Charming Country Romance: BRODY: LETTERS OF FATE by Paty Jager

The Book

Historical western filled with steamy romance and the rawness of a growing country.

 
A letter from a grandfather he’s never met has Brody Yates escorted across the country to work on a ranch rather than entering prison. But his arrival in Oregon proves prison may have been the lesser of two evils. A revenge driven criminal, the high desert, and his grandfather’s beautiful ward may prove more dangerous than anything he’d faced on the New York docks. 

Lilah Wells is committed to helping others: the judge who’d taken her in years ago, the neighboring children, and the ranch residents, which now includes the judge’s handsome wayward grandson. And it all gets more complicated when her heart starts ruling her actions.

A Reader's Opinion

I would like to say that I loved this book, Brody, but I really preferred the first two stories, Davis and Isaac. If you like western romance, then Brody's own story will surely please you. It's a sweet historical country story about finding love and happiness.
 

This novel is set in 1891, Oregon. It tells the story of Brody, a little bit of a bad boy who will get a second chance to redeem himself! Instead of being sent to prison, the judge sentences him to work on a cattle ranch in Oregon where lives his grandfather. Brody hasn't seen him in several years and is quite happy to be able to help him, but he didn't plan to meet sweet Lilah. She loves to help others, especially children like Rosie, Dooley, Amelia. But when things get rough around her, Brody will come to her rescue! Just follow Brody and Lilah's journey filled with twists and turns.

Paty Jager really captured the essence of the country life during that period of time. This story is a delight to read, a quick read, with a well-developed plot blended with charming characters.

Reviewed by: Nicole Laverdure for Books & Benches

Rating: 4 Stars: Pretty Darn Great! In the reader's opinion, this was a great book and they think you should read it, too. 

Content Rating: 3 Hearts

LETTERS OF FATE by Paty Jager

Please join me today in welcoming award-winning historical western romance author Paty Jager as we're introduced to her Letters of Fate series.

 

Have you ever received a letter that changed your life?

That’s the premise of my new historical western romance series, Letters of Fate. I started out with the idea of writing a Mail Order Groom series. As I pondered the idea, I decided rather than an agency or newspaper announcement bringing a woman and a man together I’d have men receive a letter that changes their life and brings them to the woman they can’t live without. This element also makes the books stand alone. One book doesn’t have to be read before the other as they are only connected by the hero receiving a letter. 

This idea allowed for more external conflicts as I tend to like to have a bit of suspense in the stories. Giving either the hero or heroine an interesting background before they meet adds more to the conflict and brings in elements that up the tension and makes the reader have more to think about than just the romance.

The heat level in these books will be anywhere from PG to R- rated. I allow my characters and their chemistry and personalities to gauge the heat level in stories. Davis is R-rated with some steamy love scenes and violence.

Several of the first books will be set in the area we moved to three years ago. I’ve found fun facts about the history surrounding the area. In Davis, the first book of the series, I am using the conflict between the cattle baron Peter French and the smaller ranchers and homesteaders in the Harney and Blitzen Valleys of SE Oregon. French had several ranch compounds. He built wire fences between his properties, blocking homesteaders from free land. He had 30-40,000 mother cows and sold that many cattle a year. He was known as a man of small stature who was loved by his employees who were loyal to him. He also had a temper and would strike out when aggravated. He was nice to children. He was such a contradiction in so many ways that I use him as a secondary character in Davis. 

Book Giveaway

Paty is giving away an e-book copy of Davis: Letters of Fate to one lucky commenter! If you prefer not to leave your e-mail in the comments, use this simple entry form. 

Ends 2/4/2016. 

Davis: Letters of Fate

Widowed with two small children and a ranch to run, Mariella Swanson knows she needs help, but isn’t sure her heart, or neighbors, will accept her marrying a stranger. When the greenhorn shows up, smoking a pipe and wearing a derby hat, she can’t help but wonder if agreeing to this marriage may prove to be her biggest mistake. 

When Davis Weston receives a letter from his sister asking him to marry a friend, he scoffs at the idea. However, losing his wife and son has left him a lonely man, and the whispers from others that he didn’t do enough to save his family has gone on long enough. His arrival in Oregon may be worse—these neighbors are doing more than whispering. Guns and horses aren’t his forte. He’s willing to learn, but is he willing to love again?

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Meet the Author

Award-winning author Paty Jager and her husband raise alfalfa hay in rural eastern Oregon. She not only writes the western lifestyle, she lives it. All Paty’s work has Western or Native American elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters. Her penchant for research takes her on side trips that eventually turn into yet another story. 

You can learn more about Paty at:

her blog; Writing into the Sunset 

her website; http://www.patyjager.net 

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