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Frontier Brides of Stormy Valley #1
Two Bits for Her King
When Dena discovers she will not be allowed to join the wagon train and complete her journey west unwed, she is forced to put aside fears from memories of one violent night in the not so distant past. She sees no other choice. She is forced to purchase a husband. With unwavering faith, she reluctantly follows a seemingly crazy prompting to bid on a huge, terrifyingly barbaric Irishman. Within hours of their wedding, she finds herself questioning her decision. He is a criminal with a violent past that she can only guess at, yet she witnesses his capacity for love and loyalty, and decides to trust in that prompting that had led her to choose him.
Bought by a crazy lass for two bits. The old fellow with her is just as insane, he keeps calling her ‘Your Highness’. Patrick’s first thought is to relieve her of the money remaining in her bag and escape to find his brother and then a new life, but as the day progresses, he decides she needs him. She needs a husband and father for her brood of wee ones, and he can be that for her. He knows nothing will make up for the decisions made in the past, and after the loss of his own wife and child, he will never be able to love again, but he can protect and care for this family of heartbroken strays.
~The dangers of Frontier life, mail order brides,stepping into the unknown, trying to tame the wild west, struggling to survive and keep their ever growing families alive and well, disappointments, indians, bandits, deaths, and struggling with their own inner demons. The "Frontier Brides of Stormy Valley" series is Wild west romance at it's best!
~Nestled in a picturesque valley in Idaho Territory. The residents of Stormy Valley are a diverse handful of pioneers brimming with courage, strength, integrity and the spirit of adventure. Working together to turn their valley into a thriving community, growing ever richer for the friendships they’ve made and the trials they’ve overcome.
~Two Bits for Her King is the story of how it all began.~
Bought by a crazy lass for two bits. The old fellow with her is just as insane, he keeps calling her ‘Your Highness’. Patrick’s first thought is to relieve her of the money remaining in her bag and escape to find his brother and then a new life, but as the day progresses, he decides she needs him. She needs a husband and father for her brood of wee ones, and he can be that for her. He knows nothing will make up for the decisions made in the past, and after the loss of his own wife and child, he will never be able to love again, but he can protect and care for this family of heartbroken strays.
~The dangers of Frontier life, mail order brides,stepping into the unknown, trying to tame the wild west, struggling to survive and keep their ever growing families alive and well, disappointments, indians, bandits, deaths, and struggling with their own inner demons. The "Frontier Brides of Stormy Valley" series is Wild west romance at it's best!
~Nestled in a picturesque valley in Idaho Territory. The residents of Stormy Valley are a diverse handful of pioneers brimming with courage, strength, integrity and the spirit of adventure. Working together to turn their valley into a thriving community, growing ever richer for the friendships they’ve made and the trials they’ve overcome.
~Two Bits for Her King is the story of how it all began.~
- GenresRomance
336 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 12, 2017
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January 12, 2022
I read enough of this book to give it a review. About a third or a little more. WTH? First no idea where it took place. It started in some place with water and ships. Was it on the east coast? New orleans? St Louis? The guy just got off a slave ship from Ireland and they were leaving the next day on a wagon train. You tell me where that could have been. When did it take place? No idea. Why did the author include a ludicrous 17 children? Why was her baby mentioned once and then never again? Was the toddler hers too? No idea. There was no description of the landscape or people or...just never mind.
December 4, 2020
I enjoyed this story and liked the main characters. They both turned out to be really good people and I was happy for them to be together. It was an interesting concept and a new twist on the currently popular wagon train romances. There's a fairy tale quality to the story that makes it easier to suspend disbelief and accept the possibilities. It moved quickly enough and the main characters were well developed. A lot of the extra characters were just props and could have been eliminated and wouldn't have changed the story, but they don't get in the way of enjoying the book.
July 29, 2020
Wonderfully delicious story
This is a very nice story with the fairy tale ending, but filled from front page to back with twists and turns in a semi-sweet tale that is very hard to step away from.
There are 2 reasons for the 4 stars:
1. The timelines don't show up with a break, so you might be in a emotional scene under a wagon and in the very next sentence you are sitting on a wagon and 4 days have passed!
2. There are unfinished storylines throughout this book and children just seem to roll in from every side without the opportunity to get to know them.
This is a very nice story with the fairy tale ending, but filled from front page to back with twists and turns in a semi-sweet tale that is very hard to step away from.
There are 2 reasons for the 4 stars:
1. The timelines don't show up with a break, so you might be in a emotional scene under a wagon and in the very next sentence you are sitting on a wagon and 4 days have passed!
2. There are unfinished storylines throughout this book and children just seem to roll in from every side without the opportunity to get to know them.
June 27, 2020
Patrick and Dena
This is a strange, but sweet love story written by Rebecca Dawn. She has filled it with so much excitement and adventure you'll never find any boring or slow parts. It starts with a slave auction and an unusual purchase for two bits. These folks make up a wondrous family consistent of very few related people. I'm usually very good at predicting the story line, but not this time. This tale is a real page turner.
This is a strange, but sweet love story written by Rebecca Dawn. She has filled it with so much excitement and adventure you'll never find any boring or slow parts. It starts with a slave auction and an unusual purchase for two bits. These folks make up a wondrous family consistent of very few related people. I'm usually very good at predicting the story line, but not this time. This tale is a real page turner.
December 26, 2019
Frontier Brides of Stormy Valley
Two Bits for Her King is book 1 of the series by Rebecca Dawn. I loved the characters of this story and the storyline was a different twist of the usual western romance with instead of mail order brides. It has some humor and passion along with drama. A good book.
Two Bits for Her King is book 1 of the series by Rebecca Dawn. I loved the characters of this story and the storyline was a different twist of the usual western romance with instead of mail order brides. It has some humor and passion along with drama. A good book.
September 23, 2020
This was actually a kind of fun historical novel, but it was so filled with grammatical errors that reading it was a chore. I think the author actually used voice recognition, rather than typing, because in one place it read "ornery" where it should have read "Henry." Also, some people in the book just disappeared with no explanation.
September 30, 2020
Two Bits for Her King
A rather fanciful yarn of the settling of the American west. A queen from another country with her own young followers. She had to have a husband to be able to travel across the country by wagon train so she bought one, for twenty-five cents. Luckily for her, it all worked out for the best.
A rather fanciful yarn of the settling of the American west. A queen from another country with her own young followers. She had to have a husband to be able to travel across the country by wagon train so she bought one, for twenty-five cents. Luckily for her, it all worked out for the best.
September 30, 2021
Romance fit for a king!
I read the next book first by accident. But it made me understand this book better. I would like to know if royalty did come to America and live as average people. Dena was ready and willing to work. That is a real stretch for a royal. I don't think they would have known how to work. Never having to work before.
I read the next book first by accident. But it made me understand this book better. I would like to know if royalty did come to America and live as average people. Dena was ready and willing to work. That is a real stretch for a royal. I don't think they would have known how to work. Never having to work before.
July 15, 2019
Absolutely and undeniably gripping!!!
I laughed and cried so much my husband asked if I was ok.. lol . I absolutely love this book and look forward to book 2.
I laughed and cried so much my husband asked if I was ok.. lol . I absolutely love this book and look forward to book 2.
September 30, 2019
Done
Good book enjoyed the story. Can't believe anyone would be so ambitious as to take on so many kids to raise.
Good book enjoyed the story. Can't believe anyone would be so ambitious as to take on so many kids to raise.
January 15, 2020
I enjoyed this story but whoever proof read the book needs to do a better job. I think I corrected about 20 mistakes.
September 17, 2020
Love overcomes
The chance of anything like this happening is impossible. However the author made you a part of the story, and I could see myself finding love in the West.
The chance of anything like this happening is impossible. However the author made you a part of the story, and I could see myself finding love in the West.
June 14, 2021
Unique story
This is well worth the time. It is written well. The characters develop over the story. It’s a live story with twists.
This is well worth the time. It is written well. The characters develop over the story. It’s a live story with twists.
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