Mail Order Ruse

Kansas Brides, Book 3

De: Barbara Goss

Narrado por: Reagan Boggs

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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Great Third Book!

Grace is a young woman who has not had a break in life until she receives a letter of proposal from Graham Easton to come and be his bride. When she gets to Hunter's Grove, however, things are not all that they seem to be and neither is Graham.

Graham is looking for a woman to help his family and even though he changes the rules at Grace's arrival, he cares for Grace and wants to do the best for her. The question is can he keep her even though his plans quickly start falling apart? Will Grace live out her namesake when she finds out what the secret is or will she leave the family that she has started to care deeply for?

Barb Goss weaves a wonderful story of loss, love and even deceit and how all is redeemed through grace, understanding, and forgiveness. Reagan Boggs does a beautiful performance with this book. I really enjoyed this book! Cannot wait for the next book in the series!

This book was given to me for an honest review.

Sweet Short Story

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted a simple, sweet story. It tells of good people making the best of their tragedies. They are thoughtful and kind to each other.

What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?

The twist of the ruse (you'll have to read it) is slowly revealed. Quite interesting!

Which character – as performed by Reagan Boggs – was your favorite?

Grace is the character who stands out for me. Reagan Boggs was a good match. She was also able to do the male characters very well. It can be hard for a narrator to do both.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The child's view point was sweet and simple. Well done.

Any additional comments?

This book was hard for me to get caught up in, it was very simply told. It was more of an oral story with little scene setting and description. I couldn't get attached to the characters, they didn't have enough dimension for me. But I loved the plot and the way the people behaved. No cringing because you can see what's coming, they actually acted normally. Sometimes they didn't talk about the problems and then they would. As I said, a sweet and simple romance.

This book was provided to me free of cost in exchange for a read and an honest review.

really enjoying

really enjoying this series by Barbara Goss can't wait to start the next book,

He Stalls Why

Graham and Grace Story. With hopes she comes, and he he is older, children and grandchild, and he stalls. She can’t flee, but wonders
why.Cute story & Narration. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion

A Ruse that leads to Healing

Grace is a mail order bride who traveled west to find that Graham, her intended, is twice as old as her and isn't that interested in marriage to her. Graham's family went through much heartache several years prior and he will do almost anything to bring life and healing to his family. I guessed at the plot twist early on and was glad when I was proved correct. Grace does belong in this family in more ways than one.

I loved this book, the characters (alright, Graham wasn't my favorite until I guessed the ruse), the plot and the narrator. A great book all around.

This book was provided to me free of cost in exchange for a read and an honest review.

Good story

This was a good story and I liked the narrator as well. Had a bit of a twist near the end so look out!! Enjoy!!

Delightful clean read, very entertaining

Any additional comments?

This is the first book I have listened or read from this author. The author brings a lot to the table from an interesting read that has many twists and turns that you won’t see coming. It is a total different kind of read that will having you scratching your head at times wondering just what Graham has up his sleeve. He is playing a full hand holding his cards close to his chest. I am not sure I would have done as he did this could have went so bad so fast.

Ms. Boggs’s narration was good. There was one place where there was a little bit of a volume change so slight you can almost not hear it. The narrator brings a lot to the story with her many different character voices. You have no trouble knowing who is talking and what they are feeling. At times she does sound a little flat but for the most part she does a great job. Her tones for the most part are very good, she chuckles, laughs, is sad or happy when it is need. There are no background noises just a very clear, clean audio that the narrator delivers very well. She has a very pleasant voice that really pulls the reader in. I thought her performance was good, she is entertaining and keeps her listeners invested in the audio. Except for the one little volume change if any breaks were taken I could not tell. This is the first time I have listen to this narrator but it won’t be the last.

Grace is a woman all alone with no family. She just wants someone to love and love her. It does not take long for her to love this family and them her. What a kind, caring and so sweet women you fall in love with her almost from the first page. At times she is confused but always turns to God to help find her way. Graham comes across as wishy washy and at time may confuse the reader but read on you will find the meaning behind all that he does. He really is a sweet kind man that wants the best for his family. His granddaughter is just so charming, sweet and delightful it didn’t take long for her to steal my heart. His children are kind and warm up to Grace. He does have one son that lost his wife and has turned his back on God for taking away his one true love. As Grace tries to get to know the man she is to marry she does her best to help his children and granddaughter by bring them out and trying to being their faith back in God.

What a delightful clean listen that at times your jaw will drop, you will laugh and become very sad at all this family has gone through. It is Inspirational with a message you can relate to about forgiveness, lose, learning to live again as well as finding your way back to God after a lose. It is a touching listen that will pull on your heart. If you have ever lost someone one this book could help you deal with that lose. It is a book full of love, strength and so much more. If you are looking for a short delightful book that gives meaning and will keep you entertained I hope you will pick this story up. I look forward to listening to more stories from this author and narrator.

Mail Order Ruse

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This book was well written and as an avid fan of mail order bride books and Barbara Goss, I want to let others know how much I enjoyed my listening experience with Mail Order Ruse by Barb Goss. I highly recommend this author and this narrator to anyone who enjoys Sweet Clean Western books. The Best one of whole series but they are all great and worth the price.

Truly heartwarming

Thank s was a sweet story of love and loss. Also about the love a parent has for a child and their happiness no matter how old they are. Truly a heartwarming book.

I received a free audio copy of this book from the author and I'm voluntarily leaving this review.

So very Sweet

What an enjoyable short story, great storyline and so very sweet and heart warming.
If you're after something short and sweet I recommend this audiobook. Reagan Boggs, you have a lovely voice.