A cowgirl and a nobleman join forces. Abigail Waters knows how to ride horses, rope cattle and run her own ranch, but to her friends and neighbors, she’s just another pal. The husband and family she longs for seem out of reach until she meets middle son Reg Worthington, exiled to his family ranch in the Texas panhandle to prove himself. Reg, with his fine manners, elegant clothes and British charm, is out of his league on the prairie. His chances of proving himself to his father and earning his passage back to England seem remote – until he meets Abbie. The two misfits join forces to help each other out. Abbie will teach Reg all about ranching and he’ll help her become a lady to win the eye of the neighboring rancher she’s set her cap for. But love has other ideas in mind… Originally published in 2000 under the title Last Chance Ranch, Educating Abbie is the second volume in the Titled Texans series about a family of English nobility who set out to tame the American west. A finalist for the Golden Heart award, Educating Abbie combines humor, romance and historical research for a satisfying, romantic read.
I should have stopped at the first book after realizing how thin that storyline was. I had hopes the second would build more on the first story and bring in new characters. It was just more of the same. Change a couple of names around, throw in a lot of repetitive writing, and it is pretty much the same story as the first. It is also poorly edited with phrases such as "could care less." The phrase is could not care less. If they could care less, they would. Don't waste your money.