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Mail Order Bride: Westward winds: A Clean Historical Cowboy Romance (Montana Mail Order Brides Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Linda Bridey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 8,351 ratings
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True love requires trust... Can it thrive when a relationship is built on secrets and lies?

Tessa O’Connor is tired of the high society lifestyle, and the pressure is on for her to marry a wealthy man. Fearful of becoming trapped in a life that would make her increasingly miserable, she decides to try the mail-order bride approach.

Meanwhile, Dean Samuels is struggling to take care of his two young children while managing his ranch and business in the wake of his wife’s death. He jokingly agrees to his brother’s suggestion to place an ad for a bride, never expecting that anyone would reply… or that he would develop feelings for her so quickly.

After several months of correspondence, it’s clear that there’s something burning between Tessa and Dean, and Tessa starts planning to run away to Montana to meet him.

Everything looks perfect… Until Tessa uncovers a secret… Can she really trust Dean? And how many of their private and intimate moments are less private than she thought?

But Dean isn’t the only one with a secret, and when he discovers what Tessa’s been hiding, he isn’t sure he can trust her either.

Is their relationship doomed to a fate of mistrust and secrecy? Or is the love between them enough to carry them through and find their way back to each other’s hearts?

Mail Order Bride -Westward Winds is the first book in the Montana Mail Order Brides series. Brimming with love and the hope for a better life, it’s a tale of trust and betrayal… and one that will stay with you long after you put the story down.

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Montana Mail Order Brides Reading Order: Westward Winds #1 Westward Dance #2 Westward Bound #3 Westward Destiny #4 Westward Fortune #5 Westward Justice #6 Westward Dreams #7 Westward Holiday #8 Westward Sunrise #9 Westward Moon #10 Westward Christmas #11 Westward Visions #12 Westward Secrets #13 Westward Changes #14 Westward Heartbeat #15 Westward Joy #16 Westward Courage #17 Westward Spirit #18 Westward Fate #19 Westward Hope #20 Westward Wild #21 Westward Sight #22 Westward Horizons #23
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"A must read series!""The series is unlike another I've ever read as the cast of characters are carried dynamically throughout the entire series. You get to know and love each one of them."- Amazon Reviewer"Amazing Series !!!!""Best historical series ever. Make sure to read absolutely all of each series. Linda Bridey is an outstanding author, making you feel as if you lived it!"- Amazon Reviewer "Courage, a little mystery, and romance all mixed together.""These characters show strength in themselves, love of family, trust, hurt, anger, and the true meaning of falling in love with the right person. Wonderful stories that should be read anytime by young or older adults."- Amazon Reviewer"AMAZING, EXCITING, AWESOME STORIES""What an emotional journey.Love, suspense, betrayal, fun, heartbreak, laugh and excitement."- Amazon Reviewer "Heartwarming funny""A funny story with love, hope, tragedy, forgiveness. This is the third book in the family. The story gets better, the people are even better. Could not stop reading."- Amazon Reviewer "My Family in My Head!""Captivating from start to finish. The author brings the characters yo life so much so, that I live vicariously through them.I feel their pain, disappointments, happiness,you name it. I am unable to put any of the novels aside until I have finished reading it."- Amazon Reviewer "This is a wonderful story!""The kind of story that pulls at your heart and brings tears of joy and sorrow. So much love-so much sorrow. This shows life is not always smooth and easy. ."- Amazon Reviewer

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LA2QDBM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mail Order Bride Dept, Beldene Publishing (June 24, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 24, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1442 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1726252795
  • Customer Reviews:
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Writing is a labor of love for Linda Bridey, whose works are consistently on several top 100 best-selling romance book lists. Since starting her writing career in earnest, Linda has written thirty-seven books and counting, which have gained great popularity. Readers are drawn to her vivid writing of mail-order bride and historical romance stories, many of which deal with social issues, and always include humor and heart.

Her Westward series, which includes twenty-three books, is set in Dawson, Montana. When the series ended, her readers wanted more of the characters they'd come to know and love--so much so that it prompted her to create the Dawson Chronicles, which picks up the stories of many of the descendants of the original characters, but can also be read as a stand-alone series.

Linda's Echo Canyon series, tells the story of a small Montana town on the verge of extinction after the collapse of the mining industry in the region. It shows the ingenuity of the Echo's inhabitants in how they come together to save the town they love. All is not always as it seems in Echo with mystery, suspense, and romance abound!

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I really enjoyed this book. A head strong female who takes her life choices in her own hand! She keaves high society to become a mail order bride. She tells no one execpt her best friend. Her parents haven't a clue.Of course there is drama when she finds out it wasn't her new husband who wrote those marvelous letters---but then-she never told her parents she had gotten married. Her Dad managed to track her down--can these two reconcile and live happily ever after?
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Tony Parsons
5.0 out of 5 stars western romance
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2019
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True/false rumor, what was it about Scotty Monroe?
North Dakota. Geoffrey “Geoff” O’Connor (husband/father, shipping business), Maureen O’Connor (wife/mother), Theresa “Tessa” M. O’Connor (eldest daughter/sister, beautiful, witty, intelligent), Maddie O’Connor (18, daughter/sister), & Claire O’Connor (15, daughter/sister, intelligent) were sharing the day’s events with each other.

Tessa was considering answering the add.
J.D. Brooks gave her the file on eligible bachelors.
Montana. Dean Samuels (father of 2, rancher/widower, son/brother) caught Tessa’s (socialite) fancy.
$200 & a contract must be signed by her.
Tessa shared the newest letter with Edwina Bradbury (wealthy, Tessa’s cousin).
Marcus Samuels (youngest son/brother), & Dean were having words.
Dean had to go see Lydia Benson (wife/mother) & get her advice on the matter of the mail order bride.

Lance Long greeted her.
Long’s Mercantile. Dean & Marcus (expert craftsman) had arrived to pick her up.
Jackson Samuels (son/brother), & Sadie Samuels (11, daughter/sister) were anxious to introduce their selves & meet her.

Months went by, she was learning how to cook, clean house, rope, cut cattle & wow the 1st kiss.
Dean & Tessa told the children at breakfast the future wedding date.
Preacher John Williams said the vows, Melody Williams (wife) played the wedding march, Lydia (maid of honor), & Charlie gave her away.

Jackson “Jack”, & Sadie stayed with Lydia & Charlie while the parents went on a honeymoon.
Tessa found out Marcus had written the letters to her & not Dean.
Much later Geoffrey came to visit.

I did not receive any type of compensation for reading & reviewing this book. While I receive free books from publishers & authors, I am under no obligation to write a positive review. Only an honest one.

A very awesome book cover, great font & writing style. A very well written romantic western book. It was very easy for me to read/follow from start/finish & never a dull moment. There were no grammar/typo errors, nor any repetitive or out of line sequence sentences. Lots of exciting scenarios, with several twists/turns & a great set of unique characters to keep track of. This could also make another great romantic western movie, or better yet a mini TV series. There is no doubt in my mind this is a very easy rating of 5 stars.

Thank you for the free author; Beldene Publishing; Justkindlebooks; Amazon Digital Services LLC.; book
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Cyn
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice clean audio I really enjoyed
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2016
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I really enjoyed this audio from the narrator to the author it was a fun clean read of finding one’s self, learning to talk things out, overlooking the little things, finding a place to call home that you find exciting enough to last you a lifetime.

Tessa wants more out of life than to be someone’s wife who is there to make her husband look good, never having a mind of her own, living with a boring man who is just out to make a name for his self living it up with party after party. She wants a man who truly is a man one that doesn’t mind a women being a women with a mind. She has gone through all the men in her town and fines them lacking, she sees an ad for a mail order bride which seem exciting. A place she doesn’t know anyone, where she can get a fresh start not only in her life but in her writing as well. She reads a letter from a man who she wants to get to know better. As they write back in forward she decides she wants to meet him. Off she goes not telling any of her family. On meeting Dean sparks fly and as they get to know each other she finds this is a man who she could live and love.

When Deans brother tells him about the mail order bride program Dean laughs and said sure why not. His brother write for him, when a letter comes back they are both shocked to get a reply. Dean wasn’t even serious but his brother was. Dean is great at a lot of things but writing and telling about his feelings has never been one of his strong points. Dean agrees to let his brother write back to Tessa, of course he reads her replies and tells his brother what to write with his brother adding more in detail of things a woman might like to hear which will cause trouble down the road. Dean likes what he sees when he meets Tessa as times goes on he finds he is very attracted to her never guessing he would feel this way about another women.

They have their ups and downs as they learn to talk, and deal with day to day issues. Most day’s things are more down than up leaving Dean confused as to just what Tessa wants or expects. She sure does know how to beat a dead horse.

J. Scott Bennett I thought did a wonderful job of narration he put feeling into the audio. His voice is very powerful, clear and pleasant to listen to. There are no background noises or any high or low tones. His tones are very even never leaving you guessing how the character feels. He gives you a very clear rich audio that you do not want to put down. His male voices are as pleasant as his female voices. You never have any trouble knowing who is talking or just what is on their mind. I did feel he at times he didn’t give a chuckle when the author said the character had chuckled but in no way does that take away from the audio but I felt it would have added more to the listen. I really enjoyed his voice and could listen to it all day with no problem. I do feel the audio made this a more enjoyable read than just reading the book…just my thoughts.

The one thing I found annoying in this audio is I do not think when the character is talking if you use character voice that you need to say he said or she said the different voices should tell you who is talking without saying who is. There were a few places that it was mostly all the author put in there. As for reading that is fine but in an audio is not needed. I am unsure if that would be the narrator or the author to make this decision. It isn’t so bad or very noticeable if there aren’t a lot of these all in one area as in this book. Again that is just me and most likely others wouldn’t even think of it.

I did find this story for the most part believable. Since they lived in a small area so far from town I doubt much would have been said about them living in the same home with no other females there. I believe in some area there was something called hand fasting where you lived as man and wife until you could be married. This isn’t like they are in a big city or town where they would be talked about. I did find Tessa went a little over board on the fact that he didn’t write the letters in a time where a lot of people could not read or write. I think with him saying he was sorry and why he did this that should have been good enough and things should have been forgotten. The way the author wrote it made it a much interesting story with this in it.

I did like the characters and at times I had to laugh at things they said or did. I loved the children they can get by with saying things that others could not. They are innocent and say what they think. I thought both of their families were adorable and love how her father checked on her to make sure she found a true gentlemen. I enjoyed how his brothers teased and embarrassed Tessa and Dean with their talk of the love act. There are so many wonderful things in this story, the plot is great, and the one step forward and two back is darling. I very much look forward to listening and reading more from this narrator and author. It was just a nice fun clean read of two people finding there is life out there and the right one is just around the corner.
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happy baker
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting family adavetures
Reviewed in Canada on August 22, 2023
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Good story line. Nice that it is continued into book 2 nd 3 so that you get a whole family picture.
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Kindle Customer nicola Ki from west yorkshire
5.0 out of 5 stars griping and fun and romantic
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 15, 2023
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a book that was unable to put down its so quick and fast to read a top of my list book now onto book 2
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翔太 坂本
4.0 out of 5 stars クリーンで健全なロマンス
Reviewed in Japan on November 29, 2023
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「Westward Winds」は、不必要なドラマが一切なく、爽やかなロマンスを描いた作品です。登場人物たちの真のつながりと歴史的背景により、心地よく、心温まる読み物になっています。
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sumit sabal
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on July 13, 2015
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nice book
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Cozzie
4.0 out of 5 stars Mail Order Brides
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2023
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I enjoyed this book!
It was a clean, easy read! A few spelling errors, but apart from that, I enjoyed it.
I may read books 2 & 3 to find out what happens to Dean's 2 brothers.
A quick read.
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