Secondhand Bride (McKettrick Cowboys Trilogy #3)

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The youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb, is the wild one who never could stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets when he proposes to Chloe Wakefield. No sooner had he and the pretty schoolteacher tied the knot than Jeb discovers she's already married! After a major dustup with Chloe in a Tombstone barroom, an irate Jeb hightails it back to the Triple M Ranch, certain that his chances of winning the spread in a marriage race with his brothers are dashed.

Now Chloe has come to Indian Rock, hoping to find her beloved uncle John and a much-needed teaching post. But when she unexpectedly crosses paths with Jeb, her rage -- and passion -- flare even stronger than back in Tombstone. Chloe never intended to mislead Jeb about her previous marriage to a scoundrel of a man. But when she finds out Jeb needs a bride and a baby in order to inherit the Triple M, she is livid.

Learning to trust will be the hardest part of this mixed-up marriage -- until a stagecoach robbery and the return of a dangerous stranger prove to Jeb and Chloe that they need each other to love and honor as long as they both shall live.

What Customers Say About Secondhand Bride (McKettrick Cowboys Trilogy #3):

Chloe was a great heroine. I really enjoyed this book. Jeb was my favorite brother from the beginning. She had so much spunk. Great read.

I had all the other books in this series except this one and knew all I had to do was go to Amazon.com and within one week I had the book. The book was great reading. I enjoy Linda Lael Miller's writting.

I have been waiting weeks for this - can't review what you can't read, can you now.

The book started out lively, and stayed that way until the end. I thought that was just a tad callous, given what happened to Rafe and Emmeline. He reminded me of Jesse in the McKettrick contemporary series, and if I go back and look, it wouldn't surprise me if he's a descendant of Jeb's. Who couldn't fall in love with Jeb and his carefree, reckless, wild ways. I just love Linda Lael Miller. And why was it that her and Jeb's divorce was going to take a year, but she divorced Jack much more quickly.All in all, however, it was a really good read and I stayed up half the night to finish it. But yet, in Secondhand Bride, Angus keeps harping on his boys to produce grandchildren, wondering why nobody has. First, if I remember correctly, in Shotgun Bride, Emmeline had a miscarriage somewhere in the story, and it was devastating to both her and Rafe.

And then slept. Miller has such a way of writing that makes you feel as if you're living right back in those times too, and I love some of her phrases, such as when Jack wants to bait Lizzie with a doll, and Sue Ellen tells him that would be akin to teasing a wildcat with a stick. For the handful of books I've read of hers that I haven't cared for, there are ones like this that more than make up for it. My second problem is that, while I know Miller likes to produce brave and strong heroines, but given that Jack knew where Chloe was, and that she was living alone in a little cottage at the edge of a barren little town, and knowing that he was after her, threatening her, frightening her, it just doesn't seem conceivable that she would have stayed there alone at night. Chloe was a perfect compliment to him and I loved the relationship between all the brothers, including Holt. It gives you such a great insight into what these characters are really like.I did, however, have just a couple problems with the storyline. I can't imagine anyone being that brave, particularly when she knew how dangerous he was. Being tired at work today was worth the read.

This book also has a well developed setting like I've come to expect from the 1800s and I felt drawn into the AZ territory. This one met up to expectations since there's so much hype about Miller (and certainly earned hype at that). I've been used to reading much hotter romances as of late and wanted to throw something new into the to-read pile. Nice plot, great flow, and well developed characters. The romance Jeb and Chloe enjoy isn't like what I've read recently where hormones are kicking the heroine's fanny and the hero reels her in with hot sex and promises of kink. The characters are still likeable, showing great appeal from the beginning. The only thing I'd have asked for is just a little more heat between the sheets.