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Josephine (Bride Brigade Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Caroline Clemmons (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 367 ratings
Josephine Nailor is desperate to escape a terrible situation. When the opportunity arises via a newspaper ad, she and her best friend slip away from their oppressive fathers and head for Richmond. Neither can relax until they’re far away from their tiny hometown. With wealthy young widow Lydia Harrison’s help, Josephine and six other young women have a new life waiting in Tarnation, Texas.

Michael Buchanan is fairly content running his mercantile and being mayor of Tarnation. The town is dusty and tiny, but it’s growing. He believes it holds all he needs to be happy—except a wife. There are no available women in town, but he hopes Lydia Harrison’s Bride Brigade will offer a woman he can wed. He is immediately attracted to Josephine.

But Josephine has every reason to mistrust men in general and politicians in particular. Will her misgivings ruin her chance at happiness?
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  1. Book 1 of 7
    Bride Brigade
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    148 pages
  3. Language
    English
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  5. Publication date
    September 19, 2015
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About the Author

Caroline Clemmons is an Amazon bestselling author of historical and contemporary western romances whose books have garnered numerous awards. A frequent speaker at conferences and seminars, she has taught workshops on characterization, point of view, building a hero, and layering a novel. Caroline is a member of Romance Writers of America (RWA) and the RWA chapters Yellow Rose, From The Heart, and Hearts Through History. Her latest publications include the acclaimed historical Men of Stone Mountain Texas series and the audio books of BRAZOS BRIDE and HIGH STAKES BRIDE. Her Kincaid series also remains popular with readers. Caroline and her husband live in the heart of Texas cowboy country with their menagerie of rescued pets. Prior to writing full time, her jobs included stay-at-home mom (her favorite), secretary, newspaper reporter and featured columnist, assistant to the managing editor of a psychology journal, bookkeeper for the local tax assessor and-for a short and fun time-an antique dealer. When she's not indulging her passion for writing, Caroline enjoys family time, reading, travel, antiquing, genealogy, oil painting, and getting together with friends. Find her on her blog, website, Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and Pinterest.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B015M4FJUY
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 19, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.4 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 148 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 7 ‏ : ‎ Bride Brigade
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 367 ratings

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Through a crazy twist of fate, Caroline Clemmons was not born on a Texas ranch. To make up for this tragic error, she writes about handsome cowboys, feisty ranch women, and scheming villains from a small office her family calls her pink cave. She and her Hero live in North Central Texas cowboy country where they ride herd on their rescued cats and dogs. The books she creates there have made her an Amazon bestselling author and won several awards.

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Customers find this book to be a great series beginning, with a superb plot that's hard to put down. They appreciate the well-developed characters and consider it a fun read.

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24 customers mention "Readability"24 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable and enjoyable, particularly appreciating it as the beginning of a great series.

"...and Matthew, started the series off perfectly and grabbed my heart from the beginning. Love their story and hope to see them in the next books...." Read more

"Nov 2015. Nonviolent. Very good. Michael & Josephine. Josephine & Ophelia join the Bride Brigade to escape abusive fathers...." Read more

"...This book leads up to be part of a wonderful series. Tarnation Texas is the new home of The Bride Brigade...." Read more

"A wonderful read about two friends who escape terrible circumstances by joining a Bride Brigade and travel to Tarnation, Texas...." Read more

21 customers mention "Story quality"18 positive3 negative

Customers enjoy the story quality of the book, praising its superb plot and well-written narrative, with one customer noting it's hard to put down.

"...Love their story and hope to see them in the next books. A fun light and clean read. JudyE" Read more

"Caroline is a very talented writer. Josephine is proof of that. Two young women need to run away from their troubled and cruel past...." Read more

"...This is Josephine's story. I found the story to be exciting and captivating...." Read more

"...It is a well written story and it is filled with drama, I kept looking for Josephine's daddy to show up...." Read more

5 customers mention "Character development"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

"...I loved meeting all the well thought out characters and will enjoy following each of them to their HEA, in the books to follow in the series...." Read more

"Go back in time and you will realize how lucky we are. The characters are fun and the story is hard to put down, once you start." Read more

"What a nice story. I thought the characters developed well throughout the story...." Read more

"...Ms Clemmons has a very good way of portrayal of her characters." Read more

4 customers mention "Fun to read"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun to read, with one describing it as a light and exciting read.

"...Love their story and hope to see them in the next books. A fun light and clean read. JudyE" Read more

"...This was a sweet story full of romance and excitement." Read more

"...The stories & subsequent weddings are sure to be full of fun & discovery as the women grow & blossom." Read more

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Top reviews from the United States

  • Arlene Judy Esposito
    5.0 out of 5 stars Josephine Book 1 Brides Brigade!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2016
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    I just love this storyline, a new one for me. I loved meeting all the well thought out characters and will enjoy following each of them to their HEA, in the books to follow in the series. The first couple, Josephine and Matthew, started the series off perfectly and grabbed my heart from the beginning. Love their story and hope to see them in the next books. A fun light and clean read. JudyE
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  • Miami Fire
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very good story, great characters.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015
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    Nov 2015. Nonviolent. Very good. Michael & Josephine. Josephine & Ophelia join the Bride Brigade to escape abusive fathers. Josephine is attracted to Michael, mercantile owner & town mayor, but she's afraid of men because of her father. Time heals all wounds.
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  • Sandra Sam
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2016
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    Caroline is a very talented writer. Josephine is proof of that. Two young women need to run away from their troubled and cruel past. Can they trust men again to find true love? This book leads up to be part of a wonderful series. Tarnation Texas is the new home of The Bride Brigade. Join in on Caroline's series and see what's in store for all the women that are looking for a new life. Now on to Angeline book 2 in the Bride Brigade. Happy Reading💖💖💖💖💖💖
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  • Karren Lucas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Josephine (Bride Brigade)
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2015
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    A wonderful read about two friends who escape terrible circumstances by joining a Bride Brigade and travel to Tarnation, Texas. This is Josephine's story. I found the story to be exciting and captivating. There were enough twists and turns that you never knew what was going to happen next. I could not put the book down until I found out the ending. I highly recommend this book. Can't wait until Book Two comes out.
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  • Susan Dewey
    3.0 out of 5 stars Needs a lot of editing!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 1, 2016
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    I liked the story of Josephine and Michael. It's an easy read you can finish in an afternoon. I would have given it 5 stars if the editing would have been better. There were too many sentences that didn't make sense because missing words.
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  • Sherry k
    5.0 out of 5 stars Caroline Clemmons always writes a wonderful story. This one tells of two young girls ...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2015
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    Caroline Clemmons always writes a wonderful story. This one tells of two young girls that run away from abusive situations at home and head for Richmond, VA to answer an ad for mail order wives. When they arrive the desk clerk tells them that it is too late, but they go up to the room advertised and met Mrs. Lydia Harrison, the lady that had been holding interviews. After talking to the girls Lydia decides to take them with her to Tarnation, TX, to become wives to some of the men in town. It is a well written story and it is filled with drama, I kept looking for Josephine's daddy to show up. I know you will enjoy this book as much as I did.
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  • Anne Butler
    4.0 out of 5 stars Josephine
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2015
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    A great new series from Caroline Clemmons.This one is about a group of brides brought to Tarnation,Texas.The town needs to grow and some people thought if the young men married they would stay and raise families.Josephine is fleeing from a horrible father who is willing to use her to keep his job.Josephine finds out and takes off.I loved this book and couldn't put it down.I can't wait for the next book in the series.
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  • Lynne Murphy
    5.0 out of 5 stars .Josephine. bride brigade
    Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2016
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    All in all this was a good book . disappointed it was not proofread. It's very frustrating, aggravating and angers me that we the readers pay good hard earned money for these books and a large majority have never been edited/proofread. Shameful. I do hope the writers or people responsible for these books reads my remarks and takes my comment to heat. What a shame. Are they being outsourced. Maybe that's the problem, whatever t by e problem, ease fix it. Ty
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  • Harrietta Lloyd
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Good Read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2016
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    This was an interesting story about a group of women who head west for a new life. They all have something in their past from which they want to escape. This was about Josephine, it tells of her overcoming her fears. I enjoyed the story very much and the characters.
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  • B. Stewart
    3.0 out of 5 stars Josephine ( Bride. Brigade)
    Reviewed in Australia on May 16, 2017
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    Josephine ( Bride Brigade ). A really enjoyable book. Now onto the next story in the series, which I'm sure I will enjoy
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  • jane pearson
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 22, 2016
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    Loved the book can't wait to read the rest
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  • ColinB
    5.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2017
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    You know when you're reading a good book when you start feeling for the characters. As well as Josephine I now want to know what happens to her friend Ophelia.
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