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From Booklist *Starred Review* Beth Morgan doesn't need to be told that she is the prettiest woman in Boltonville, Wisconsin--she already knows it. As she walks down the aisle to marry Eric Slausser, visions of herself bloated, pregnant, and not-so-beautiful come to mind, and she bolts. She decides to go stay with her brother in Wyoming. Her father agrees with her plan but insists that she travel with the man he trusts more than anyone else in the world, grudgingly wealthy Quaid Blair. Quaid is taking his prize horses up the trail and is extremely reluctant to take the spoiled beauty with him. He vows to himself that he'll make the journey so difficult, Beth will give up. Surprisingly, Beth's fragile, feminine looks belie a strong, determined, capable woman. Thrilled to finally be with a man who doesn't treat her like fine porcelain, Beth rises to every challenge. In the third book in the Morgan Family Romance series ( The Marryin' Kind, 2005; The Bettin' Kind, 2005), Parra continues to create marvelously gutsy heroines--complex characters who aren't what the rest of the world thinks they are. Shelley Mosley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved From the Publisher One of Booklist's Top 10 Romances of 2006! Nancy J. Parra holds a Bachelor's degree in journalism but turned to writing fiction when she discovered it was more fun to interview the people in her head. She lives in the Midwest with her wonderful husband, her two almost-perfect children, and a mutt named George Bernard, who grew to unexpected proportions. The Lovin' Kind is the next novel in the Morgan Family series. Read more
Features & Highlights
- Beth Morgan has never met a man she couldn't love. All her life the Wisconsin beauty has been happily surrounded by beaus. It isn't until she starts down the aisle that she realizes it's the attention she loves and not the actual men. So, Beth does what any self respecting socialite would do. She turns on her heel and runs.
- Quaid Blair does his friend, Robert Morgan, a big favor and hunts down the runaway bride. He drags the spoiled willful girl home, dumping her ruined wedding dress and all in her father's study.
- Beth knows in that moment there is one man she will never love and his name is Quaid Blair. But that's the least of her worries. Currently her fiancé and his family are waiting for her in the parlor along with the entire town of Boltonville. Humiliated, she has to get out of town now, even if it means going all the way to Wyoming with none other than Quaid Blair.
- Quaid agrees to take the spoiled vixen to her brother in Wyoming. He figures it will take one maybe two days on the trail before Beth Morgan caves to the hardship of pioneering and demands to be taken back home. The trip becomes a battle of wills and Quaid learns there is more grit to this stubborn woman than he first thought. Admiration turns to love, but once back in civilization, will this fickle woman go back to gathering beaus?
- Beth comes to understand the difference between infatuation and true love. But Quaid has seen her at her worst. How could any man forget the spoiled girl she once was?
