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The Mountain Man's Mail-Order Surprise: Inspirational Western Mail Order Bride Romance (Iron Creek Brides Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Karla Gracey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,430 ratings
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Life will throw a lot of trouble your way—but love is always the reward.

As an orphan who was raised by the Chippewa Indian tribe, Garrett Harding has grown up caught between two worlds.

Belonging to neither the Chippewa people nor the nearby settlement of Iron Creek, Garrett has lived apart from both communities, welcoming the solitude of a life spent alone.

But now, he has had enough of the loneliness—now, Garrett wants a wife.

Katy Jones is desperate.

After a deadly pandemic left her a widow, Katy now finds herself trapped in a disease-ridden town.

She is desperate to flee before she falls victim to the same sickness that recently took the life of her husband—but her rebellious marriage left her disowned from her family, and now Katy has no one to turn to for protection or help.

Needing a way out of town fast, Katy advertises as a mail-order bride, and it seems that fortune is on her side when Garrett sends her his reply.

Her journey to meet him in his homeland is a troubled one, but once she arrives, Garrett is there with his kindness and support, and Katy is hopeful for their future together.

But Katy is carrying a life-changing secret that she must keep from Garrett until after their wedding.

As their connection deepens, her guilt for deceiving Garrett begins to overwhelm her need for secrecy.

But if he learns the truth, Katy knows that Garrett might reject her and cast her out—and there is too much at stake for her to risk that.

But how long will she be able to keep the truth from her husband-to-be?

The Mountain Man’s Mail-Order Surprise is a charming story about love and forgiveness. Will Katy ever find the courage to tell Garrett the truth in time to save their relationship? And if she does, will Garrett ever forgive her for lying to him?

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09BNSDMK1
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beldene Publishing (August 1, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 1, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2012 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B09BY2899X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 3,430 ratings

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Karla Gracey was born with a very creative imagination and a love for creating stories that will inspire and warm people's hearts. She has always been attracted to historical romance including mail order bride stories with strong willed women. Her characters are easy to relate to and you feel as if you know them personally. Whether you enjoy action, adventure, romance, mystery, suspense or drama- she makes sure there is something for everyone in her historical romance stories!

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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3,430 global ratings
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This one made tears run down my cheeks on occasion.
This one made tears run down my cheeks on occasion. Two people--from different walks of life--end up-thankfully happily ever after.Katy's husband died and she was left pregnant with his child. She answered an advertisement for a bride to get away from the plague ridden city. She made a connection and went to meet him. Garrett is a loner, brought up in two worlds-but never feeling he truly belonged anywhere.Katy never told Garrett she was pregnant--and really could not find the right time to tell him--When she finally did--well--Read this heart warming novel to find out!!
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Elizabeth D
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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I loved the storyline. It was unique in the hero coming to understand he fit in two cultures rather than not belonging to either. The heroine is wonderful and complex. It's a great story with understanding, love and forgiveness. Easy perfect read for spring vacation.
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H. W. Stone
4.0 out of 5 stars It was well written-- but needed an editor's attention and some background research.
Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2023
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Mistakes happen, and editors should be used to catch and rectify the mistakes. As it was when "wok" shows up it is not about cooking, the correct word would have been "work" in that context. "Spell checkers" are spelling checkers, and only a few rectify for the context, and wok is a valid word spelled correctly, so it passed that test-- but an editor should have caught it. There were a sprinkling of things like that, such as a four day journey names as four week journey, and times it seemed as if the ease of reading might have caused errors to slip through.

The research should have identified the kind and type of the bicycle so you could get a feel for the ability of the characters to deal with a rapidly evolving technology-- and the framework for the bicycle description would have fleshed out the story better. The same thing on the wheelchair-- 1890 was when the first "dirt and road" wheelchairs were introduced, and if one had been gotten for the person needing it, well, that would have shown a depth of going the extra mile for the person in the chair. Without that detail that was a time when even a smooth lawn was difficult for a wheelchair, and most small town and rural routes was nearly impossible. We are spoiled by today when roads are better, sidewalks had been invented, and we just do not grasp that it was set in a cutting edge change for bicycles and wheelchairs.

The other painful part was the alleged court issues-- in 1869 John Stuart Mill had published "The Subjection of Women" and by 1888 the courts of Montana held that it mattered not if the person was a settler or the native people, or if the person was a man or a woman, the question should be held as a point of law, not to be treated like some of the Eastern States still treated cases.

Ten years earlier the rural bicycle and pathway wheelchair did not exist, but the court was functionally the way it was portrayed here. I feel that if you miss the background it hurts the story.

It still wound up entertaining, a fairly easy read, and it earns four out of five stars for that, but loses a star for simply messing up the background and details of the time and place. Both the text errors and the background should have been handled by the editor. Writers usually need some feedback on the basics.

Four out of five stars for a good story, even if it drug out the conflict further than I could believe it would have gone in real life, and it chopped off quickly at the end where I expected three times as many pages for the closure. Closure takes time-- or pages.

If you are not big on details it is great, and for most people, well worth the read.

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KTinNC
5.0 out of 5 stars very Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2024
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I enjoyed this book and liked the way the author wrote the story. I’ll look forward to reading more of the books by this author.
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C. Potts
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Clean Romance
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2022
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Garrett, an orphan raised by the Chippewa Indian tribe, has grown up caught between two worlds. Belonging to neither the Chippewa people nor the nearby settlement of Iron Creek, Garret has lived apart from both communities, welcoming the solitude of a life alone. Now he has had enough of the loneliness and wants a wife. After a deadly pandemic left Katy a widow, she finds herself trapped in a disease-ridden town. She is desperate to flee before she falls victim to the same sickness that recently took the life of her husband. Her rebellious marriage left her disowned from her family, and Katy has no one to turn to for protection or help. Needing a way out of town fast, Katy advertises as a mail-order bride. It seems that fortune is on her side when Garrett sends her his reply. Her journey to meet Garrett in his homeland is troubled, but once she arrives he is there with kindness and support. Katy is hopeful for their future together, but she is carrying a life-changing secret. As their connection deepens, her guilt for deceiving Garrett begins to overwhelm her need for secrecy. If he learns the truth, Katy feels Garrett may reject her and cast her out. There is too much at stake for her to risk that. -- This is a story about love and forgiveness. I admired Katy's courage and strength. Everyone loved her kindness and good spirit. Garrett had a difficult time getting over the hurts he endured, but he had lots of support. The Indian tribe members were interesting, helpful, and knowledgeable. The residents of Iron Creek were friendly and helpful. This is a very good clean romance.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Forgiveness is everything
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2024
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The ability to forgive is so important for everyone. Home is truly where your love ones are. Holding on to anger interferes with your enjoyment of life. A great story of forgiving.
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Kelli H.
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Western Romance
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2024
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The Mountain Man’s Mail-Order Surprise by Karla Gracey is a very good novel. The writing style has a good flow, is easy to read and has good character development. Karla delves into and mixes two cultures, which I enjoyed.

Spoiler alert:
I would like to have seen Garrett & Katy have a child of together.
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Book Gobbler
5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet book
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
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This book was a heartwarming, sweet read. It showed that life can be tough, almost insurmountable, but staying the course can make everything worthwhile.
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ldyrowena
3.0 out of 5 stars Soothing
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
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This is a quiet slow paced gentle story. It keeps one interested. 😄The Native American aspect was sweet but not very thoroth.
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BevW
5.0 out of 5 stars A sweet clean mail order bride novel
Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2023
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I was in quite a bit of pain today and needed something to distract me from it. This book was just the ticket. I really felt that I got to know the lead character Katy and Garrett and understand who they really were. There was drama in their story but nothing that seemed overly contrived. I loved how the author mixed two cultures and showed great respect for the Anishanaabe nation and Ojibwe people who had taken Garrett in as a young five year old and accepted him as one of their own. I enjoyed the book so much that I immediately bought the next book in the series.
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Catherine D
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2023
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This is not my normal, typical Read I tend to go for regency style novels so this was my first “Toe Dip” and something just caught me in the sample that me want to try it and I was not disappointed!!.. I was hooked right from the start,I immediately followed the author knowing that I would in for the long haul wanting to read more of these novels. I loved the storyline it was sad to start with but she was so brave and You knew Garrett would be the right man for her. I loved the fact it was a true romance story that I wholeheartedly recommend.
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Wilma
5.0 out of 5 stars Charming and unique
Reviewed in Australia on August 15, 2021
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I found this to be a charming story somewhat simple in style but a completely unique and gentle way to while away ahour or two
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LakeLady
5.0 out of 5 stars recommend
Reviewed in Canada on March 17, 2023
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Ive read several Mail Order Bride stories. This is one of the better ones. Things don’t go smoothly at one point but you will like the ending.
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Mrs. S. Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars The Mountain Man's Mail Order Surprise
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2023
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This was a really good story and a more involved then the usual mail order bride stories. The story is well written and it really is a good storyline, so much so that I have ordered 2 more books written by this author. I would highly recommend this story.
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