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Patience: Bride Of Washington Kindle Edition

by Caroline Clemmons (Author), American Mail Order Brides (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 236 ratings
Travel to Victorian America in 1890 with award winning and bestselling western romance author Caroline Clemmons for a humorous novel about two people destined for one another after a turbulent getting acquainted period. This book is sweet and suitable for readers over 18. After a fire destroys the factory where Patience Eaton worked followed by a succession of job failures, she travels from Massachusetts to Washington to marry the man her father chose via a matchmaker. While Andrew Kincaid appears to be a very nice man, he’s older than her father’s and not someone she wants to marry. Her prospective groom places her in a respectable boarding house and agrees to give her a job in the office of his commercial apple orchard so she can learn about his life and business. But working alongside her handsome future stepson presents unexpected complications. Two years ago, an unjust accusation ruined Stone Kincaid’s chance at happiness. Now he concentrates all his energy on building the family business. When he meets his prospective stepmother, he’s angry that his father cares so little for his mother’s memory that he sent for a mail-order bride younger than Stone. He believes Patience to be interested only in his father’s fortune. Stone plans to keep an eye on the attractive woman who’s slated to become his stepmother. Can two people working at cross purposes arrive at a compromise?
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    American Mail-Order Brides Series
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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, and layering a novel. Caroline and her husband live in the heart of Texas cowboy country with their menagerie of rescued pets. When she's not indulging her passion for writing, Caroline enjoys 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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    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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    The unprecedented 50 brides, 50 states, 50 book American Mail-Order Brides series has taken the mail order bride world by storm. Find out what the excitement is all about and read all 50. Download the prequel for free on Amazon here: http://amzn.to/226Qo93

    Roberta, manager of a garment factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts, finds a very large discrepancy between the amount of money on hand and the amount her books say she should have on hand. When she calls in the owner to talk to him about it, she knows immediately the discrepancy is caused by him. After the factory burns to the ground a short time later, she feels responsible for the women who are now jobless. Can she find a solution that won't leave all of the women unemployed?

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Customers find this book to be a magnificent mail-order bride story with heartache and an awesome twist. Moreover, the book is packed with humor and features compelling characters. Customers describe it as charming and sweet.

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Customers appreciate the story quality of this book, describing it as a magnificent mail-order bride tale with a beautiful narrative. One customer notes how love serves as the foundation of the plot, while another mentions its interesting twists.

"...A very beautiful story, I loved it. These American Mail Order Brides series are fantastic! Thank you for writing this one Caroline. Starr" Read more

"...Watching a romance and deep love for both Patience and Stone unfold, blessed my heart. Patience is a woman after my own personality...." Read more

"...This romance story is cleanly written. Do work on the editing and correcting of typos, please." Read more

"Wonderful mail order bride story, so charming and sweet. Cute twist on a universal theme, too, having the bride come out to be married to someone..." Read more

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Customers find the book very enjoyable.

"...There are many enjoyable happenings and plenty of laughs within this story. One of the best love stories I have read in a long time." Read more

"Very enjoyable, and entertaining story. There probably were many instances of parents trying to find martial partners for their children...." Read more

"Great book .Sisters surprise by their dad . He wrote to matchmaker for husbands . come and read what states the girls go to." Read more

"This entire series is just so much fun. All 51 titles are enjoyable to read." Read more

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Customers enjoy the book's humor.

"...There are many enjoyable happenings and plenty of laughs within this story. One of the best love stories I have read in a long time." Read more

"...he loved to find love for Stone so he and Marianne marry .This book if hilarious in some of the tricks patience to stone had pulled on them it's a..." Read more

"Patience' s story is sweet, funny, and has an interesting twist to it...." Read more

"The dialogue in this book was outstanding! It was fast paced and packed with humor. The characters came alive and you felt as if you knew them...." Read more

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"...Your characters were very compelling and so thankful Patience family joined her. You make a complete ending and a happy one. Thank you!!!!!" Read more

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  • Cinderella 7
    5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Story!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2016
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    This sure was a twister! How sweet of Andrew and his dead wife's best friend to arrange to have a mail order bride come with the supposed idea of marrying Andrew, when the planned for his son Stone to marry Patience all along.

    I suspected it because never once did Andrew say she is to be my wife, what he said was she will be a Kincaid soon. I loved how it all played out.

    The surprise was that Patience's family moved to live near her, and wow she had twin boys already and a brand new baby girl was born the day her sister Mercy and her husband and son arrived to spend the holidays with her and her family.

    A very beautiful story, I loved it. These American Mail Order Brides series are fantastic! Thank you for writing this one Caroline.

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  • Cristella
    5.0 out of 5 stars Romance, Clever Imagination and Laugher.
    Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016
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    Just loved this book. The characters are developed and described in detail to give a visual reality. Watching a romance and deep love for both Patience and Stone unfold, blessed my heart. Patience is a woman after my own personality. She speaks her mind, yet bears no malice. Stone hides his heart behind a shroud of hurtful gossip for which Patience is wise enough to understand. There are many enjoyable happenings and plenty of laughs within this story. One of the best love stories I have read in a long time.
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  • Bobdylan
    4.0 out of 5 stars Clean storyline, needs editing...
    Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2017
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    I think this story is my first one by Caroline Clemmons. I enjoyed it and hoped for the the outcome. I was not disappointed. I do wish the story was edited for typos and left out words. I had to re-read many sentences to figure out what was being said because a sentence was started and changed or words were left out. I enjoyed the excerpt for more of Ms. Clemmons' stories and plan to read some of them. This romance story is cleanly written. Do work on the editing and correcting of typos, please.
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  • CarterandConnersMom
    5.0 out of 5 stars Swaps and scandal
    Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2023
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    Patience is hesitant to become a mail-order bride but wants to help her family. Just as she starts warming to the idea, she realizes her froom to be is her father's age and her soon to be stepson is much closer to her age, and he's incredibly handsome. Will she be able to go through with the wedding and keep the family together?
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Charming and Sweet Story
    Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2016
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    Wonderful mail order bride story, so charming and sweet. Cute twist on a universal theme, too, having the bride come out to be married to someone else. Nice plot that was interwoven with the mail order bride aspect. A hero and heroine that you could definitely cheer on to their happily-ever-after moment. I enjoyed this book a lot, especially the characterizations and the descriptions of the settings. The secondary love story with the mature couple was an added bonus. If you like historical westerns and mail order bride stories, this one is a must read!
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  • Meri Overstreet
    5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent!
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2021
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    Patience is a magnificent mail-order bride story! She comes to Destiny to marry one man without knowing he wanted her to marry his son. The delightful plot twists allow all to work out as a true happily ever after!
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  • TracyVin
    3.0 out of 5 stars Patience is my kind of gal!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2015
    ***I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts are 100% my own.***

    If you’ve read any of the other American Mail Order Bride Series books, you’ll know that they start off with a fire in the factory in which these ladies worked. Patience and her sister lived near Boston and due to cost of living and low wages for teachers (their father’s profession), they needed work to help make ends meet for their family. They had a hard time finding gainful employment that didn’t threaten the virtue of these women. And as any father would, he did what he thought was best. He checked into the mail-order matchmaker that the girls were told about and contacted her. And this begins Patience journey from the East Coast to the West Coast.

    Patience met her intended, wealthy orchard farmer, Andrew Kincaid and though she wasn’t going to back out on her word, she wasn’t feeling anything other than friendly and fatherly vibes for him. His son Stone, on the other hand, was a whole different story.

    I won’t go further into the story than this. I will say that this story was funny, infuriating, and at moments downright despicable. There’s a character that’s meant to be a benevolent character and I can’t bring myself to like her. She’s mettlesome and downright horrible. And selfish. MIGHTY MIGHTY selfish. I liked Andrew, I liked Stone, and I liked Patience. Andrew really was like an uncle and Stone, though awfully broody, was a good man at heart. Patience was strong and independent and kind. She was humble and not above giving a good wallop if the need arose.

    Ms. Clemmons wrote a delightful tale of a woman who just tries her best to make the most of what’s handed to her without causing anyone any undue hardship. She didn’t like the idea of being away from family, but did it because it was better for everyone. She didn’t want to marry an man older than her father, but she’d given her word. But she was going to do all these things because it was what was best for the situation handed to her and she did so without pitying herself. I enjoyed the story, though I thought it could have been longer. But I’m a glutton for long books. :D Would I recommend this book? I would. And I’m going to slowly purchase my way through the series. Because I’m now intrigued by this whole idea.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining plot
    Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2016
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    Very enjoyable, and entertaining story. There probably were many instances of parents trying to find martial partners for their children. The fact that the story took place in my home state, and even in Tacoma Washington where I was born and raised, made fun reading
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