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The Reckless Doctor's Bride: Historical Western Mail Order Bride Romance (Montana Westward Brides Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Amelia Rose (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 996 ratings

She knew the West was wild. But this bride-to-be didn’t expect her fate to include murder…

Irish beauty Lucy Magee fears she’ll never shake her bad luck. As though to prove her right, a trip to Montana to meet a dashing doctor results in the accidental death of her coach driver. But when the mail-order bride finally sets sight on her potential husband’s kind face, she’s sure her fortunes have turned.

Dr. Sam Slater wants to become a good provider. And when his heart races upon meeting Lucy, he knows she’s absolutely the one for him. But their first courting picnic ends in tragedy when they discover his ranch shepherd’s dead body.

When Lucy begins receiving anonymous threats, she’s petrified her persistent misfortune followed her to the rugged country. And despite cooperating with the sheriff, Dr. Sam comes no closer to understanding who is forcing them off the land.

Can Lucy and Sam survive the ruthless frontier and break her curse with Lady Love?

The Reckless Doctor’s Bride is the first book in the enchanting Montana Westward Brides historical Western romance series. If you like intriguing characters, romantic drama, and action starting from page one, then you’ll adore Amelia Rose’s captivating tale.

Buy The Reckless Doctor’s Bride to ride into passionate adventure today!



Montana Westward Brides reading order:
#0 The Rancher's Fiery Bride
#1 The Reckless Doctor's Bride
#2 The Rancher's Unexpected Pregnant Bride
#3 The Lonesome Cowboy's Abducted Bride
#4 The Sheriff's Stubborn Secretive Bride
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"Highly Recommend for a Delightful Read and Happy Ending"
"Stayed up late to solve the mystery. Enjoyed this mail order bride story more than others." - Amazon Reviewer

"Enjoyable Reading"
"Kept me reading. Definitely not the typical mail order bride story." - Amazon Reviewer

"Very Interesting Book"
"The characters were great. They meshed well together and their interaction with each other was priceless." - Amazon Reviewer

"For the Love of the Irish"
"This is a very nice story about finding love and the greed of less fortunate people and how banding together in time of trouble can overcome!" - Amazon Reviewer

"Excellent Book"
"Really interesting story with great story line and interesting characters. It's funny and sweet. It has murder and mystery and a sweet love story. What more could we want!" - Amazon Reviewer

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07SKBCMB9
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beldene Publishing
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 29, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.4 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 348 pages
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  • Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Montana Westward Brides
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Amelia Rose

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If you enjoy reading romantic stories you have come to the right place.Amelia's romantic stories will give you the sensual stimulation you might be seeking to arouse your romantic senses.

Amelia is a shameless romance addict with no intentions of ever kicking the habit. Growing up she dreamed of entertaining people and taking them on fantastical journeys with her acting abilities, until she came to the realization as a college sophomore that she had none to speak of. Another ten years would pass before she discovered a different means to accomplishing the same dream: writing stories of love and passion for addicts just like herself.Amelia has always loved romance stories and she tries to tie all the elements she likes about them into her writing.

Please feel free to visit her website at www.ameliarose.info to view her other books and to sign up to her mailing list as you will be the first to know about her new releases!

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Customers enjoy this historical western romance for its original plot and life-and-love story, with one review noting it includes exciting action scenes. The book features well-developed characters, including secondary ones, and customers find it a quick, wonderful read. They appreciate the romance, with one review highlighting the spunky Irish heroine, while another notes the strong-willed woman character. Customers praise the writing style, with one describing it as witty, and they value the book's insight and interaction between characters.

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53 customers mention "Suspense"53 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the suspenseful elements of the book, appreciating its original plot and life and love themes, with one customer noting its action and romance elements.

"...The characters are great, and the story hit the ground running at the start. I love the spunkyness of Lucy & Dr. Sam who is her perfect match...." Read more

"...The novel is fairly short but well written with a certain amount of suspense...." Read more

"...Many twists and turns and lots of friends and adventures. Fun story, well written, humerous,keeps into timeline. Really liked" Read more

"...This is a well written book with a good storyline and wonderful characters...." Read more

48 customers mention "Readability"48 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be a wonderful and quick read, with one mentioning they read it every evening before bedtime.

"...“who done it” 😊 Now I’m off to book 2 & thank you for these great stories to read while we are in shut down mode..." Read more

"Very enjoyable reading, this mail-order-bride falls fairly fast for her new doctor husband and finds danger in the process...." Read more

"...Other errors caught as well. I do recommend. It's a fun read and one of Ms Rose's better mail order bride books. Rating is 4.5 stars." Read more

"This book was so delightful. I couldn't put it down. I read it clear through without stopping. The characters were great...." Read more

27 customers mention "Character development"24 positive3 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, particularly noting the inclusion of secondary characters, with one customer highlighting the sparkling chemistry between the main characters.

"...The characters are great, and the story hit the ground running at the start. I love the spunkyness of Lucy & Dr. Sam who is her perfect match...." Read more

"...This is a well written book with a good storyline and wonderful characters...." Read more

"...I read it clear through without stopping. The characters were great...." Read more

"...This is a quick, easy read. Delightful characters. There was a mystery element in who was harassing Dr. Sam & Lucy...." Read more

22 customers mention "Writing quality"20 positive2 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, finding it wonderfully written and funny, with one customer noting it's a clean read.

"...The novel is fairly short but well written with a certain amount of suspense...." Read more

"...Many twists and turns and lots of friends and adventures. Fun story, well written, humerous,keeps into timeline. Really liked" Read more

"...This is a well written book with a good storyline and wonderful characters...." Read more

"...It had its funny parts, serious parts, and it's very sad parts. But, it w a s so enjoyable to read and get to know each of the characters...." Read more

5 customers mention "Romance"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, finding it sweet and humorous, with one customer particularly appreciating the spunky Irish lass character.

"...Fun story, well written, humerous,keeps into timeline. Really liked" Read more

"This was one of the best books yet. I loved the spunky Irish lass, Lucy...." Read more

"...It's funny and sweet. It has murder and mystery and a sweet love story. What more could we want!" Read more

"Good moral main charachters. Romantic , witty and a little suspense and mystery. Liked the time period it was written in...." Read more

5 customers mention "Strength"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character's strength, with one describing her as a strong-willed woman who is brave, feisty, and a hard worker.

"...It was a decent romance, and there was plenty of action. The heroine is a very strong and modern woman...." Read more

"A strong-willed woman always makes a book interesting. It took me back to a time of mail order brides and gave me a taste of what that would be like...." Read more

"...Good story, lots of suspense, Lucy is feisty! Glad I got to read her story." Read more

"...But she is also beautiful, brave and a good cook & hard worker. He’s a doctor pretty good looking and in want if a wife." Read more

4 customers mention "Insight"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book insightful, with one customer noting it has a lot to offer.

"...Her husband is a decent and thoughtful man. They make a great couple with a believable story." Read more

"This book has a lot to offer. The characters are engaging and the plot is original. The editing needs some attention. Lots of repetition...." Read more

"...Believable and well written. Clean and with insight. Recommend to everyone who loves western historical, especially Mail Order Bride." Read more

"...They are exciting, clean & informative stories---of course they are fiction but still very interesting!! Highly recommended reading!" Read more

4 customers mention "Interaction"4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the interaction between the characters, describing them as a great couple.

"...They meshed well together and their interaction with each other was priceless. It had its funny parts, serious parts, and it's very sad parts...." Read more

"...Her husband is a decent and thoughtful man. They make a great couple with a believable story." Read more

"...But with love they won the fight! Lucy and Sam made a great couple!" Read more

"...Sam has the great fortune to meet his bride after all that. They get along great...." Read more

I think you will love this novel and there is a very happy ending!
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I think you will love this novel and there is a very happy ending!
Lucy traveled miles to meet and marry her husband to be. From the time she got on the stagecoach-mishaps happened! Her driver had a heart attack and she had to walk in pouring rain miles to the town. With luck 2 men came on horseback and off they went. One of them was her husband to be--the other the sheriff. They were actually looking for her since the stagecoach was never late! Calamity after calamity kept happening--but Lucy-a stalwart Irish lass was not to be stopped. Sam, her soon to be husband (he was a doctor), were shot at-their barn set on fire and a host of other calamities. The Sheriff was trying to find the culprit--- This definitely is one strong female who knows what she want and is bound and determined to get it--did she listen--rarely! I think you will love this novel and there is a very happy ending!
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  • Sylvia Blurton
    5.0 out of 5 stars So Enjoyed this Story
    Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2020
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    Amelia Rose has become one of my favorite writers, and this book proves why. The characters are great, and the story hit the ground running at the start. I love the spunkyness of Lucy & Dr. Sam who is her perfect match. With all the strange & scary things happening, it right away peaked my interest in trying to figure out “who done it” 😊 Now I’m off to book 2 & thank you for these great stories to read while we are in shut down mode
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  • Margaret Watkins
    4.0 out of 5 stars Learning to compromise
    Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2019
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    At first, it did not seem that the Luck of the Irish followed Lucy to her new home, where she was to marry the town's doctor, Dr Sam Slater. As she and Sam face difficult situations and threats, they discover that most things can be solved with a little compromise. Sam has progressive views regarding the role of women in society, but he wasn't expecting Lucy's level of independence and feistiness. Realising that she may need to protect herself from those leveling threats against them, Sam reluctantly shows her some basic skills in self-defense, but when he isn't around to give her lessons, she draws on the help of their hands, thus arousing Sam's jealousy. As the threats escalate and become more aggressive, Sam has his hands full and even though he recognises his wife's need to become proficient in handling weapons, his inherent need to keep her safe drives him. The novel is fairly short but well written with a certain amount of suspense. There is also some wit but mostly this romance is about two people finding each other and learning to respect one another. Although I purchased this book some time back, I also received a copy for free from eBook Discovery. I voluntarily post this review. This is my honest review.
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  • J. Boyd
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Reckless Doctor's Bride
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2025
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    Very enjoyable reading, this mail-order-bride falls fairly fast for her new doctor husband and finds danger in the process. They find several situations they have to overcome and the doctor has to learn that she is a capable human being that just happens to be a woman. The doctor learns very fast that his Irish wife is a lot more than he expected and has to take her feelings and thoughts into consideration before he speaks.
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  • sunglasslady19
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lucy McGee had a rude introduction to Spruce Valley. She hopes it doesn’t foretell the future.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2020
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    Lucy McGee is on her way to meet her new husband to be. they had met in a mail order bride wanted. And had been talking for a while before she accepted his offer to join him in Spruce Valley. To think she would be the wife of a doctor and a rancher, jf she ever got there? Sam Slater.Doctor, rancher,waiting bridegroom was pacing at the stage stop impatient to see the women in person that he had talked to by mail. And getting worried. The stage was never later unless something happened so he turned to the sheriff Josh for help on his ride to check on her.
    This starts the saga of Lucy and Sam and it continues in this mode for the whole story. Many twists and turns and lots of friends and adventures. Fun story, well written, humerous,keeps into timeline. Really liked
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  • Bonnie K
    3.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Adjustment
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2020
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    Lucy has moved from NY to be the mail-order bride of a small-town doctor in the Montana Territory. Even before she arrives, tragedy strikes when the driver of her stagecoach dies of heart failure. Then obviously someone wants the new couple dead or at least off their land. The story is fraught with dangers which take an emotional toll on the newlyweds.

    This is a well written book with a good storyline and wonderful characters. In my opinion the story could have been developed more because it has the makings of an even better one.
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  • Kindle Customer MKH
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lucy and Sam
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019
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    What a way to meet your fiancee - looking bedraggled sitting in the rain, on your suitcase and missing a shoe. That's how Lucy meets her fiancee the good doctor Sam along with the Sheriff Josh. What was she to do? Sit on the side of the road with a deadman till someone came along? When Lucy meets Greta she likes the older widow right away. Then there's Jenny and her husband Mason, who she can tell love each other very much. So when she starts getting notes telling her to leave the day after she gets there she is completely confused. When she and Sam get married they hope the notes will stop and that everything will be okay. Only things seem to escalate! Sam is shot at, she is almost kidnapped, sheep are slaughtered and dumped on the porch so many things! What will they do? Will they leave? Will they fight? Only one way to find out, read this great story by Amelia Rose.
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  • Country Girl
    4.0 out of 5 stars She should have been a redhead
    Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2021
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    Lucy is feisty and then some. Her age is 18 but she acts and talks older. The doctor was an Army doc during the Civil War which tends to make him act first and think later. Lucy also, due to her life growing up, has had it up to here and then some (yes, I know I've used it again) and demands equal treatment. Fortunately for her, she married a man who agrees ... well, almost.

    But someone wants Lucy gone. And the doctor dead. And if others near the doctor happen to wind up dead, that's okay too. But who? The doc is well liked. Lucy is too new to be disliked yet she's also a target. She doesn't know how to handle a gun when she gets west. You'll enjoy how she learns.

    I chuckled a few times while reading this one.
    Would like the author to work on timelines in her books. In this one she has Lucy putting on a dress...then a few lines later putting on petticoats, a blouse and a skirt. Obviously a rewrite caused this error. But it seems to be the type of error common to her writing. Other errors caught as well.

    I do recommend. It's a fun read and one of Ms Rose's better mail order bride books. Rating is 4.5 stars.
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  • Mrs. N. S. Culverhouse
    5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely story!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2023
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    I have really enjoyed reading this book. Lucy is an amazing woman!! She is so self-assured!! Sam is a really good man and doctor.
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  • Brigid
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    Reviewed in Australia on November 18, 2020
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    What a exciting book to read. Non stop action, including disagreements and a very bold, strong female character who kept me captivated
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  • Mrs. Linda Cunningham
    4.0 out of 5 stars The reckless doctors bride.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2019
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    A good read. A tale of a cowboy who buys himself a wife. A story of how two strangers who get married, make a home together and face men who want them off their land and out of their home because they want it from them. Also of the friendship between the Indians and the couple who give them their trust.
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