The sympathetic land agent gives her a nice piece of land, complete with a rather run-down but livable house. It is a far cry from the rustic country holiday patch she imagined she will be getting. She almost fainted when she realizes what she has gotten into: she has to stay on her land and toil and groan and work it every day for five years before she can rightfully claim the land as hers. Faster than you can say “Told ya she should’ve watched before she flushed!” she’s off. It is 1899 and Emily is on her way to visit her sister Anthea (heroine of The Bad Man’s Bride) when she receives a flyer promoting the free-for-all grab for former Indian reservation lands. Oh he’s hurt, but he’s such a cute teddy bear, awww. On his part, Jake’s a rather adorable balance of grouchiness and tenderness. In fact, she pretty much becomes Jake’s mother as well as lover, and I find that kinda cute. The heroine Emily Bright starts off a rather naive bulb, but she matures and learns that by the later stages of this story, she is actually more than a match for the Macho Marlboro Man that is Jake Sullivan. Whatever it is, it’s an ability to make me smile. Marry Me, the second book in Susan Kay Law’s Marrying Miss Bright series, is a pretty unspectacular read when it comes to originality, but it has the right… what’s the word? “Soul”? “Heart”? I love a grouchy teddy bear who gives his woman flowers – without any prompting from her part and completely impulsive on his.
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