This HaBO is from Stephanie, who is hoping to find out what happened to a secondary character:
I’m looking for the title of a book in a series that I started, but the first book is escaping me!
The book is about a woman who returns to her hometown reluctantly. She meets a guy there and falls in love. It may have been after a death in the family. I believe the series took place in Montana or some rural ranching community. It came out in the past two years (I think).
The first scene of the book takes place on the plane. On the plane, she meets a quiet woman from California with a young son. She is a mail order bride for another guy in the town. I remember reading and thinking “I want this woman’s story!” I believe it was going to be the third book in the series. It may have come out by now, but I can’t remember the first book so I can read the third!
I hope this is descriptive enough!
Does anyone know the series?
The set up sounds like a Cora Seton book, but I don’t recognize the scene offhand.
I was about to say it’s so much like a Cora Seton book. She has series all set in Montana. Possibly the novella The Cowboy inherits a bride? Check out Coraseton.com for the book’s synposis.
I am positive this is by Cora Seton.
Cowboy’s E-Mail Order Bride
Marine’s E-Mail Order Bride
Navy Seal’s E-Mail Order Bride
Navy Seal’s E-Mail Order Bride
Airmen’s E-Mail Order Bride
Bound to be one of those
The only one of the “e-mail” order ones it could possibly be is Marine’s; I only know this because I read the other ones listed 🙂 The last book in this series features a single mother (A Seal’s Chance), but there isn’t much of a description to go off of. It also sounds like the book you are looking for could the the first book in Linda Lael Miller’s “Big Sky” series; however, none of the other books seemed to match the single mom description exactly.
Oh, this really sounds like a Linda Lael Miller book.
So, would you all reccomend Cora Seton?
You can try this one and see if tou like her style. Free in amazon.com or ca.
https://www.amazon.ca/SEALs-Oath-Chance-Creek-Book-ebook/dp/B01AGXY7KY/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1486510493&sr=1-1&keywords=Cora+seton
@bev, While Cora Seton’s stories are pleasant enough and I did read through the whole armed forces mail order brides, while wondering why she skipped the Coast Guard, I have found that her work is formulaic and I got tired of it.
I also found it unbelievable that all those people in that tiny town don’t know each other.
Another thing is that she is on a S.E.A.L.S. kick and living in a navy town as I do, I know the high mortality rate for relationships among them and I can;t find a S.E.A.L. as a believable romantic interest.
Although there was one with a fairly preposterous plot about the heroine opening a vegan restaurant while sharing the building with a gun range. I would not have thought the cowboys would want vegan, but what do I know about cowboys, nor would I have thought gun shots conducive to peaceful digestion, but again, what do I know as no one I know owns a weapon.
OTOH, I don’t think any of her books ever cost me more than $.99 and for that price, in the right mode, I can take a little formula in exchange for a HEA.
Cora Seton is a good simple HEA. If you are looking for ground breaking, look elsewhere. As it stands, I am thoroughly addicted to her S.E.A.L. series.
@Gloriamalie, I wonder why SEALs have ‘high mortality rate for relationships’. Love this expression you used 🙂
@Diana,
As I’ve been told, they are simply too alpha. Well, alpha is my interpretation. They want things their way. Then there is all the stuff they can’t discuss with a partner because of security issues. Also, the unexpected deployments and high risk are hard on their partners.
In the E-mail Order series, the heroines are the mail-order brides. I don’t remember the scene described in any of them.
reminds me of a book from Montana Born, but for the life of me I can’t find it.