A Rancher's Wife

by Florence Linnington

Burned and disfigured as a child, Millie Becker has always struggled to belong. At twenty-eight, her parents still treat her like a troublesome child. Taking a chance, she becomes a mail order bride, hoping to find love in the untamed Old West.Rancher Otto Morris is not expecting that Millie could not ride a horse. And she has a limp.Millie, on the other hand, is not expecting to live in such close proximity to Otto’s ranch hands. She also thinks that the “hard work” advertised in the mail order bride catalog are just going to be cooking and cleaning. But Millie now has to learn to ride horses, fix fences, grow food and defend cattle from predators and thieves.Millie is determined to prove that she has what it takes to be a rancher’s wife.Otto tries to adapt things around the ranch to suit Millie’s needs and subconsciously becomes overprotective of Millie, slipping into a thinking that she is too weak to deal with the ranch’s backbreaking work.Can Millie convince herself and Otto that she is suited for frontier life? And how can Otto learn to let go and yet embrace what he truly loves?A Christian western historical romance; no cheating, no cliffhangers and a guaranteed happily ever after. Each book in the A Sweet Western Historical Romance series is a standalone story that can be read out of order.

342 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 19, 2022

About the author

Florence Linnington stumbled upon writing historical romance at a young age, and has never looked back. What drives her to keep going at her writings are simple: joy and peace.

Florence's novels strive to bring characters to life, be they having a strong personality or an unassuming nature — it is this mix of disposition that makes novels a pleasant read.

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Reviews

[Katinka · Rating 4 out of 5]

Millie was badly burnt when she was young. Most of her left side has been permanently scarred and she was left with a limp. Her parents think of her as a cripple who cannot take care of herself and has no future. But Millie disagrees, and after corresponding with a Rancher named Otto Morris, she leaves her parents home to take a train to meet her soon to be husband, leaving behind only a letter explaining where she has gone and why. She only hopes that Otto will at least give her the chance that her parents never will… to prove that she is more than capable of doing whatever needs to be done.

I think this one is my favorite of Ms. Linnington's books so far. It has a greater depth to the story than many of the others have, allowing the characters to try to overcome a great deal more than is generally faced in a simple mail order bride tale. And those challenges were not merely the typical getting to know and trust each other, but involved other problems that may have been faced by people living in the time & place this story is based upon.

If you like mail order bride stories or have read & enjoyed any of Ms. Linnington's other books, you won't want to skip this one. In my opinion, it's her best one yet.

[Evelyn Dotson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Millie needs away from her family! They treat her horribly ever since she was burned in a house fire as a child that left her permanently scarred and hurt. She decides to answer an ad for a mail order bride. Otto lives with his father and others running a ranch. He needs help, so he goes behind his father’s back and advertises for a bride. When Otto first meets Millie, he is stunned! He decides to give her a chance and she make things work very well around the ranch and everyone adores her. When her sister shows up causing problems, the others cannot take it! She is there to take Millie home and Millie does not want to go. What will happen?

[Susan Ajaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

How high can you fly if no one shoots you down?

What makes you feel worthless, of no value? How do you pull yourself out of the quicksand of past guilt? The people in this story, especially Millie, will show you how. Follow them through there histories of their own unforgivable past. See what people can do when they help one another.

[Kenneth Cardinal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best book yet!

Millie stole the whole book. She was very read in the ways of being a healer. She did what she had to with the people of the town! She even got the indians involved with the town and helped dig a well for the towns people! You will have to read this book to see what the plot is and what is going on!!

[Elizabeth Campbell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mail Order Bride: A Rancher Wife

A Great read. Wonderful story line.I just really enjoy your effort to bring all the people to life.I always love what you bring to your stories. Excellent.

[nell mcmichael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

I thoroughly enjoyed this book good character development, very few errors in grammar and a wonderful story. I have read many of this authors earlier books but this was the best.

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very sweet story

The story is for anyone wanting a feel good, clean,refreshing, and sometimes funny love story. The characters were so very well developed that they brought the story to life.

[Todd Jordan · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I've ever read

Refreshing, I can't wait to read more books but I had to leave a review, thanks for the book, I loved it.

[Pam McCallister · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book😊😘

[BROWN2 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Millie

A beautiful story for a small woman who makes a big impact. A look into this small town and the ranchers surrounding it leaves you excited to see what will happen next.

[Susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this story! Entertaining and had some good lessons!