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Duncan's Bride
Duncan's Bride
Author: Linda Howard
ISBN-13: 9781551660516
ISBN-10: 1551660512
Publication Date: 6/1/1995
Pages: 251
Rating:
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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3.9 stars, based on 62 ratings
Publisher: Mira
Book Type: Paperback
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shelly- avatar reviewed Duncan's Bride on
Narrative from back cover: Reese Duncan wanted a wife, pure and simple. Someone to have children with, someone to help him rebuild his ranch, someone uncomplicated...and someone very different from his first wife, the women who\'d destroyed his life. But he hadn\'t bargained on Madelyn Patterson. She was sophisticated and citified, and she was willing to herd cattle, keep house, and start a family with Reese. The only thing she asked for in return was love - the one thing Reese refused to guarantee.
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Not LH's best. Duncan lacks the characteristics that make LH's Mackenzie males great. A dated work.
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if i give it a 10 stars, i would. i rate it max.
great story and easy reading.
earl h
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A quick delightful read with a predictable ending.
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Great story - it deserves five stars and more.
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Wonderfully satisfying read.
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He'd advertised for a wife ... not a lover
Reese duncan wanted a wife, pure and simple.Someone to have children with, someone to help him rebuild his ranch, someone uncompicated ... and someone very different from his first wife, the woman who'd destroyed his life. But he hadn't bargained on Madelyn Patterson. She was willing to herd cattle, keep house and start a family with Reese. The only thing she asked for in return was love ---the one thing Reese refused to guarantee.
ladycholla avatar reviewed Duncan's Bride on + 2081 more book reviews
Great story, wonderful characters.
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A Montana rancher advertises for a Wife! Him and the applicants go through some times. I enjoyed the way the story went and how the "wife" finally got the Love that she wanted and he was eventually willing to give.
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This is one of my favorite books. He advertised for a wife .... not a lover.
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Very good book. Love Linda Howard.
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He'd advertised for a wife...not a lover. Reese Duncan wanted a wife, pure and simple. Someone to have children with, someone to help him rebuild his ranch, someone uncomplicated...and someone very different from his first wife, the woman who'd destroyed his life. But he hadn't bargained on Madelyn Patterson. She was sophisticated and citified, and she was willing to herd cattle, keep house and start a family with Reese. The only thing she asked for in return was love - the one thing Reese refused to guarantee.
grandmakitty avatar reviewed Duncan's Bride on + 75 more book reviews
(from back cover) He'd advertised for a wife...not a lover. Reece Duncan wanted a wife, pure and simple. Someone to have children with, someone to help him rebuild his ranch, someone uncomplicated...and someone very different from his first wife, the woman who'd destroyed his life. But he hadn't bargained on Madelyn Patterson. She was sophisticated and citified, and she was willing to herd cattle, keep house and start a family with Reece. The only thing she asked for in return was love--the one thing Reece refused to guarantee.
robinmy avatar reviewed Duncan's Bride on + 2109 more book reviews
After his first wife took half of everything he owned in the divorce, it took Reese Duncan several years to build his ranch back up. Now he is thinking about getting married again and decides the easiest method would be to advertise for a bride. He wants a woman who is the opposite of his first wife. She must be willing to help out on the ranch and give him children. Madelyn Patterson is intrigued when she reads the ad. She is a city girl who is bored with her life and knows nothing about working on a ranch. But she answers the ad knowing chances are she'll never hear from him.

This is a contemporary mail-order bride romance. Reese drove me more than a little crazy. He would constantly worry that Madelyn would turn into a clone of his gold-digging ex-wife. He would convince himself that she just married him for the ranch, and worry that when she went to town she would not be back. I thought she should have used a 2x4 to pound some sense into him. Madelyn was a smart woman who loved her husband and the ranch and wasn't about to leave. She didn't put up with Reese's overbearing personality and wasn't about to take the blame for the things his ex-wife had done to him. I thought it was great when she finally put him in his place. My rating: 4 Stars.
stormyinAlabama avatar reviewed Duncan's Bride on + 146 more book reviews
He'd adverstised for a wife...not a lover
Reese Duncan wanted a wife, pure and simple, someone to have children with, someone to help him rebuild his ranch, someone uncomplicated...and someone very different from his firs wife, the woman who'd destroyed his life. But he hadn't bargained on Madelyn Patterson. She was sofhisticated and citified, and she was willing to herd cattle, keep house and start a family with Reese. The only thing she asked for in return was love - the one thing Reese refused to guarantee.
TXJewKat avatar reviewed Duncan's Bride on + 8 more book reviews
Nice book. Good story.