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Wild Western Bride
SHE NEEDED A HUSBAND Anna Thomas loved riding the Orphan Train and finding decent families for her charges. But when a Texas judge tried to separate two young brother, the dedicated beauty went beyond the call of duty. She proposed to handsome, blue-eyed Mark Gates, planning to adopt the boys herself! Although Anna told herself the marriage would only be a charade, soon she dreamed to lie in her husband's strong embrace, yearned to know the heat of his most intimate caress, and longed to sample a taste of wedded bliss! HE WANTED A LOVER Mark was astounded when Anna told him her plan. Sure, he wanted to give the boys a home, but he'd never bargained on wedding bells! Then he took a closer look at his businesslike bride-to-be and the deal began to look sweeter. He imagined her dark hair cascading over his pillow as she lay in his bed, her emerald eyes shimmering with desire as he stroked her silken flesh and knew that he would make her his in every way, and savor a lifetime of loving with his Wild Western Bride.
415 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 1990
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About the author
Rosalyn Alsobrook
31 books11 followersRosalyn Alsobrook, who lives in Gilmer, Texas, attended Kilgore College where she was features editor for the college newspaper. She enjoys doing intricate research for the authentic details she includes in her historical romances, and is the author of twelve books, including the bestselling Mail-Order Mistress, Wild Western Bride, Desire’s Gamble and Brazen Heart. Rosalyn, who married her high school sweetheart Bobby, has two sons and recently became a grandmother—but a very young one, she adds. Rosalyn would like to hear from her readers. Write to her c/o Zebra Books, 475 Park Ave. So., New York, N.Y. 10016. Please include a stamped self-addressed envelope if you’d like a reply from the author.
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July 25, 2019
This review is of “Wild Western Bride” by Rosalyn Alsobrook.
The Story: The book begins in 1890 in the town of Plainfield, Texas, where a train has arrived. This train is the Orphan Train, a train ran by the New York Children’s Aid Society; the goal of the train is to bring children from their New York orphanage and place them hopefully with forever families in other cities and states. Helping find homes for the children on the train is the heroine of the book, Anna Thomas, who works for the Children’s Aid Society.
The focus of this story, is on two brothers, Jamie Wilkins, 8, and his brother, Abel, 5. The Wilkins brothers hope to be placed with the same family. When the train arrives in Plainfield, the boys are taken in by a couple, who later decide they only want to adopt Jamie. The brothers don’t wish to be separated so when they are, they run away and hide on the farm of the hero of the book, Mark Gates. When Mark finds the boys hiding on his farm, he takes a liking to them and decides to hide them from Anna in an attempt to ensure that they are not put in separate homes. Later, Mark decides to adopt the boys himself; however, his request is initially rejected.
When Anna sees how much Mark cares about the boys, she and Mark agree to a marriage of convenience to gain custody of them. However, they eventually consummate their marriage. For a while, Anna, Mark and the boys are a happy family unit.
Their happiness is somewhat short-lived: Jamie and Abel’s mother, Clara, arrives, and wants to regain custody of her sons. As time goes on, it is revealed that Clara is not the caring, concerned mother she portrays herself as.
After failing to get the boys from Anna and Mark, Clara and her boyfriend, Blae, kidnap them. Anna and Mark rescue them, and the family has their Happily Ever After.
Upside: I don’t usually praise Mrs. Alsobrook, but I give her a lot of credit for writing Anna and Mark as non-traditional romance novel heroine and hero. I won’t say what makes them non-traditional-you’ll have to read the book-but it’s nice to see people in romance novels who aren’t perfect in every way.
Downside: Like all of Mrs. Alsobrook’s books, there is no juice between Anna and Mark from a romantic point of view. I didn’t particularly find them or any of the characters in the book interesting.
Sex: If one has read Mrs. Alsobrook’s books, one pretty much knows what her love scenes are like; boring, unimaginative and using the EXACT SAME PHRASES!
Violence: The violence in this book occurs at the end when Mark and Anna stage their rescue. Guns are drawn, people are hurt on broken glass, but beyond that, no violence.
Bottom Line: If one is already conditioned to be a fan of Mrs. Alsobrook, you will like “Wild Western Love”. It won’t make anyone a new fan of hers, however.
The Story: The book begins in 1890 in the town of Plainfield, Texas, where a train has arrived. This train is the Orphan Train, a train ran by the New York Children’s Aid Society; the goal of the train is to bring children from their New York orphanage and place them hopefully with forever families in other cities and states. Helping find homes for the children on the train is the heroine of the book, Anna Thomas, who works for the Children’s Aid Society.
The focus of this story, is on two brothers, Jamie Wilkins, 8, and his brother, Abel, 5. The Wilkins brothers hope to be placed with the same family. When the train arrives in Plainfield, the boys are taken in by a couple, who later decide they only want to adopt Jamie. The brothers don’t wish to be separated so when they are, they run away and hide on the farm of the hero of the book, Mark Gates. When Mark finds the boys hiding on his farm, he takes a liking to them and decides to hide them from Anna in an attempt to ensure that they are not put in separate homes. Later, Mark decides to adopt the boys himself; however, his request is initially rejected.
When Anna sees how much Mark cares about the boys, she and Mark agree to a marriage of convenience to gain custody of them. However, they eventually consummate their marriage. For a while, Anna, Mark and the boys are a happy family unit.
Their happiness is somewhat short-lived: Jamie and Abel’s mother, Clara, arrives, and wants to regain custody of her sons. As time goes on, it is revealed that Clara is not the caring, concerned mother she portrays herself as.
After failing to get the boys from Anna and Mark, Clara and her boyfriend, Blae, kidnap them. Anna and Mark rescue them, and the family has their Happily Ever After.
Upside: I don’t usually praise Mrs. Alsobrook, but I give her a lot of credit for writing Anna and Mark as non-traditional romance novel heroine and hero. I won’t say what makes them non-traditional-you’ll have to read the book-but it’s nice to see people in romance novels who aren’t perfect in every way.
Downside: Like all of Mrs. Alsobrook’s books, there is no juice between Anna and Mark from a romantic point of view. I didn’t particularly find them or any of the characters in the book interesting.
Sex: If one has read Mrs. Alsobrook’s books, one pretty much knows what her love scenes are like; boring, unimaginative and using the EXACT SAME PHRASES!
Violence: The violence in this book occurs at the end when Mark and Anna stage their rescue. Guns are drawn, people are hurt on broken glass, but beyond that, no violence.
Bottom Line: If one is already conditioned to be a fan of Mrs. Alsobrook, you will like “Wild Western Love”. It won’t make anyone a new fan of hers, however.
January 17, 2017
This book wasn't bad, but it moved in two very distinct halves. The first was the usual romance story of the meet-cute, get-grumpy-man-less-grumpy variety, and it had some wonderful emotional moments. Some nice hot ones, too.
The second half moved almost entirely into suspenseful action and lost that emotional thread. There were other emotions, but I was a bit let down from the pace the author had set in the beginning.
The second half moved almost entirely into suspenseful action and lost that emotional thread. There were other emotions, but I was a bit let down from the pace the author had set in the beginning.
August 7, 2017
Too much fawning over "the children", not enough passion. So if you're not into kids, this is likely not for you (or me).
November 23, 2025
I decided to give Wild Western Bride a try because I’ve never read a western romance before and I got it from a Little Free Library. Unfortunately, there weren’t a lot of positives that arose from this experience. The worst part about this novel was how all the characters talked about Mark, the MMC, who utilized a wheelchair. The language surrounding him was super ableist. Then there was also the fact that the plot mainly focused on the two children and there was very little room given to develop the romance. Finally, Anna, the FMC, just acted stupid during the climactic scenes and it wasn’t fun to read about her not using her brain.
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