1. A Sensible Arrangement, Lone Star Brides Series #1
    Tracie Peterson
    Bethany House / 2014 / Trade Paperback
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  1. christianfictionreader
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Series connections
    May 15, 2014
    christianfictionreader
    Age: 35-44
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This book is a great read! Other reviews have explained it perfectly. When reading this book some of the characters past references seemed familiar to me. After doing some searching I discovered that I had read about Marty in the Land of Lone Star Series and Jake Wyeths character was in the Striking a Match series. This book can be read without reading the other series. But if you'd like to understand the characters a little more I would read the other series first. They are great stories so it's definitely worth the time.
  2. Annie
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A Sensible Arrangement
    October 2, 2014
    Annie
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Couldn't put this book down. Love the story line, the way she describes homes, land and etc. Pulls you into the lives of each character. Refreshing of how the scripture is used.
  3. LizD1
    AL
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Lone Star Bride
    September 15, 2014
    LizD1
    AL
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    A Sensible Arrangement ( Lone Star Brides #1 )

    By: Tracie Peterson

    This is my first book to read of Tracie Perterson and it want be my last. I won this book through Goodreads, Tracie Peterson, and Bethany House Publisher. I just want to say , thank you and I really loved it. I had no problems following the story or the characters. When I started reading A Sensible Arrangement I did not want to put it down. Marty Dandridge Olson lives in Texas and lost her husband to an accident. She cannot get over his lost and blames God for him getting killed. She is ready to leave her ranch. She answered an ad in the paper for a lone Star Bride who would be willing to leave Texas and move to Denver. This is to be a sensible arrangement with no love or romance, but he would take care of his bride. Widower Jake Wythe is a bank manger in Denver and the bank wants him to get married again, he will do what the bank wants. He posted the ad, now he only wants a Lone Star bride from Texas. Marty struggles with what to do . She has a hard time getting to Denver.. Yes Marty and Jake does marry and they both agree that it will be in name only, no love or romance. Could you marry someone far away that you had never met before and without love? I also loved the servants in this story. I felt sorry for some of them and then, I laughed at some of them. There is some hardships that takes place in the banks. Marty lies to her family about her marriage and also to her husband. Can this marriage work with lies and no love? Can Marty get alone with the high society ladies of the bank of Denver. What does Jake do when he finds out about Marty's lies, There was to be no lies between them . I really loved A Sensible Arrangement book #1 of the Lone Star Brides. It is an Historical romance and Christian fiction. I am looking forward to reading book #2 A Moment In Time.

    I won this book from Goodreads and was not required to give a positive review. This is my review and I have given it.
  4. wfnren
    St Cloud, FL
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    A good read
    May 7, 2014
    wfnren
    St Cloud, FL
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Tracie wrote a very entertaining book, it starts out with some excitement then calms down and has you pulling for Marty and Jake to have more than a "in name only" marriage. Most people have kept a secret, told what they call a "white lie", or stretched/twisted the truth but have you really thought what not trusting the person you are hiding this information from can do to your relationship? As Tracie does with Marty, the longer you keep this information the more damage it "could" do. I like the way Marty stands up against her "society friends" too.
  5. VicsMediaRoom
    Irvine, CA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Mail Order Bride, Marriage Of Convenience & Romanc
    April 29, 2014
    VicsMediaRoom
    Irvine, CA
    Age: 55-65
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Tracie Peterson in her new book "A Sensible Arrangement" Book One in the Lone Star Brides series published by Bethany House Publishers takes us into the lives of Marty Dandridge Olson and Jake Wythe.

    From the back cover: Marty Dandridge Olson is ready to leave behind the pain of the past.

    Answering an advertisement for a "Lone Star bride," she leaves her Texas ranch and heads to Denver to marry a man she doesn't know.

    Jake Wythe is the man waiting for her.

    Burned by love, he marries now simply to satisfy the board of Morgan Bank, which believes a man of his standing in society should be wed. Together Jake and Marty agree they are done with romance and love and will make this nothing more than a marriage of convenience.

    When missing money and a collapsing economy threaten his job, Jake's yearning to return to ranching grows ever stronger, much to Marty's dismay. But a fondness has grown between them, as well, further complicating matters.

    What will happen when their relationship shifts in unexpected ways...

    and dreams and secrets collide?

    Texas, Denver and Mail Order Brides, these are the ingredients for a wonderful read. Marty just wants out of Texas, Jake just needs to fulfill the work requirements of the bank so their marriage is what is known as a marriage of convenience. However when God gets involved nothing goes as planned—at least not their plans, His plans work out quite well. Both Marty and Jake have their issues and they both have to deal with them in order to really enjoy their present and move into the future together. "A Sensible Arrangement" is a wonderful romance and the history is perfectly accurate giving a picture of simpler, slower times. Ms. Peterson is an amazing writer and she has given us a great story with plenty of believable characters that we root for to win. I liked this book and look forward to the next one in this series.

    Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Litfuse Publicity Group. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."
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