Orchard Valley Brides: Norah\Lone Star Lovin' (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
This book was a continuation of the first "Orchard Valley Grooms," and I read it due to wondering about the third Sister, Norah.Norah's love story was very predictable and pleasant. I zoomed through it due to knowing what was going to happen. This is unusual for me with a Debbie Macomber book.However, the second half of the book was a new story about a friend of Norah's, Sherry, which we were briefly acquainted with from Valerie's romance in the first book. Now, I really enjoyed Sherry's tale. For one thing, you the reader, knows the cowboy and the nurse are going to end up together. However, Ms. Macomber did put in new details and made the story fresh to me.All in all, it was a nice read and I still like Ms. Macomber's style. “Orchard Valley Brides”, a sequel to “Orchard Valley Grooms”, consists of two previously published books by Debbie Macomber: “Norah”, first published in 1992 and “Lone Star Lovin’” first published in 1993.NorahNorah Bloomfield’s sisters Valerie and Stephanie have found true love but Norah is still looking for Mr. Right. She certainly doesn’t think it will be Valerie’s ex-boss Rowdy Cassidy, whom she meets after he crashes his small plane in Orchard Valley. Rowdy is cantankerous, stubborn, and proud yet Norah is increasingly attracted to him. There’s one big problem however – Norah thinks Rowdy is still in love with Valerie.I really enjoyed reading “Norah”. Yes, the story is a bit implausible (I doubt there’s a hospital in the world that would allow Rowdy to get away with what he does) but the chemistry between Norah and Rowdy is good and it is fun to watch them fall in love – in fact, I was smiling the whole time I read the book. Norah’s concerns about whether or not Rowdy is still in love with Valerie are very understandable and add another dimension to the book. Rowdy at first is a bit of a cliché as a character but as the book goes along you begin to understand why he acts the way he does and his character becomes a bit deeper. Lone Star Lovin’Sherry Waterman feels the need for a change so she leaves Orchard Valley and moves to Pepper, Texas to work as a Physician Assistant. She knows things will be different in Texas but isn’t quite expecting everyone in Pepper to know her business – including her growing attraction to rancher Cody Bailman. Cody seems attracted to Sherry but he’s not quite so good in the romance department. Hopefully he’ll get better – Heather, his twelve year old daughter, thinks Sherry would be the perfect mom.Sherry was such a minor character in the Orchard Valley series that I was a bit hesitant to read an entire book about her but I was glad I did as “Lone Star Lovin’” is a very cute romance. Macomber always does an excellent job of portraying small town life and Pepper, Texas, with its assortment of slightly eccentric but caring characters is a lot of fun to visit. The romance between Cody and Sherry is very cute and there are some very funny moments as Cody does his best to woo Sherry. Heather is a typical Macomber child, a bit too good to be realistic, but she plays an important part in the romance. Orchard Valley fans will be happy to see Norah appear in the book and to get an update on her life with Rowdy.I really enjoyed reading “Orchard Valley Brides”.
What do You think about Orchard Valley Brides: Norah\Lone Star Lovin' (2010)?
OK, so I lied about not reading the sequel to Orchard Valley Grooms. This one was actually a lot better. The first bride was Valerie and Stepanie's sister Norah. It was a fun read. She made quick work of Valerie's former boss who flew in from Texas and left with her heart.Second story was about Sherry, a friend of Norah's who moved from Orchard Valley Oregon to Texas. Really fun read. Cowboy fell for her at first sight and could not handle it. Funny how the whole town got involved in the romance.
—simplylynette
I liked the first story. I would be a little hesitant to fall in love with Rowdy too. Especially since he seemed to like her sister so much. I did not care too much for the one about Sherry. It seemed a little too far fetched for me. Plus I was in 4-H enough yrs to know that they do NOT have a project on getting your parents hitched. Not even as a self determined project. I did enjoy the character of Heather.
—swati
