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Ace’s Tenacious Bride: (Matchmaker's Mix-Up Book 13) Kindle Edition

by Kimberly Grist (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 214 ratings
Can a spirited pastor’s daughter up the ante, causing a card-playing, cigar-smoking workaholic to wager his heart?

Mercy Fairchild, a pastor’s daughter, is ready for adventure. She’ll comply with her late father’s last wish—to obtain the help of a matchmaking service and find her a young pastor out west to marry. Yes, she wants God’s perfect plan for her future, but she hopes it will be an exciting plan. Perhaps a missionary in a new territory?

Widower Ace Caldwell’s unruly children make keeping a housekeeper impossible. The last one left in less than a week! If he could only be as good a father as he is a card player! But with his job as a railroad detective, he can’t be home more than a day or two each week. At least a wife would be legally and morally vested to remain. Wouldn’t she?
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    Matchmaker's Mix-Up
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0952D79QX
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 15, 2021
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.9 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 141 pages
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  • Book 13 of 19 ‏ : ‎ Matchmaker's Mix-Up
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    4.7 out of 5 stars 214 ratings

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Kimberly Grist

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Kimberly Grist is married to her high school sweetheart, Nelson. She and her husband have three adult sons, one with Down syndrome, and they are passionate about encouraging others.

Kim has enjoyed writing since she was a young girl; however, she began writing her first novel in 2017. “I believe you should come away refreshed and inspired after reading a book. Despite my best efforts, sometimes life is difficult. I need and want an outlet, an opportunity to relax and escape to a place where obstacles are met and overcome. My stories are designed to entertain, refresh, and inspire you, the reader. They combine History, Humor, and Romance with an emphasis on Faith, Friends, and Good Clean Fun.”

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Customers enjoy this book for its gut-busting humor and delightful story, with one review highlighting its fast-paced plot. The book features wonderful characters and good clean romance, and customers find it easy to read. They appreciate the storyline, with one review noting how the children were a great part of the narrative.

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Customers find the book enjoyable and fun to read, appreciating its gut-busting humor.

"...Opposites attract! Such a delightful story, filled with humor, wonderful characters, including a slew of secondary characters that I..." Read more

"...Easy to read with great characters. Great book for those who love this genre." Read more

"This was a fun book to read. Ace and Mercy's story is very good. The kids were a great part of the story also...." Read more

"...The result? Brilliant and gut-busting humor! How on earth are these two ever going to get along?..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the storytelling in the book, with one customer highlighting its fast-paced narrative and another noting its fun plot full of action.

"...Opposites attract! Such a delightful story, filled with humor, wonderful characters, including a slew of secondary characters that I..." Read more

"A very enjoyable mail order bride story. Easy to read with great characters. Great book for those who love this genre." Read more

"This was a fun book to read. Ace and Mercy's story is very good. The kids were a great part of the story also...." Read more

"...I didn't want to put it down. Even though the story was fast paced , it did not feel rushed." Read more

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"...Such a delightful story, filled with humor, wonderful characters, including a slew of secondary characters that I hope have a story in the future!..." Read more

"A very enjoyable mail order bride story. Easy to read with great characters. Great book for those who love this genre." Read more

"...Enjoyed his children, Jack was a real character. David and Thea were the exception...." Read more

"...He was anything but. I enjoyed how the author moved the characters, each with their quirks and weaknesses, into becoming better and growing closer..." Read more

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Customers enjoy the romance in the book, describing it as good clean and sweet, with one customer noting its humorous elements.

"...If you like sweet, clean, somewhat humorous romances, you will enjoy this one." Read more

"Ace and Mercy were two of the best couples in a while. Enjoyed his children, Jack was a real character. David and Thea were the exception...." Read more

"I thoroughly enjoyed this sweet romance. A feisty preachers daughter and a disgruntled irritating widower put together by accident...." Read more

"...Also the Bible story about Gideon was great. Good clean romance." Read more

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Customers enjoy the storyline of the book, with one mentioning how the kids were a great part of the story, and another noting how the children were so real.

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"Ace and Mercy were two of the best couples in a while. Enjoyed his children, Jack was a real character. David and Thea were the exception...." Read more

"...were so quirky and I loved all the side interactions and dialog with the children." Read more

"I enjoyed the book. The children were so real, and exactly what you would expect. Also the Bible story about Gideon was great. Good clean romance." Read more

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"A very enjoyable mail order bride story. Easy to read with great characters. Great book for those who love this genre." Read more

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  • Lori Dykes
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Delightful Adventure!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2021
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    Sometimes a mixup is really God's sense of humor taking control and leading you just where you need to be!

    Such was the case with Mercy, the daughter of a pastor, who had just lost her father. She and her sisters needed to marry and Mercy decided to become a mail order bride. Her request was to marry a pastor or a missionary out west. Well, she got a man on a mission, but not quite what she thought!

    With two boys and a daughter, Agent Ace Caldwell, railroad detective, gets talked into a mail order bride. Unfortunately, he just wants a housekeeper and someone to take care of the kids, while he is out of town chasing bandits!

    When they meet.... Well, lets just say, the two are opposites, but you know what they always say? Opposites attract!

    Such a delightful story, filled with humor, wonderful characters, including a slew of secondary characters that I hope have a story in the future! Kimberly creates stories of the heart, and I absolutely loved the thoughts at the start of each chapter! Always made me chuckle!
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  • L Palmer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2024
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    A very enjoyable mail order bride story. Easy to read with great characters. Great book for those who love this genre.
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  • Luigi
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fun, clean, western romance
    Reviewed in the United States on March 16, 2024
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    This was a fun book to read. Ace and Mercy's story is very good. The kids were a great part of the story also. I liked how Mercy kept her faith in God for His 0lan for her life. Ace learned to have faith again and that not all women are like his first wife. If you like sweet, clean, somewhat humorous romances, you will enjoy this one.
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  • Jeffrey Ward
    5.0 out of 5 stars There are no mistakes in God's economy, even in Ace's Tenacious Bride.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2021
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    Mercy Fairchild is a force of nature. Wanting to settle down with a young pastor out west, she is mistakenly mail-order matched with a polar opposite in the person of "Ace" Caldwell and his three out-of-control children. Cigar smoking, card sharp and often missing railroad detective, he is not at all used to being upbraided and shamed by the fired-up young beauty that has invaded his kingdom. In chapter four the author uses a hilarious literary feature called "incongruency." That is where two people think they are talking about the exact same subject but they are each talking about entirely different things. The result? Brilliant and gut-busting humor! How on earth are these two ever going to get along? Read number 13 in the series, then for heaven's sake, read the other 12! What a brilliant idea Matchmaker's Mix-ups is. Trust me, all the authors in this series are a "cut above."
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  • HappyToBeHere
    5.0 out of 5 stars Quick read.
    Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
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    This story was written in way that captured my attention. I didn't want to put it down. Even though the story was fast paced , it did not feel rushed.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful
    Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2021
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    Ace and Mercy were two of the best couples in a while. Enjoyed his children, Jack was a real character. David and Thea were the exception. Hopefully we will revisit this couple and see the outcome of her sisters Faith and Grace. Really sweet and entertaining. Couldn't put it down. Like to see the outcome with his brother in law and the blacksmith. All of them need companionship.
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  • Leah
    5.0 out of 5 stars I was angry for her
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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    What sort of mess did that matchmaker's cat cause?! This pair is a mess. Guess it is a good thing they are both beautiful people. I really want her to leave him though. Men like that don't deserve a woman like Mercy, and there are plenty of other men who might appreciate her. Now if she switched up to Hiram for example...
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  • Big Red
    5.0 out of 5 stars He wasn't a Pastor
    Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2021
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    She was a pastor's daughter and expected to be matched with a pastor. He was anything but. I enjoyed how the author moved the characters, each with their quirks and weaknesses, into becoming better and growing closer as a family. Great characters and a fun plot full of action. A great read.
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