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Train Station Bride
Train Station Bride
Train Station Bride
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Train Station Bride

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1887 Debutante, Julia Crawford endures a lifetime of subtle ridicule as the plump, silly daughter of a premiere Boston family. Julia strikes out on her own to gain independence, traveling to the Midwest to marry an aging shopkeeper and care for his mother. Julia finds her new home rough and uncivilized after the sophistication of a big city, while closely held secrets threaten to ruin Julia’s one chance at love.
Jake Shelling was sixteen and grew up quick when his parents died from influenza on the South Dakota prairie. Left with a half-cleared farm and two young sisters, he spent little time on his own needs . .till now. At thirty-five, he figured it was high time to have some sons and a mail order bride would suit him just fine. No expectations of love, just a helpmate from sturdy stock, ready for farm life.
Will fate and chance play a trick on Julia and Jake?

LanguageEnglish
PublisherHolly Bush
Release dateOct 1, 2014
ISBN9781620955277
Train Station Bride
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Holly Bush

Holly Bush was born in western Pennsylvania to two avid readers. There was not a room in her home that did not hold a full bookcase. She worked in the hospitality industry, owning a restaurant for twenty years and recently worked as the sales and marketing director in the hospitality/tourism industry and is credited with building traffic to capacity for a local farm tour, bringing guests from twenty-two states, booked two years out. Holly has been a marketing consultant to start-up businesses and has done public speaking on the subject.Holly has been writing all of her life and is a voracious reader of a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction, particularly political and historical works. She has written four romance novels, all set in the U.S. West in the mid 1800’s. She frequently attends writing conferences, and has always been a member of a writer’s group.Holly is a gardener, a news junkie, has been an active member of her local library board and loves to spend time near the ocean. She is the proud mother of two daughters and the wife of a man more than a few years her junior.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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    A book full of adventure love and everyday life in American
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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    This is the second book I have read by this great new author. I am wondering when she is going to have another book out. This author has a great talent for creating works that will take readers back in time. The first book I read by this author took me to the mid 1800’s in Ohio. After reading this book the author has taken me back to the mid 1800’s in North Dakota.
    The plot and characters in this book were well written and developed. I enjoyed the story line and the challenges that the lead female Julia faced. I do wish the book was a little longer. However that does not take away from the story.
    Julia wants a home of her own and a family to care for. She writes to a male in North Dakota and they decide to get married. She leaves her family in Boston with them believing she is going to visit an elderly aunt. Growing up Julia’s family is emotionally abusive to her, especially her mother. Julia is told over and over that she is not good enough, not pretty enough, she is too fat. The list is never ending. After a while of hearing this Julia starts to believe it herself. I can understand where Julia is coming from. I have gone through the same situation in my life.
    Reading this book helped to remind me that people only have the power to hurt you if you give them that power. The more you do not care about what others say the less power they hold over you.
    Moving to North Dakota was the best possible solution to help her overcome the problems from her family. Sometimes the best answer is to leave. It may be the hardest thing to do but it removes so much stress from a person’s life.
    I enjoyed reading this book and allowing it to remind me never give someone else the power to hurt me emotionally.
    Thanks for another great read Holly.
    The bunnies and I give this book 4 carrots.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I haven't read a western/mailorder bride historical in a while so I grabbed this one. It starts off pretty well; I liked the mix-up at the train station so that Julia and Jake get together. It's pretty standard fare as the Boston Brahmin girl learns how to work on a ranch and the rancher settles for good sex. The second half devolves into a soap opera as characters fly back and forth across the country. I never understood why Julia's despicable parents wanted her back. It seemed easier to just get rid of her once and for all. But drama, I guess.Also, while I like Jake as a character for the most part, why did every time he and Julia get in bed, he can't last? I get the first time but it seemed like every time. It just seemed weird for a romance. I felt bad for Julia. Anyway, I see the next book in the series is about Julia's sister Jolene so I'll take a pass on reading about that harridan.

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