The Rancher's Temporary Engagement

by Stacy Henrie

Undercover Fiancee

The Pinkerton agent that Edward Kent hired is intelligent, capable-and unexpectedly female! Though shocked to learn that Maggy Worthing will be investigating the threats to his Wyoming horse ranch, Edward needs to find the culprit. And if that means a temporary engagement to give Maggy a cover story, he'll play along with the feisty detective.

Maggy always gets her man-at least when it comes to solving crimes. The young widow refuses to marry again and land under another husband's thumb. Unmasking Edward's enemies will earn her a longed-for promotion...but the heart has its own mysteries. Could working together with the handsome English aristocrat spark a real and loving partnership?

• ISBN10: 1489256377
• ISBN13: 9781489256379
• Publish Date: 1 February 2018
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: AU
• Imprint: Mills & Boon Love Inspired
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 192
• Language: English

Reviews

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My review is 4.5 Stars

I’m always so glad to find new authors I like. Stacy Henrie is now on my “buy as soon as it is released list”. The Rancher’s Temporary Engagement was a great story with mystery, romance, and life lessons about the love of God.

Both Edward and Maggy had been hurt in the past and had to learn to trust and to love. Edward was the third, and therefore expendable, son of an Earl. The woman he loved abandoned him for his older brother. He struggled with feelings of insignificance, but had a deep love for God.

Maggy had lost her mother when she was a young girl. When her father refused to bring her to church and began to turn to alcohol and violence towards her, she felt that God had abandoned her. And after marriage to man just like her father, she trusted neither man nor God. So when she became a widow at an early age, she decided that she was the only one she could rely on.

The growing relationship between Maggy and Edward was sweet and tender. I loved that Edward had so much integrity that he wouldn’t settle for a fake engagement. He was determined to not lie about anything.

As he watcher her go, aware of his empty hands, Edward wondered how one could feel the loss of something one didn’t truly have in the first place.

There are references to physical abuse in the book, not only in Maggy’s life, but another woman in the story, but they are simply that without descriptions of the actual acts.

This review was originally posted on AmongTheReads.net

I am grateful to Prism Book Tours for giving me a copy of this book. The fact I received this book for free does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.