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But for propriety's sake, he'll ends up marrying her. She's pretty, delicate-appearing and sweet. But she's also tough like a good strong rosebush. She's got nerves of steel. Otherwise, she would have went running for the hills when tasked with shaping up this family of brothers. The only two sweet brothers are the youngest, Tyler and Zac. Zac is still very young, and takes to Rose very quickly.

Series: Seven Brides

Tyler takes a little time to be won over but he does fall for her because she understands his needs for peace and quiet in the midst of a loud, crazy family. The older brothers don't care much for Rose at all. Well George certainly likes kissing her and other things. But love is not on his agenda at all. Jefferson, who lost an arm in the war is trying to decide if it's worth living without being a full man. Madison never comes back from the war at all. The twins Hen and Monty are in their terrible teens and can't seem to stay out of trouble.

And George is so messed up from the war, and in over his head with the ranch, he has no idea how to be a loving husband. I was fairly surprised at how rough the males were in this book. They are like wild animals. They don't even bath or clean the house or themselves.

Rose has to lay down some ground rules very early on. Thankfully George does support her.

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Yet, George is not a warm hero. I spent a while wondering where the romance was going to bloom. Rose is a strong woman, who endured much to claim this family and to mold George into a loving husband. But she does it. This was my first read by Leigh Greenwood who is actually a male , and I was impressed. It's a good romance novel, but also a good western. There are a lot of lessons about family in this story. The Randolphs are very real, not prettied up.

They fight like cats and dogs, and say ugly things to each other. But somehow it made the story more interesting. This might not appeal to all romance novel readers, but I sure did enjoy Rose. It started off an excellent series that I read from beginning to end. View all 11 comments. Oct 21, sraxe rated it did not like it Shelves: A major factor in my dropping this book is the instalove and the "romance" in it.

Soon after they've met and he's recruited her to work for him, she's all "perilously close to falling in love with him. You've known the guy for barely a full day. And then later when he says he wants to be in the army rather than marry and have children, she's all heartbroken and "disheartened" and "lost" and "like a ship whose rudder had been wrenched off in a collision with a hidden shoal" and that "her future yawned before her, empty and somehow dangerous.

You've known the guy for two days.

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Later she's all that she's "aware that her determination not to marry an army man was growing weaker. The whole relationship so far feels so forced and Rose is so overly presumptuous about marrying George and things to do with George.

George, too, was all instaloving over her and it just had me rolling my eyes. The entire "love" aspect of this novel felt so inorganic to me. There was absolutely no chemistry between the leads and it didn't feel at all real or believable. With that, all the moments and interactions with George and Rose felt overly forced and because there was so much dedicated to them it felt overly saturated. A lot of it was also the author telling us rather than showing.

This contributed to the forced factor of the entire "relationship" and I feel it took away from the book and my enjoyment of it.

I enjoyed the moments with the family and those interactions but I hated anything and everything to do with the two protagonists. I think the author thought she was putting in sexual tension or pining but I didn't see any of that. Maybe if we'd been able to see the two main protagonists before they met one another -- seen their lives before the other came into it Right from the very beginning we have Rose checking George out as he walks into the restaurant. I was being told rather than shown all these things about their instalove.

Their entire romance feels as though they're being forced together--like I said, inorganic--rather than allowing two characters to come together naturally. View all 6 comments. Feb 15, Lover of Romance rated it it was amazing Shelves: When Rose Thornton sees the advertisement for a cook for six men, she decides to take George Randolph on his offer, after he rescues her one day at work. So not realizing what she was in for, she goes to the homestead and was shocked to see what she would have to deal with, concerning the Randolph men.

When she arrives, the place is a pigsty, and wonders how any of them could live like this. There is George, the oldest. Then there is Jeff, the twins: Monty and Hen, Tyler, and the younger and sti When Rose Thornton sees the advertisement for a cook for six men, she decides to take George Randolph on his offer, after he rescues her one day at work. Monty and Hen, Tyler, and the younger and still a child, Zac, who captures her heart from the first day.

But out of all the brothers, it is George, whom she finds herself drawn to despite the circumstances that surround them, with their fathers having fought on both sides of the war. But despite all that, there is a sizzling fire between George and Rose, that starts to turn into love, what neither of them expected to find. I can't count how many times I have read this book, I just love love love reading it, so I thought it was about time that I read it and do a review for it.

So here I am. Leigh Greenwood is one of my favorites to read from if I am looking for a good American Western romance, and is a male author, which suprised me at first, since there aren't too many male romance authors, that I actually know of, so its truly a delight to find such a talented one.

Every time I pick up Rose, I can't force myself to put it down, I just love it so much. I just love the idea of one woman civilizing six brother technically seven, but Madison doesn't show in this book and can hold her own. Definitely my type of heroine, and the hero is the classic tortured, planning to never marry type, but knows deep down its inevitable.

So as far as a classic western romance, Rose hits the roof! Feb 07, Kagama-the Literaturevixen rated it it was ok Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. This reminded me so much of the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,if you take away the singing and the kidnapping. The heroine Rose trying to make a living works in a cantina where she dodges the male customers lecherous attentions and the grumpy lady proprietor of the cantina.

One day the hero,Georige steps into her workplace orders something to eat When one of the other costumers make a grab at Rose she is defended by George but subsequently finds herself fired from her job for making too muc This reminded me so much of the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers,if you take away the singing and the kidnapping. One day the hero,Georige steps into her workplace orders something to eat When one of the other costumers make a grab at Rose she is defended by George but subsequently finds herself fired from her job for making too much trouble.

Downtrodden she walks out of there but to her luck hears that the man who defended her earlier is seeking a housekeeper to cook and clean for him and his brothers. George is not at all keen to employ her seeing as she is a young and unmarried woman They leave for his home and well there Rose realizes its not just the housework that needs taking care of. If you have seen the movie you know where this is going ; So slowly she settles in and tries to both deal with housework and the brothers relationship they got issues This was if not a bad book,it was decent but I dont think I will find myself re-reading this or recommending it to others.

It was just a bit too bland. I would find myself thinking about certain scenes"oh thats sweet" but my interest in the couple never went beyond lukewarm. I just didnt get a sense of chemistry between them.

It was more like they were convenient to each other. The other books will follow the brothers way to find love but I am not sure its anything I will chose to read in a hurry. When they finally get together romantically it felt very forced. Nov 01, Naksed marked it as dnf Shelves: The central theme of Leigh Greenwood's Rose is the injustice of having to bear the legacy of your parents in the aftermath of a civil war that pitted brother against brother, Southerner against Yankee, and left devastating wounds both physical and emotional that people worsened by hanging on to hate, suspicion, and prejudice long after the battles were over.

It was an interesting premise for a romance, bringing together the daughter of a high ranking Yankee officer and an ex-Confederacy soldier The central theme of Leigh Greenwood's Rose is the injustice of having to bear the legacy of your parents in the aftermath of a civil war that pitted brother against brother, Southerner against Yankee, and left devastating wounds both physical and emotional that people worsened by hanging on to hate, suspicion, and prejudice long after the battles were over.

It was an interesting premise for a romance, bringing together the daughter of a high ranking Yankee officer and an ex-Confederacy soldier but unfortunately, it did not work for me and I had to let this story go a little after the halfway mark. As a historical novel, the issues mentioned above were dealt in a shallow way. I did not feel accuracy in the setting, especially with certain anachronisms that kept popping up in the characters'dialogue and inner monologue.

As a romance, it also left a lot to be desired because of the wishy-washy hero and the desperate, calculating "insta-love" of the heroine. Though all the elements were there that I normally love in a historical western, or "ranch" romance, it did not have enough to keep my attention. Also avoid publisher series, unless the publisher has a true monopoly over the "works" in question.

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The romance was kind of lukewarm especially in comparison to how fiery Violet was in that sense. I guess I was hoping for too much with this story. It was actually a fairly good western romance, but this is probably my least favorite in the series, even though the bickering in Iris between Iris and Monty just about drove me up the wall. I should reread this and see if I feel differently about it now compared to when I read it several years ago. Jan 14, marieno rated it liked it. It's not as good as Rose, Fern or Laurel but it's better than Iris.

Oct 23, Cecy rated it really liked it. Jul 20, Abigail rated it really liked it Shelves: Por otro lado, Daisy me hizo desesperar bastante. Aug 26, Gina rated it it was amazing Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I loved this book. Tyler was just an amazing hero.

The book was really good in the beginning and i couldn't put it down. But after Tyler goes to Albuquerque with Daisy the book isn't that great. He admitts that he loves her, but she just keeps on rejecting him thinking that he'll be like her father. I felt like she was being unfair towards him especially since he let her in. But the book was still great. Mar 26, Karen Starry rated it it was amazing. Normally I don't like any kind of western novel, but this one really did interest me. I really enjoyed the storyline and it was really well written.

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I suggest this for anyone who likes historical romances. Missing the spark of the rest of the series I've enjoyed this series, but this book reads more like a page harlequin romance, than a well written story. Hoping book 5 is more like the first three. Jul 26, Lia rated it it was amazing. Aug 03, Carla rated it liked it Shelves: Reread, one of the better ones in the series.

Apr 09, Angelie rated it it was amazing Shelves: Oct 16, Prince Obeng rated it liked it. More sparks should have happened between Daisy and Tyler. It was a good book tho. Aug 23, Bethany rated it liked it Shelves: Laurel book 4 in this series is still my favorite for now; but Daisy was quite entertaining as well. May 10, Julie Hoffpauir rated it it was amazing. Really enjoyed reading all of the Seven Brides series. Each brother having a different story and a different plot for the previous book makes it even greater. Such a wonderful family.

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