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    Too Rich for a Bride: A Novel
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    Too Rich for a Bride: A Novel

    Written by Mona Hodgson

    Narrated by Karen White

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    With a head more suited to bookkeeping than a bridal veil, Ida's dreams include big business- not beaus.

    Ida Sinclair has joined her sisters, Kat and Nell, in the untamed mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado for one reason: to work for the infamous but undeniably successful businesswoman, Mollie O'Bryan. Ida's sisters may be interested in making a match for their determined older sister, but Ida only wants to build her career.

    Under Mollie's tutelage, Ida learns how to play the stock market and revels in her promising accomplishments. Fighting for respect in a man's world, her ambition leaves little room for distractions. She ignores her family's reservations about Mollie O'Bryan's business practices, but no matter how she tries, she can't ignore the two men pursuing her affections-Colin Wagner, the dashing lawyer, and Tucker Raines, the traveling preacher.

    Ida wants a career more than anything else, so she shrugs off the suitors and pointed "suggestions" that young ladies don't belong in business. Will it take unexpected love-or unexpected danger-for Ida to realize where her priorities truly lie?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateMay 3, 2011
    ISBN9780307933782
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    Too Rich for a Bride: A Novel
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    Mona Hodgson

    Mona Hodgson is the author of nearly 30 children's books and also writes 19th century historical fiction. In addition to writing and speaking, Mona likes to read mysteries and love stories, hike Arizona, travel to Africa, play table games, and play Wii Tennis. She lives in central Arizona where she spies roadrunners, quail, cottontail rabbits, and even an occasional skunk in her yard.  

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    • 5/5
      Ida Sinclair is headed to Cripple Creek. She must first graduate from Business school. There someone that tries and mess that up with her. Her professor see her skills and is intruding and asks Ida to meet him at his office to chat after she done with her duties. Ida just want a job in the business world? Will she get it in New York or will she go to Cripple Creek? That her plan to go to Cripple Creek to be with her sisters Nell and Kat along. Her father want he to. Her little sister Vivian is to join them the next summer. Tucker Raines is asked to come to Cripple Creek by his mother. He arrives a day or so before Ida Sinclair. He left his sister to come help out. He finds out his father is ill and he got to take over the family business “The Raines Ice Company”. Tucker finds that having his mother and father stay in Colorado Springs so that his father can stay at the hospital is the best option and care. Tucker finds out what the real reason and his father is in debt. How will Tucker pull his family business out of debt but also pay for his sister Willow care as well. Tucker runs into Ida Sinclair for the first time at the depot with his mother and father. There are surprises as you turn the pages. What will happen to Tucker and Ida? Mona get you hooked and you can't be let go. You also learn about the Cripple Creek around that time period in history.
    • 4/5
      Mona takes you to small western town and brings the challenges of being a woman entrepreneur in a man's world to the reader's heart. The struggles faced can easily be those of today's yet the setting allows for the chivalry of years gone by.

      A satisfying read that gives a bit of mystery,struggle and family ties that enables your heart to be warmed and stirred to hope again.
    • 3/5
      The town of Cripple Creek and the folks in it are starting to grow on me, and so are the Sinclair sisters. They each have their own distinct personalities. This was book two in this series and it really is a good idea to read them in order so you get to know the town and the sisters better.This story was about the oldest Sinclair sister, Ida, who arrives in Cripple Creek ready to be a successful businesswoman in a town that doesn't look favorably on women who involve themselves in the man's business world. Ida has no interest in pursuing a relationship with either Colin Wagner, the lawyer, or Tucker Raines, the preacher, but then sometimes the heart just doesn't listen to ones well laid out plans. This story was a good sequel to book one and had a lighthearted tone to it, but also dealt with some lessons on forgiveness, family loyalty, and learning to put the right goals first place in ones life. It had alot of good messages woven throughout this story and I enjoyed my time in Cripple Creek and look forward to book 3 (and just learned that there is a book four coming out soon).
    • 5/5
      Too Rich To Be A Bride - By Mona Hodgson is a story about two characters who's lives are full of dreams and responsibilities yet who are both very much alone. The first, a lovely independent woman named Ida. Sinclair from Maine determined to follow her dream of being a business owner. While taking business classes in the hopes of some day running a business of her own. Ida. thinks she has met her equal in her professor only to find that his intentions are not what she imagined. She is offered a position with him only to find that he values her as a mistress not a business partner proving to her she may have a much tougher time of being a women in a man’s world of business than she thought. Disappointed by his advances she decides to venture out west to Cripple Creek Colorado where two of her sisters live with their husbands landing her an interview with the most successful business woman in Colorado. The second character is a handsome young traveling preacher named Tucker Raines who leaves his calling to go to Colorado to take care of his ailing father and run the family ice business while he settles his father’s affairs. Through struggling with trials of his own and seeking to do the will of the Lord, Tucker finds that God has a much different plan for his life than the one he would have chosen. Ida has her sights set on high society while Tucker knows Ida is way out of his grasp for any future together yet they seem to keep crossing each others paths in the most awkward circumstances. It seems that fate and Hattie, the owner of the boarding house where Ida. is staying seem to have more hope of what the future holds for Ida. and Tucker then do they. Read more to find out how a tall and handsome stranger comes into Ida's life almost causing her to lose all she holds dear and how that encounter shows her just how perfectly matched to Tucker she is.
    • 4/5
      This book was pretty good. Ida is the oldest Sinclair sister (and this is the 2nd book in the series). She is determined to be a business woman though it seems everyone opposes it! She doesn't move to Colorado to find a husband but to find success! She has to deal with lots of matchmaking, but there are two good choices so who will it be? She also has some decisions to make about some business practices...I like that Ida isn't easily intimidated and is determined to find her success. The secondary characters are entertaining and bring a lot to the story. I would have liked a little more character development for her two male choices, a lawyer and a preacher. I liked them but it felt something was missing. This is a 4/5. A good, quick read that isn't too heavy!Thank you to LibraryThing for the review copy of this book. I received this book in exchange for an honest review and the opinions stated above are 100% mine.
    • 2/5
      This is pretty standard fare for the Christian Historical Romance genre. I thought it was an enjoyable enough read, but I'm glad I didn't pay money for it (got it from Early Reviewers). The plot drags a bit at times and none of the characters are particularly compelling. However, the writing is above average and the story doesn't get bogged down in preaching by the author. I would take this out of the library, but wouldn't recomend spending money on it.
    • 4/5
      Started out a little slow, but turned out well in the end. Selfishness and success balanced well.
    • 3/5
      Too Rich for a Bride is the second book in the Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series. I didn't know that this book was a series (the only note of it being a series is on the back of the book in smaller font)- so I was a bit confused at first. The book was enjoyable. I found the character to be a little more unique than other Christian historical fiction. I can't say I have ever read one about the stock market before. One of the lesser characters in this book was named Mollie O'Bryan.... for some reason- I couldn't stop thinking of "Unisinkable Mollie Brown"- I am curious if the author knew their names and personalities were so similar?This book was enjoyable- but it did lack in character development. I finished the book in an afternoon, and while it was enjoyable- I can't say it is memorable. I read it yesterday and am already having trouble recalling details about the book.
    • 4/5
      Very good entertaining book! Loved the characters! Looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this series!
    • 5/5
      I really enjoyed this second in the series. This book continued the story of the four sisters. Their interaction was very well done. Early Colorado historical fiction is about my favorite topic. This whole story was very believable and I hope the fourth sister will be included in a new book in this series. Well written historical ficition.
    • 4/5
      Even though this was the second book of a series, this book did very well on it's own and I didn't feel like I was thrown into the middle of a story line, as I had not read the first book. I enjoyed reading about how this amibitious, young woman struggled to succeed in business in a frontier town in Colorado. The story is an inspirational romance, the characters are likeable and interesting to follow. I may even try to get the first and third books to complete the series. I would like to thank the Early Reviewers program for the opportunity to review this book..
    • 4/5
      This is the second book in The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek. You do not have to read the first book to understand this one as there is enough background given. Ida is interesting in building up her career , but keeps meeting up with the local preacher.
    • 4/5
      This is the second book in The Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series. It is the first one I’ve read and it works easily as a stand-alone novel. The author woks enough of the storyline from the other sisters into the book so the reader doesn’t feel as if something is missing. Although the romance is a major part of the story, equally important is the spiritual and life lessons each of the characters learns. At first, Ida never questions her drive to be a “woman of business” in the growing frontier town in Colorado. But subtle and not-so-subtle opposition begin to cause tiny doubts. She also trusts her own ability to be a good judge of character, after two near disasters in her relationships shake up her confidence.Relating to the characters is easy thanks to the well-molded development of the story. Each of the main characters has the opportunity to make choices and grow. The secondary characters are likeable and add to the storyline. Overall, I would recommend this book and this author.I received my copy through Blogging for Books in exchange for this review. This arrangement does not require that I write a positive review.