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An Improper Proposal: Front Range Brides - Book 1 (Front Range Brides: Sweet Historical Western Romance) Kindle Edition

by Davalynn Spencer (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 1,164 ratings

Love hadn’t brought her to Colorado, but it might be the thing that keeps her there.

Mail order bride Mae Ann Remington won’t let circumstances get in her way. When someone else’s greed costs her everything—including her groom—she does the only thing she can in a new town with no money or friends. She asks a stranger to marry her.

Cattleman Cade Parker stops at the bank to withdraw cash for his sister, not find himself a wife. But that’s exactly what happens after a bank robbery leaves a farmer dead and his headstrong bride-to-be making a desperate business proposition.

Sweet Historical Western Romance

An Improper Proposal – First in the Front Range Brides collection of stories about strong women who find and defend love in 1880s Colorado. **A standalone Western romance!**
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    Front Range Brides: Sweet Historical Western Romance
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What good is a heart without a mind to follow it?
Love might be the one thing that keeps her there.
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Mail-Order Misfire: Front Range Brides ~ Series Prequel
An Improper Proposal: Front Range Brides - Book 1
An Unexpected Redemption: a novel (Front Range Brides)
An Impossible Price: Front Range Brides - Book 3
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WINNER - 2022 Chantecleer International Book Award for Best Series - Romance - The Front Range Brides
WINNER - 2018 1st Place Reader's Choice Award for Short Historical - Romance Writers of America/FHL Chapter
WINNER - CSPA 2018 1st Place Romance
"This is not just a romance; this is a story of survival and a determination to make life the very best that it can be." -Jane Finch for Readers' Favorite

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When the handsome, dark-eyed cowboy sauntered into my life, the gate to adventure swung wide. And what a ride! Yes, I married him and became the wife and mother of rodeo bullfighters. My front-seat view on a fast-paced life provided great opportunities to write for national rodeo markets and win awards in the process. Today I'm living my dream as a novelist and living for real on Colorado's Front Range with Blue the Cowdog and mouse detectors Annie and Oakley. Join me in the inspirational Western romance world for stories about rugged cowboys, their challenges, and their loves.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B071HZ4XZ7
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ storyDspencer (June 1, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.1 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 294 pages
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Several years ago, a handsome, dark-eyed cowboy sauntered into my life and the gate to adventure swung wide. And what a ride! Yes, I married him and became the wife and mother of rodeo bullfighters. My front-seat view on a fast-paced life provided great opportunities to write for national rodeo markets and win awards in the process. Today I'm living my dream as a novelist and living for real on Colorado's Front Range with Blue the Cowdog and mouse detectors Annie and Oakley. Join me in the inspirational Western romance world for stories about rugged cowboys, their challenges, and their loves.

When I'm not writing Western romance, I'm playing the guitar or piano, walking along the river with Blue, or pilfering chocolate from the stash in my desk. Someday I'll get to come to the UK and see all the beautiful places I read and dream about. My ancestors lived in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, so perhaps I feel the connection in my blood. Until that happy day, I'll settle for the startling blue sky and massive peaks of Colorado's Rocky Mountains in the US.

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Customers enjoy this delightful old-time romantic western, praising its strong independent female protagonist and vivid writing style. The book features unexpected twists and turns throughout, and customers appreciate its Christian teachings and great imagery. They find the romance engaging, with one customer noting how it encourages Christian readers, while another mentions the absence of vulgarity.

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67 customers mention "Story quality"67 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, finding it a fun and encouraging read with a good storyline, and one customer describes it as a sweet story of hope.

"...This is a well-written and sweet story. There is good character development. The ending is satisfying." Read more

"...Amen." This is a wonderful, witty, western love story full of charm and appeal...." Read more

"...Very believable characters and story." Read more

"...The story wasn't bad but all the references to God start getting a bit heavy handed at one point and made me less interested to continue with the..." Read more

35 customers mention "Romance"30 positive5 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in this book, describing it as a delightful old-time western that engages Christian readers, with one mentioning it won the Christian Indie Romance Award.

"...I was captivated from the start to the finish. It is set in the late 1800's in Colorado and features a cowboy/rancher...." Read more

"...Amen." This is a wonderful, witty, western love story full of charm and appeal...." Read more

"...This novel won the Christian Indie Romance Award, and it's easy to understand why. Bravo!..." Read more

"...You learned to count on those around you to survive. Commitment and love prevailed." Read more

31 customers mention "Character development"28 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, particularly noting the strong independent women and their tenacity.

"...He has a ranch hand named Deacon, who is a wonderful side character, you will love him...." Read more

"...This is a well-written and sweet story. There is good character development. The ending is satisfying." Read more

"...Deacon was a terrific secondary character that really had me laughing...." Read more

"...That is the very beginning of the love story. Very believable characters and story." Read more

19 customers mention "Writing quality"19 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, finding it wonderfully and thoughtfully crafted, with one customer noting how vividly the author describes scenes.

"...aspect of the book which is part of the characters and is very well done. Ms. Spencer has a new fan for life!" Read more

"...This is a well-written and sweet story. There is good character development. The ending is satisfying." Read more

"...talented writer knows how to bring the characters to life with intelligent writing, interesting dialogue, and painting scenes with words...." Read more

"...It's a pleasurable peek at frontier living. You know your closest neighbor might be twenty miles away...." Read more

14 customers mention "Interest"14 positive0 negative

Customers find the book engaging with its action and unexpected twists and turns throughout.

"...I was captivated from the start to the finish. It is set in the late 1800's in Colorado and features a cowboy/rancher...." Read more

"...I was initially drawn to the cover and it's intriguing title...." Read more

"...It is the perfect blend of action and emotion. Never dull, characters you really get to know, believe in, and care about...." Read more

"...have been going on in the hearts of the H/h. Other than that it held my interest, and that's a good thing." Read more

8 customers mention "Christianity"6 positive2 negative

Customers appreciate the Christian teachings in the book, with one mentioning how it reflects God's love and provision, while another notes how it keeps readers hoping and praying.

"...I also love the Christian aspect of the book which is part of the characters and is very well done. Ms. Spencer has a new fan for life!" Read more

"...A delightful faithful story and God's plan for our lives. Listen He has a plan for your life." Read more

"...The story wasn't bad but all the references to God start getting a bit heavy handed at one point and made me less interested to continue with the..." Read more

"...Lots of laughter, sadness, mystery, romance and Christian teachings. Can't wait for the next one in the series." Read more

8 customers mention "Visual appeal"8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the visual elements of the book, with one mentioning its great imagery and another noting it's never dull.

"...But it is so subtle and endearing, you will love it...." Read more

"...This is a wonderful, witty, western love story full of charm and appeal...." Read more

"...It is the perfect blend of action and emotion. Never dull, characters you really get to know, believe in, and care about...." Read more

"I enjoyed the characters of this book. I believe it to be a true depiction of the way many looked at every day life...." Read more

5 customers mention "Humor"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the humor in the book, finding it witty with interesting dialogue, and one customer notes there is no vulgarity.

"...Amen." This is a wonderful, witty, western love story full of charm and appeal...." Read more

"...how to bring the characters to life with intelligent writing, interesting dialogue, and painting scenes with words...." Read more

"...Lots of laughter, sadness, mystery, romance and Christian teachings. Can't wait for the next one in the series." Read more

"This book is funny, full of action, and kept me guessing what was going to happen next. Looking forward to reading the next one in this series." Read more

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  • Gatorfrog
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mail order bride meets handsome rancher, fun and intrigue follow!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2018
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    An Improper Proposal, just the title alone grasps your attention, so I had to read the book. It is my first read of a Davalynn Spencer book but it will not be my last. I was captivated from the start to the finish. It is set in the late 1800's in Colorado and features a cowboy/rancher. Not much else needs to be said in my opinion. However, I will continue. Mae Ann Remington is a mail order bride who finds herself without a husband when she gets to Colorado. In desperation, she turns to a complete stranger, Cade Parker, and asks him to marry her. He is flustered at first and doesn't want to marry her (he had been hurt before) but he is a gentleman who feels something for her, so he agrees. They are married in name only, and head off to his ranch. He has a ranch hand named Deacon, who is a wonderful side character, you will love him. She starts cooking, cleaning, gardening, learns to ride and shoot and along the way, with criminals involved and shady things going on, Mae Ann and Cade fall in love. But it is so subtle and endearing, you will love it. I also love the Christian aspect of the book which is part of the characters and is very well done. Ms. Spencer has a new fan for life!
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  • AnnE
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Romance
    Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2017
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    She offers to be his wife as a business agreement, and if he's not pleased with her, she will go away. In the meantime, someone wants her land and someone is stealing his cattle. In the midst of all this, she tries to create a home that she longs to have and he must decide if he will risk his heart again.

    This is a well-written and sweet story. There is good character development. The ending is satisfying.
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  • Tracey~book corner fan
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Improper Proposal~proper by the time all is said and done~very enjoyable read!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 5, 2017
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    This is my first Davalynn Spencer book and I loved it. I was initially drawn to the cover and it's intriguing title. I read the sample chapters and found I wanted to know what was going to happen between Cade and Mae Ann. Mae Ann's a mail order bride who never makes it to the altar and offers herself to Cade as a wife. One who will cook, clean, garden and do his laundry. Cade agrees, but isn't really sure why he does, he's sworn off women after the last one broke his heart. They are married, but in name only. Yet there is an attraction there and I really enjoyed watching it play out. Deacon was a terrific secondary character that really had me laughing. I loved his cowboy rendition of Psalm 23, I smile every time I think about it:
    "The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want.
    He beds me down in green pastures with sweet water.
    He leads me on a good trail and stays with me in the tight places.
    And the Lord's spread will be my home forever. Amen."

    This is a wonderful, witty, western love story full of charm and appeal. It's book one in the Front Range Brides series, I'll be on the lookout for book two and hope I get a glimpse of Cade and Mae Ann down the road. I also happened to notice more of Spencer's wit at work in her publishing company's name, storyDspencer, very clever Davalynn!
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  • Karen K Jones
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Story
    Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2024
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    This story is about a young g mail order bride. She has just arrived in town when her intended groom is shot in a bank robbery right in front of her. There is a nice young man in the bank when it is robbed and with nothing to her name she asks him to marry her. That is the very beginning of the love story. Very believable characters and story.
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  • Shanti
    3.0 out of 5 stars Christian Romance
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2021
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    I wish it were stated more clearly that this is a Christian romance. The story wasn't bad but all the references to God start getting a bit heavy handed at one point and made me less interested to continue with the book.
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  • Momma loves to read
    4.0 out of 5 stars A fun read!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2017
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    An entertaining and encouraging read, An Improper Proposal lifts your mood & draws you in. A strong and stubborn main character facing impossible circumstances, Mae Ann will have you hoping for the best. This book was easy to pick up and hard to set down as we wait to see what will develop in the impromptu marriage of Mae Ann and equally strong willed rancher Cade Parker.
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  • Debra
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quality
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2025
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    Great product
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  • Carolyn Warren
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Historical Romance
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2018
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    I loved every minute of reading this book. The story drew me in to America's West in 1880 and into the world of mail order bride Mae Ann Remington right away. It is the perfect blend of action and emotion. Never dull, characters you really get to know, believe in, and care about. This novel won the Christian Indie Romance Award, and it's easy to understand why. Bravo!

    This is the first book I've ready by Davalynn Spencer and my first historical Western romance. I'm happy to have discovered this author and genre, and I see many more happy hours of reading ahead. Thankfully, the book is appropriate for Christian teens as well as adults. No vulgarity. This talented writer knows how to bring the characters to life with intelligent writing, interesting dialogue, and painting scenes with words. My only criticism is that the cover art does not do the book justice.
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  • Denise Toon
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
    Reviewed in Australia on July 16, 2017
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    What a beautifully written novel. I loved the gentle characters and the storyline and the wonderful ending. Anyone one loves reading about mail order brides will enjoy this novel.
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