The Bride Who Declined by Susan Page Davis
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Rachel Paxton turns down a mail-order proposal, but a few months later she learns the man she rejected has died–and left his ranch to her in his will. To claim her inheritance, she must leave Boston and live on the Texas ranch for a month.
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- Original Title:The Bride Who Declined
- Creator:Susan Page Davis
- Language:en
- Identifier:MOBI-ASIN:B0CTL16V43
- Publisher:Tea Tin Press
- Date:2024-01-29T00:00:00+00:00
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Table of Content
- 1. Chapter 1
- 2. Chapter 2
- 3. Chapter 3
- 4. Chapter 4
- 5. Chapter 5
- 6. Chapter 6
- 7. Chapter 7
- 8. Chapter 8
- 9. Chapter 9
- 10. Discussion Questions about The Bride Who Declined
- 11. About the author
- 12. More of Susan’s Novels you might enjoy
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The Bride Who Declined was about Rachel Paxton, a seamstress in Boston, and Jack Callen, the foreman of a ranch in Ft. Worth, Texas.
Rachel had been considering becoming a mail-order bride with a man in Texas, but after just a few letters passed between them, one from the rancher telling her how hard the life was, she turned down his proposal. A few months later she was informed by a lawyer via a telegram that the rancher owner had since died and that he had made her his heir, inheriting everything. The only catch was that she had to stay on the ranch for a full 30 days before she could sign on the dotted line making her the sole owner.
At first, Rachel ignored the telegram because she didn't think she could survive as a rancher. But a few weeks later, another telegram arrived saying the estate would provide her with the funds to pay for all expenses including train tickets. After talking with her roommate, who convinced her it was the right thing to do, she sent a telegram back to the attorney informing him of her travel plans.
Jack was the foreman of the ranch formerly owned by the man who had asked Rachel to marry him. When he learned that Rachel had inherited everything from his boss, he wasn't certain he'd enjoy working for a woman, nor was he sure that she would stay long enough to complete the rules for inheriting the property.
This was a short but sweet historical romance novel set in America in the late 1800s. There was a good amount of angst, but very little drama and zero spice. It was actually pretty bland and boring, except for when there was a small amount of contention with a relative of the deceased ranch owner. Other than that, it was not very memorable, and once I finish this review, I will probably never recall having read the story at all.
There was nothing about this book that would cause a reader to want to pick it up and read it more than once. It was so bland that some readers might put it down before finishing it, even though it was a total of only nine chapters. Even the main characters were unremarkable and easy to forget.
There weren't any real emotions in this story to brag about. The chemistry between the two main characters was non-existent, as was any type of romance at all. I found it hard to believe that this was even categorized as a romance novel with how little emotions were involved. I only gave this story a one-star rating, and that was earned for "effort" only.