"Another wonderful McKettrick brothers romance!"

As the buggy pulls up to the Triple M Ranch with Chloe Wakefield at the reins, we know that Jeb McKettrick is in trouble -- BIG trouble. There is no place to run and no place to hide. Chloe is a woman abandoned, a woman scorned, a woman angry...but a woman in love. She sees Jeb McKettrick as a liar and a cheat and three kinds of devil. He ruined her reputation and her life and is, as Chloe states it, "a sorry excuse for a man."

Rafe, Kade and Jeb McKettrick all want the Triple M and the race is still going on. The first son to marry and give Angus, their father and family patriarch, a grandchild, inherits it all. Chloe claims she is a McKettrick because she has already "tied the knot" with Jeb. Jeb does not agree. He sees a wedding picture of Chloe with another man, determines their wedding is a farce, gets drunk and skips town.

Now they are together once again and the battle begins. You will love the ending when the strong and savvy women these brothers were smart enough to marry take the bull-by-the- horns and end the race. It's a hoot and utterly enchanting.

Ms. Miller delivers another marvelous tale of life and love in the American West. This trilogy captures your heart and teaches the beauty of family loyalty. SECONDHAND BRIDE sparkles with the passion of two adventurous hearts, meant to be together and too stubborn to admit it until it's almost too late. This trilogy brings to mind the beautiful words of one of my favorite Willie Nelson songs: "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys." Boy, that's the truth. You'll love every word.

Reviewed by Suzanne Tucker
Posted November 17, 2004

Summary

To win his father's ranch, a hard-living cowboy settles down and takes a wife -- another man's wife!

The youngest McKettrick brother, Jeb, is the wild one who never could stay out of trouble. And trouble is what he gets when he proposes to Chloe Wakefield. No sooner had he and the pretty schoolteacher tied the knot than Jeb discovers she's already married! After a major dustup with Chloe in a Tombstone barroom, an irate Jeb hightails it back to the Triple M Ranch, certain that his chances of winning the spread in a marriage race with his brothers are dashed.

Now Chloe has come to Indian Rock, hoping to find her beloved uncle John and a much-needed teaching post. But when she unexpectedly crosses paths with Jeb, her rage -- and passion -- flare even stronger than back in Tombstone. Chloe never intended to mislead Jeb about her previous marriage to a scoundrel of a man. But when she finds out Jeb needs a bride and a baby in order to inherit the Triple M, she is livid.

Learning to trust will be the hardest part of this mixed-up marriage -- until a stagecoach robbery and the return of a dangerous stranger prove to Jeb and Chloe that they need each other to love and honor as long as they both shall live.