Mail-Order Bride

by Maureen Webster and Maureen McKade

Book Overview

Kate Murphy arrives in the Rocky Mountain mining town as a mail-order bride--just in time to discover she's a widow before she's a wife. Looking to earn the stagecoach fare out of this dangerous town, Kate never expects the true peril to come in the tantalizing form of Trev Trevelyan. A match Kate Murphy arrives in the Rocky Mountain mining town as a mail-order bride-- just in time to discover she's a widow before she's a wife. Looking to earn the...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380802856
• ISBN13: 9780380802852
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

A WONDERFUL MATCH IN THE MINING FIELD

When Kathleen Elizabeth Murphy arrives in Orion, Colorado, she finds that there has been a cave-in at The King Mine. She pitches right in helping the injured and maimed. Here she meets Trev without realizing who he is. Then she is told that her intended was one of the dead men.Trev is suspicious of the cave in but cannot prove any foul play. He is also a single father trying to provide for his children, baby Brynn and 4 year old Annabel Lee. He also has to deal with the unkind people who think the child is touched in the head. I enjoyed his friendship and jealousy of "Laddie", a young seventeen year old miner who was interested in Kate.I will not forget the scene when Kate runs away from the crying Brynn only to be accosted by a drunken miner. But she does go back and try again. Apparently she has had no experience with children. But they do muddle through.The slowly evolving attraction between Trev and Kate is backdropped by the troubles in the silver mines and the troublemaker who are trying to get rid of Trev.Kate eventually runs up against the men plotting Trev's downfall and risks her life to save little Annie and Brynn.What a wonderful connection developed between her and Trev's children.I was most happy to find out about their extended family in the second book HIS UNEXPECTED WIFE.Definitely recommended --M - one you will enjoy.

Five stars just aren't enough!!!

This book deserves more than five stars!!! It is a sweet and enchanting love story that will keep you glued to the pages until you've read the last word.Kate Murphy goes to Orion to become a mail-order bride. The day she arrives there is a cave-in at the mine and her intended is killed. She is left all alone in a strange town with little money. She is then taken in by Mrs. Hartwick, an old widow. Kate wants to get a job to earn enough money to move away from the mining town. She gets a job working for Trev Trevelyan, the mine superintendent, babysitting his two children. His daughter won't speak due to prior events but takes to Kate immediately.This story is just so romantic. The love between Trev and Kate grows slowly and that makes it believeable. There isn't the normal man and woman hate each other element that so many romance books have. Kate and Trev are both attracted to each other but due to past experiences and current circumstances they don't want to lay their hearts on the line.I just can't say enough about this book. It is an excellent read for a day outside in the sun or a rainy day inside. No matter the weather outside this book will warm your heart and soul.

Couldn't Put It Down

What a great book!!! I read thru this book in 2 days.You will fall inlove with Trev Trevelyan as soon as you set eyes on him!!!The romance with Kate and Trev takes place slowly, so it is realistic. Her love for the Trevelyans and the hysterical mishaps with the children are endearing.I highly recommend you read this book. Or any book by Maureen McKade for that matter.

Romance, History, and A Spunky Lady

I am proud to say that I know this talented author. Maureen has done it again with this story.Kate arrives in the Rockies as a mail order bride. What she does not know is that her groom has been killed in a mine cave in and now has no way of supporting herself.Trev is the mine superintendent and he needs someone to take care of his two children. Kate needs a job so a deal is made. What they don't count on is the feelings that they both start to feel for each other.This is a great story that will make you laugh and cry and is able to do it without being silly. MM books are a great way to visit the wild wild west!

A Keeper

I just finished reading this book and really enjoyed it. I loved the story of Trev and Kate but what really made this story was the relationship between Trev, Kate and Trev' children Annie & Brynn. Poor little four year old Annie does not talk due to some emotional turmoil she went through with her mother. Kate can relate since she had some of her own with her father. The setting in a mining town with all the pitfalls of being a miner. The accidents and the love that happens make for a truly wonderful story.