The Frasers Clay

by Ana Leigh

Book Overview

When she discovers that single woman are not allowed on the wagon train bound for California, Yankee beauty Rebecca Elliot enlists the unwitting assistance of former Confederate soldier Clay Fraser, using subterfuge to dupe Clay into a marriage of convenience. Original.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743469941
• ISBN13: 9780743469944
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Pocket Star Books
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

The Frasers-Clay

I loved this set of books,you get hooked and can't put them down great book.

Clay and Rebecca-SPOILERS

Favorite scene with Rebecca- Captured by the Indian. Favorite scene with Clay- Going after Rebecca when she's captured by the Indian. Together- Arguing the morning after the wedding about Rebecca tricking him into marriage. What did you like about Rebecca- She started out as a schemer who sank her claws into Clay for her own purposes. Loved that. She was a woman who knew how to get what she wanted, esp. to get on the wagon train. She ended up so sweet and had a big heart. Loved how she befriended everyone and named her animals. What didn't you like about Rebecca- She kept wanting to end their marriage. Despite the threat of Indian attacks, she kept going off alone. She had a short hatred for the South. She wouldn't take off her dead husband's ring, even when she realized Charley hadn't been that great. What did you like about Clay- That he wanted to give his marriage a chance, despite being tricked. That he always protected her, even if unsure about where he stood with her. Loved his home in Virginia, his family. Sure was stubborn, but loved that. What didn't you like about Clay- There wasn't really anything I didn't like about Clay. If I had to cast Rebecca, I'd cast Reese Witherspoon.

EXCELLENT

Ana has done it again! The Mackinzies were great , but the Fraser's are going to be even better. Ana has done a great job of depicting the hardships of that era, but moreover has shown Rebecca as a very strong, and determined woman to make this journey to the West. And then to make it even better, Rebecca learns lessons along the way about letting go of the past, and realizing that destiny is often right at our doorstep. The book is funny, sad, romantic and just plain wonderful!! I can't wait for the next one to come out so I can read it in one day too!!

Absolutely excellent.

Ana Leigh's "men" are always to die for. ( Can't wait for Garth's story). But this one also has a worthwhile female lead. The story is wonderful but even more I came away with a new understanding of the rigors of those early pioneer days. The research must have been extensive. You'll enjoy this whether you're a western fan or not. Congratulations AL........

intriguing western romance

In 1865 Vermont widow Rebecca Elliot makes it to Independence, Missouri where she plans to join a wagon train heading to California where her brother lives. Though she purchased a wagon with mules, she learns that single women including widows are not allowed on the wagon train as they cause too much of a dangerous distraction. She needs a husband by the morning or she will be left behind.Though she feels guilty, she uses her wiles to cons Clay Fraser into coming into her hotel room, getting him drunk, and having a judge marry them. The next morning Clay is irate as his brother Garth chuckles. Though his trust in females is zero following his fiancée's jilting him and his sister's elopement, Clay warns her he expects conjugal rights, which she refuses. On the trail, Clay admires his wife's spunk and soon he and Rebecca fall in love, but he is the poster boy for Johnny Reb and she is the grieving widow who blames him and his kind for killing her spouse at the beginning of the war.This intriguing western romance stars two fine protagonists who display the impact of the Civil War though the fighting is over. Rebecca has no options left in New England as a war widow and she loathes the South; Clay saw his relationship with his fiancée end while he dodged bullets a carpetbagger married her. Together this delightful couple struggle not to fall in love while Garth and the reader chuckle at their failure to achieve their stated shared objective during their gender battles. This is a fine tale and hopefully Garth's romance will follow soon.Harriet Klausner