Helpful Score: 2
LOVED THIS BOOK i thought this was a good ending to the trilogy, Lucy and the Captain were great together, took some time for them to get really really physical but understandable if you meet your husband once in 5 years but worth the chemistry in the end. The other characters are just fun to read and of course the humor is always good the 3 books within the series was my first JODI THOMAS read and won't be my last..
Helpful Score: 1
Loved this book which is the third book of a series. The characters are wonderfully developed. The story captured my interest immediately and I just wanted to do nothing but read until I was finished. Each book in the series stands alone but if possible read all 4 books as characters from each book are common throughout.
Another darling Jodi Thomas read!
With her combination of firey female characters and long-legged cowboys, she continues the story of the three women bought in the marriage lottery. I especially like that her characters act like real people- bull-headed, thoughtless and their actions often lacking common sense.
With her combination of firey female characters and long-legged cowboys, she continues the story of the three women bought in the marriage lottery. I especially like that her characters act like real people- bull-headed, thoughtless and their actions often lacking common sense.
4 stars. The hero's father buys the heroine in a wife lottery and marries her to the hero (who is off in the army) by proxy. After a brief, unhappy first encounter several years after the 'wedding,' the protagonists don't see each other again until he is granted 30 days leave and ordered to go protect his wife from an outlaw who's probably gunning for her. Despite the short timespan, their growing love for each other seems believable. The hero is tender, the heroine is likable; the book seems balanced between plot and love story. All in all a great read.
Great light read.
Delightful read. western romance
really liked this book
The conclusion of the trilogy about three women who enter a "wife lottery" to avoid jail. Set in the old West.
Part of a series, but can be read out of order
Another book given to me by my mother, she loved the book.
If you like books about Texas, Jodi Thomas is your author to search....along with Leigh Greenwood.
Romance story.
part of thomas's texan series. Cute story with likable characters.
From Amazon.com:
acy, 15, and her two friends fight off Big Zeb Whitaker, a ruthless outlaw who tries to rape them. Convinced that they've killed him, they turn themselves over to the sheriff in Cedar Point, Texas, a town with an acute shortage of available females. The devious lawman tells them that if they participate in a wife lottery, he'll drop the charges. Lacy is bailed out by a man who owns a printing shop. He marries her to his son, Captain Walker Larson, by proxy, and raises her like his own daughter. Three years later the elder Larson dies, and Lacy shows up at the captain's outpost, meeting him for the first time. After a hasty and reluctant consummation, Lacy heads back to the shop. When Big Zeb is released from prison, he vows revenge on the three women. Walker shows up under orders to protect Lucy, but she doesn't want anything to do with him. This can't-put-it-down tale is the perfect ending to Thomas' most excellent trilogy
acy, 15, and her two friends fight off Big Zeb Whitaker, a ruthless outlaw who tries to rape them. Convinced that they've killed him, they turn themselves over to the sheriff in Cedar Point, Texas, a town with an acute shortage of available females. The devious lawman tells them that if they participate in a wife lottery, he'll drop the charges. Lacy is bailed out by a man who owns a printing shop. He marries her to his son, Captain Walker Larson, by proxy, and raises her like his own daughter. Three years later the elder Larson dies, and Lacy shows up at the captain's outpost, meeting him for the first time. After a hasty and reluctant consummation, Lacy heads back to the shop. When Big Zeb is released from prison, he vows revenge on the three women. Walker shows up under orders to protect Lucy, but she doesn't want anything to do with him. This can't-put-it-down tale is the perfect ending to Thomas' most excellent trilogy
If you like (1800's) Cassie Edwards and Karen Kay then surely you will enjoy reading Jodi Thomas books.
Captain Walker Larson received the shock of his life when a beautiful stranger bodly walked into his office - claiming to be his wife. His father may have bought Lacy Larson for him in a wife lottery, but Walker had no desire for a bride - even one as captivating as the one standing before him. So he promptly sent Lacy back to Cedar Point.
Nearly three years later, Lacy is shocked when Walker shows up on her doorstep - ordered by the military to protect his wife from a killer. Lacy wants nothing to do with the gruff soldier who once drove her away.
But despite their different lifestyles and expectations, she finds herself wondering if their marriage was a far better gamble than either of them had imagined...and what it would feel like to be in his arms...
Nearly three years later, Lacy is shocked when Walker shows up on her doorstep - ordered by the military to protect his wife from a killer. Lacy wants nothing to do with the gruff soldier who once drove her away.
But despite their different lifestyles and expectations, she finds herself wondering if their marriage was a far better gamble than either of them had imagined...and what it would feel like to be in his arms...
3rd in the Wife Lottery series. I really enjoyed seeing this couple come together!
Captain Walker Larson received the shock of his life when a beautiful stranger boldly walked into his office claiming to be his wfie. His father may have bought Lavcy Larson for him an a wif3e lottery, but Walker had no desire for a bride even one as captivating as the ones standing before him. So he promptly sent Lacy back to Cedar Point. Three years later, Lacy is shocked when Walker shows up on her doorstep ordered by the military to protect his wife from a killer. Lacy wants nothing to do with the gruff soldier who once drove her away.
Captain Walker Larson received the shock of his life when a beautiful stranger boldly walked into his office claiming to be his wife. His father may have bought Lacy Larson for him in a wife lottery, but Walker has no desire for a bride, even one as captivating as the one standing before him, so he promptly sent Lacy back to Cedar Point. Nearly three years later, Lacy is shocked when Walker shows up on her doorstep - ordered by the military to protect his wife from a killer. Lacy wants nothing to do with the gruff solider who once drove her away. Despite their different lifestyles, Lacy finds herself wondering if their marriage was a far better gamble than either of them had imagined.
Another stellar book by Jodi Thomas, she never lets you down!
