Katie

Clover Springs Mail Order Brides, Book 1

By: Rachel Wesson

Narrated by: Esther Wane

The Irish Famine tore apart her family. Her abusive uncle threatens her life. Her only escape is to the west. To get there she must marry a stranger . . .

Options are limited for Irish beauty, Katie O'Callaghan.

After losing her family to the Irish Famine, she arrives in America with her younger sister Ellen.

Her uncle, rather than provide shelter, provides misery and abuse.

Forced to head west, she refuses to leave Ellen behind, risking a kidnapping charge on top of everything.

Daniel Sullivan needs a wife; the bank insists they will only finance his business if he gets married. What's he to do when the woman he's interested in is promised to another?

©2021 Rachel Wesson (P)2024 Tantor

Enjoyable but predictable

I was looking for a new series in historical Irish fiction and came across this. It does not compare in character development or depth of historical setting as in novels by authors such as Jean Grainger or Rhys Bowen. The characters could have been any nationality or any time period. That said, it was an enjoyable listen and the performance was suitable for nighttime relaxation.

Sweet love story

Sweet love story. A little predictable, but I liked it. Loved the accent. I liked the relationship with Ms Sullivan

😴😴😴

This is the first time R. Wesson hasn’t provided an exciting adventure/romance.
The romance plodded along slowly and the exciting, adventurous parts weren’t really there for me.
When the main character faints and the antagonist pulls out a six shooter, it’s like, ok, that’s it, no further action necessary. The next thing you know, there she is, safely home.
I’d have appreciated more descriptive detail about…just about everything, I guess. What was going through the mind of the other characters? The villain had some baggage but it was only hinted at. The guy wasn’t frightening or threatening, he was a ghost of a real person.
She cooked. But what did she cook and how did it smell? The sun was hot. But how did it feel? We learned well into the story that the our protagonist was stunningly beautiful which is kind of a handicap in a place with few woman. How did she feel about that?
Sorry this one fell flat. It just needed polishing up.

the ending was awesome!

the ending definitely wasn't what you think it would be. so well written and hard to stop listening because you wanted to hear what happened next.

Enjoyable

Thank you for the marvelous story. I really enjoyed every bit of the story. Thank you again