Wife by Surprise
(2025)(The third book in the Wives of Bravado County series)
A novel by Marie Patrick
Talia West has loved Sheriff Anson Beaudry all her life, but he’s never looked at her twice—at least not in that way. All that is about to change. Because her brothers are too lazy to do any work, she’s going to lose the only home she’s ever known, and she can’t let that happen. Donning her one dress, she shows up at the local saloon, hoping to earn the money to save her farm, only to be stopped by the Sheriff himself.
Sheriff Anson Beaudry has a bad habit of falling in love with the wrong women. He’s been looking for a lady—or what he thinks is a lady. That certainly doesn’t include Tally West. However, when he sees her, not only in a dress but heading into Hanratty’s, the town’s notorious saloon to look for work, he can’t let her sacrifice herself. Determined to help her, he attempts to find her more respectable employment. Unfortunately, she’s not very good at the typical occupations women normally aspire to.
The more Anson tries to help Tally, the more he’s surprised by her. Though she doesn’t fit the mold of ‘lady’ in his mind, her other traits have him taking a second look…and a third. Unbidden, his feelings for her grow until he questions exactly what kind of woman is right for him. Just as he thinks he knows how he feels, she forces him to choose between her and his badge. Will he make the right decision?
Genre: Historical Romance
Sheriff Anson Beaudry has a bad habit of falling in love with the wrong women. He’s been looking for a lady—or what he thinks is a lady. That certainly doesn’t include Tally West. However, when he sees her, not only in a dress but heading into Hanratty’s, the town’s notorious saloon to look for work, he can’t let her sacrifice herself. Determined to help her, he attempts to find her more respectable employment. Unfortunately, she’s not very good at the typical occupations women normally aspire to.
The more Anson tries to help Tally, the more he’s surprised by her. Though she doesn’t fit the mold of ‘lady’ in his mind, her other traits have him taking a second look…and a third. Unbidden, his feelings for her grow until he questions exactly what kind of woman is right for him. Just as he thinks he knows how he feels, she forces him to choose between her and his badge. Will he make the right decision?
Genre: Historical Romance
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