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Leisure Books, Nov 2001, 4.99, 311 pp.
ISBN: 0843949341
In 1892 Maryland, Elthia Sinclaire accepts a job as governess to the children of Caleb Tanner even though it means relocating to Texas. Elthia feels this is an opportunity for her to break free from her father.
Caleb does not want a governess. He really needs a wife so he can adopt his six nieces and nephews before the children are scattered among various families as what happened to he and his siblings twenty years ago. However, the clock is ticking as he has three days to find a spouse. Though she has doubts about marrying Caleb, especially since they differ on the “contract”, Elthia agrees to a marriage for the sake of the kids. She quickly falls in love with her children and tries to ignore her growing attraction to her husband, who reciprocates her feelings of love, an emotion neither acknowledges.
Winnie Griggs' western romance will grab readers' attention from start to finish because of the warm lead couple and the six charges that bring them together. The audience will empathize with Caleb struggles with the nightmare that history is unfairly repeating itself. Elthia is very spirited, but amusingly is no housekeeper based on her futile efforts as such but her love for the Texas six makes her a perfect mom. Her hilarious battles with the hero on top of a wonderful plot enable fans to receive SOMETHING MORE from Ms. Griggs.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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"Elithia Sinclair is running away from an unwanted engagement, and is determined to show her society family in Maryland, USA that she can take care of herself. She answers an advertisement for a governess in Texas where she would teach two children.
When she arrives she finds the employer was seeking more than a teacher for two children. There are SIX! And the position is not for a governess, but a wife!!
Caleb Tanner needs a wife in 3 days to keep the Courts from taking his nieces and nephews from him. He is determined to keep them together and give them a family. But to do that he has to have a wife, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to get Elithia to agree, even to using the kids to pull her heartstrings.
She agrees to a name only marriage that is to be annulled after three months, but in spite of finding she is poorly equipped to handle the task, she comes through all the burnt meals, flood kitchens and various mishaps and finds there is more to life that polished society. Elithia soon finds she wants her husband in more than name only.
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DeborahAnne MacGillivray, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 19th century
- American "wild west" era
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- marriage of convenience spurring real love
Hidden Identity/Secret Motive
Yes
Children/Pregnancy
Yes
Children/Pregnancy:
- kid(s) make adults sensitive
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- rancher/cowboy
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
Sex makes him
- confused
- guilty
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- blissful
- sensitive
- a better lover
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How sexual is this person?
- very picky
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- scared
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
- blissful
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Prairie
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- ranch
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 60%
- 90%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 1-2 sex acts
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