Last Year's Bride

Anne McAllister

Jun 2014 · The Great Wedding Giveaway Book 8 · Tule Publishing

About this ebook

It’s for the ranch. It’s your duty. A man does his duty, always. His father Sam’s words were carved into Cole McCullough’s brain. His responsibilities lay with Rafter M Arrow, which had been in their family for over a hundred years. Even though they were fighting a losing battle to keep the place going.
The ranch always came first, over personal comfort, sometimes reason and definitely women. Sam had seen both his wives walk away, dismissing them as hot-house city girls who couldn’t survive the wilds of rural Montana. So how had Cole ended up making a spur-of-the-moment marriage last year in Reno to TV director Nell, who was as city as they came? Nell was prepared to give it all up to be with Cole. But he knew how it would end: as it had always ended before. It was time to stop living a pipe dream and sue for divorce.

But then Nell came back to Marietta with The Compatibility Game, a reality program, in which couples discovered what they were willing to do for love by living and working at Rafter M, and Cole found himself taking part too…

Ratings and reviews

"Last Year's Bride" by Anne McAllister is book eight in the "Montana Born Brides" series. This is Cole McCullogh and Nell Corbett's story. Nell and Cole hadn't known each long, but wind up getting married on the spur-of-the-moment. They decide not to tell anyone at first. Then life happens and time goes on and still nobody knows that they are married. Nell is working as a TV director. Cole believes that his duty is to the ranch. So, Cole decides that they need to divorce so Nell can further her career. He doesn't want Nell to regret leaving her career for him. I loved Cole and Nell's characters. Nell knew what she wanted and wasn't afraid to go after it. Cole is a sweet and caring guy, but he can be so thick headed. There were times that I wanted to smack some sense into him. Will Cole allow his stubbornness to lose the love of his life? This is a sweet, romantic, and heartwarming story. You will also fall in love with the supporting characters, especially Cole's grandmother.

Not just another so called contemporary western romance where only the mention of a stetson and cowboy boots qualifies; this is actually set on a working ranch. The main characters are very real and the plot keeps you reading to the last page to find out will he or won't he overcome his demons and find lasting love. mr

I enjoyed reading about the characters set on a working ranch in Montana. The story just wasn't a page turner for me.

About the author

Romance author Anne McAllister was born in California. She has a master's degree in theology. Before becoming a full time writer, she taught Spanish, capped deodorant bottles, copyedited textbooks, and ghostwrote sermons. Since 1985, she has written over 50 novels. She has won numerous awards including two RITA awards from the Romance Writers of America for Cowboy Pride and The Stardust Cowboy, the 2000 Writer of the Year award from Midwest Fiction Writers, and the 2000 Romantic Times' Career Achievement Award as Series Author of the Year.