A Country Affair

Even though this was a reprint of two books I had not read, Debbie Macomber still is tops in my book. Her books are always down to earth and very easy to read.

Two women--each engaged to the wrong man. Two weddings--but not the ones they plan. "A Little Bit Country" Rorie Campbell has a pleasant, predictable life in San Francisco, where she's seeing a pleasant, predictable man. Then, one vacation, her car breaks down on an Oregon country road, and horse rancher Clay Franklin coems to her rescue. Rorie soon discovers that a city girl can fall in love with a country man. But Clay has no right to return her feelings--because he's engaged to another woman. "Country Bride" Kate Logan is devasted when Clay Franklin, her former fiance and the man she's always loved, marries Rorie Campbell instead. But at Clay's wedding--and after a glass of champagne too many--Kate proposes to her longtime friend, rancher Luke Rivers. Luke accepts her proposal...and refuses to renege on his promise. What's more, he insists that Kate doesn't love CLay, she loves him...

I love all of Debbie's books. Country Brides has a cute story line. I could not put it down. Debbie write's so you feel as if you were there in the small town she is writing about.

I liked this book. The book is made up of 2 stories. I thought that the first story (A Little Bit Country) was more fun to read than the second story (Country Bride). In the second story, Kate just couldn't believe she was in love with Clay and this seemed a little far fetched to me. Over all it was still a good book.

I read these stories after they were first released in 1990. They are charming country romance stories and a great summer escape. The first story:" A Little Bit Country" ties in with the second:"Country Bride". It was a joy for me to see this on the shelf of our local bookstore, as a fire that destroyed our home,3 days after Christmas 1999, destroyed or damaged all my books. Debbie Macomber books have always been "keepers" in my personal library!