Pre-Owned The Rancher's Want Ad Mix-Up (Paperback)

This book is a debut novel. All I can say is wow! This book is so good. Della comes to the Lamson home because she thinks that she answered a want ad for a teaching position. Turns out it was want ad for a wife, but the intended husband isn't the one who wrote it but his parents. Widowed with 3 sons, Hank does not want to get remarried. Especially when he thinks women just want his money which has been the case in the past after his wife died. Della makes it clear she did not come to be a wife but a teacher. Hank decides it's his parents fault for the misunderstanding, and offers for her to teach his sons for a week while he pays for her to stay in the boardinghouse. However Hanks mother Alice insists she stay in the family home. Hank doesn't like this but knows how his boys can be and figures she won't last through the week. Story goes on and Della and the boys learn to get along well and she also helps Alice out around the house. Roy, Hanks dad, also loves Della. Della loves them back and wants to stay on as teacher but how will she convince Hank? Hank is very fearful of anything happening to his family again or letting himself love again after his wife's death. He has a difficult time trusting people, especially Della. He thinks God is against him because of not saving his wife from death. I loved watching him learn to trust and come back to the Lord. I loved all the characters. This story is very clean. It has humor, serious moments, excitement and love. I loved how the story was not as predictable as you would think. It took turns I wasn't expecting. I can't wait for Megan Besing to come out with another book!

This was a delightful, historical fiction, mail order bride mixup story set in MO 1889. Teacher Della May Wagner answers a (what she thought) teacher want ad and ends up meeting the Lamson Family which includes grandparents, single father Hank, and his three boys. I loved reading about their day to day family adventures on the ranch, Della‘s experiences and frustrations with teaching three mischievous young boys, all while trying to prove herself to their father. Lots of laughs, great characters and storyline. I really enjoyed this story and it kept my interest from beginning to end. I also enjoyed the spiritual element of the parents trying to teach their son Hank and teacher Della the importance of God and second chances in love. I received a copy of this book complimentary for blog and social media review. All opinions are my own.