Readers rabid for the sweet historical romances of Tracie Peterson and Tamara Alexander will flock to best-selling author Kim Vogel Sawyer’s prairie-set heartwarmer of high society cast-off and the western town that welcomes her.
Abigail Brantley grew up in affluence and knows exactly how to behave in high society. But when she is cast from the social registers due to her father’s illegal dealings, she finds herself forced into a role she never imagined: tutoring rough Kansas ranchers in the subjects of manners and morals so they can “marry up” with their mail-order brides. Mack Cleveland, whose father was swindled by a mail-order bride, wants no part of the scheme to bring Eastern women to Spiveyville, Kansas, and he’s put off by the snooty airs and fastidious behavior of the “little city gal” in their midst. But as time goes by, his heart goes out to the teacher who tries so diligently to smooth the rough edges from the down-to-earth men. How can he teach her that perfection won’t bring happiness?
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Beneath a Prairie Moon
Book Author: Kim Vogel Sawyer
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" .. lonely was one thing. Desperate was another . . . . Every other unmarried man in Spiveyville could participate in the scheme, but he wanted nothing to do with any mail-order bride."
Abigail Grant's finely ordered world disintegrated when her father betrayed his business partners and was jailed for his wrongdoing. Her friends deserted her, her fiancé broke their betrothal, and her mother's health declined dramatically until death. Having been unsuccessful in previous attempts to be a mail-order bride, she makes a life-changing decision; accompany Mrs. Helena Bingham, the owner of "Bingham's Bevy of Brides" to Spiveyville, Kansas in order to transform an entire town of uncouth men into gentlemen worthy of their future mates.
Hardware store owner Mack Cleveland has made it very clear to himself; if God wants him to marry, God will bring him a wife, he doesn't have to rely on any bridal service to do the work for him. Thus, Mack is voted to travel into Pratt Center, Kansas and meet the train; the train bringing over a dozen young ladies to Spiveyville. Imagine his surprise when only two arrive, one is the owner of the mail-order bride service, and the other lovely, overly refined woman is Miss Abigail Grant, whose lack of head covering is going to result in a Kansas sunburn on her very first day.
It's both hard to like Abigail and hard not to like her, as she struggles to adapt to her primitive surroundings. Mack's patience and understanding is hard fought as he struggles to befriend the lonely etiquette instructor, especially when suspicions about Abigail's honesty begin to surface. There are several very emotional scenes in this story, which make the ending all the more endearing, and the prairie moon all the more memorable.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.
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