His Unexpected Wife

by Maureen McKade

Book Overview

Leaving the mountains of Colorado seeking fame and fortune, high-spirited Annie Trevelyan isn't going to be stopped, especially by Colin McBride, who's accompanying her West to make sure she goes to finishing school. After attempting to wrap Colin around her finger, Annie realizes she must escape--because he's got marriage on his mind!

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380815672
• ISBN13: 9780380815678
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

A Fun Read

As much as Annie Trevelyan loves her father and stepmother, and as much as her father is against her pursuing her dream of becoming an actor, she is determined to do so. Colin is a friend of the family that has been away for 10 years. Colin is looking for a wife, buying a ranch and setterling down in San Francisco. Annie's father is sending her away to a finishing school in San Francisco to take her mine off becoming an actress and ask Colin to escort Annie and her chaperone Margaret there.Reads this fantastic love story to find out if Annie's dream to become an actress comes true and if Colin finds a wife.

The Follow Up to Mail Order Bride

I am a huge fan of Maureen McKade and found this story to as good as all her others. This is the story of Colin and Annie the children in the MM other story Mail Order Bride.Colin comes back to visit Trev and Kate and their family. What he does not expect is to find himself watching out for the strong willed and minded Annie. Annie has a dream of becoming an actress and she will do anything to make this dream come true even if it's against her fathers wishes. Her father wants her to go to finishing school and that is the LAST place that she wants to go.As a favor to Trev, Colin agrees to watch over Annie. What he does not expect is how much the little girl has grown up and the feelings that he is feeling for her.This is one of my favorite books by this author and it is one I would not suggest that you miss.

Didn't have the punch the parents story had...

I really enjoyed Mail-Order bride maybe it was my over eagerness to see the story continue. I am glad we moved onto the 1894's and some female rights but.. I just couldn't get behind the characters like I did with the parents story in Mail-Order Bride. Why was Annie such a spoiled young imp? Didn't she get any of her step-mother's maturity and demeanor? It was a good story and all but just didn't grasp my attention. Then again it's just me and I still will rush out to buy McKade's books Winter Hearts and Outlaw Bride where very good :-)

An engaging Americana romance

In 1894 Colin McBride returns to Denver after a long absence to see his friends, Trev and Kate, while his leg still heals from the mining accident three months ago. There are a few extra children since he last saw the Trevelyans. Even more shocking is to see how grown up the two youngsters he remembered giving piggyback rides to but especially twenty years old Kate, who is now a beautiful young lady instead of the four year old he remembers. Annie and her father have argued over her future as she wants to be an actress and has turned down several marriage proposals while Trev feels the stage is not a place for a wholesome woman. Her parents have decided to send Annie to a finishing school in San Francisco and appoint Colin as her escort since he is heading to California to start a ranch. On the journey west, Annie plans to seduce Trev into what she wants, but one thing leads to another and soon adult love blossoms between these two unlikely individuals. HIS UNEXPECTED WIFE is an engaging Americana romance due to the gender battle between the dynamic lead couple. The support ensemble provides depth that brings alive the gay nineties in several western locales while showing off author Maureen McKade’s ability to draw convincing, in-depth characters. Though the pace seems slower than a nineteenth century Oregon Trail wagon trip because of an unnecessary element of suspense, the war between Annie and Trev makes for an enjoyable reading experience. (...)