Nebraska Historical Romance Series
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About this series
This collection of blog posts by Ruth Ann Nordin features fun times with the characters in the Nebraska Series. Included are interviews where we get to hear directly from the characters what they think of the books they are in. These are a behind the scenes look at Her Heart's Desire, Shotgun Groom, To Have and To Hold, and Shotgun Groom.
Most of the time, they aren't happy and aren't shy about voicing their opinions. For example, Joel Larson was surprisingly resistant to marrying April Edwards in Shotgun Groom, and she almost ran away because of it. Dave Larson wasn't at all happy about his son, Isaac, marrying Emily Craftsman in Isaac's Decision, and he even tried to take over and write his own ending to the book. When Ruth Ann Nordin refused to take his rewrites, he called for a ban on her books!
Other bonus features found in this collection are as follows:
Dave Larson, Tom Larson, Joel Larson, Rick Johnson, Owen Russell, and Neil Craftsman compete for who is the best hero in the Nebraska Series.
Dave Larson calls for a boycott on Ruth's books and is later kidnapped as a result.
Then, due to the grief Dave has caused, Ruth sues him for pain and suffering.
All posts are done for fun, so if you enjoyed the books, you'll enjoy these behind the scenes posts that never made it into the books, too!
Titles in the series (11)
- Her Heart's Desire
1
As soon as Sally Larson meets Rick Johnson, she knows he's the one for her. The catch? He's interested in her friend, Ethel Mae. But Sally has a plan. With Ethel Mae's help, she convinces Rick that the only way he'll get Ethel Mae is to make her jealous. He agrees, but he has a trick or two up his sleeve. Sally just might find that the one playing cat is really the mouse.
- Shotgun Groom
6
April Edwards, a young widow, is content to manage a farm with her fourteen-year-old brother and a one-year-old daughter. Nothing, after all, could be worse than being married to her deceased husband. Nothing, that is, until her unscrupulous brother-in-law decides to marry her. With no other recourse, April and her brother concoct a plan--one that involves the unsuspecting doctor’s assistant, Joel Larson. Joel Larson doesn't want to be married. In fact, he’s perfectly happy with things the way they are, but when he’s sent to check on April’s sick child, things take an unexpected turn for the worse. In one instant, he finds a gun and a mandate to marry April staring him in the face. Can a marriage that begins with a shotgun be just the thing Joel needs or has April just confined herself to another miserable marriage?
- A Bride for Tom
2
Tom Larson is having trouble finding a wife, and Jessica Reynolds decides to help him overcome his awkward and clumsy manners so he can attract women. (This has been updated to include the wedding night.)
- A Husband for Margaret
3
When Margaret Williams posted an ad for a husband, she expected Paul Connealy to arrive, but instead, his older brother, Joseph, came...and he brought four children with him.
- His Redeeming Bride
8
Seven years after Eye of the Beholder ends, Neil Craftsman's story begins. When Sarah Donner learns she's pregnant, she hopes this blessing will be the thing to make her husband finally love her. But to her horror, he announces that she will go live with her overbearing mother-in-law. Weeks before she is due to give birth, they are traveling to her mother-in-law's when some thieves kill him. Ready to give birth, she has to rely on the aid of the one man others had warned her about: Neil Craftsman. She knows of his tarnished past, and no respectable woman will go near him. But when she learns her husband left her with no home and no money, she has nowhere else to go but to the one man she's shunned. As she gets to know Neil, she learns that there is more to him than meets the eye. But when his past comes back to haunt him, will her newfound love be enough to redeem him - or will he always be a shunned man?
- The Wrong Husband
5
After winning back the money his uncle gambled, Owen gives it to his aunt. But Big Roy isn't happy, and he sends men to kill Owen. Owen flees to Nebraska where he finds a Wanted poster seeking his arrest. Scared, he plays along with the sheriff who thinks he's Irving, the new deputy. Irving was to marry Jenny Larson and since she's pretty, Owen plays along. But then Irving shows up...
- Eye of the Beholder
4
Mary Peters despairs that she will never marry. At nineteen, she has no prospects of finding a husband, so she takes matters into her own hands and becomes a mail-order bride. When she arrives to Omaha, Nebraska to meet the man she's due to marry, he takes one look at her homely appearance and rejects her. But fate has other plans for Mary. Dave Larson happens to be nearby and thinks she will make a good wife. Though she is stunned that someone as handsome and as kind as Dave would ask her to marry him, she accepts. She knows that this marriage will not bear the fruits of love. Love, after all, is for beautiful women. Isn't it? Dave and Mary have two other books: To Have and To Hold - Mary gets amnesia, and Dave takes her to Maine to help her recover her memory. Forever Yours - Dave falls off a horse and breaks his leg. This is a much more lighthearted romance where we get to see each of Dave's siblings, in addition to an update on Dave and Mary's happily ever after. (This is due out November 2019.)
- To Have And To Hold
7
In Eye of the Beholder, Mary Larson left Maine for a new life in Nebraska, a new life that almost ended at the train station if not for Dave Larson. Six years later in To Have and To Hold, Mary's journey continues. All her dreams for marriage and children have come true, and she couldn't be happier, until a fateful accident erases her memory... Now she has to adjust to life as the wife of Dave Larson and mother to Isaac and Rachel. When news of her father’s impending death comes from Maine, Dave suggests they travel to her hometown in an effort to help her recover her memories. In Maine, Mary will come face to face with the family she left behind. Will her love for Dave be enough to overcome the unpleasant aspects of her past, or will past insecurities keep her from regaining her former happiness? *This historical western romance is rated R. **To Have and To Hold is Dave and Mary Larson's second romance. Their first is Eye of the Beholder.
- Forever Yours
9
What happens after the happy ending? Usually, once the characters have their happy ending, there’s no more to say to their story. With Dave and Mary Larson, however, Eye of the Beholder was just the beginning. To Have and To Hold was the continuation. Forever Yours will offer the conclusion to their romance. Up to now, Dave has always been a pillar of strength, and time after time, he’s helped Mary overcome her insecurities. But even the strong have moments of weakness... After falling off a horse, Dave is unable to do the things he’s used to. He has to sit around and watch while everyone does things he used to take for granted. Worse, his older brother turns into a celebrity in town when the newspaper takes a sudden interest in him. When Dave thinks of what he has, it doesn’t seem like he’s accomplished much of anything at all. What, exactly, is the value of a husband and a father? And how can a wife help her husband when he doubts himself? This book features Richard, Tom, Sally, Jenny, and Joel and their families. It is also approximately 47,000 words long.
- Bonus Material from the Nebraska Series
This collection of blog posts by Ruth Ann Nordin features fun times with the characters in the Nebraska Series. Included are interviews where we get to hear directly from the characters what they think of the books they are in. These are a behind the scenes look at Her Heart's Desire, Shotgun Groom, To Have and To Hold, and Shotgun Groom. Most of the time, they aren't happy and aren't shy about voicing their opinions. For example, Joel Larson was surprisingly resistant to marrying April Edwards in Shotgun Groom, and she almost ran away because of it. Dave Larson wasn't at all happy about his son, Isaac, marrying Emily Craftsman in Isaac's Decision, and he even tried to take over and write his own ending to the book. When Ruth Ann Nordin refused to take his rewrites, he called for a ban on her books! Other bonus features found in this collection are as follows: Dave Larson, Tom Larson, Joel Larson, Rick Johnson, Owen Russell, and Neil Craftsman compete for who is the best hero in the Nebraska Series. Dave Larson calls for a boycott on Ruth's books and is later kidnapped as a result. Then, due to the grief Dave has caused, Ruth sues him for pain and suffering. All posts are done for fun, so if you enjoyed the books, you'll enjoy these behind the scenes posts that never made it into the books, too!
- Isaac's Decision
10
“Stay away from the Craftsman girl.” For the past three years, Isaac Larson obeyed his father, making sure to keep his distance from Emily Craftsman. But day after day, he’s reminded of how beautiful she is and knows she is the only woman who has the power to make his blood boil with desire. Emily has always pursued what she wants, and she wants Isaac. Determined to find out why he avoids her, she disguises herself as a man and befriends him. Will she find out the secret behind his silence? And, more importantly, can she stop him before he thinks of marrying another woman? *This historical western romance is rated R.
Ruth Ann Nordin
Ruth Ann Nordin has written almost 100 romances, ranging from Regencies to historical westerns to contemporaries. She plays with other genres from time to time, but her first love is romance. She has been happily married for twenty-two years to a sweet and funny guy, and they have four sons, who are all taller than Ruth now that they're 16, 17, 19, and 20. The good thing is she doesn't need a ladder. She considers herself very lucky to have led such a charmed life. Being able to play with characters and create stories is just icing on the cake. Hopefully, she'll get to keep doing this many years to come.
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