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Kit McBride Gets a Wife
By (Author) Amy Barry
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Simon & Schuster Australia
Simon & Schuster Australia
3rd April 2024
Australia
Fiction
Romance: western, rural or outback
Romance
Paperback
368
Width 128mm, Height 198mm
Kit McBride is as rugged as they come, but the bookish cowboy is about to embark on the adventure of a lifetime when hes saddled with a surprise mail-order bride. A hilarious historical romance for fans of Bridgerton and Calamity Jane.
Kit McBride knows that Bucks Creek, Montana, is no place to find a wife. Good thing hes not looking for one between him and his brothers, and little sister Junebug, they manage all right on their own, thank you very much. Unbeknownst to Kit, though, Junebug is sick to death of cleaning and cooking for her big brothers, so she places an ad in The Matrimonial News to get him hitched.
Maddy Mooney, recently arrived from Ireland, has found employment with an eccentric young widow determined to regain her wealth. And when her mistress decides to answer an ad for a mail-order bride, Maddy is dragged along for the ride. But as soon as they arrive out West, Maddys mistress abandons her to chase fortune further afield, and she is left to assume the widows name, position, and matrimonial prospects.
Penniless, and with no other recourse in the wilderness, Maddy must convince Kit shes the wife he never knew he needed.
Amy Barry writes sweeping historical stories about love. Shes fascinated with the landscapes of the American West and their complex long history, and shes even more fascinated with people in all their weird tangled glory. Amyis Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at Flinders University in Adelaide, where she lives with her family. For more, visit @amybarryauthor on Instagram.