Susannah's Texas Love
(2014)(Book 15 in the New Mail Order Brides series)
A novel by Susan Leigh Carlton
This is a touching western romance novella of approximately 35,000 words..
It tells the story of Susannah Parker, a naive twenty-three year old girl. She has no experience with men and is inexperienced in love. She dreams about those who are nice to her. She is a dressmaker in a women’s clothing firm, with ambitions of being a designer.
Her mother is highly opinionated and dominates every aspect of the home. Her father finds it easier and more peaceful to just go along, but Susannah rebels.
Susannah’s Aunt Edith was a mail order bride, and the only sister of Susannah’s father. His wife, Irene, did not allow Edith in her home. Edith knew all about Susannah, even though they have never met. She named Susannah as heir to her ranch in Weatherford, Texas, and her sizable estate.
There is a contingency clause. Even though Aunt Edith never met her, she did not want Susannah to continue to be dominated by her mother. She made the inheritance contingent on Susannah moving away from her mother and living on the ranch. If she continues to live at home, she gets nothing.
Susannah moves to Weatherford on a trial basis, and loves the new life. She decides to stay. Randy Clark, the handsome son of the will’s executor says he loves her and presses her to sleep with him. He also wants her to move back to New York City. He’s suave and comes from a family that moves in New York’s high society circles. Knowing she would not fit in, and would affect his future, she declines.
Susannah meets Joshua Hardin, the hard working son of a neighboring ranch owner and likes him. He is interested in her and asks her out.
Who will win her love? The suave New York Law-yer or the down to earth rancher?
Genre: Western
It tells the story of Susannah Parker, a naive twenty-three year old girl. She has no experience with men and is inexperienced in love. She dreams about those who are nice to her. She is a dressmaker in a women’s clothing firm, with ambitions of being a designer.
Her mother is highly opinionated and dominates every aspect of the home. Her father finds it easier and more peaceful to just go along, but Susannah rebels.
Susannah’s Aunt Edith was a mail order bride, and the only sister of Susannah’s father. His wife, Irene, did not allow Edith in her home. Edith knew all about Susannah, even though they have never met. She named Susannah as heir to her ranch in Weatherford, Texas, and her sizable estate.
There is a contingency clause. Even though Aunt Edith never met her, she did not want Susannah to continue to be dominated by her mother. She made the inheritance contingent on Susannah moving away from her mother and living on the ranch. If she continues to live at home, she gets nothing.
Susannah moves to Weatherford on a trial basis, and loves the new life. She decides to stay. Randy Clark, the handsome son of the will’s executor says he loves her and presses her to sleep with him. He also wants her to move back to New York City. He’s suave and comes from a family that moves in New York’s high society circles. Knowing she would not fit in, and would affect his future, she declines.
Susannah meets Joshua Hardin, the hard working son of a neighboring ranch owner and likes him. He is interested in her and asks her out.
Who will win her love? The suave New York Law-yer or the down to earth rancher?
Genre: Western
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