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The Lovin' Kind

From Booklist *Starred Review* Beth Morgan doesn't need to be told that she is the prettiest woman in Boltonville, Wisconsin--she already knows it. As she walks down the aisle to marry Eric Slausser, visions of herself bloated, pregnant, and not-so-beautiful come to mind, and she bolts. She decides to go stay with her brother in Wyoming. Her father agrees with her plan but insists that she travel with the man he trusts more than anyone else in the world, grudgingly wealthy Quaid Blair. Quaid is taking his prize horses up the trail and is extremely reluctant to take the spoiled beauty with him. He vows to himself that he'll make the journey so difficult, Beth will give up. Surprisingly, Beth's fragile, feminine looks belie a strong, determined, capable woman. Thrilled to finally be with a man who doesn't treat her like fine porcelain, Beth rises to every challenge. In the third book in the Morgan Family Romance series (The Marryin' Kind, 2005; The Bettin' Kind, 2005), Parra continues to create marvelously gutsy heroines--complex characters who aren't what the rest of the world thinks they are. Shelley Mosley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

The Bettin' Kind

From Booklist *Starred Review* When her brother loses Applegate, Amelia Morgan's beloved prize horse, to professional gambler Alex Laird, Amelia refuses to let the horse leave without her. After the sheriff says Amelia can't go with Alex unless they get married, Alex decides to call Amelia's bluff. Much to his shock and chagrin, Amelia readily becomes his bride at an impromptu wedding. With no intention of making Amelia his wife in the truest sense of the word, Alex intends to leave her in his huge house along with all the other treasures he's amassed; but perky Amelia wins over the servants, and soon, Alex, too, feels drawn to his spirited wife. With this poignant and humorous tale of the redeeming power of love, Parra has added yet another candid, courageous, can-do heroine to her Morgan Family series, which includes Wyoming Wedding (2004) and The Marryin' Kind (2005). And it's a sure bet that readers who love the roguish gambler heroes in Georgina Gentry's To Tempt a Texan (2005), LaVyrle Spencer's The Gamble (1994), and Nan Ryan's Lifetime of Heaven (1994) will go for Parra's rogue, too. Shelley Mosley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

The Marryin' Kind

From Booklist Madeline just isn't interested in getting married. She enjoys her freedom. But her kid sister is worried because their father mandated that the younger sisters can't be courted until Maddie is safely wed. Then, in a stroke of impish genius, their brother suggests that Maddie claim to be secretly engaged to Evan Montgomery, one of his friends who went off to fight in the Civil War, never to be heard from again. Maddie moves into Evan's abandoned cottage, and for two years, this works out just fine. Then Evan's brother, Trevor, comes home, and he is not so sure about Maddie. Parra sets the traditional tale of the eldest daughter being forced to marry first in the Old West and gives it a clever twist. With her adroit blending of pathos and humor, Parra has crafted another winner, the fifth book in the Morgan Brothers series, following Saving Samantha (2002), A Wanted Man(2002), Loving Lana (2003), and Wyoming Wedding (2004). Shelley Mosley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Saving Samantha
	Saving Samantha Readers who like feisty, resourceful heroines, such as those in Leslie LaFoy’s Maddie’s Justice (2000) and Megan Chance’s Fall from Grace (1997), will find much to admire in this story of a librarian who does us all proud.” Shelley Mosley, Booklist, September 15, 2002

A Wanted Man

A Wanted Man A thoroughly delightful read, Parra tells of two loners determined to live their lives alone devoid of company from the opposite sex. Then unexpectedly, in the remote areas between Wyoming and Nevada, two lonesome hearts collide although neither would dare admit the fact.. With two brothers happily married and Taggart the one caught holding the bridal bouquet, I look forward to reading the next book in this series for there is only one way to catch a Morgan - through his heartstrings. Brenda Ramsbacher, Scribblers

Loving Lana
	Loving Lana This is the third in the Morgan Brothers series--following Saving Samantha (2002) and A Wanted Man (2002)--all wonderful books with strong, stubborn heroes and plucky heroines who aren't afraid to go toe-to-toe with them. Shelley Mosley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved

Wyoming Wedding

Shay Morgan has never met a woman he couldn’t charm.  When old Ben Edwards asks Shay to bring his stubborn daughter home for one last visit before he dies, Shay gladly agrees.  Rumors fly and Shay is warned that the last two men who tried to bring Jenny Edwards home never returned.  Undaunted, Shay flashes his heart-breaking smile and heads off to retrieve his bounty, betting the town that he will do what no man before him could…and within thirty days. Jenny Edwards  has no love for the father who abandoned her and her dying mother, nor for any of his minions who have attempted to lure her back.  So, Shay simply doesn’t tell her why he’s come to Johnstown, Texas.  He plans to charm the beautiful doctor into doing anything and everything he asks…even taking a long trip to Wyoming to see a dying man.