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The Most Eligible Bachelor Romance Collection
by Nine Various Authors
Barbour Publishing
Reviewed by Noela Nancarrow
5 Stars *****
by Amanda Barratt
The intriguing premise for this story sparked my
interest, but the story itself easily held me captive! When excessively wealthy
Geoffrey Buchanan finally finds the woman he is to marry, he is determined for
it to be a union of love and not a society woman who is only after his money. So
when his mother arranges yet another house party with the intent to marry him
off to a suitable woman, Geoffrey decides to ask Miss Ada McClane whom he has only
just met in Central Park to come along as his fiancée. Finding herself
unemployed and with a sick brother to care for, Ada takes up Geoffrey’s offer
with the more than generous remuneration. Will this poor working girl measure
up to high society’s magnifying glass to pull this masquerade off? And can
Geoffrey find the happiness he seeks that his wealth doesn't provide?
The Highwayman by Shannon McNear
Unique, compelling, and exhilarating! Along the Great
Wagon Road of lower Shenandoah Valley, Pennsylvania, Samuel Wheeler earned a
living as wagon master. The country was on the verge of the American
Revolution, and there was much tyranny afoot from both the redcoats and those
in their pockets. Sam had taken to donning a mask and masquerading himself as
the Highwayman, cracking his whip with perfect precision and helping the cause
of freedom. Little did the normally shy and tongue-tied Sam expect to one day
be saving the girl of his dreams from some brigands. But in his costume, he
found new confidence with Sally. What will happen when she falls in love with
his fake persona and where will that leave Sam? What will happen if the
authorities or the brigands catch up with this vigilante?
The Final Baker Bride by Kathleen Y’Barbo
Although it was the last novella in this collection, it was
by no means the least entertaining! The amusing and vibrant conversations and situations
this enticing plot created throughout the story, was just as gratifying as the
ending with its surprising twist. The wealthy Octavia Derby doesn’t want to
marry and aims to prove to her father that she can take care of herself without
his money. Determined to prove it, she accepts an opportunity to work as a
typist for a month, although there is the little problem that her typing skills
are non-existent. Octavia unknowingly meets her employer Merritt Baker upon
arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana, and mistaking him for a taxi-cab driver; she
situates herself in his buggy and proceeds to give him orders! The likewise
wealthy Merritt Baker of Baker Shipping, is pressured from all sides to marry
and is constantly fending off women who are after him only for his money. Can
they both serve each other’s needs yet still meet their own?
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These, along with six other engaging novellas in this
collection, tell the stories of some extremely eligible bachelors of yesteryear
times. These stories by talented authors Erica Vetsch, Cynthia Hickey, Gabrielle Meyer,
Connie Stevens, Susanne Dietze, and Gina Wellborn, are ALL thoroughly charming and
entertaining! And all captivate the reader’s heart, as the women look for the
true worth in these bachelors, and the men seek to marry for all the right reasons.
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