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Brides of Arkansas #1-3
Brides of Arkansas: Three-in-one Collection
Spring into Arkansas, where three women find love where they least expect it. Meagan Snow, looking for a loan, meets banker Nate Brooks. Will her beauty impel Nate to give her more credit than is due? Bitter and humiliated, Abigail Connors runs off to Hot Springs, only to become the subject of Marcus Wellington’s investigation. Will she ever overcome her past and find a love of her own? After her fiancé’s death, Becca Snow swore off all men, including Luke Monroe. Will she find the courage to love again? Can these couples trust God’s plan for their lives?
- GenresChristian FictionRomance
352 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2010
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January 31, 2021
So this is was the filler book while reading something else. Oh dear...a little too cliche...and yet I finished it just to see how all the loose ends got tidied up!
May 12, 2023
The three stories in the book were all nice light reads, following the lives of 3 women from basically the same families in Arkansas.
One of the nice things about them were there was a mystery in each one also to liven them up a bit.
I was sorry there was not a book between 2 and 3 to fill in a few things that they allude to in 3.
One of the nice things about them were there was a mystery in each one also to liven them up a bit.
I was sorry there was not a book between 2 and 3 to fill in a few things that they allude to in 3.
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August 15, 2014A Love For Keeps
Megan Snow had just lost her father and in order for her mom not to work Megan decided to try and start a dressmaking business. To do that she needed a loan from a bank in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She visited Connors Bank and was introduced to the loan officer, Nate Brooks. He was immediately drawn to her and agreed to give her a loan. Megan had two younger sisters, Rebecca (Becca) and Sarah.
Nate had been married and his wife had died in a house fire. Nate had a daughter, Natalie. Natalie's aunt, Abigail, had a crush on Nate since before Nate and Rose had married and had determined that she would become his wife and mother to Natalie. Abigail was very selfish and determined to have Nate. She also visited the dress shop to have clothes made and was mean and hateful to Megan. She continually made comments regarding her relationship with Nate to keep Megan from thinking that Nate was interested in her. Nate was also led to believe that Megan wasn't interested in him either.
Nate began his relationship with Megan as her loan officer and then decided to take his daughter to Megan's shop to have a new wardrobe created for her. Natalie became friends with Megan and her family.
Nate determined that Megan wasn't interested in him and proposed to Abigail even though he didn't love her. Natalie and Abigail fought before the wedding and Natalie fell down the stairs in Abigail's home. Natalie told Abigail that she didn't want her for a mother and Abigail broke off the engagement. Abigail admitted to Nate all she had done to Megan and Nate married Megan.
A Love All Her Own
Abigail left Eureka Springs and moved to Hot Springs in order to avoid the gossip of her broken engagement. Her father set it up for Megan to look into some of the Bath houses in Hot Springs. Her father had also made arrangements for Marcus Wellington to watch over Megan. It was unusual for some to travel & be alone at that time (1886).
Marcus' parents were friends of Abigail's parents. Abigail began going to church with the Wellington's and spending Sunday with the family. They began to care for each other and Abigail began to change into a less selfish person.
Some of her friends come to visit and Abigail began to see how much she had changed and how shallow her friends were. One of the friends in particular, Robert, seemed persistent in trying to establish a relationship with Abigail. Marcus had him investigated and learned that he had changed his name. He had been previously married a couple of times and the wives had died of mysterious circumstances. His last wife had been shot and he was wanted for murder. Marcus arranged for his being arrested.
Abigail and Marcus were married.
A Love to Cherish
Megan's sister Becca had been engaged to a sheriff. He had been shot in a bank robbery and died in Becca's arms. Becca was offered a teaching job in Hot Springs and she accepted to get away from the memories. Marcus Wellington arranged for one of his employees, Luke Monroe, to watch over Becca. Becca moved into one of the apartments in the building where Luke was the landlord. Luke come upstairs to check on Becca and had to put out a fire. They decided that Luke would teach Becca how to cook after that incident. As the two spent more time together, they fell in love.
During all this, there was a man in town that Becca kept running into. It bothered her that she couldn't place where she had seen him previously.
Megan didn't realize that Luke was an agent for Wellington Agency. She tried to tell herself that she didn't care for Luke because she didn't want to be in love with someone who had a dangerous profession.
He left town on an assignment and she really missed him. She discovered it was too late, she had fallen in love with him.
Luke told her that he loved her and received another assignment. He found out that the man following Becca was the same guy who had robbed the bank and shot and killed Richard, her fiancé. Luke came home caught the man in Becca's apartment with a gun attempting to kill Becca. Becca realized that even a normal person could be caught in a dangerous position and it was good to have an agent around. She accepted Luke's marriage proposal.
She was 4 years older than Natalie and they were like best friends. Becca and Abigail had been trying to get Natalie to move to Hot Springs and open a hat shop there. Natalie decided to stay in Eureka Springs and see how a relationship would work out between herself and the new minister in Eureka Springs.
Megan Snow had just lost her father and in order for her mom not to work Megan decided to try and start a dressmaking business. To do that she needed a loan from a bank in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. She visited Connors Bank and was introduced to the loan officer, Nate Brooks. He was immediately drawn to her and agreed to give her a loan. Megan had two younger sisters, Rebecca (Becca) and Sarah.
Nate had been married and his wife had died in a house fire. Nate had a daughter, Natalie. Natalie's aunt, Abigail, had a crush on Nate since before Nate and Rose had married and had determined that she would become his wife and mother to Natalie. Abigail was very selfish and determined to have Nate. She also visited the dress shop to have clothes made and was mean and hateful to Megan. She continually made comments regarding her relationship with Nate to keep Megan from thinking that Nate was interested in her. Nate was also led to believe that Megan wasn't interested in him either.
Nate began his relationship with Megan as her loan officer and then decided to take his daughter to Megan's shop to have a new wardrobe created for her. Natalie became friends with Megan and her family.
Nate determined that Megan wasn't interested in him and proposed to Abigail even though he didn't love her. Natalie and Abigail fought before the wedding and Natalie fell down the stairs in Abigail's home. Natalie told Abigail that she didn't want her for a mother and Abigail broke off the engagement. Abigail admitted to Nate all she had done to Megan and Nate married Megan.
A Love All Her Own
Abigail left Eureka Springs and moved to Hot Springs in order to avoid the gossip of her broken engagement. Her father set it up for Megan to look into some of the Bath houses in Hot Springs. Her father had also made arrangements for Marcus Wellington to watch over Megan. It was unusual for some to travel & be alone at that time (1886).
Marcus' parents were friends of Abigail's parents. Abigail began going to church with the Wellington's and spending Sunday with the family. They began to care for each other and Abigail began to change into a less selfish person.
Some of her friends come to visit and Abigail began to see how much she had changed and how shallow her friends were. One of the friends in particular, Robert, seemed persistent in trying to establish a relationship with Abigail. Marcus had him investigated and learned that he had changed his name. He had been previously married a couple of times and the wives had died of mysterious circumstances. His last wife had been shot and he was wanted for murder. Marcus arranged for his being arrested.
Abigail and Marcus were married.
A Love to Cherish
Megan's sister Becca had been engaged to a sheriff. He had been shot in a bank robbery and died in Becca's arms. Becca was offered a teaching job in Hot Springs and she accepted to get away from the memories. Marcus Wellington arranged for one of his employees, Luke Monroe, to watch over Becca. Becca moved into one of the apartments in the building where Luke was the landlord. Luke come upstairs to check on Becca and had to put out a fire. They decided that Luke would teach Becca how to cook after that incident. As the two spent more time together, they fell in love.
During all this, there was a man in town that Becca kept running into. It bothered her that she couldn't place where she had seen him previously.
Megan didn't realize that Luke was an agent for Wellington Agency. She tried to tell herself that she didn't care for Luke because she didn't want to be in love with someone who had a dangerous profession.
He left town on an assignment and she really missed him. She discovered it was too late, she had fallen in love with him.
Luke told her that he loved her and received another assignment. He found out that the man following Becca was the same guy who had robbed the bank and shot and killed Richard, her fiancé. Luke came home caught the man in Becca's apartment with a gun attempting to kill Becca. Becca realized that even a normal person could be caught in a dangerous position and it was good to have an agent around. She accepted Luke's marriage proposal.
She was 4 years older than Natalie and they were like best friends. Becca and Abigail had been trying to get Natalie to move to Hot Springs and open a hat shop there. Natalie decided to stay in Eureka Springs and see how a relationship would work out between herself and the new minister in Eureka Springs.
June 25, 2010
This is an excellent 3 story novella set in historic Arkansas. I loved that one of the stories was set in Eureka Springs and the other 2 in Hot Springs. I really enjoyed all three storylines and the characters and their relationships . My favorite story of the 3 was the last one "A Love to Cherish." This is one of the best novella collections I've read-and I've read a bunch! Highly recommend this collection!
October 11, 2011
I was completely and pleasantly surprised by this book. What started as a joke, turned out to be 3 really sweet stories! This is a classic case of "don't judge a book by its cover".
July 12, 2012
Loved all three stories, but "A Love to Cherish" was the best over all.
August 8, 2014
Overall the stories were good. A bit predictable but good. The cover is incredibly cheesy, but the content is good!
June 1, 2015
3 cute stories set in Arkansas, my stomping ground
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