A Sensible Arrangement (Lone Star Brides #1)

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Marty Dandridge Olson is a widow looking for a way out of Texas Widower Jake Wythe has secured a job as a bank manager in Denver, only to discover that the bank board wants him to be a married man With Texas in his roots, he advertises for a Lone Star bride, and Marty answers the call They both agree they are done with romance and love and will make this nothing than a marriage of convenience.Marty works to carve out a new life in high society Denver as Jake works to guide the bank through a collapsing economy But when money goes missing at the bank and accounting discrepancies point to Jake, he must find a way to prove his innocence Yet all he wants to do is go back to Texas and own his own ranch Marty, on the other hand, owns a ranch one she s never told her husband about She hates Texas because it represents the losses in her life But as the couple grows closer and love begins to bloom, Marty realizes she needs to tell Jake the truth Can she come to terms with the past and her anger toward God in order to make room for love New Read [ A Sensible Arrangement (Lone Star Brides #1) ] by [ Tracie Peterson ] – kino-fada.fr Didn t care for it 2 stars This is the first book I ve read by Tracie Peterson and I m sorry to say that I was quite disappointed I have often heard how wonderful her books are, but I didn t enjoy this one very much.The story begins with Marty planning to leave for Colorado to be a mail order bride It started out slow and there wasn t much to hold my interest Thankfully it picked up about half way through and I was able to finish it There seemed to be a lot of wasted detail and pages Thi Didn t care for it 2 stars This is the first book I ve read by Tracie Peterson and I m sorry to say that I was quite disappointed I have often heard how wonderful her books are, but I didn t enjoy this one very much.The story begins with Marty planning to leave for Colorado to be a mail order bride It started out slow and there wasn t much to hold my interest Thankfully it picked up about half way through and I was able to finish it There seemed to be a lot of wasted detail and pages This story could have been told as a novella and been excellent I found Marty very annoying, with her constant lying and commenting about how easy he...It seems that every time I pick up a book written by Tracie Peterson, I am thoroughly enchanted While this is only the second book I have read by this author, it is quite simple to discover why she is a best selling Christian author Her stories are definitely a cut above the typical historical romances, and the Christian message is expertly woven into the fabric of the story This guarantees that a superb story that ...I can only speculate at what would make a woman enter a marriage of convenience, especially one that from the forefront was to be an in name only marriage I m sure many a woman and some men found these sensible arrangements when they found themselves near homeless or in dire straits, but in the case of this heroine, she had choices, and other than just wanting a change of scenery, it seemed a silly decision I never really warmed up to her, mainly because she found it much easier to lie a I can only speculate at what would make a woman enter a marriage of convenience, especially one that from ...Oh boy Is it possible to give a book zero stars The Good Honestly, there wasn t much good about this book Marriages of convenience and arranged marriages are some of my favorite tropes, but this was justawful It was written well, though.The Bad All of the characters were flat and lacking any sort of depth Everything happened too easily, and the last two...3.5 stars.This was an odd type of book It starts with a bang and then goes into a society where Marty has to adjust to life as a rich banker s wife Except he s not so rich in his own right, but because of his work in the bank And there are hinky things going on with the bank, which may easily have been the reason the Alice, Marty s maid, ended up scarred, orphaned, and destitute I lost stars because, while the characters were well sketched and realistic, they didn t jump off the page and gra 3....I ve read many of Tracie s books and I m a big fan of hers She s a well known, well loved author in the Christian writing community, and for good reason Tracie s books are engaging, thoughtful, and full of romance She also has the ability to weave in spiritual truths that stay with the reader long after the last sentence has been read.I wasn t disappointed in A Sensible Arrangement The story has a feisty heroine who is independent, courageous, and compassionate She s flawed, as we all are, I ve read many of Tracie s books and I m a big fan of hers She s a well known, well loved author in the Christian writing community, and for good reason Tracie s books are engaging, thoughtful, and full of romance She also has the ability to weave in spiritual truths that stay with the reader long after the last sentence has been read.I wasn t disappointed in A Sensible Arrangement The story has a feisty heroine who is independent, courageous, and compassionate She s flawed, as we all are, but in a way that is redeemable and relatable The hero is brave, strong, and honorable He s also flawed, but in a way that leaves us cheering for him until the final page.Marty Olson leaves her past behind in Texas to marry a stranger from a newspaper advertisement She was widowed four years before, and no longer desires to live the life of a rancher She will marry in name only, as both she and the groom are ea...Denver, Colorado 1892____________________Book Quote____________________ Texas born man now living in Colorado, working as a banker, wishes to correspond with a Lone Star lady Seeking potential wife who would display the virtues, sensibilities, and wisdom of a strong Texas woman Must be willing to leave Texas for Colorado ____________________End Quote____________________Martha Marty Olsen answered the classified ad in the Dallas Daily Times Herald because she was desperate to leave Texas Af Denver, Colorado 1892____________________Book Quote____________________ Texas born man now living in Colorado, working as a banker, wishes to correspond with a Lone Star lady Seeking potential wife who would display the virtues, sensibilities, and wisdom of a strong Texas woman Must be willing to leave Texas for Colorado ____________________End Quote____________________Martha Marty Olsen answered the classified ad in the Dallas Daily Times Herald...Widow Marty Olsen is leaving her Texas ranch to be a mail order bride for Jacob Wythe, a banker in Denver He s a widower looking for a sensible wife for a marriage of convenience, because the board members of the bank feel a bank manager should be married They need to keep up appearances, after all My real problem with A Sensible Arrangement was that I expect a marriage of convenience story to have a strong romantic element While in real life these situations were undoubtedly the challenge o Widow Marty Olsen is leaving her Texas ranch to be a mail order bride for Jacob Wythe, a banker in Denver He s a widower looking for a sensible wife for a marriage of convenience, because the board members of...A Sensible Arrangement is the first book that I have read by Tracie Peterson I found it to be an easy and smooth read, with interesting characters.Jake and Marty agree to a marriage of convenience early on in the book and Marty travels from Texas to Colorado as a mail order bride There s a little bit of tension between the two as they get to know each other, but otherwise, they fall into a fairly easygoing friendship We follow Marty as she learns her duties in high society and tries to find a A Sensible Arrangement is the first book that I have read by Tracie Peterson I found it to be an easy and smooth r...Marty Olson is about to do the absurd When bank manager Jake Wythe advertises for a bride Marty decides she has had enough of her aad life in Texas and so she leaves for the greener pastures of Colorado to become Mrs Jake Wythe Without telling her sister of her plans plus hiding from Jake the fact that she owns a coveted ranch in Texas Marty s deception grows rather large Yet it is a marriage of convenience as both agreed on beforehand And as far as either is concerned it will stay that wa Marty Olson is about to do the absurd When bank manager Jake Wythe advertises for a bride Marty decides she has had enough of her aad life in Texas and so she leaves for the greener pastures of Colorado to become Mrs Jake Wythe Without telling her sister of her plans plus hiding from Jake the fact tha...

A Sensible Arrangement (Lone Star Brides #1)
  • English
  • 08 June 2018
  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • 0764210580
  • Tracie Peterson
  • A Sensible Arrangement (Lone Star Brides #1)