The Widow's Rancher

by Rowan Gracemill

Chicago native, Cassandra "Cassie" Crawford, has fallen upon hard times. With her husband deceased now, a beautiful, kind, and energetic young daughter named Emily to support, and money running low, she knows she must provide a new home for herself and Emily as soon as possible. What can Cassie possibly do in Chicago to make ends meet? To expand her options, she picks up a copy of The Matrimonial Times. Cassie has many choices of men to write to, but finally decides to write to a man named Nicholas Stone. Nick is a rancher that lives out west in the Wyoming Territory. Although he writes that he is open to having children, he isn't sure he can be a good father. Did Cassie make the correct decision in writing to Nick, or should she have written to more prospects? What secrets about Nick's past can be discovered that makes him believe he cannot be a good father? After several months of corresponding, Nick asks Cassie to come to his ranch in Laramie, Wyoming Territory, and marry him. As excited as Cassie is, she doesn't know how he will respond to her bringing Emily. She never mentioned it in her letters to Nick because she was afraid of rejection. Will Cassie regret not mentioning having a daughter to Nick? After an adventurous trip from Chicago to Wyoming, Cassie and Nick finally meet face to face. Cassie almost immediately feels that Nick is upset about not telling him about Emily. While Nick is cold and distant to Cassie, she believes that Nick and Emily have formed a bond that is stronger than anything she has ever seen. Why is Nick so receptive to Emily and not Cassie? Can Cassie succeed in winning back the attention of her daughter? Will Cassie and Nick be able to fall in love and get married? What great lengths will Cassie go to in order to make all three of them a happy family? Read "The Widow’s Rancher" now to find out...

62 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 3, 2020

Reviews

[Janalyn, the blind reviewer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was only OK and that makes me sad because I love books by Rowan grass some mill. To start off with her intended is named Nick and he gets very angry that his mail order bride showed up with her daughter Emily and it takes the coaxing of his sister to get him to bring them to the ranch and see what happens. He is afraid he will not be a good father because his abandon him and his sisters when he was young and so he doesn’t know how to be a father. Unbeknownst to him but noticed by Cassie his MOB he seems like a perfect father and although him and Emily grow close him and Cassie seemingly do not. He is holding a grudge for her lying to him about her daughter. No that is what rubs me the wrong way. That seems so ridiculous to me that he would not only grow close to Emily and enjoy her company and give her a puppy and promise to buy her a pony and other things, yet at the same time he basically ignores Kathy despite his sister Patsy imploring him to do better. They have other things in this book that really irritate me but I will not say because I don’t want to ruin it for those of you who are going to read it. I will say this though when they finally profess love for each other I didn’t feel it, and most MOB books by the time they are professing their love for each other you can tell by the previous staring and electrical pulses that run through them at each other’s touch. Also we didn’t know how Nick felt because there was no dialogue from Nick‘s point of view so I think that had a lot to do with it also what got me is how Cassie was falling in love with him despite he really showed her no special attention she may as well have been the help. I just don’t get it.

[Barbara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Broken trust

Through correspondence they learn about each other but she leaves out one big thing. She has a secret at least from him, Emily. He doesn't trust her because she did not tell him about Emily. Time is on their side but then tragedy strikes forcing him to face his feelings. Well written plot makes this story move along quickly.

[Carol Duckett French · Rating 4 out of 5]

Honesty is the Best Policy

Because the heroine wasn't honest with her intended, she had to overcome his lack of trust before they could build a relationship. Her daughter played a major role in bringing the two together, and the interactions were masterfully executed by the author. Good read!

[Mandi Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has potential

Has potential. Great storyline. The advice I would give the author though is slow the development. Capture your audience attention by giving more story details. Help us feel the passage of time. Not just skipping. That is what makes a good book great.

[Earlene Click · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nick, Cassie and Emily

This is a short,sweet Mail Order Bride love story, written by Rowan Gracemill. She has done an exceptional job with the plot and the characters. You will enjoy discovering how Nick and Cassie find their happily ever after.

[Joan Countryman · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Widow's Rancher: By Rowan Gracemill

I enjoyed this mail order bride book so much they so real to me . Nick , Cassie and Emily make a beautiful family I Loved this story . I recommend Teens and up .

[cheryl mills · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book was so so.

Lack of proofreading drives me nuts. The story was fine though.
Why is there such poor proofreading? It seems as if that would be a primary consideration.

[Viki Wadsworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read

This short story made reading easy. I enjoyed
the story line and the characters. I would recommend this book to everyone .