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Walker's Wedding
Bestselling author Lori Copeland ( Outlaw's Bride and A Kiss for Cade ) weaves together elements of another classic Western romance with themes of redemption, forgiveness, and second chances. Abandoned by his fiancée hours before their wedding, Walker McKay is determined to never let a woman near his heart again, but he needs an heir to inherit his ranch after he is gone. Courting someone new is out of the question, so he'll have to find a wife another way. Wealthy heiress Sara Livingston wants to be married, but her suitors are deemed unsuitable by her unreasonable father. When the opportunity to fill the bill for a mail-order bride comes her way, she grabs onto it with both hands. Will Sara's deception and Walker's wounded heart keep them from finding what they are looking for? Or are they truly meant for one another? Formerly titled Marrying Walker McKay, rewritten for the inspirational market.
288 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2010
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About the author
Lori Copeland
195 books531 followersLori Copeland was born on 12 June 1941. She had a relatively late start in writing, breaking into publishing in 1982 when she was already forty years old. Over the next dozen years, her romance novels achieved much success, as was evidenced by her winning the Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award, The Holt Medallion, and Walden Books' Best Seller award. She has been inducted into the Missouri Writers Hall of Fame.
Despite her success in more mainstream romantic fiction, in 1995, she decided to switch focus. Her subsequent books have been in the relatively new subgenre of Christian romance. She has also collaborated with authors Angela Elwell Hunt or Virginia Smith on a series of Christian romance novels.
Lori and her husband of over forty years, Lance, live in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by the beautiful Ozarks. They have three grown sons, three daughter-in-laws, and six wonderful grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters. She and her husband are very involved in their church, and active in supporting mission work in Mali, West Africa.
Despite her success in more mainstream romantic fiction, in 1995, she decided to switch focus. Her subsequent books have been in the relatively new subgenre of Christian romance. She has also collaborated with authors Angela Elwell Hunt or Virginia Smith on a series of Christian romance novels.
Lori and her husband of over forty years, Lance, live in Springfield, Missouri, surrounded by the beautiful Ozarks. They have three grown sons, three daughter-in-laws, and six wonderful grandchildren, and two great-granddaughters. She and her husband are very involved in their church, and active in supporting mission work in Mali, West Africa.
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July 15, 2010
I really enjoyed this book. While reading I tried to imagine the parts that were originally written for the secular market, and I'm guessing the wedding night was elaborated on much more in that version of this story. At any rate, the entire novel captivated me, but without being too edgy. You got the idea about their marital bliss at first based on implied statements. Nothing was overt, but it was fabulously communicated so you still caught the emotional image of their experience. I really liked the hero and the heroine in this novel. Yeah, the hero had his anger directed at her for not telling him the truth at first, which is a fairly typical plot line, but it worked in this case. I was starting to get as upset with Walker as Sarah had been. I felt more of a sense of betrayal towards her (coming from him) than the other way around. I really hurt for her. I also keenly sensed her moral dilemma. She really was in a lose-lose situation.
The secondary characters really made this story shine, too. And that friend of his, Caleb, was a real wienie. I just didn't like the man, but I do have to say his reaction when he was busted was a bit surprising. I truly didn't see that coming. He seemed more evil than that, but then again, his reason for being a dirty crook supported the fact that he didn't want to hurt his best friend, he just needed the money.
I read this book almost straight through and found the setting and plot very easy to get caught up in. The writing was stellar and the emotional investment was a joy to experience. And those romantic scenes with tasteful, but at the same time smoking hot because of the marital tension and sexual attraction between them. I loved Sarah's overeager desire to please and her ability to make Walker feel like a real man. It shows just how far mutual love and respect will take you in marriage. I would not hesitate to recommend this novel who enjoy category romance and historicals where the guy gets the gal, loves the gal, loses the gal, and end in a happily ever after. That formula was perfected in this novel and the results were delicious.
The secondary characters really made this story shine, too. And that friend of his, Caleb, was a real wienie. I just didn't like the man, but I do have to say his reaction when he was busted was a bit surprising. I truly didn't see that coming. He seemed more evil than that, but then again, his reason for being a dirty crook supported the fact that he didn't want to hurt his best friend, he just needed the money.
I read this book almost straight through and found the setting and plot very easy to get caught up in. The writing was stellar and the emotional investment was a joy to experience. And those romantic scenes with tasteful, but at the same time smoking hot because of the marital tension and sexual attraction between them. I loved Sarah's overeager desire to please and her ability to make Walker feel like a real man. It shows just how far mutual love and respect will take you in marriage. I would not hesitate to recommend this novel who enjoy category romance and historicals where the guy gets the gal, loves the gal, loses the gal, and end in a happily ever after. That formula was perfected in this novel and the results were delicious.
October 27, 2019
Sarah is twenty-five years old and she has been "on the shelf" for so long, she's collecting dust. She is desperate to get married but her wealthy, controlling father doesn't think that any one of her suitors is good enough for his little girl. Sarah runs away from home. At the train station, she overhears a couple berating a young woman named Lucy for her reluctance to be a mail-order bride and seizes her opportunity. Sarah persuades Lucy to allow her to take her place.
Walker doesn't want to get married. His fiancé abandoned him at the altar and although he would like to have an heir to his ranch, he isn't in any hurry to find another woman. When he almost dies in the bull ring, Walker realizes that his time has run out. He sets up a contract with an agency for a mail-order bride. He has no interest in love and no expectations of his new wife except for a son to inherit his legacy.
Walker's Wedding was a book from a particularly objectionable trend in historical romance: a heroine who is innocent, headstrong, and witless and a hero who is taciturn, wounded, and domineering. Sarah's incredibly risky decisions were based on an irresistible desire to get married and have babies. She didn't even care what her husband looked like and didn't bother to find out what kind of man he was before she agreed to be his mail-order bride. I repeat: she knew nothing about him. That's not romantic: it's idiotic. Sarah's choices reflect a lot of immaturity, particularly her decision to hide the truth about her identity from Walker.
Walker isn't really a hero. He bought a mail-order bride. (He didn't just compensate the agency for finding a suitable candidate; he promised her family some money in exchange for her) He wanted to use her so that he could get a son. It sounds really bad because it is. To be fair, he did intend for her to live a comfortable life in his home. She didn't have to do any work unless she wanted to. Bottom line: athough Walker had his reasons for not trusting Sarah right away, he should have intended to fulfill his marriage vows to love and to cherish her, at least as much as he was able to.
Further disappointments were in store.
Walker doesn't want to get married. His fiancé abandoned him at the altar and although he would like to have an heir to his ranch, he isn't in any hurry to find another woman. When he almost dies in the bull ring, Walker realizes that his time has run out. He sets up a contract with an agency for a mail-order bride. He has no interest in love and no expectations of his new wife except for a son to inherit his legacy.
Walker's Wedding was a book from a particularly objectionable trend in historical romance: a heroine who is innocent, headstrong, and witless and a hero who is taciturn, wounded, and domineering. Sarah's incredibly risky decisions were based on an irresistible desire to get married and have babies. She didn't even care what her husband looked like and didn't bother to find out what kind of man he was before she agreed to be his mail-order bride. I repeat: she knew nothing about him. That's not romantic: it's idiotic. Sarah's choices reflect a lot of immaturity, particularly her decision to hide the truth about her identity from Walker.
Walker isn't really a hero. He bought a mail-order bride. (He didn't just compensate the agency for finding a suitable candidate; he promised her family some money in exchange for her) He wanted to use her so that he could get a son. It sounds really bad because it is. To be fair, he did intend for her to live a comfortable life in his home. She didn't have to do any work unless she wanted to. Bottom line: athough Walker had his reasons for not trusting Sarah right away, he should have intended to fulfill his marriage vows to love and to cherish her, at least as much as he was able to.
Further disappointments were in store.
June 26, 2018
An over protected daughter decides to run away from her dominating father. She boards a train headed for New York but plans change along the way and the train arrives in New York City minus the over protected daughter. Almost like she disappeared in thin air. Even the detectives her millionaire father hired come up empty handed.
Definitely the best book in the three book series. I thoroughly enjoyed this book . I'm not a spoiler and you will need to get this book and let yourself get wrapped up in it like I did. Although this book is part of a series it can be read as a stand alone. It's historical romance fiction at its best and I strongly recommend it.
Definitely the best book in the three book series. I thoroughly enjoyed this book . I'm not a spoiler and you will need to get this book and let yourself get wrapped up in it like I did. Although this book is part of a series it can be read as a stand alone. It's historical romance fiction at its best and I strongly recommend it.
July 20, 2021
1.5 stars.
I'm sorry, but I just could not understand Walker's reactions. What did Sarah even see in him??
Also, the book often mentions Sarah's red hair, but the girl on the cover is brown-haired... I know it's such a petty thing, but it just really bugged me!
I'm sorry, but I just could not understand Walker's reactions. What did Sarah even see in him??
Also, the book often mentions Sarah's red hair, but the girl on the cover is brown-haired... I know it's such a petty thing, but it just really bugged me!
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December 29, 2023A story to remind us we all need to be able to forgive and be forgiven.
The characters in the story all had made mistakes in their lives. An interesting story intertwined through their mistakes and revealed the glory of forgiveness.
The characters in the story all had made mistakes in their lives. An interesting story intertwined through their mistakes and revealed the glory of forgiveness.
July 20, 2021
I have to say, this was the most frustrating book I've read in a long time!
The whole time I said to myself, "Surely it'll get better", but I must say it only got worse.
Now I was in the mood for a light-hearted romance, and this marriage of convenience novel seemed just the thing. Sure it started off a bit ridiculously and the heroine was a bit silly, but it was fine. It was just a light-hearted romance, right? But the further the story went on, the most puzzled I became until I was just outright frustrated. Here is why I did not enjoy the novel:
First of all, she falls in love with him because... wait... there isn't really a reason other than the fact that he's good-looking. But, that happens in romance novels all the time, shallow as it is, so I read on.
She then falls in love with him to the point that she's willing for him to walk all over her. Now I understand that love is blind, but I draw the line when he basically buys her to produce him an heir.
Then the conflict started. Obviously Sarah was in the wrong, but to be honest, Walker overreacted WAY too much. He was unreasonably stubborn in his bitterness towards her. I don't understand why Sarah was able to overlook any of his faults but he always cruelly lashed out at her.
I also got so much whiplash from his mood changes. He goes from fighting with her to suddenly being charmed by her, then suddenly goes from hating her and not even being able to stand being in the same room to randomly kissing her fingertips because her unbound hair looked good?
Also, I felt that the author did too much telling and not enough showing. An example of this is that we saw absolutely no interactions between them and then Sarah suddenly admits that both have grown in the past weeks and made progress in their relationship. I wasn't able to see any of this 'progress' and was just left struggling to keep up with their relationship.
Walker's character arc was just not well done as his change of heart wasn't shown, just told. He also acted far too unreasonably at times for me to have any sympathy towards him
Honestly, my favourite part of this novel was Potsy.
Overall, the story was quite far-fetched, the characters were inconsistent in their actions and the plot was simply too bizarrely dramatic.
I very rarely give a novel anything below three stars... but maybe I just wasn't in the right mood for this novel, and so I may come back later to re-read it. As another reviewer also mentioned, this is my first book by Lori Copeland, and I hope it's not representative.
The whole time I said to myself, "Surely it'll get better", but I must say it only got worse.
Now I was in the mood for a light-hearted romance, and this marriage of convenience novel seemed just the thing. Sure it started off a bit ridiculously and the heroine was a bit silly, but it was fine. It was just a light-hearted romance, right? But the further the story went on, the most puzzled I became until I was just outright frustrated. Here is why I did not enjoy the novel:
First of all, she falls in love with him because... wait... there isn't really a reason other than the fact that he's good-looking. But, that happens in romance novels all the time, shallow as it is, so I read on.
She then falls in love with him to the point that she's willing for him to walk all over her. Now I understand that love is blind, but I draw the line when he basically buys her to produce him an heir.
Then the conflict started. Obviously Sarah was in the wrong, but to be honest, Walker overreacted WAY too much. He was unreasonably stubborn in his bitterness towards her. I don't understand why Sarah was able to overlook any of his faults but he always cruelly lashed out at her.
I also got so much whiplash from his mood changes. He goes from fighting with her to suddenly being charmed by her, then suddenly goes from hating her and not even being able to stand being in the same room to randomly kissing her fingertips because her unbound hair looked good?
Also, I felt that the author did too much telling and not enough showing. An example of this is that we saw absolutely no interactions between them and then Sarah suddenly admits that both have grown in the past weeks and made progress in their relationship. I wasn't able to see any of this 'progress' and was just left struggling to keep up with their relationship.
Walker's character arc was just not well done as his change of heart wasn't shown, just told. He also acted far too unreasonably at times for me to have any sympathy towards him
Honestly, my favourite part of this novel was Potsy.
Overall, the story was quite far-fetched, the characters were inconsistent in their actions and the plot was simply too bizarrely dramatic.
I very rarely give a novel anything below three stars... but maybe I just wasn't in the right mood for this novel, and so I may come back later to re-read it. As another reviewer also mentioned, this is my first book by Lori Copeland, and I hope it's not representative.
June 21, 2011
Walker's Wedding is a refreshing and adorable romance with plenty of humor. The story begins with Sarah who, at the age of 25, is considered an old maid. Every man that comes courting... her wealthy father doesn't approve of or they are fortune hunters. At this rate she'll never find a husband. Sarah wants to marry and have children. She is also desperate to get away from her controlling father and have a life of her own. She wants to love and be loved and would do anything... even be a mail-order bride. Without her father's knowledge, she heads for Wyoming on the train to meet her husband-to-be.
Walker McKay isn't sure what to expect when he meets the beautiful red headed Sarah Livingston. He had been abandoned at the altar once before and was humiliated. Not wanting to be jilted a second time and disgraced, Walker McKay plans a barbeque, just in case his new fiancée might skip out. This way, if she doesn't show up, then no one knows he's been jilted again. Sarah is surprised when she walks down the steps in her wedding gown and finds the room full of guests having a barbeque. When she turns to Walker with a puzzled look, he just smiles. He did not forget to invite the preacher who doesn't even know he is about to perform a wedding. "Got your bible with you?" Walker asks the preacher. Who ever heard of a Barbeque Wedding?
Most romances are about a couple who meets, he courts her, and they fall in love... but this story takes a different direction all together. It's about a couple who marries, he courts her, and then they fall in love. The humor is delightful throughout the book, with one twist after another. When Walker finds out that she isn't who she says she is, he flies off the handle and isn't sure what to do. Author Lori Copeland has written an adorable novel about romance after the wedding. I highly recommend this book. It's fun!
Review written by Linda Weaver Clarke, author of Melinda and the Wild West, a Semi-finalist for the "Reviewers Choice Award."
Walker McKay isn't sure what to expect when he meets the beautiful red headed Sarah Livingston. He had been abandoned at the altar once before and was humiliated. Not wanting to be jilted a second time and disgraced, Walker McKay plans a barbeque, just in case his new fiancée might skip out. This way, if she doesn't show up, then no one knows he's been jilted again. Sarah is surprised when she walks down the steps in her wedding gown and finds the room full of guests having a barbeque. When she turns to Walker with a puzzled look, he just smiles. He did not forget to invite the preacher who doesn't even know he is about to perform a wedding. "Got your bible with you?" Walker asks the preacher. Who ever heard of a Barbeque Wedding?
Most romances are about a couple who meets, he courts her, and they fall in love... but this story takes a different direction all together. It's about a couple who marries, he courts her, and then they fall in love. The humor is delightful throughout the book, with one twist after another. When Walker finds out that she isn't who she says she is, he flies off the handle and isn't sure what to do. Author Lori Copeland has written an adorable novel about romance after the wedding. I highly recommend this book. It's fun!
Review written by Linda Weaver Clarke, author of Melinda and the Wild West, a Semi-finalist for the "Reviewers Choice Award."
September 30, 2010
I really liked the book, a fresh breath of air, after reading a lot of books that are heavier in their story's. I really like Lori Copeland as an author! You get pulled in from the first page of the book and the story carries you on!
Here is the information from the back of the book:
Bestselling author Lori Copeland (Outlaw’s Bride and A Kiss for Cade) weaves together elements of another classic Western romance with themes of redemption, forgiveness, and second chances.
Abandoned by his fiancée hours before their wedding, Walker McKay is determined to never let a woman near his heart again, but he needs an heir to inherit his ranch after he is gone. Courting someone new is out of the question, so he’ll have to find a wife another way.
Wealthy heiress Sara Livingston wants to be married, but her suitors are deemed unsuitable by her unreasonable father. When the opportunity to fill the bill for a mail-order bride comes her way, she grabs onto it with both hands.
Will Sara’s deception and Walker’s wounded heart keep them from finding what they are looking for? Or are they truly meant for one another?
Formerly titled Marrying Walker McKay, rewritten for the inspirational market
Here is the information from the back of the book:
Bestselling author Lori Copeland (Outlaw’s Bride and A Kiss for Cade) weaves together elements of another classic Western romance with themes of redemption, forgiveness, and second chances.
Abandoned by his fiancée hours before their wedding, Walker McKay is determined to never let a woman near his heart again, but he needs an heir to inherit his ranch after he is gone. Courting someone new is out of the question, so he’ll have to find a wife another way.
Wealthy heiress Sara Livingston wants to be married, but her suitors are deemed unsuitable by her unreasonable father. When the opportunity to fill the bill for a mail-order bride comes her way, she grabs onto it with both hands.
Will Sara’s deception and Walker’s wounded heart keep them from finding what they are looking for? Or are they truly meant for one another?
Formerly titled Marrying Walker McKay, rewritten for the inspirational market
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March 28, 2011This is the 3rd book in the Western Sky series but once again I would like to note that these books are not linked at all other than that they take place in the west. The cover for this book is really distracting since the characters on the cover do not reflect character traits described in the book i.e. long red curly hair. I enjoyed having a nice good clean romance to read with reference to religion in making your life better. I also got a real kick out of the bbq/wedding :-)
Amazon Product Description:
Abandoned by his fiancée hours before their wedding, Walker McKay is determined to never let a woman near his heart again, but he needs an heir to inherit his ranch after he is gone. Courting someone new is out of the question, so he’ll have to find a wife another way.
Wealthy heiress Sara Livingston wants to be married, but her suitors are deemed unsuitable by her unreasonable father. When the opportunity to fill the bill for a mail-order bride comes her way, she grabs onto it with both hands.
Will Sara’s deception and Walker’s wounded heart keep them from finding what they are looking for? Or are they truly meant for one another?
Amazon Product Description:
Abandoned by his fiancée hours before their wedding, Walker McKay is determined to never let a woman near his heart again, but he needs an heir to inherit his ranch after he is gone. Courting someone new is out of the question, so he’ll have to find a wife another way.
Wealthy heiress Sara Livingston wants to be married, but her suitors are deemed unsuitable by her unreasonable father. When the opportunity to fill the bill for a mail-order bride comes her way, she grabs onto it with both hands.
Will Sara’s deception and Walker’s wounded heart keep them from finding what they are looking for? Or are they truly meant for one another?
April 11, 2012
I found this at the Logan Library. The picture on the front evokes a modern-day story. It's not (1870). It was entertaining but not at all believable. How could the juvenile behavior of Sarah Livingston possibly change so quickly? She wants to be married SO badly but she doesn't act mature in the least: kicking and screaming, pouting and whining, running away... Yes, she makes some bad decisions, but they're more forgivable and easier to resolve than the book would have us believe. There were some interesting character traits and abilities of some of the cast that left me thinking, "Oh, really? And how is that possible?" or "Where did that come from?"
I was interested in reading this because it was a Christian Historical Romance. To me that means, 1. no swearing or taking the Lord's name in vain, 2. no gratuitous love scenes, and 3. an entertaining romance in a time and place far distant from me. It was entertaining enough to give it three stars, and fun while it lasted, but I wouldn't buy it or read it again. Sorry, I revised this to two stars. I couldn't give it the same stars as Red Scarf Girl.
I was interested in reading this because it was a Christian Historical Romance. To me that means, 1. no swearing or taking the Lord's name in vain, 2. no gratuitous love scenes, and 3. an entertaining romance in a time and place far distant from me. It was entertaining enough to give it three stars, and fun while it lasted, but I wouldn't buy it or read it again. Sorry, I revised this to two stars. I couldn't give it the same stars as Red Scarf Girl.
May 31, 2014
I love Lori Copeland's other books but this one was just o.k. for me. Sarah was a bit ridiculous at the beginning of the book and unfortunately she didn't show any signs of maturing all the way to the end. The reason she ran away and decided to be a mail order bride really didn't make sense to me either. She didn't want to marry any of the men her father wanted her to for various reasons but was willing to marry a man she knew nothing about who could have been far worse than any of her previous choices because she supposedly wanted to be married so badly. Also, I know this is supposed to be a romantic comedy with funny little things happening along the way like the drunk chickens etc. but when it crosses the line into Three Stooges comedy like the food fight that Sarah gets into toward the end, I'm done. I need to have respect for the main characters and Sarah just didn't earn any from me as she continued to lie all the way to the end of the book even after apologizing to Walker about not being truthful about who she really was.
September 25, 2020
Good but inconsistent
(The female main character is supposed to be a redhead, so why is the woman on the cover - regardless of how pretty she is - a brunette?)
So this is my first book by Lori Copeland, and I hope it's not representative. The story is engaging & I even found the characters moderately sympathetic. However, the psychology of the characters' behavior & decisions was sometimes off. I don't want to give any spoilers, but several times I stopped & wondered why on earth a character said or did something that seemed inconsistent. The ending was so patly wrapped up that it was anticlimactic.
It's one of those stories that is a decent read overall, even amusing at times, but because of its flaws, it's only weakly so. I'll go ahead and try one of her more popular novels to see if this is a one off
*Romance level: passionate kisses, nothing graphic
*Religion: a few general references to God & reading the Bible, but not a religious book per se
(The female main character is supposed to be a redhead, so why is the woman on the cover - regardless of how pretty she is - a brunette?)
So this is my first book by Lori Copeland, and I hope it's not representative. The story is engaging & I even found the characters moderately sympathetic. However, the psychology of the characters' behavior & decisions was sometimes off. I don't want to give any spoilers, but several times I stopped & wondered why on earth a character said or did something that seemed inconsistent. The ending was so patly wrapped up that it was anticlimactic.
It's one of those stories that is a decent read overall, even amusing at times, but because of its flaws, it's only weakly so. I'll go ahead and try one of her more popular novels to see if this is a one off
*Romance level: passionate kisses, nothing graphic
*Religion: a few general references to God & reading the Bible, but not a religious book per se
January 18, 2014
This one was borderline painful to read, esp. the conclusion which was so very predictable. And the big issue, Sarah lying about who she was? Yes, it was wrong and Walker had every right to be mad, but what harm was done otherwise? What was so horrendous that he would think that allowing her to give up her child and leaving forever just so he would not have to deal with her was all right? AND in what universe did Sarah think that it was okay for her to give up her child like some commodity to pacify Walker? Arghhhh. These two just made me want to yell. Seriously, don't bother with this one.
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January 13, 2017
Overall I enjoyed this book. I was a tiny frustrated by the fact that I didn't feel like "the switch" of the brides was really a huge deal. She wasn't trying to pretend to be Lucy or anything and all he wanted was a bride. I didn't really see why it mattered other than the whole contract part of it, which if she would have told him and showed him when she received the letter from Lucy's parents should have put an end to that drama. But I can overlook it with the fact that I suppose there had to be some drama to the story to make it a story.
July 24, 2018
I didn't realize this was the third book in a series when I picked it up at the library, and so, it must be a series where the order of the books doesn't truly matter because I had no inkling that I wasn't reading a stand-alone novel until I looked it up on Goodreads. Anyway, the book was well written, and the characters were interesting and fully portrayed. It was a fun Christian historical romance novel to read even if I did want to knock those spouses' heads together several times before the end of it.
July 4, 2021
Disappointing
After reading lots of Christian non fiction especially about sacrificing our wants and desires to Christ I just couldn't get behind this book. Truly in the past this would be a book I would have love because I relate to the belief that a marriage would fix all my problems. However I feel that Christ is who fills us not a marriage now. The disobeying of parents, lies and the mains characters goal in life to be married. This book is just something I don't feel should be considered christian. Clean, but not christian. No spiritual growth and lack of maturity.
After reading lots of Christian non fiction especially about sacrificing our wants and desires to Christ I just couldn't get behind this book. Truly in the past this would be a book I would have love because I relate to the belief that a marriage would fix all my problems. However I feel that Christ is who fills us not a marriage now. The disobeying of parents, lies and the mains characters goal in life to be married. This book is just something I don't feel should be considered christian. Clean, but not christian. No spiritual growth and lack of maturity.
August 15, 2022
Sarah Livingston is an only child. She is raised well to do. Her dream is to be married and have a family. She is 25 years old and nobody is good enough for her father. She runs away and swaps places with a girl on a train named Lucy. Lucy was to be a mail order bride. Lucy does not want to be a mail order bride. When Sarah agrees to take Lucy's spot she ends up marrying Walker. Will the lie change Walker and Sarah's marriage?
Although, some of it was a little too overboard with Sarah and Walker. Sarah was too naive and Walker was too cold. This is a cute book.
Although, some of it was a little too overboard with Sarah and Walker. Sarah was too naive and Walker was too cold. This is a cute book.
May 17, 2024
How many books I have read about mail order brides??? Well this was certainly a twist! At first, I thought oh great another book about a spoiled heiress that gets in trouble but still gets her way. But soon I was enraptured with the twists n turns of this book. A young girl that is being forced to be a mail order bride was one of those clever twists. A nice easy swap… the worries of who the groom will be. Etc. honestly, the back n forth testiness of them both - this would make a great movie!!!! I’d watch it!
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March 29, 2023
A fast and enjoyable read about Walker McKay whose fiancée leaves him
Before the wedding. Now he is against women until Sarah Livingston
Comes into his life as an imposter for Lucy who was to be his mail bride.
Both girls meet on the train and swap places and so the tale begins. There
Are twists, turns, greed, stealing to be dealt with as Walker finally comes to
His senses before it is too late.
Before the wedding. Now he is against women until Sarah Livingston
Comes into his life as an imposter for Lucy who was to be his mail bride.
Both girls meet on the train and swap places and so the tale begins. There
Are twists, turns, greed, stealing to be dealt with as Walker finally comes to
His senses before it is too late.
November 3, 2022
Loved this book
This is my first book by this author and it will definitely not be my last. I loved this different story line. Loved all the characters. Sarah was a card and at times I wanted to just shake her, but even so I loved her. Walker was stubborn but easy to forgive. Loved the ending.
This is my first book by this author and it will definitely not be my last. I loved this different story line. Loved all the characters. Sarah was a card and at times I wanted to just shake her, but even so I loved her. Walker was stubborn but easy to forgive. Loved the ending.
September 7, 2019
Wonderful third book of this wonderful series!
I fell in love with this series and it's characters! I totally could read it again! Lori Copeland does a great job drawing you into the story, making you feel like you are a part of it all!
I fell in love with this series and it's characters! I totally could read it again! Lori Copeland does a great job drawing you into the story, making you feel like you are a part of it all!
October 6, 2023
This is not great literature, but sometimes you just need to read a book with ridiculous events, where you don’t need to read the last chapter to know how the story ends and you know it will be a fairytale ending. I call it the Hallmark of books. It was a fun read.
June 17, 2018
This was definitely my favorite of this series. The characters had depth and grew and it was a good story.
January 22, 2021
4.5 stars
March 23, 2021
Such a Sweet Story of Love and Forgiveness. I read this book in one night. I will definitely be looking for more books by this Author, Lori Copeland.
May 23, 2021
Good but predictable.
October 11, 2022
Main characters weren’t so great, but secondary ones were fascinating and well written. Quick, easy read.
July 17, 2024
A good clean book with a good balance of drama and steadiness
September 12, 2024
Great read. I really enjoyed this series
April 8, 2025
Great story!
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