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Synopsis
Five sons of an English duke, all raised in the Rocky Mountains¿ James Balfour, the charming middle son of an English duke, is determined to prove he's capable of taking leadership of his family's Montana ranch as the next deadly winter approaches. With the household stretched to its limits, James crafts a clever plan to hire Rose Prescott-his childhood best friend-and to right an old wrong. Rose's remarkable singing voice was meant to be her gift, but in Virginia City, it's become her curse. Forced by her stepfather to perform nightly shows, she dreams of escape and a life free from his control. When a newspaper ad for a housekeeper offers her a way out, she risks everything and flees, hoping her stepfather can't find her. She never expected to return to the Balfour ranch, nor to see James again, whose charm now reminds her too much of the men who've betrayed her before. James's desire to protect Rose is shaken when his old friend treats him like an enemy. Winning her trust becomes his greatest challenge yet. As tensions rise on the ranch, old secrets and new dangers threaten everything James and his family have built. With enemies closing in, Rose must decide whom she can trust-and whether she's willing to fight for the freedom and love she's always longed for. From a USA Today bestselling author comes a royal family saga featuring a mail-order bride, a second chance romance, and an aristocratic marriage of convenience¿all set in the rugged Montana Territory. Tropes/themes: *mail-order bride *second chance romance *boss/employee *class differences *high-stakes danger *family saga *Rocky Mountain wilderness setting *frontier time period
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Is Mail-Order Baroness appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This historical romance features a young woman escaping an abusive stepfather who forces her to perform nightly shows, with themes of danger, pursuit, and trust issues. Violence is present through external threats and family conflict, but romance remains mostly closed-door.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include abuse, captivity, and controlling family member (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teens will be drawn to the escape-and-survival story set in frontier Montana, with a heroine reclaiming her freedom and finding unexpected love.