I loved this book. Think Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Well the concept is the same. Two brothers need a wife to take care of them.

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This was a great book. Well written and fun to read. Two brothers decided one needs to get married and the loser chooses someone he feels will meet his cooking/cleaning/child bearing needs. But he later realizes that marriage is more difficult because his wife actually has an opinion.

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Story about two Western brothers who need someone to take care of them. They come up with the idea of drawing straws to see who has to get married. Of course "the loser" ends up falling in love with his wife. Cute story, a little different.

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The McClain brothers decide one of them must marry so their wife can take care of the cooking and cleaning. When Luke draws the short straw, he goes into town looking for a wife. He decides Eleanor would make a nice docile wife and asks her to marry him. Wow, is he in for a surprise!

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The McLain brothers were fed up and tired-tired of the hunger in thier cowboy-sized stomachs, tired of dingy curtains and dirty dishes.Tired of worring about who to leave the ranch to when they were gone. Luke could imagine the perfect wife-biddable,tidy and willing-and when he saw Eleanor Williams in church one Sunday, he thought she'd do just fine. But little did he know that the practical Eleanor had A MIND OF HER OWN-and other ideas about marriage.

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If you are looking for a light-hearted story with lots of humor, this is it. The MacLain brothers are tired of living in squalor with terrible food. Their ranch is successful but they have been unsuccessful in finding a housekeeper who would keep them clean and fed. Difficult times call for extreme measures. The guys draw straws to determine which will bite the bullet and marry. The elder brother, Luke, loses the draw and starts looking around for a likely marriage partner. They cause a near-circus at church the next Sunday. Both men are attractive and successful.

Luke's eye falls on the non-descript niece of one of the town's bankers. When he gets an invitation to the William's house, he finds that Eleanor is a modern-day Cinder-girl, the workhorse of the house - a disliked niece, who was tolerated by the parents and their favored daughter. When Luke finds out Eleanor is unappreciated and a hard worker, he is prompted to ask for her hand (in marriage) in two weeks. Luke thinks he's got a quiet, biddable woman. She is thankful to escape the William's household.

However, trouble is coming. The MacLains and the other cowboys eat like pigs. When Eleanor overhears that she was chosen by a short straw, she blows a fuse. The rest of the book is about how Luke and Eleanor resolve their differences. It takes a bit too long to resolve but the chuckles along the way made up for much of the excess. The pages fly by as the reader enjoys the humor and pathos.


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This is a western romance. You will see shades of Cinderella. This is a fun story. I agree with another reviewer that the romance build could have been a bit better. However, it is still a good read.

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One of my favorite books, In a nut shell two brothers decide one of them should get married. So they draw straws to see which one has to bite the bullet and get a wife. A very good story. One of the few books myself and my daughters agree on. we all loved it.

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