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The loss of her father has left Primrose Perkins in need of a way to provide not only for herself but also for her mother and sister. With a new and wonderful sense of freedom to discover who she can be, her decisions could be the answer to all of their troubles. Will she be able to find a way to ensure that her family will be cared for by answering an ad for a mail-order bride, or will deception lead her astray?
Needful Texas is a growing town with growing troubles. Rowdy cowhands, drunken parties, and wealthy ranchers who don’t think they need to become a part of the community.
How can Prim, find a home and the help she needs in a town with more men than is good for it?
Needful Texas is a growing town with growing troubles. Rowdy cowhands, drunken parties, and wealthy ranchers who don’t think they need to become a part of the community.
How can Prim, find a home and the help she needs in a town with more men than is good for it?
- GenresWestern Romance
242 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 18, 2019
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Danni Roan
120 books123 followersDanni Roan, born in rural western Pennsylvania, has always loved the country life. Her first work published under her real name, Paula Liddle-Beem, is a collection of folk essays about childhood in the lush, green mountains of PA. Being a teacher of English and English as a Second Language for the past twelve years has only inspired Danni’s love of writing Western Historical Fiction. After receiving her Masters of Education in Teaching English as a Foreign Language she determined to indulge her passion for fiction writing. Teaching both in the USA and abroad has exposed Danni to a wide range of people from all walks of life and she tries to capture that unique character in her work.
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March 19, 2023
This is a continuation of Needful series. It can be read without reading book one. But you would get the most effect of what the author was writing by reading book one.
This was a very sweet story of a young woman needing to figure out a way of caring for her very sick mother that needed constant care and her younger sister. Her dad had been a moonshiner and do no one would hire either girl for a job. But when she decides to become a mail order bride the winds of change begin to bring events in her life that even she couldn’t ever imagine.
This story has twists and turns and friendships, love, battles of wills, battles of who’s ranch is best, a new growing town. And relying upon God to help in life’s troubling times. Several characters rely upon our God for answers.
You won’t regret time spent reading this book
This was a very sweet story of a young woman needing to figure out a way of caring for her very sick mother that needed constant care and her younger sister. Her dad had been a moonshiner and do no one would hire either girl for a job. But when she decides to become a mail order bride the winds of change begin to bring events in her life that even she couldn’t ever imagine.
This story has twists and turns and friendships, love, battles of wills, battles of who’s ranch is best, a new growing town. And relying upon God to help in life’s troubling times. Several characters rely upon our God for answers.
You won’t regret time spent reading this book
October 30, 2020
Prim and Anderson 💞
Sweet story of Primrose, a poor young woman from Tennessee who's father was killed as a moonshiner. She decides to answer a mail order bride advertisement and later send for her younger sister and disabled mother.
Anderson came to Texas from England to escape the rigid rules of being wealthy and all the society women trying to impress him. He's not the man whom is in the ad Prim had written to...how will she react when she finds out?
I loved the story, but could have done without all the missed punctuation and odd words inserted here and there. Also, Prim and her sister didn't seem too terribly distraught that their father was shot and killed basically right in front of them....
Sweet story of Primrose, a poor young woman from Tennessee who's father was killed as a moonshiner. She decides to answer a mail order bride advertisement and later send for her younger sister and disabled mother.
Anderson came to Texas from England to escape the rigid rules of being wealthy and all the society women trying to impress him. He's not the man whom is in the ad Prim had written to...how will she react when she finds out?
I loved the story, but could have done without all the missed punctuation and odd words inserted here and there. Also, Prim and her sister didn't seem too terribly distraught that their father was shot and killed basically right in front of them....
December 2, 2020
Sweet read
The second book in the series was just a good as the first. As we get peeks into the original characters while learning to love the new ones our hearts just keeps expanding. If you love sweet historical romances - you will love this series.
The second book in the series was just a good as the first. As we get peeks into the original characters while learning to love the new ones our hearts just keeps expanding. If you love sweet historical romances - you will love this series.
April 20, 2020
Great series
This writer has a special way of writing books that draws a person into the stories. I would recommend this series to all my friends.
This writer has a special way of writing books that draws a person into the stories. I would recommend this series to all my friends.
May 23, 2020
Prom thinking she found a solution to help for the finances needed to keep her mother and sister.instead a town that is over run with men.
A delightful comedy to enjoy.
A delightful comedy to enjoy.
May 26, 2020
Enjoyed this mail order bride western romance. Well Written.
July 29, 2020
Love Needful Texas
Loved the story of Prim and Anderson and looking forward to reading Peri's story. Needful would be a great place to live.
Loved the story of Prim and Anderson and looking forward to reading Peri's story. Needful would be a great place to live.
October 19, 2020
Amazing
These firs5 two books of this series have been amazing I can’t wait to read the rest of them. Thank you for a great clean fun book.
These firs5 two books of this series have been amazing I can’t wait to read the rest of them. Thank you for a great clean fun book.
October 21, 2020
Fast read
Book read very quickly. You are at the first chapter and few hours later your done. Very enjoyable. Interesting characters including from the previous book.
Book read very quickly. You are at the first chapter and few hours later your done. Very enjoyable. Interesting characters including from the previous book.
March 1, 2021
Sweet
A wonderful story of hard times turned to hope to love! A great read for anyone! You’ll love it!
Read it!
A wonderful story of hard times turned to hope to love! A great read for anyone! You’ll love it!
Read it!
December 25, 2024
My favorite in the series so far! (I've read Rosa and Daliah as well.)
February 5, 2020
Wonderful Story
Another wonderfully written story in the Needful Brides series. I really enjoyed this and excited to read the next one. The book is clean, has Bibical scripture in it and has a happy ending.
Another wonderfully written story in the Needful Brides series. I really enjoyed this and excited to read the next one. The book is clean, has Bibical scripture in it and has a happy ending.
January 20, 2020
Needful needs Prim
Prim is from Tennessee (where I am from) so I could relate to her life. Just getting by with her family in a small shack until her whole life changes. Olive has decided Needful needs good woman and starts her mission with Prim. This is a beautiful story that touches your heart. This small town and the people in it are the perfect backdrop for this series. Well written book that makes you want to read more about Needful.
Prim is from Tennessee (where I am from) so I could relate to her life. Just getting by with her family in a small shack until her whole life changes. Olive has decided Needful needs good woman and starts her mission with Prim. This is a beautiful story that touches your heart. This small town and the people in it are the perfect backdrop for this series. Well written book that makes you want to read more about Needful.
October 14, 2019
Primrose Perkins (Prim) traveled to Needful, Texas to answer an ad for a Mail Order Bride. Left at the point where the stage stopped outside of town and told that she must walk the rest of the way, was very disconcerting. Will someone arrive to pick her up? Setting off to walk she encounters danger almost immediately! A range bull.
Anderson Bowlings a young man from England, hoping to establish a large ranch finds the young woman in need of assistance on the range. He saves her and the attraction is ignited. Unfortunately when he finds out she is meant as a bride for another his hopes are dashed initially.
Dan Gaines, Mayor of the town and the man Prim is promised to, has no idea what has transpired to bring Prim to his town.
Prim has arrived to search for happiness and a way to provide for her Mother and sister. Her mother has been injured in an accident and left in a childlike state. Her sister Periwinkle and herself have been caring for them, but being the children of a Moonshiner in Tennessee has left them ostracized by the town.
Danni Roan is a master storyteller and weaves a beautiful story. Her characters are woven together to create harmony and an exciting new series. You won't want to miss this one!
I received an ARC of this book and am choosing to leave an honest review.
Anderson Bowlings a young man from England, hoping to establish a large ranch finds the young woman in need of assistance on the range. He saves her and the attraction is ignited. Unfortunately when he finds out she is meant as a bride for another his hopes are dashed initially.
Dan Gaines, Mayor of the town and the man Prim is promised to, has no idea what has transpired to bring Prim to his town.
Prim has arrived to search for happiness and a way to provide for her Mother and sister. Her mother has been injured in an accident and left in a childlike state. Her sister Periwinkle and herself have been caring for them, but being the children of a Moonshiner in Tennessee has left them ostracized by the town.
Danni Roan is a master storyteller and weaves a beautiful story. Her characters are woven together to create harmony and an exciting new series. You won't want to miss this one!
I received an ARC of this book and am choosing to leave an honest review.
October 23, 2019
First mail order bride arrives to marry someone who didn't send for her.
Another good story in Needful, Texas. Primrose became a mail order bride, the first to come to Needful. She thought she was there to marry a rancher but it turned out he didn't order a mail order bride. Someone else did, well meaning and all, but that wasn't right and he wasn't even told about it. But another rancher found her where the stage route ended, and dropped her in the middle of the brush with about a five mile walk to town. He came in a nick of time when a range bull was about to attract her. He got the bull to turn away then picked her up and put her on his horse and took her to the town's only eatery.
This is a story about one rich man, a new town that didn't even have many buildings built yet, a young woman from the back hills of Tennessee, and finding there is no difference in this town if you have money or never had much, and love comes anyway. Faith, trust, and love. It's really all you need.
I really enjoyed this story and the unexpected outcome. I highly recommend this story and the one before it which tells about a wagon train that came to help populate this no-named town and the man who first started it
Another good story in Needful, Texas. Primrose became a mail order bride, the first to come to Needful. She thought she was there to marry a rancher but it turned out he didn't order a mail order bride. Someone else did, well meaning and all, but that wasn't right and he wasn't even told about it. But another rancher found her where the stage route ended, and dropped her in the middle of the brush with about a five mile walk to town. He came in a nick of time when a range bull was about to attract her. He got the bull to turn away then picked her up and put her on his horse and took her to the town's only eatery.
This is a story about one rich man, a new town that didn't even have many buildings built yet, a young woman from the back hills of Tennessee, and finding there is no difference in this town if you have money or never had much, and love comes anyway. Faith, trust, and love. It's really all you need.
I really enjoyed this story and the unexpected outcome. I highly recommend this story and the one before it which tells about a wagon train that came to help populate this no-named town and the man who first started it
January 15, 2020
One of my top 5 from Danni!! Absolutely loved it
October 31, 2019
A better written book than #1 BUT errors spoiled it.
Too many sloppy errors. A phrase left over from a paragraph rework. Typos and more typos. Formatting errors such as open paren with no closing paren. Big gaps of blank space in the middle of a sentence. With so many errors, the result is a deduction of 2 stars
If one removed these, it's a 3.5 to 4-star book. ERRORS DISTURB THE FLOW OF THE STORY. Like a song played but with stops every time a wrong note is hit. A movie where PAUSE is hit in THE middle of a dialogue.
If the author had read the book aloud before pressing the "publish" button, I would have given four stars. Every one of these errors should have been caught by BETA readers or the author.
Too many sloppy errors. A phrase left over from a paragraph rework. Typos and more typos. Formatting errors such as open paren with no closing paren. Big gaps of blank space in the middle of a sentence. With so many errors, the result is a deduction of 2 stars
If one removed these, it's a 3.5 to 4-star book. ERRORS DISTURB THE FLOW OF THE STORY. Like a song played but with stops every time a wrong note is hit. A movie where PAUSE is hit in THE middle of a dialogue.
If the author had read the book aloud before pressing the "publish" button, I would have given four stars. Every one of these errors should have been caught by BETA readers or the author.
October 8, 2019
Danni Roan does it again with her book Prim. Danni creates characters and a town you just want to fall into. The characters are like a big family, they share love, laughter and hope. This book was more than a sweet romance. The story is also about friends who made a long wagon journey to start a new town. The work, commitment and care is something they all share. I didn’t want this book to end, another fantastic story that will keep you wanting more!
Was given a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.
Was given a complimentary copy. All opinions are my own.
October 6, 2019
Prim: A Needful Bride. Book 2 Just as entertaining as the 1st Book!
Loved this book! I love how this Author writes her heroes and heroines, the storylines for each book in this series and the secondary characters who play interesting parts. This one had a surprising twist which I loved. A sweet, romantic and entertaining story ending with a HEA. Looking forward to Book 3. JudyE
Loved this book! I love how this Author writes her heroes and heroines, the storylines for each book in this series and the secondary characters who play interesting parts. This one had a surprising twist which I loved. A sweet, romantic and entertaining story ending with a HEA. Looking forward to Book 3. JudyE
September 28, 2019
Loved it!
Anderson- An Englishman rancher.
Primrose- went to texas to marry but was able to find work to try to take care of mom and younger sister.
I enjoyed reading this engaging story that is well written with charismatic characters and sub characters. Lots of laughable moments. Their story has a wonderfully sweet HEA!
Anderson- An Englishman rancher.
Primrose- went to texas to marry but was able to find work to try to take care of mom and younger sister.
I enjoyed reading this engaging story that is well written with charismatic characters and sub characters. Lots of laughable moments. Their story has a wonderfully sweet HEA!
September 28, 2019
Prim
The need to find a welcome place to live sends a backwoods girl from Tennessee to the wilderness of Texas. A town trying to calm down and become civilized rough cowboys and loving townspeople make for a wonderful tale.
The need to find a welcome place to live sends a backwoods girl from Tennessee to the wilderness of Texas. A town trying to calm down and become civilized rough cowboys and loving townspeople make for a wonderful tale.
October 22, 2019
A beautiful love story
This is a beautiful love story. I love this time in history and just loved everything about it.
Could not put it down until it was done. Can't wait for the next story.
This is a beautiful love story. I love this time in history and just loved everything about it.
Could not put it down until it was done. Can't wait for the next story.
October 1, 2019
God's will
She came to town as a mail order bride to one man and fell in love with another.
A interesting story with good characters.
She came to town as a mail order bride to one man and fell in love with another.
A interesting story with good characters.
October 18, 2019
Great book!
I really liked Prim and was happy she got a good match. I really enjoyed reading about the start of a town and the sense of community.
I really liked Prim and was happy she got a good match. I really enjoyed reading about the start of a town and the sense of community.
October 19, 2019
Good book
This is a pretty good book, the characters don't keep thinking every thing they do is a reason not to love one another.
This is a pretty good book, the characters don't keep thinking every thing they do is a reason not to love one another.
October 29, 2019
4.5 rounded to 5. So many grammar, punctuation, spelling etc errors.
Liked this better than first book. Would be a full 5 stars if not for errors in book.
Can't wait to read Peri's story next!
Liked this better than first book. Would be a full 5 stars if not for errors in book.
Can't wait to read Peri's story next!
October 29, 2019
Great Book.
I really enjoyed Prim and Anderson's story. Very funny and exciting, everyone in Needful helped them along, or made it worse. Thank you Danni Roan.
I really enjoyed Prim and Anderson's story. Very funny and exciting, everyone in Needful helped them along, or made it worse. Thank you Danni Roan.
October 30, 2019
Anderson and Primrose
This is a sweet well written story. The plot and the characters and plot were well thought out too. You will enjoy discovering their happily ever after.
This is a sweet well written story. The plot and the characters and plot were well thought out too. You will enjoy discovering their happily ever after.
October 31, 2019
Prom A Needful Bet (Brides of Needful Texas Book 2)
This is the second book in this series about the town of Needful and the lack of women and Prim finds love
This is the second book in this series about the town of Needful and the lack of women and Prim finds love
November 29, 2019
Strong story!
The storyline portrays a tale of strength and fortitude of the people who comprise the town of Needful. Prim and Anderson's romance is a delightful read!
The storyline portrays a tale of strength and fortitude of the people who comprise the town of Needful. Prim and Anderson's romance is a delightful read!
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