Review of Her Midnight Engagement (Wayward Brits #2.5) by Poppy Parkes

 

Can a modern-day marriage of convenience turn into true love?

Curvy single mom January Jett never thought it would come to this — selling herself as a mail-order bride.

But when she receives the massive hospital bill for the medical procedure that saved her daughter’s life, she’s fresh out of money — and options.

She’s not happy about this turn of events . . . until she meets young British billionaire Samson North, her husband-to-be. He’s dark, protective, and so damn handsome.

Suddenly, with Samson by her side, it seems possible that her marriage of convenience won’t be the end of her life as she knows it.

It just might be the beginning of everything she’s ever longed for . . . if Samson’s family doesn’t destroy everything.

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**My thoughts*

January is struggling to make ends meet. She got pregnant just out of high school. And of course, the baby daddy disappeared. At the age of 2, Emma required open heart surgery for a congenital heart defect. So she goes in search of a financial solution and finds one in Samson.

Samson is in need of a wife if he wants to inherit the family estate. He only has two weeks to find someone. So being matched by Kels, who orchestrated the original match in Book 1, is able to do it again.

They also match because Samson has a soft spot for single mothers and plans to use the estate to support an organization that he has created to help.

I cannot imagine being so desperate for money that I would move halfway across the world with my sick child. But then again, I know parents will do just about anything for their sick child. As expected, the two are very attracted to each other right away. And it isn't necessarily going to be smooth sailing getting this platonic marriage off the ground.

I'm still not sure how I feel about the whole mail-order bride type thing in a contemporary romance. But I liked this one a bit more than the first one because I felt like there was actually more of a story in this one, even though this is another shorter one. And it was a quick and entertaining read.

And real quick for the sex police, there is an open-door love scene. It doesn't bother me, but I know it bothers some people who would probably actually otherwise enjoy this story.

I do plan to continue with this series, though, because I am curious to see what happens with other characters.

Thank you to Give Me Books and the author for the requested review copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Meddlesome Madge (Mail Order Brides Rescue Series 11) by Jo Grafford

  

A small-town spinster more concerned about the happiness of others than her own and a highly eligible bachelor determined to change her mind...

Madge Barra has a finger in every pie — managing her rascal half-brothers and their mail-order brides, feeding the diamond mining crew at Hope’s Landing, and helping fundraise for the Ladies Auxiliary. Now she’s being asked to serve as the church secretary until their handsome new pastor can hire full-time help. With her too-busy schedule spinning her straight for spinsterhood, Madge fears she’s long since missed her chance at love.

Abe Sullivan is at his wits’ end managing church renovations while juggling the never-ending charity outreaches, Sunday potlucks, and other demands of the meddling Ladies Auxiliary. When they dish up the delectable Madge as his temporary secretary, however, he discovers there’s one woman in the world whose meddling he actually enjoys. Unfortunately, Madge makes it clear she’s far too busy to make time for him on her personal calendar.

He enlists the help of a local matchmaker in his quest to convince her to court him and accidentally stirs up a whole new level of bridal nerves, mishaps, and mayhem!

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Bookish Belinda (Mail Order Brides Rescue Series Book 9) by Jo Grafford

Belinda Fairfax has an ax to grind with Colt Branson. She’s been patient — as patient as can be expected by a woman who was jilted at the altar by the only man she’s ever loved. She quietly supported his decision to travel west in search of his missing sister. She wordlessly held her tongue when he and his brother opened a mail-order bride agency — with their one-of-a-kind Gallant Rescuer clause — to help prevent any other would-be brides from suffering the way their sister had suffered.

However, Belinda draws the line at watching Colt’s brother, Jordan, fall in love and marry one of their lovely clientele. For all she knows, Colt may be courting someone, too. She breaks her silence with a letter, delivered to Headstone by the next mail-order bride. When a few months pass with no response, she decides writing isn’t enough. Without the funds to travel west to confront her former affianced, she sees no other choice but to sign one of his blasted bridal agency contracts and send herself to Arizona as a would-be bride!

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Jo writes sweet historical and contemporary romance stories — with humor, sass, and happily ever-afters. She loves to visit with readers in her Cuppa Jo Readers group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/CuppaJoReaders/. To receive a personal email about each book she publishes, join her New Release Email List at JoGrafford.com or follow her on BookBub at https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jo-grafford or her Amazon author page at https://www.amazon.com/Jo-Grafford/e/B00G56XKS2.

Jinglebell Jane (Mail Order Brides Rescue Series 7) by Jo Grafford

Jinglebell Jane

Jane Sherrington is the sister of one of the most notorious outlaws in the west. Captured during a massive roundup, she is the key to bringing the cunning and dangerous Hunter Sherrington to justice. There’s only one problem: The lawmen in Headstone, Arizona cannot seem to pin a single indictment on the lovely little sharp-shooter, so they release her into the custody of a local attorney and former mail-order bride, Felicity Barra.

Felicity’s youngest brother-in-law, Dodge, is the first to lay eyes on their infamous houseguest when the sheriff delivers her to their ranch home. He is inexplicably drawn to her air of innocence and wistfulness, but he knows better than to trust appearances. Anyone with the last name of Sherrington spells trouble. Realizing it is only a matter of time before her brother comes to her rescue, he slyly befriends her, fully intending to help build a case against her that will lead to their joint arrest.

Her pleading for his assistance comes as a surprise. She has considerable lost time to make up for after five years on the road with a posse of bad hombres. For one thing, she has missed a load of schooling and requires a tutor. And from what he can tell, she has never had a real friend…like him. As Christmas approaches, he finds himself torn between family loyalties, the call of justice, and his growing attraction to the brave and spirited young woman he teasingly calls Jinglebell Jane.

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Jo Grafford writes sweet historical and contemporary romance stories — with humor, sass, and happily ever-afters.

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Elizabeth (Angel Creek Christmas Brides) by Jo Grafford

Elizabeth

Can the hope and joy of Christmas light the way for two hearts devastated by war?

Elizabeth Byrd receives an invitation to join her friends in Angel Creek, Montana to become a mail-order bride. At first, the young battlefield nurse is scandalized by the idea of agreeing to marry a man she’s never met, but the war has taken everything from her — her brothers, too many friends to count, and her fiancé. There’s nothing left for her in Charleston but more heartache.

Captain David Pemberton retreats to his hunting lodge in Montana the moment the war is over. He’s looking forward to being alone with the memories of his wife who passed in the early days of the fighting. But the men of Angel Creek don’t see fit to leave a widowed soldier alone during Christmas. Insisting four years is long enough to grieve, they dare him to join them on a holiday venture to acquire wives for them all — a dare he accepts in a weak moment.

He receives the shock of his life at who steps off the train to claim his hand in marriage.

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About Jo Grafford

Jo Grafford writes sweet historical and contemporary romance stories — with humor, sass, and happily ever-afters.

She loves to visit with readers in her Cuppa Jo Readers group on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/groups/CuppaJoReaders/. To receive a personal email about each book she publishes, join her New Release Email List at JoGrafford.com or follow her on BookBub at https://www.bookbub.com/authors/jo-grafford.

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