THE MARRYIN' KIND is the fifth book in the Morgan Brothers Romance Series. The third book, LOVING LANA, was reviewed in Roundtable Reviews in November 2003.

Madeline Morgan, at the ripe age of twenty- three, is determined to remain unmarried. There has not been one man in her life that has convinced her she should marry. Her father disagrees and has determined she must marry before her younger sisters. This poses a problem. 

As a solution, Madeline’s brother, Robert, has found a way to help his sister.  Madeline secretly became promised to Evan Montgomery prior to his departure to fight in the Civil War. When Evan fails to return and the Montgomery ranch falls into disrepair, Madeline is given the deed to the ranch by the townspeople and moves there. 

Some eight years after the war, Trevor Montgomery, Evan’s brother, returns expecting to find the ranch unoccupied, only to find Madeline living there. This poses a problem, aggravated by Trevor’s attack of malaria. Madeline can only offer Trevor a bed and tends to him. 

The reader must remember that in the 1800s, an unmarried man and woman living in the same house caused the woman’s reputation to become damaged. Since it was the townspeople who gave Madeline to deed to the ranch, how best to rectify this situation?

I found THE MARRYIN' KIND well worth reading.  It seemed that the previous books dealt with other characters so not having read them did not detract from my enjoyment of the book.