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The Rich Gal's Rented Groom (The Brubaker Brides)

by Carolyn Zane

Published 1998ISBN 978-0-3731-9339-4

"Call me a pampered princess and I'll swat you with my pearls." --Patsy Brubaker She was the only daughter of a proud and prosperous Texas family, but poor Patsy just couldn't find a husband. Well, not in time for her high school reunion. And definitely not in time to give her those two brilliant children she'd claimed to have. Luckily, the rich gal was never without a plan. Patsy would simply convince rugged ranch foreman Justin Lassiter to pose as her weekend groom. She'd just have to be sure not to really fall in love with that marriage-resistant cowboy! THE BRUBAKER BRIDES This wealthy Texas family needs a good man to lasso their high-spirited daughter!

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Fiction, Romance. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Themes to notice

Fiction · Romance

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Warm tone · Steady pace

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The Rich Gal's Rented Groom (The Brubaker Brides)Carolyn Zane
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Reading lengthLength not listed
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1998
Primary categoryFictionAlso cataloged under Romance
ISBN-13
978-0-3731-9339-4
Language
English
Edition record
OL10741940M
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Good to know

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Begin with its place in Fiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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Three questions to carry with you

  1. What does the central character want, and what do they misunderstand about that desire?
  2. Which detail or relationship changes how you interpret the story?
  3. What feeling or question does the book leave with you after the plot moves on?

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