The Marryin' Kind (Morgan Brothers)
Madeline just isn't interested in getting married. She enjoys her freedom. But her kid sister is worried because their father mandated that the younger sisters can't be courted until Maddie is safely wed. Then, in a stroke of impish genius, their brother suggests that Maddie claim to be secretly engaged to Evan Montgomery, one of his friends who went off to fight in the Civil War, never to be heard from again. Maddie moves into Evan's abandoned cottage, and for two years, this works out just fine. Then Evan's brother, Trevor, comes home, and he is not so sure about Maddie. Parra sets the traditional tale of the eldest daughter being forced to marry first in the Old West and gives it a clever twist. With her adroit blending of pathos and humor, Parra has crafted another winner, the fifth book in the Morgan Brothers series, followingSavingSamantha (2002),A Wanted Man(2002),LovingLana (2003), andWyoming Wedding(2004).Shelley MosleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved