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Last Train Home: An Orphan Train Story (American West Romances Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Laura Stapleton (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 622 ratings
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A freshly divorced man…

In 1879, Missouri, Jack Dryden's heart is broken and not because his gently bred wife left him for life back east. Their divorce was a long time coming, just like their adopting three Orphan Train riders was. The children arrive before he can send word back to the orphanage, and he goes to meet the children. He expected love at first sight for the orphans because they’re wonderful children, but falling for their lovely adoption agent surprised him. Now all Jack needs to do is convince her how plenty of men raise children on their own, and so can he.

A responsible young woman…

Alice McCarthy takes her responsibilities to the orphans' home seriously. In charge of the Jack Hays children's adoption, the rules for her are clear. She can’t let a single man adopt her orphans even if he seems kind and especially not just because he's attractive in mind and body. Alice must stick to the rules no matter how tempted she is to give in to Jack’s request for a family.

A trio of wonderful children…

Jack never expected to find another love, and Alice had a direction for her life. Except now, adults and children alike bonded at first sight.

Now they must find a way to break the rules to become a real family.
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    American West Romances
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    July 1, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07F6RYMTC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stapleton Enterprises (July 1, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 1, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2844 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1722375469
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 622 ratings

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Laura Stapleton

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With an overactive imagination and a love for writing, Laura Stapleton decided to type out her daydreams and what-ifs in order to share her lovable characters and their worlds with readers. She currently lives in Kansas City. When not at the computer, you'll find her in the park for a jog or at the yarn store's clearance section.

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Book was well written. Just enough information & description to allow your mind to run away with the story. I loved it!
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Sue Ann B
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome beginning to a new series!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2018
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WOW - another awesome book by Laura Stapleton!!! And I see that it is going to be another series -woohoo!!!

Jack Dryden and his wife were trying to adopt some orphan's. The only problem being that Jack's wife decided to leave him a few weeks before the children arrived. When Alice McCarthy arrived with the children, Jack was going to refuse the children. But then he had a change of heart. I can't tell you anymore without giving away the story.

This is really a must read - and I'm looking forward to more in this series!!!
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Tracy Sylvester
4.0 out of 5 stars Good start to the series
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2023
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Jack is dealing with his wife leaving and is expecting orphans on the train that he and his wife were to adopt. Jack heads into town with the premise to tell the orphanage he cannot take the kids because his wife has left but once he sees the children it's harder than he thinks. Alice has chaperoned the children from the orphanage to meet with Jack and things don't go as planned once she gets there. The story is sweet with characters that are easy to follow and fall in love with. I was a little disheartened the way the book left off but overall good read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Last Train Home: An American West Story (American West Series Book 1)
Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020
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The love story of Jack and Alice. Jack's wife has just left him and now the children he and his wife plan to adopt have come. Can he still adopt them.
Alice and the Hay children have arrive and no one is there to met them. When Jack come he tell her that his wife had leave him but he still want the children. Can Alice make his dream come true? Great story.
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Karen Talley
3.0 out of 5 stars ************POSSIBLE SPOILERS IN REVIEW*********************
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2019
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Jack Dryden and his wife applied to adopt a family of three children. A month after his wife left him, the children and their chaperone arrived. He met them at the train station intending to send them home and then changed his mind. Alice McCarthy is torn between denying the adoption and keeping the children together. She agrees to visit his home to see if the placement would be suitable. This story is so unlikely that I just could not really get into it. Taking into consideration that this is Missouri and the year is 1879, I found it hard to believe that he would have divorce papers to sign three weeks after she left (by train) to Boston. The adoption situation was unlike any that I have encountered in reading about orphans in New York and other large cities being sent to the West. But, the biggest stumbling block for me was the fact that he was submerged in pity and wanting his wife back (refusing to sign the divorce papers that he had had for over a week) until he met the children's chaperone. Suddenly he was in love again and ready to marry her three days later. Too, there was no real conclusion. An epilogue was really needed.

No language problems and no sexual situations to offend any readers
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Tiffany
5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2022
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I read this because a friend recommended it. I’m glad I did. Such as sweet tale. I recommend it to anyone who loves sappy endings.
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Mama Rednax
4.0 out of 5 stars SWOONING for Jack
Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2022
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Jack never even considered finding another wife, but when Alice smiled at him with a twinkle in her eyes? He was smitten.

This is such a sweet love story! I absolutely fell on love with Jack, who is a man of great integrity.

The story is sweet and charming, an absolute gem amongst its kind!
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5.0 out of 5 stars HISTORICAL YET PRESENT
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2018
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I found this book to be interesting as well as timely. I refer to the orphan train and
the comparison to the border orphans of today. Would that the border orphans
find loving homes. Hard to believe this could happen in America in today's
high tech world.
I thought the author's description of living conditions in that era such as
the way food was prepared on an old fashioned stove was interesting.
This love story also fit that era of higher morals, however love will always
find a way. Look forward to the author's future books.
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Deb-57
4.0 out of 5 stars A nice story.
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2019
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3 1/2 stars. It was a nice story, but things happened rather quickly. The kids had known their dad, but they were ready to immediately call Dryden ‘pa’? And they were kids from New York City but they were comfortable with the farm animals so quickly? They were lovable kids, though. I could better understand Alice and Dryden falling in love so quickly. The happy ending was rather abrupt but it was also very welcome.
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Kindle Customer
2.0 out of 5 stars A little boring for my taste!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 21, 2020
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The actual story line and characters were very good but it was unbelievably boring. Hope to find the next one more interesting.
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Liz Nesbitt
3.0 out of 5 stars Felt very rushed
Reviewed in Canada on July 1, 2023
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Book is going so well and then towards the end it just seems so rushed together like everything happened all at once Bang Bang. I felt it was very rushed at the end I kind of almost feel like it was cliff hanger at the end
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michiemaggie
3.0 out of 5 stars Last Train Home
Reviewed in Canada on August 1, 2018
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A very good & easy summer read, heart warming. Not sure if it is realistic to get divorce & marry the same day. Oh how simpler the days were back then compare to present day. Like all fairy tales there is a happy ending.
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