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Mail Order Ruse: Book 3 Kansas Bride Series (Kansas Brides) Kindle Edition

by Barbara Goss (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 88 ratings
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Graham Easton sends for a mail order bride, but when she arrives, he changes the rules they’d agreed upon in their correspondence. Unknown to her is, he has an ulterior motive for bringing her to Hunter’s Grove. He stalls the nuptials by saying they need to get to know each other first, and invites her to live with his family in the meantime.
Grace Webster arrives to meet the man she’s to marry, and discovers he’s much older than she’d thought. He has grown children, and a four-year-old granddaughter. When her groom changes their plans, she becomes confused and angry. She wonders why he brought her there, and for what purpose.
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  3. Language
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  5. Publication date
    November 25, 2016
  6. Reading age
    13 - 18 years
  7. Grade level
    8 - 12
  8. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MRJX4X7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (November 25, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 25, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2253 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 131 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 88 ratings

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Barbara Goss

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Amazon best-selling author, Barbara Goss, is married and lives in Western New York and to date has written 50 Christian/Clean Romance books, mostly westerns. She enjoys crossword puzzles, reading, swimming, and her feline writing helper, Molly, but not necessarily in that order. She writes exciting stories with a bit of God’s word spread within, without dominating the story.

Barbara began writing in 1988 and her first book, Forbidden Legacy, won first prize for fiction at a Christian Writers Convention in Titusville, Florida in 1989. This won her a book contract with Publishers: Fleming Revell and later Baker Books. She wrote four books for them under contract. She then took a few years off to work full time as a secretary to the county hospital and the local school system.

Barbara’s greatest influence in writing is the 100 books written by Grace Livingston Hill. As a Christian writer, Barbara weaves some godliness into the romance and adventure yet her books are always clean. Barbara is well on her way to catching up with Ms. Livingston.

She is now turning her wonderful Ebooks into Audiobooks. Look for them on Amazon and Audible.

My website: http://www.barbaragossbooks.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraGossBooks?ref=aymt_homepage_panel

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Barbee44

Sweet Wild West Reads is a Facebook group and a wonderful place for sweet western romance authors and readers to discuss their favorite stories, thoughts, and authors. Join the group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1832790870336744/

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Kimzangel
5.0 out of 5 stars Barbara tackles the topic of grief well, and puts her own personal explanation into terms readers can understand and relate.
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2016
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In my own opinion, this book was full of surprises, and was so adorable. The message in this book is worth a read just by itself, however, Barbara tends to go where other authors are afraid to go. This book tackles the topic of Grief. That's the only disclaimer I am willing to share. You will see how Barbara explains grief and shows you how a family can overcome anything together!

Graham Easton orders a mail order bride. Grace is a little bummed when she first sees Graham because he is much older than she thought. He asks her to live with him and his family, so they can get to know each other before they get married. She complies, but is angry when he seems to be ignoring her and has only held her hand. She becomes so frustrated that she spends her time playing with his daughter and granddaughter. She loves spending time with Chloe, and being around the family because she was an orphan. So now she gets to be a part of a family, but something fishy is going on, and Grace is determined to get to the bottom of it. Why is Graham acting more like a friend than a husband? A Must Read.
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Liz Austin
5.0 out of 5 stars In love with this Mail Order Bride Series!
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2016
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It's no secret that Barbara Goss is one of my top favorite authors, I have yet to find one of her books that I didn't like. She is a top notch author who is truly a craftsman.. Err craftswoman, when it comes to words and storylines. I'm particularly enjoying her Mail Order Bride series. After reading Goss' Mail Order series, I've realized I've found yet another subgenre of the historical\western genre to enjoy. :)

Mail Order Ruse will keep you guessing and contains a delightful twist. The characters are well developed and real, ones that you'll have no trouble relating to and loving. ** Can we take a minute to drool over the hero in this book? ...... OK, I'm done. ** Grace Webster arrives in Hunter's Grove to meet the man she is suppose to marry. Graham Easton is good looking, though he is also old enough to have grown children and a granddaughter. His age doesn't bother Grace, but the fact that he keeps putting off the nuptials and practically ignores her does! What kind of a ruse is this? ;) Trust me, you'll want to read to find out!
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A. Robin
4.0 out of 5 stars Love triumphs over grief
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2017
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A sweet story about overcoming grief and allowing new love into your heart. Unlike many widows in this genre, the hero almost grieves too much at the beginning. The story ends happily, but with an interesting twist. I appreciate the courtesy given to the Catholic faith that you don't often see in this genre.
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SKaye
5.0 out of 5 stars A Tangled Web
Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2017
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What a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. The story is definitely a tangled web when Graham asks Grace to be his betrothed and she moves west to marry him. But when she gets there things aren't as they seem. Graham wants to take time to get to know her and doesn't appear to be interested in marriage at all. And then there is his son, Chase, who is still grieving over his wife's death. And she's growing to love Grahams' daughter and grandchild who also live there. As the weeks pass, Grace realizes Graham has no interest in marriage and perhaps she should leave. But what about the others? Can she bare to lose them all. Read the story to find out the ending. You'll be glad you did.
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Cindy Nipper
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book Barbara's written!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017
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This was amazing! I completely enjoyed the audio version of this book but the story was simply beautiful! I was very involved in the book and found myself crying and laughing with the characters! This is the best book Barbara's written (at least of the many I've read)!!! The deep growing love was perfect and the deep conversations they had are what I have been craving! Seems lately most characters are full of doubt and make wrong assumptions but in this book they actually talk things out instead of guessing incorrectly and causing more issues!!!! Very very well done Barb!
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Susane Kathie Hamilton
5.0 out of 5 stars A WONDERFUL Clean Romantic story with a bit of a ruse, but filled with great characters!!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2017
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The Mail Order Ruse was a wonderfully romantic read. A story filled with characters that were so enduring that this reader could not wait to see what would happen next!! There was some mystery, and edge of your seat moments in this book and it was filled with good Christian values. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a very believable story of a family's love and caring that transcends tragedy. This book left this reader smiling through happy tears. Thank You Barbara Goss for yet another fantastic book filled with love and good family values. I loved it!!!
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Debbie M
5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely a ruse
Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2017
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Grace is in for a big surprise. A hard life she had led and now surprises are in store. A very good book with a twist for the bride to be as far as who her husband to be really is. Things are not always as they seem and this is one of those stories that keeps you guessing a bit. Very good reading. Thank you Barbara Goss for another great book to read.
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ColinB
4.0 out of 5 stars A sweet read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2017
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Definitely a Christian book, however not to the point where it spoilt the story. An interesting twist to the story towards the end made it more poignant.
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