Secondhand Bride: McKettrick Cowboy Series by Linda Lael Miller

The Book: 

To win his father's ranch, a hard-living cowboy settles down and takes a wife -- another man's wife!

The youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb, is the wild one who never could stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets when he proposes to Chloe Wakefield. No sooner had he and the pretty schoolteacher tied the knot than Jeb discovers she's already married! After a major dustup with Chloe in a Tombstone barroom, an irate Jeb hightails it back to the Triple M Ranch, certain that his chances of winning the spread in a marriage race with his brothers are dashed.

Now Chloe has come to Indian Rock, hoping to find her beloved uncle John and a much-needed teaching post. But when she unexpectedly crosses paths with Jeb, her rage -- and passion -- flare even stronger than back in Tombstone. Chloe never intended to mislead Jeb about her previous marriage to a scoundrel of a man. But when she finds out Jeb needs a bride and a baby in order to inherit the Triple M, she is livid.

Learning to trust will be the hardest part of this mixed-up marriage -- until a stagecoach robbery and the return of a dangerous stranger prove to Jeb and Chloe that they need each other to love and honor as long as they both shall live.

My Take:

I think I may have liked this one more than the other 2 installments.  In a way, you gotta feel for Jeb.  He is the youngest, he spoiled and has always gotten by on his good looks and charm.  But he also thinks he has something to prove, trying to show he is nobodys "little brother". Not only does he need a wife and child, he needs to grow up.  He is 28 years old, needs to start taking some responsability.

I like all of the brothers...they each have something to offer.  I certainly wouldnt turn any of them away.

They each seem to be experts on everyones relationship, except their own.

Of course we are all like that at some point.  We know the answers to everyones problems except our own.

Terri
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