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Lissa's Groom
Newly widowed on a rugged frontier, Lissa Banks had no choice but to agree to a mail-order marriage she wanted to save her ranch. But when her groom didn't show, she was ready to give up hope -- until she spottled a man lying on the ground, looking close to death. Surely this had to be her betrothed'; though he remembered nothing, his handsome appearance matched the description he'd given in his letter. As man and wife, Jack and Lissa's desire far one another makes their union whale. But when Jack regains his memory, danger threatens to tear them apart.
319 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 1999
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Jill Henry
13 books1 followerJill Henry has one husband, one very large marmalade cat, the world's cutest Cocker spaniel, and a host of heroes who've taken over her basement. When she's not writing, Jill spends her time reading, researching, and keeping in touch with her long-distance friends via email.
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September 18, 2017
The good guy is good, the bad guy is bad. There's a cute kid, some cute tame cattle, and some ranchers who ought to know better. Exactly what one asks for in a Western.
July 19, 2015
I get that this is fiction, which is, by definition, not reality. However, the story simply wasn't believable. The story had promise and I read the whole thing, probably just to see if it got any better, but it was just over the top unrealistic too many times. Instead of explaining the story as others have done so nicely, here's why I thought this was such a lame book.. Jack, our hero, was perfect in every way and we kept reading about it. He must be a man of iron since he kept getting shot, yet is able to ride hard and shoot like nothing happened. Maybe more like a cross between a cat with nine lives and the Energizer Bunny.
**SPOILER** From putting out fires, to rescuing Lissa and the son from a stampede to being hanged, he just keeps going strong. His marshal brother magically (not really) appears and rescues him from the noose. Where'd he come from?? Then they both ride off into the sunset, Jack leaving his pregnant wife and stepson that he can't live without, with barely a look back. Yes, he goes back to his old life just like that and no one says a word and she lets him!
In a span of time the reader isn't sure of since there isn't much information given, the house nearly burns down, there was a stampede and another catastrophic event that I can't even remember now. Any normal person wouldn't have survived the stampede yet Lissa was up and around the next day. **END SPOILER**
I rolled my eyes throughout the story. If it wasn't at the silly sex scenes, which there were many, it was at the ridiculous situations. Oh my goodness, the sex. That part didn't bother me but it seemed they weren't always doing it at the most opportune times. Finally, there were many missing periods, as in end punctuation. Just not there. The descriptions weren't that accurate and there were a few times where the language didn't match the time period. All in all, pass on this one.
**SPOILER** From putting out fires, to rescuing Lissa and the son from a stampede to being hanged, he just keeps going strong. His marshal brother magically (not really) appears and rescues him from the noose. Where'd he come from?? Then they both ride off into the sunset, Jack leaving his pregnant wife and stepson that he can't live without, with barely a look back. Yes, he goes back to his old life just like that and no one says a word and she lets him!
In a span of time the reader isn't sure of since there isn't much information given, the house nearly burns down, there was a stampede and another catastrophic event that I can't even remember now. Any normal person wouldn't have survived the stampede yet Lissa was up and around the next day. **END SPOILER**
I rolled my eyes throughout the story. If it wasn't at the silly sex scenes, which there were many, it was at the ridiculous situations. Oh my goodness, the sex. That part didn't bother me but it seemed they weren't always doing it at the most opportune times. Finally, there were many missing periods, as in end punctuation. Just not there. The descriptions weren't that accurate and there were a few times where the language didn't match the time period. All in all, pass on this one.
December 15, 2011
Lissa's Cowboy by Jillian Hart
Marshal Jack Emerson is ready to bring in the criminal he caught. When a mountain lion interrupts his journey, everything changes. He wakes up to find all his memories are gone and he is John Murray, a man who made promises to the woman he was to marry today. He felt he needed to keep those promises. Lissa Banks Murray and his new son, Chad, quickly become his life, as he remembers nothing else. And he has promises to keep.
Lissa finds the man along the road near her ranch and assumes it must be her late husbands cousin who was coming to marry her. Only he don't remember anything except that he likes to be called Jack. She has buried everyone she ever loved and won't love again. And yet this new husband of hers is touching her heart. Jack is keeping every promise to her and Chad even though he don't remember making them. Lissa fears that once Jack's memory returns, he may choose his old life.
Definitely a book with suspense, drama and plenty of romance. Someone is rustling entire herds of cattle and bankrupting the ranchers. What do the ladies really do when they have their weekly meetings? You will never meet the likes of Pete the bull or Winston the cat. Jillian always is creative with her unique animals.
**Mild language and sexual situations within marriage.
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Marshal Jack Emerson is ready to bring in the criminal he caught. When a mountain lion interrupts his journey, everything changes. He wakes up to find all his memories are gone and he is John Murray, a man who made promises to the woman he was to marry today. He felt he needed to keep those promises. Lissa Banks Murray and his new son, Chad, quickly become his life, as he remembers nothing else. And he has promises to keep.
Lissa finds the man along the road near her ranch and assumes it must be her late husbands cousin who was coming to marry her. Only he don't remember anything except that he likes to be called Jack. She has buried everyone she ever loved and won't love again. And yet this new husband of hers is touching her heart. Jack is keeping every promise to her and Chad even though he don't remember making them. Lissa fears that once Jack's memory returns, he may choose his old life.
Definitely a book with suspense, drama and plenty of romance. Someone is rustling entire herds of cattle and bankrupting the ranchers. What do the ladies really do when they have their weekly meetings? You will never meet the likes of Pete the bull or Winston the cat. Jillian always is creative with her unique animals.
**Mild language and sexual situations within marriage.
http://justjudysjumbles.blogspot.com/...
June 22, 2013
This review is from: Lissa's Cowboy
I consider Jillian Hart to be one of the best of today's writer's of historical fiction, and "Lissa's Cowboy" did not disappoint me.
This was a beautiful story of a love that grows after a marriage, yet it had enough mystery and drama to hold your attention.
One thing I wish Ms Hart had not done was to explain Jack's (John's) situation as to how he got hurt in the beginning. It would have been so much more exciting to have his story unfold during the reading. That would have driven her readers crazy trying to figure it out.
All and all, it was a great read. Bravo! Bravo! Comment
March 19, 2015
Lissa's Cowboy (Kindle Edition) by Jillian Hart
Lisa's Bank is waiting for her new groom, cousin to her dead husband.Chad her is is looking forward to a new father. They live in the wilds of Montana. They get in the wagon and go to town, and find an unconscious man that fits the description of John Murray.
Marshall Jack Emerson is taking in a prisoner Dillon Plummer. They are attacked by a mountain lion. The outlaw guns down the Marshall causing a head wound and amnesia.
Lisa's Bank is waiting for her new groom, cousin to her dead husband.Chad her is is looking forward to a new father. They live in the wilds of Montana. They get in the wagon and go to town, and find an unconscious man that fits the description of John Murray.
Marshall Jack Emerson is taking in a prisoner Dillon Plummer. They are attacked by a mountain lion. The outlaw guns down the Marshall causing a head wound and amnesia.
January 2, 2012
2.5 star/C-
I didn't love this. It dragged in several spots and became almost tiresome towards the end with needless melodrama.
I didn't love this. It dragged in several spots and became almost tiresome towards the end with needless melodrama.
April 18, 2013
Like Lisa I just couldn't see the bad in Jack and I wanted to kick his rear when he walked away from her and the baby. I was crying when he came back.
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