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Ricky Donovan is the black sheep of the family. He's the most successful at business, but no one really understands what he does, or how he does it. He's a charming flirt and a regular at the local saloon. Work hard, play hard. That's Ricky. But he's also ambitious and wants to run for Mayor. His friends, successful businessmen themselves, think he has a good shot at it, but only if he gets married. He needs to work on his image and presenting himself as a family man, with a wife and possibly even a child, would help.
Ricky can be a bit impulsive as well, and decides to ask Sarah, the newest saloon girl, to marry him. Sarah is pretty and blonde and even better, she has a young son, Andrew, who is ten. It seems like the perfect solution.
And it is--sort of. Sarah is a recent widow, who accepted the saloon girl job as a last resort, when no other job opportunities were available in her native Philadelphia. The position includes living quarters for her and her son, a tiny, cramped apartment above the saloon. Sarah accepts Ricky's proposal as a business arrangement that will benefit them both. Until she realizes that not everyone in town thinks that marrying a saloon girl is a good idea, and she's afraid that she might be more of a liability, than an asset to Ricky.
Ricky can be a bit impulsive as well, and decides to ask Sarah, the newest saloon girl, to marry him. Sarah is pretty and blonde and even better, she has a young son, Andrew, who is ten. It seems like the perfect solution.
And it is--sort of. Sarah is a recent widow, who accepted the saloon girl job as a last resort, when no other job opportunities were available in her native Philadelphia. The position includes living quarters for her and her son, a tiny, cramped apartment above the saloon. Sarah accepts Ricky's proposal as a business arrangement that will benefit them both. Until she realizes that not everyone in town thinks that marrying a saloon girl is a good idea, and she's afraid that she might be more of a liability, than an asset to Ricky.
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First published July 17, 2015
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March 22, 2019
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The reader is reintroduced to Ricky Donovan, a life-long resident of Boze, Montana, an entrepreneur and cousin to the Donovan men who wed several orphan friends from Boston. He is a risk taker and is ready to enter the race for mayor of Boze. He has received lots of encouragement, which increases his hopes of winning. Although this is fiction, you have to wonder about the men that took on such huge responsibilities. It's a shame those ethics are not in action in today's world.
Ricky Donovan befriends Sarah and finds her appealing. After being advised his chances of becoming mayor would be increased if he were perceived as a family man by being married, he comes to the conclusion that Sarah is exactly what he needs. She even has a son already, which will make them an instant family. After experiencing some ups and tragic downs, Ricky discovers that his priorities in life have changed and the reader gets to experience his journey through this process.
In this fifth volume entitled 'Ricky', the reader is presented with a clean and wholesome story. During that era, single women without families have slim pickings for job opportunities, which included duties such as: Nannies, kitchen duties, and maids. This story focuses on a widowed woman, Sarah, from Philadelphia who was unable to find a way to support her son after her husband died suddenly in a suspicious wagon accident.
Although there were some grammatical errors, there were also some era anomalies. Other reviewers have already depicted most, if not all in detail already. This book is able to stand on its own, but it appears that each book will work off the previous installments and so it is recommended that you read them in order to enjoy the full effect of the journey these people took on their paths to a H.E.A.
The reader is reintroduced to Ricky Donovan, a life-long resident of Boze, Montana, an entrepreneur and cousin to the Donovan men who wed several orphan friends from Boston. He is a risk taker and is ready to enter the race for mayor of Boze. He has received lots of encouragement, which increases his hopes of winning. Although this is fiction, you have to wonder about the men that took on such huge responsibilities. It's a shame those ethics are not in action in today's world.
Ricky Donovan befriends Sarah and finds her appealing. After being advised his chances of becoming mayor would be increased if he were perceived as a family man by being married, he comes to the conclusion that Sarah is exactly what he needs. She even has a son already, which will make them an instant family. After experiencing some ups and tragic downs, Ricky discovers that his priorities in life have changed and the reader gets to experience his journey through this process.
In this fifth volume entitled 'Ricky', the reader is presented with a clean and wholesome story. During that era, single women without families have slim pickings for job opportunities, which included duties such as: Nannies, kitchen duties, and maids. This story focuses on a widowed woman, Sarah, from Philadelphia who was unable to find a way to support her son after her husband died suddenly in a suspicious wagon accident.
Although there were some grammatical errors, there were also some era anomalies. Other reviewers have already depicted most, if not all in detail already. This book is able to stand on its own, but it appears that each book will work off the previous installments and so it is recommended that you read them in order to enjoy the full effect of the journey these people took on their paths to a H.E.A.
June 18, 2017
Ricky:A Sweet Western Historical Romance (Mail-Order Bridal Club Book 5)
The love story of Ricky and Sarah. Sarah work at a saloon because it the only job she can find to support her son and her. Ricky want to be mayor and needs a wife, so he as Sarah. Can he win with a saloon girl as his wife and will he find love too? Great story.
The love story of Ricky and Sarah. Sarah work at a saloon because it the only job she can find to support her son and her. Ricky want to be mayor and needs a wife, so he as Sarah. Can he win with a saloon girl as his wife and will he find love too? Great story.
November 13, 2020
Sarah and Ricky
Sarah is a widow with a young son, Andrew. She lost everything when her husband died so she ended up working as a saloon girl. Working in the same one that Ricky frequents.
Ricky is intent on running for mayor, but needs to be married, and with no other options, he decides Sarah will be a good choice. Sarah agrees so that she can get Andrew into a real home. But she can't help but wonder if Ricky is only marrying her to achieve a goal.
I didn't care for Ricky in Colleen's story, but when this book first started he seemed to redeem himself. But then he became a jerk again. He didn't seem to care that the hateful town women were being so cruel to Sarah with their words. And when he left for the week for a business trip, he comes back to town and immediately goes to the saloon instead of home to see his wife? She had told him she would have a special dinner for his homecoming, yet he goes to the saloon to eat and drink way more than he should have and lets a saloon girl flirt with him?? What a jerk.
It wasn't until towards the end of the book, that Ricky once again redeemed himself. His eyes were opened to the treasure he had in Sarah.
P.S. they certainly seemed slightly obsessed with toast in this book! She even served toast with a bowl of soup lol
And in each of the books, all they ever eat for breakfast is eggs and toast...never pancakes or anything.
Sarah is a widow with a young son, Andrew. She lost everything when her husband died so she ended up working as a saloon girl. Working in the same one that Ricky frequents.
Ricky is intent on running for mayor, but needs to be married, and with no other options, he decides Sarah will be a good choice. Sarah agrees so that she can get Andrew into a real home. But she can't help but wonder if Ricky is only marrying her to achieve a goal.
I didn't care for Ricky in Colleen's story, but when this book first started he seemed to redeem himself. But then he became a jerk again. He didn't seem to care that the hateful town women were being so cruel to Sarah with their words. And when he left for the week for a business trip, he comes back to town and immediately goes to the saloon instead of home to see his wife? She had told him she would have a special dinner for his homecoming, yet he goes to the saloon to eat and drink way more than he should have and lets a saloon girl flirt with him?? What a jerk.
It wasn't until towards the end of the book, that Ricky once again redeemed himself. His eyes were opened to the treasure he had in Sarah.
P.S. they certainly seemed slightly obsessed with toast in this book! She even served toast with a bowl of soup lol
And in each of the books, all they ever eat for breakfast is eggs and toast...never pancakes or anything.
February 9, 2018
After a mail order bride refused his proposal, Ricky found himself proposing to a girl who works in a saloon. Not your standard barmaid, but a widow trying to take care of her son.
What a change was made in these 3 lives.
I like the way this author writes and I love the series about mail-order brides.
What a change was made in these 3 lives.
I like the way this author writes and I love the series about mail-order brides.
August 15, 2024
This is another good book from a very good writer.
The story is interesting and the characters come to life as you read their stories from an excellent story teller. A businessman who wants to run for mayor impulsively asks an attractive saloon girl who has a young son to marry him. The developing love story and how they deal with the controversy is intriguing.
The story is interesting and the characters come to life as you read their stories from an excellent story teller. A businessman who wants to run for mayor impulsively asks an attractive saloon girl who has a young son to marry him. The developing love story and how they deal with the controversy is intriguing.
October 12, 2021
Love this whole series.
Each book gets better and better and there are so many different story lines that you can tell they aren't just copies of the previous stories. Just finished book 5. Looking forward to more.
Each book gets better and better and there are so many different story lines that you can tell they aren't just copies of the previous stories. Just finished book 5. Looking forward to more.
June 22, 2017
Sweet
Good story line, and very well thought out plot. I would recommend this story to any one that enjoys reading.
Good story line, and very well thought out plot. I would recommend this story to any one that enjoys reading.
May 13, 2024
Me gusto que rompen los estereotipos a pesar de la época.
September 27, 2020
Alread read and enjoyed it
September 6, 2016
Things I liked: The main characters were endearing and had good hearts. The settings were interesting and I really wanted to love the story, but...
Things I didn't like:I couldn't feel the emotion. There were many things to feel in this book like the loss of a beloved mother and falling in love, but I couldn't feel it. It all just happened as a matter of course. Especially the falling in love. After his mother told him he was then he realized he was and he told her so. Then she said she was too. It just fell flat for me. He thought she was pretty, she thought he was handsome, but I didn't see the love coming in their thoughts or their actions. Even when they kissed it was like, "that was really nice." I don't like explicit sex, but I do like to at least feel their attraction and desire. It just wasn't there.
Things I didn't like:I couldn't feel the emotion. There were many things to feel in this book like the loss of a beloved mother and falling in love, but I couldn't feel it. It all just happened as a matter of course. Especially the falling in love. After his mother told him he was then he realized he was and he told her so. Then she said she was too. It just fell flat for me. He thought she was pretty, she thought he was handsome, but I didn't see the love coming in their thoughts or their actions. Even when they kissed it was like, "that was really nice." I don't like explicit sex, but I do like to at least feel their attraction and desire. It just wasn't there.
April 23, 2016
I see I'm one of the few who isn't a fan of this story. If I had to describe it in one word it would be ridiculous. Ridiculously cheesy, to be precise but that would be two words. There was no action, no excitement, no romance, you couldn't really tell where or when it was supposed to take place except for a couple of vague references to the west. They ate a lot of toast. Toast, toast, toast. You didn't feed cowboys toast. It's a shame this is considered a historical romance because it's not a very good representation whatsoever.
July 26, 2015
Another sweet western romance by this author! Ricky is the cousin to the family whose sons have been marrying lovely mail-order brides from the East Coast...all of them from the same orphanage. Ricky wants to run for mayor, but he's young and unmarried. Time for a bride...
His choice and the troubles it may cause is what makes for a sweet story. With sorrow and loss also in his life, this is a big step for Ricky. Love the characters and always wish the books were much longer!!
His choice and the troubles it may cause is what makes for a sweet story. With sorrow and loss also in his life, this is a big step for Ricky. Love the characters and always wish the books were much longer!!
March 19, 2016
Ricky
Ricky is not your usual "mail order bride" story. Oh, yeah, it does involve a distressed female in need of a decent home and an equally distressed western man in need of a wife. But this man is not the usual rugged rancher, but a businessman who wants to be mayor. And this female is the mother of a young boy and was not summoned by mail order. It's a fun, quick, light read. Good for a couple of hours of entertainment.
Ricky is not your usual "mail order bride" story. Oh, yeah, it does involve a distressed female in need of a decent home and an equally distressed western man in need of a wife. But this man is not the usual rugged rancher, but a businessman who wants to be mayor. And this female is the mother of a young boy and was not summoned by mail order. It's a fun, quick, light read. Good for a couple of hours of entertainment.
June 27, 2017
This was a great read. The author kept the story going and interesting. Even though Ricky's mother isn't a main character you do get to love her and Ricky's father as well.
I just wish there was more interaction between the two main characters in the story. It seemed like the story had more with each of them with others and not much of a story between them.
It's still very well written and flows well.
I just wish there was more interaction between the two main characters in the story. It seemed like the story had more with each of them with others and not much of a story between them.
It's still very well written and flows well.
June 23, 2016
Can a saloon survive as a respectable townsman
Really enjoyed. Great read. Good clean romance. Appropriate for all ages. Can a only young bachelor who is a business man and a widow working as a saloon girl make it work? Read to find about Ricky and Sarah's saga as he runs for mayor of a growing town.
Really enjoyed. Great read. Good clean romance. Appropriate for all ages. Can a only young bachelor who is a business man and a widow working as a saloon girl make it work? Read to find about Ricky and Sarah's saga as he runs for mayor of a growing town.
July 19, 2015
Great Book
All Ms Merrick's books are really good. They're clean romances with believable protagonists and believable scenarios. There were parts where I laughed out loud and parts where I felt like crying.
All Ms Merrick's books are really good. They're clean romances with believable protagonists and believable scenarios. There were parts where I laughed out loud and parts where I felt like crying.
July 20, 2015
Must read
Ashley has continued to tell the story of the Donovan clan. Ricky has his problems and how he overcomes those problems is truly an amazing work of art. Thank you Ashley... Bring on Maeve's book.
Ashley has continued to tell the story of the Donovan clan. Ricky has his problems and how he overcomes those problems is truly an amazing work of art. Thank you Ashley... Bring on Maeve's book.
October 21, 2015
As Above
This was a very good Story. This girl had a hard life. It really was surprising the way the story went. Sadness,Adventure, Drama,And the Love of a Big Family. I kind of hate to come to the end.
Shirley Ketcham
This was a very good Story. This girl had a hard life. It really was surprising the way the story went. Sadness,Adventure, Drama,And the Love of a Big Family. I kind of hate to come to the end.
Shirley Ketcham
March 21, 2016
Ricky: a Sweet Western Historical Romance
A very nice read and an enjoyable one. Anyone could read this novel and find a beautiful relaxing time. I would like to read the whole series.
A very nice read and an enjoyable one. Anyone could read this novel and find a beautiful relaxing time. I would like to read the whole series.
July 19, 2015
Great read!!
This is one of my favorite series right now, Ashley did a outstanding job writing Ricky, can't wait for the next book to come out!!!
This is one of my favorite series right now, Ashley did a outstanding job writing Ricky, can't wait for the next book to come out!!!
July 20, 2015
This is a great book, like the others in this series. I was glad Ricky married Sarah and got Andrew them out of saloon. How the family accepted them.
July 20, 2015
Love
Love the story fun to read good story line different type of a story then what I have been reading but really enjoyed.
Love the story fun to read good story line different type of a story then what I have been reading but really enjoyed.
July 21, 2015
A fun read
It was well written and could easily be read in a couple of hours. It was also clean something I appreciate. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys clean romance
It was well written and could easily be read in a couple of hours. It was also clean something I appreciate. Would recommend to anyone who enjoys clean romance
July 25, 2015
Ricky
Enjoyed the story line. Liked the independence of the women and the hardships endured by them in a realistic setting.
Enjoyed the story line. Liked the independence of the women and the hardships endured by them in a realistic setting.
August 1, 2015
cute book but some of the language doesn't fit, like networking and working the room.
August 5, 2015
This mail-order brides series
Has been a fun read and the newest, Ricky, did not disappoint. The Donavon family is a caring and fun loving group.
Has been a fun read and the newest, Ricky, did not disappoint. The Donavon family is a caring and fun loving group.
December 11, 2015
This was a bit different as the mail order stories go! I enjoyed the twists!
March 21, 2016
4 stars
This w as a fun book to read. Will Sarah actually get a second chance at love? It was a cute story.
This w as a fun book to read. Will Sarah actually get a second chance at love? It was a cute story.
April 8, 2016
I was disappointed with this book. There was very little development with the characters and the characters seemed a little flat. The story is very predictable.
December 29, 2023
Enjoyable--
another view of Saloon entertainer -- More like Miss Kitty
another view of Saloon entertainer -- More like Miss Kitty
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