious men enter town looking for Our Hero...are they here to cause trouble? Well, it turns out one is (the Louisianian), one isn't (the Scotsman), and then the Louisianian teams up with conflict Four, (? I think it's a conflict?) the local deputy, to cause trouble for Our Beloved Couple! But then it ends up, after dragging on for chapters about What Could the Mysterious and Likely Nefarious Purpose of These Mystery Men Be, that the Scotsman takes care of the Louisianian AND thus also the evil local deputy, so that Our Hero does not have to do anything to resolve the conflict after all! Only ONE conflict was resolved "on screen" and all the rest happened outside the written narrative.
4. Lots of cliche dialogue.
5. There was some very strange dialogue that was meant to build sexual tension between our two main characters. I just feel really confident that talking about the number of children you would like to have with your partner, while practical, is not a hot and heavy conversation.
Overall, I would consider reading another book like this again if I needed a very quick read and/or wanted something relatively mindless to pass the time at some point.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 20, 2014
I love this series! While each book can stand alone, to understand this one better, you'd want to read Her Irish Surrender and The Springtime Mail Order Bride first. Really, I recommend reading the whole series, as well as the Prairie Bride and Prairie Groom series.
Anyway, this story follow Eva, who was a side character in The Springtime Mail Order Bride, and Finn, a character from Her Irish Surrender. Eva arrives in Oregon City as a mail order bride, only to find that her husband-to-be didn't send for her. His parents assure her that he will change his mind, but Eva isn't so sure, and she doesn't want to return home to her controlling mother. Hopefully, love can blossom under the harvest moon...
Was the story predictable? Yes. But it was also sweet, romantic, and funny. I loved how Finn's parents could see what was going to happen before Finn could, and I loved how they accepted Eva. Finn and Eva were cute together, and I appreciated the honesty in their relationship. I can't wait for more from this series.
Content: clean, some kissing, mild violence
Anyway, this story follow Eva, who was a side character in The Springtime Mail Order Bride, and Finn, a character from Her Irish Surrender. Eva arrives in Oregon City as a mail order bride, only to find that her husband-to-be didn't send for her. His parents assure her that he will change his mind, but Eva isn't so sure, and she doesn't want to return home to her controlling mother. Hopefully, love can blossom under the harvest moon...
Was the story predictable? Yes. But it was also sweet, romantic, and funny. I loved how Finn's parents could see what was going to happen before Finn could, and I loved how they accepted Eva. Finn and Eva were cute together, and I appreciated the honesty in their relationship. I can't wait for more from this series.
Content: clean, some kissing, mild violence
October 2, 2017
I love this series of mail-order bride stories! This is book 7 in the series and our hero (this time) is Finn Mullany. We met Fin in the previous book "Her Irish Surrender" and his BFF Lorcan Brody was our hero. Finn was a fight promoter but since Lorcan was kidnapped and forced to fight after going blind from his last fight, Finn hasn't been able to forgive himself for the accident. To show Finn that all has been forgiven, Lorcan sends Finn a mail-order bride as a surprise. Our heroine/bride is Eva Brock, whom we met in the last book, "Love in Independence". Eva's controlling mother was trying to get Eva together with the pastor who already had a surprise mail-order bride, Winnie Longfellow. Now Eva's mother is determined to marry her off to someone 3 times Eva's age (even older than Eva's father). This book had lots of suspense for a romance, two strangers come to town both looking to talk to Finn about the whereabouts of Lorcan Brody. The romance between Eva and Finn was very sweet and seemed to move along carefully neither realizing that they were falling in love. For a little comic relief we have the triplets who are young neighboring school age boys who causes chaos, Finn's mother and Betsy the mayor's housekeeper from the town of "Nowhere". Very interesting story and moves along pretty fast, highly recommended.
October 7, 2018
How many ways can one write a mail order bride romance and how many holidays can one invent? I think this series has run its course.
What is a harvest moon and what makes it a "holiday"? Neither of these is addressed in the novel. In fact, the only two things I can remember reading about the harvest moon are that 1) it was coming up and 2) it was one of Finn's favorite times of the year (though we aren't told why).
The plot is equally uninspired. Apparently, Finn's friend Lorcan has found love with a mail order bride and desires the same for his friend, so he sends for a mail order bride for Finn--unfortunately, no one tells Finn this. So he is quite unprepared when he finds out the woman he rescued in his pumpkin patch is to be his bride--even though he already felt attraction for her.
At the same time, Finn's and Lorcan's pasts are catching up to them. There are two groups that want to find Lorcan--one hopes he'll have an idea where Brennan is and the other are Brennan's men.
The Dalton triplets seem to be at the center of most of the chaos in the town. Given their history, I have a hard time believing that their father gave them slingshots and didn't expect something to happen.
This was free at the time I got it from Amazon.
What is a harvest moon and what makes it a "holiday"? Neither of these is addressed in the novel. In fact, the only two things I can remember reading about the harvest moon are that 1) it was coming up and 2) it was one of Finn's favorite times of the year (though we aren't told why).
The plot is equally uninspired. Apparently, Finn's friend Lorcan has found love with a mail order bride and desires the same for his friend, so he sends for a mail order bride for Finn--unfortunately, no one tells Finn this. So he is quite unprepared when he finds out the woman he rescued in his pumpkin patch is to be his bride--even though he already felt attraction for her.
At the same time, Finn's and Lorcan's pasts are catching up to them. There are two groups that want to find Lorcan--one hopes he'll have an idea where Brennan is and the other are Brennan's men.
The Dalton triplets seem to be at the center of most of the chaos in the town. Given their history, I have a hard time believing that their father gave them slingshots and didn't expect something to happen.
This was free at the time I got it from Amazon.
September 25, 2018
I absolutely love reading the works of Kit Morgan! Her ability to bring the reader back to a time where life was simpler, yet considerably more difficult, is amazing. When I read her stories, I find myself wishing I was there, being a part of this era where people found love and comfort, yet experienced so many barriers and difficulties along the way.
In this book, Eva decides to become a mail order bride to escape her destined future at the hands of her mother. Not only is her mother domineering and controlling, she plans to marry off Eva to a man more than three times her age! But not all is as expected when she arrives at her destination, only to find that her betrothed knows nothing of her, and seemingly doesn't even want a wife. Finn thinks he doesn't deserve to be loved. With a best friend left blind thanks to Finn's involvement in arranging fights, and Lord Brennan out for revenge, the last thing he needs is a woman! Or is it?
Yet another great read from this very talented author!
In this book, Eva decides to become a mail order bride to escape her destined future at the hands of her mother. Not only is her mother domineering and controlling, she plans to marry off Eva to a man more than three times her age! But not all is as expected when she arrives at her destination, only to find that her betrothed knows nothing of her, and seemingly doesn't even want a wife. Finn thinks he doesn't deserve to be loved. With a best friend left blind thanks to Finn's involvement in arranging fights, and Lord Brennan out for revenge, the last thing he needs is a woman! Or is it?
Yet another great read from this very talented author!
October 4, 2026
Finn just can’t forgive himself for letting his best friend Lorcan get hurt and end up blinded after a fight. Lorcan has moved on and is now happily married living his best life even after losing his sight. So he decides to do for Finn what Lorcan’s parents did for him. He ordered Finn a mail-order bride!
Eva is escaping from an overbearing mother who wants to control her life. While on a stage coach headed to her destination there was accident. The driver is injured and she must set off to town for help. But when she gets hurt she is rescued by Finn. Not remembering the name of her mail order groom she doesn’t realize he is the one she should be meeting. Fin is not aware of his bride-to-be coming.
This sweet cozy romance has action adventure and a happy ending. While this is the 7th book in the series it is easily read as a stand alone as well.
Eva is escaping from an overbearing mother who wants to control her life. While on a stage coach headed to her destination there was accident. The driver is injured and she must set off to town for help. But when she gets hurt she is rescued by Finn. Not remembering the name of her mail order groom she doesn’t realize he is the one she should be meeting. Fin is not aware of his bride-to-be coming.
This sweet cozy romance has action adventure and a happy ending. While this is the 7th book in the series it is easily read as a stand alone as well.
June 18, 2020
I was so excited to hear Finn's story! He was best friend's with Lorcan in Her Irish Surrender (oh my you have to read that one!) and he had so much guilt for what happened.
Eva Brock in Love in Independence decides she has had enough of her controlling mother and will not be forced to marry a man twice her age. So she decides to become a mail order bride and they send her to Finn. She takes off without telling anyone.
The last thing Finn expects is an instant bride! Then he finds out it was Lorcan who requested her..
There is a lot going on here and villains from previous stories pop up as well as additional memorable characters. I just cannot get enough of these wonderful stories and the amazing voice and characters of Michael Rahhal. I am besotted!
Eva Brock in Love in Independence decides she has had enough of her controlling mother and will not be forced to marry a man twice her age. So she decides to become a mail order bride and they send her to Finn. She takes off without telling anyone.
The last thing Finn expects is an instant bride! Then he finds out it was Lorcan who requested her..
There is a lot going on here and villains from previous stories pop up as well as additional memorable characters. I just cannot get enough of these wonderful stories and the amazing voice and characters of Michael Rahhal. I am besotted!
August 9, 2019
Good Read
This was a sweet book that covered every facet of life beginning with a domineering mother. However, the young lady, Eva Brock became a mail order bride to escape her mom. In so doing she found that her intended groom was unaware of the wedding to be. Finn Mullany didn’t want a wife and believed he didn’t deserve one. Finn had been involved in some events that cost his best friend his eyesight & left Finn with the guilt of it. This book is about love and forgiveness. I highly recommend one reading it. It is filled with drama, murder & intrigue before the wedding.
This was a sweet book that covered every facet of life beginning with a domineering mother. However, the young lady, Eva Brock became a mail order bride to escape her mom. In so doing she found that her intended groom was unaware of the wedding to be. Finn Mullany didn’t want a wife and believed he didn’t deserve one. Finn had been involved in some events that cost his best friend his eyesight & left Finn with the guilt of it. This book is about love and forgiveness. I highly recommend one reading it. It is filled with drama, murder & intrigue before the wedding.
September 21, 2024
I found this book on sale via Freebooksy
Worth 5 stars. We are left with some unsolved mysteries and doom is still possible in the future. Some really funny scenes, such as the one where Finn picked up Eva and walked around really upset about something. When Finn got struck by the rock, I just knew those slingshots would come in handy. Good fast thinking kids. Funny, endearing, sweet. TRIGGERS: Attempted kidnapping and live dreams of assault on a woman.
Worth 5 stars. We are left with some unsolved mysteries and doom is still possible in the future. Some really funny scenes, such as the one where Finn picked up Eva and walked around really upset about something. When Finn got struck by the rock, I just knew those slingshots would come in handy. Good fast thinking kids. Funny, endearing, sweet. TRIGGERS: Attempted kidnapping and live dreams of assault on a woman.
May 2, 2025
Great Story
Eva needed to escape her overbearing mother. Her solution, become a mail order bride. Finn, wasn't aware that he was going to become a groom. He was taken aback that this woman said she was there for him.
Finn had a pressing issue he needed to take care of in order to keep those he loved safe. There was a lot going on leading up to the wedding. He wasn't sure there would be a wedding. He did know that Eva was the one for him though.
Eva needed to escape her overbearing mother. Her solution, become a mail order bride. Finn, wasn't aware that he was going to become a groom. He was taken aback that this woman said she was there for him.
Finn had a pressing issue he needed to take care of in order to keep those he loved safe. There was a lot going on leading up to the wedding. He wasn't sure there would be a wedding. He did know that Eva was the one for him though.
June 23, 2018
Nice Follow Up Story
This continues in Oregon City with Lorcan's friend, Finn. And the connection to Independence is Eva who became a mail order bride to get away from her mother. A nice story but didn't really set up the next in the series. However,the author may be setting up for Thaddeus Slade to be redeemed.
This continues in Oregon City with Lorcan's friend, Finn. And the connection to Independence is Eva who became a mail order bride to get away from her mother. A nice story but didn't really set up the next in the series. However,the author may be setting up for Thaddeus Slade to be redeemed.
September 28, 2018
This was a pretty good story. I don’t normally go for western-type stories, but made an exception for this. Mail-order bride books are a guilty pleasure for me! I liked how it began with Eva on her way to her soon-to-be husband, and how conflict started almost immediately. It was interesting and caught my attention.
3 1/3 - 4 stars.
3 1/3 - 4 stars.
January 31, 2018
Loved it
Best one yet. This time the writer didn't make a long thing out of the misunderstanding between the bride and groom. They figured out how they liked each other fast. Allowing the other part of the story line to continue making me the reader wanting to know more
Best one yet. This time the writer didn't make a long thing out of the misunderstanding between the bride and groom. They figured out how they liked each other fast. Allowing the other part of the story line to continue making me the reader wanting to know more
September 14, 2018
She ran away from her Mother
She wanted to get out from under her controlling mother, so she became a mail order bride. He didn't know his friend had sent for a mail order bride for him. The story was very good on how they got together.
She wanted to get out from under her controlling mother, so she became a mail order bride. He didn't know his friend had sent for a mail order bride for him. The story was very good on how they got together.
September 19, 2018
Very Enjoyable.
This is a great fun read. There is a good mix of romance, action, good guys and bad guys. Throw in a set of triplets, an annoying deputy and a good fight or two and you have a lot of fun!
This is a great fun read. There is a good mix of romance, action, good guys and bad guys. Throw in a set of triplets, an annoying deputy and a good fight or two and you have a lot of fun!
November 24, 2018
Finding one love
A very interesting story about a man who work with his hands and he also work with his father. The woman who came to be his mail order bride they fill in love with each other. I give this story a three star rating
A very interesting story about a man who work with his hands and he also work with his father. The woman who came to be his mail order bride they fill in love with each other. I give this story a three star rating
February 12, 2019
Loved it!
Loved the story of Eva and Finn. Enjoy reading the Holiday Mail Order Brides Series and how the characters are brought up again in another book. Keeps your curiosity up to see what the next book will be about.
Loved the story of Eva and Finn. Enjoy reading the Holiday Mail Order Brides Series and how the characters are brought up again in another book. Keeps your curiosity up to see what the next book will be about.
June 3, 2019
Previous characters return along with some new. My biggest complaints about these stories has been that the ending felt rushed. This book didn’t feel that way. It completed the events with a nice flow.
December 17, 2022
A Very Sweet Clean Romance Story!
This was a good clean book of two people falling in love in unordinary circumstances. This is a very quaint series of love stories and how they fell in love when they started off not meaning to.
This was a good clean book of two people falling in love in unordinary circumstances. This is a very quaint series of love stories and how they fell in love when they started off not meaning to.
July 7, 2017
This is another favorite for me
Such a great story full of danger, love, secrets and ...........you will have to find the later out for yourselves.
Such a great story full of danger, love, secrets and ...........you will have to find the later out for yourselves.
July 20, 2017
All the books are very exciting
I couldn't put this book down. I was ready to read the next one hoping it would be just as exciting to the very end.
I couldn't put this book down. I was ready to read the next one hoping it would be just as exciting to the very end.
September 28, 2018
What a fun story with a little mystery mixed in. I enjoyed this story very much and look forward to more in this series.
September 29, 2018
Fantastic
Another from Kit. I start and rarely put down any of her books until I finish. Can’t get better than that.
Another from Kit. I start and rarely put down any of her books until I finish. Can’t get better than that.
September 29, 2018
Easy read. Clean and interesting.
October 17, 2018
Lol, oh my!
What a cute story! I loved the characters and hope the Scotsman shows up in future books! A very enjoyable book!
What a cute story! I loved the characters and hope the Scotsman shows up in future books! A very enjoyable book!
November 11, 2018
Good quick read for those who love romance.
January 19, 2019
Enjoyed this western romance.
April 13, 2019
Good
I enjoyed this Mail Order Bride story. I gave it 5 stars as even though it is a series...I felt this stood out on its own and it kept me interested.
I enjoyed this Mail Order Bride story. I gave it 5 stars as even though it is a series...I felt this stood out on its own and it kept me interested.
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