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Ruby – Book 1 Come By Chance Mail Order Brides: Sweet Montana Western Bride Romance (Come-By-Chance Mail Order Brides) Kindle Edition

by Juliet James (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 4,509 ratings
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It's 1884, and love is in the air in the town of Come-By-Chance!

In this much-loved series strong women risk everything to rise above their desperate circumstances, find true love, and wed real men who'll treat them right.

Meet Ruby - She's lost her Ma, and struck out into the world on her own. The good news is she's traveled to Pittsburgh and found a good job as a schoolmistress. The bad news is, the school's owner, the portly, whiskey-breathed Mister Murphy, has developed wandering hands, and Mrs Murphy's preparing to leave to visit her sister for a month in New York.

Ruby sees an advertisement in the Matrimonial News and takes a desperate chance, writing away to the handsome Six-feet-four James Drinkwater.

Will James be the answer to Ruby's plight? Is the handsome Montana man all that he seems?

Expect the unexpected!

The Come-By-Chance Brides Series (in order of release)

Ruby
Emily
Violet
Kate
Rose
Emmy-Lou
Opal - The Outlaw and the Sheriff Who Loved Her
Coral - The Widow and the Man Who Loved Horses
Ava & Ina - The Twins and the Fist-Fightin' Cowboys
Lillie - The Orphan and the Grief-Stricken Groomsman
Pearl - The Divorcee and the Wedding-Shy Dabster
Jane - The Modern Miss and the Preacher's Mighty Conundrum
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    August 15, 2014
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From the Author

"Would you have had the courage to be a Mail Order Bride?"
I have often wondered this myself and wished I could step back in time.
This desire has inspired me to write the Come-By-Chance Mail Order Bride series. Let me take you back to the 1880s - to a time of both true love and true adventure!
Best wishes
Juliet

About the Author

Juliet James writes feel-good stories that are easy reading, enjoyable, uplifting and fun. She is the author of the much-loved Come-By-Chance Western Romance Series.
She lives with the world's most articulate, ancient, and alluring cat, hopes Earl Grey Tea Drinking will become an Olympic sport and hides a tiny bird on all of her book covers.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00MS30NQS
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Squeaky Clean Western Romance; 1st edition (August 15, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 15, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5313 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.8 3.8 out of 5 stars 4,509 ratings

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Juliet James is the author of the much-loved Come-By-Chance Historical Western Romance Series.

She writes feel-good Westerns that are easy reading, enjoyable, uplifting and fun. Sure, bad things happen – but in the end, the good guys always win, the bad guys get what’s coming to them, and the deserving find true love. Maybe that’s why her stories are loved by the old, the young, and men & women alike.

ATTENTION: I do NOT write books set in England. They are written by ANOTHER author with the same name. Her books say "by Juliet James (Author), C. C. James (Editor)". I do apologize if there has been any confusion.

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Book Lover
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written book
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2016
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Ruby is the story of a young lady who is desperate to leave Pennsylvania and travels to Montana to become a Mail Order Bride. The only trouble is her "groom" is a shyster and tricked her into a pretend marriage. She meet Lettie the real wife of Slim Jim and they form a bond which protects Ruby until she finds her true love in Come By Chance, Montana. It is the first in a series of stories set in this town. It is a good book and well written.
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diamondgirl
4.0 out of 5 stars Go West Young Woman!
Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2015
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This is definitely not soft porn or even close; the "rape" scene was not what I would describe as particularly graphic or even shocking. However for a young lady in the 1880s it was shocking to her and not what her friend Kate described as what a "wedding night" would entail so Rudy was understandably confused and frightened. Slim Jim threatened her and she was thinking "what have I done". She'd traveled 1500 miles across country from Pittsburgh knowing she might be disappointed that was why Kate & her sewed money into her dress so she would have money to return. It was a brave thing to do but it is no different from today with computer dating sites all over. A woman still has to be careful with sexual predators cruising the internet; Slim Jim was a sexual predator of the 1880s. Thank heaven for Lettie. I did love the Wilkinson brothers although I was surprised at who Ruby eventually married. The author wrote in the style that would have been like people spoke in the West at the time. While Ben, Matt & Toby could not read or write they knew cattle ranching and Ben was a good judge of character also as the oldest he kept the twins in line and they respected him. They had good role models in their parents who taught them about life. My only issue is the ending was to abrupt and left me disappointed. The story goes from the briefly covered over wedding night to "and they lived happily ever after" The End. There could have been more personal and emotional descriptions but if this is the author's first attempt then I hope the other books in the series expand on this; the story line is good just too rushed and one dimensional. I like Christian romance but I also like a little spice. People in 1880 knew about the birds & bees and liked it. People of that time period were more aware of the Lord and were taught from the Bible from early on. They weren't educated but were hopeful-every cloud has a silver lining kind of attitude. Times were difficult as the Civil War had only been 20 yrs prior and the West was opening up with the trans-continental railroad. Women had been given the vote in the Western territories like Wyoming so opportunities abounded. diamondgirl
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Jessica
3.0 out of 5 stars Decent attempt for first time author, look forward to reading as she develops her style and matures as a writer.
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2014
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I think this was a good first attempt at a book/series. admittedly not my favorite but a decently written story. I usually like books that have multiple characters with story lines, and she does an ok job here. It looks by copyright that the first 3 at least were written in 2014. Typically, once I finish a book I am so disappointed when the next book in the series isn't ready (if the Author is fairly new) , I can appreciate the effort / challenge it was likely to put out 3 books so close together. IN the beginning after only a few pages I put the book down. I could really have cared less to read it. It didn't seem natural- like there was too much talking about things that didn't matter in her effort to develop the characters.

I think she'll learn it with time, and likely get better at telling the stories. I read the sneak peek of book 2 and it seems interesting enough also. Mostly because after book 1 you know the characters and it ends a bit open ended, apparently so the stories are seamless in their telling. Which I think is a bit clever on her part because , for me anyway, I am wanting to know when Slim Jim gets killed or arrested so Lettie can go on with her life and perhaps marry Ben.

Also I read the review that mentioned the "vivid sex Scene" . It's not soft porn, it's the only time details are given , and it is more to describe the outlaw, posing as reputable business man , and his deviant character, how he instilled fear in the 2 women whom he tricked to come as brides. then it is dropped, except the remnant that haunts Ruby. and Slim Jim explaining why he marked her. ... Even Ruby and Matt's wedding night is very vague- not remotely soft porn, they looked at each other with the love inn their eyes-then scene over. . But I can see why that one scene in the beginning may put some folks off.... but it isn't a soft porn book.
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Teresa Lopez
5.0 out of 5 stars Like many reviewers I was a little shocked at the ...
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2015
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Like many reviewers I was a little shocked at the graphic rape scene, yet I continued to read and I am glad I did. I think the shock of the scene, in contrast to the character of the rest of the characters, was really needed in order to show just how evil that character was. I totally disagree with people who have said that this is porn, it sure isn't because the effect of porn is to excite a person, and if you are excited or turned on by a rape scene, then you are in need of serious help. I suspect this kind of thing actually happened to a portion of mail order brides, everything isn't sweetness and light. My grandfather lived in Colorado before it was a state, and talked to me a little about what life was like, and I think this is probably a more accurate portrayal than a lot of the other mail order bride kind of books. I am already reading the second book and will continue to read them all. They are an enjoyable read, I like that there are characters that I like and that I dislike, more realistic than a lot of other books. Keep writing! You have a fan in me!
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Stacey
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on July 10, 2018
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ReadingfortheLoveofBooks
5.0 out of 5 stars pleasurable short and enjoyable read.
Reviewed in Australia on July 29, 2018
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I like this book as I very much enjoy reading most mail-order bride books and this one did not disappoint me it was a great read. Read it straight through on a lazy Sunday. Will be ready more of this series.
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sumit sabal
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in India on July 13, 2015
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helen
5.0 out of 5 stars Book1 Come By Chance Mail Order Bride
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2015
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I enjoyed the book although it was shorter than I thought it would be. I wanted to find out what happened to slim Jim and together brothers . Pleasant story to read on a sunny afternoon
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Kara Howard
4.0 out of 5 stars I liked it. It was by no means deep but ...
Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2016
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I dont know why the reviews are so harsh...I liked it. It was by no means deep but the characters were good and story was interesting. I am going to get the rest of them. I got this first one for free on Boob Bub and looking forward to reading about the rest of men getting brides!!
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