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The Boden Birthright (The Cimarron Legacy): A Cimarron Legacy Novella Kindle Edition

by Mary Connealy (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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After the death of his wife, prosperous businessman Chance Boden heads west along the Santa Fe Trail with his son to escape the powerful control of his in-laws. He has plans to establish his own ranch, but instead he finds work with Frank Chastain, owner of a vast amount of land.

Chance doesn't want to work for anyone, but Frank's beautiful daughter, Veronica, gives him reason to delay buying his own holdings. With winter coming, no home in which to live, and Veronica's offer to care for young Cole while Chance learns the ways of ranching in the desert, Chance has little choice but to accept the Chastains' offer to stay on.

When Frank is attacked, his last wish is that Chance marry his daughter, but after dealing with his in-laws, Chance doesn't want anyone coming between him and his son. Then, before Frank dies, his precarious hold on the land he received as part of an old Spanish Land Grant forces him to make a desperate choice to save Veronica's inheritance--and also gives the men who attacked Frank a reason to come after his legacy.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CRHOTJQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bethany House Publishers (May 3, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 3, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3454 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 90 pages
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Mary Connealy

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Mary Connealy writes romantic comedy with cowboys. She is independently publishing a contemporary romantic suspense series called Garrison’s Law, book one is Loving the Texas Lawman. Her new historical series, High Sierra Sweethearts begins with The Accidental Guardian. She is also the author of these series: Kincaid Brides, Trouble in Texas, Wild at Heart, Cimarron Legacy, Lassoed in Texas, Montana Marriages and Sophie's daughters, and has man other books.

She is a two-time Carol Award winner and has been a finalist for the Rita and Christy Awards. She’s a lifelong Nebraskan and lives with her very own romantic cowboy hero. She’s got four grown daughters and four spectacular grandchildren.

Find Mary online at:

Her website: maryconnealy.com

Her blog for aspiring writers: Seekerville

Her blog for lovers of western romance: Petticoats & Pistols

Sign up for her newsletter at maryconnealy.com/newsletter

Mary is on Facebook at facebook.com/maryconnealy

And Twitter at twitter.com/maryconnealy

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Sandra Rodriguez
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2024
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I love this book but, the ending was the issue I didn't like how it ended. Or is there another book to continue? But other than that I really enjoyed this book! I'm going to recommend it to my daughter
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Marlene
4.0 out of 5 stars A great entrance toward a new series...
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2016
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This novella is the prequel for the series. We get to know the characters and see them become a part of the old west versus being raised in Boston elite surroundings. I enjoyed the story and the way Chance took over raising his son after the death of his beloved Abby. I had to smile when it was overheard Grandmamma chastising little 4 yr. old Cole about ruining the lace on his shirt. The way horror took over the face and body of Chance, his father, was written so well I could "feel" the anger. It was fun to read and how it seemed to wake up the fact he had a son to raise. It is an enjoyable story and I look forward to the series. The price is a bit high right now but I'm sure there will be specials in the future when I can pick up the new ebook "No Way Up"... the excerpt sounded like a wonderful read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars easy read
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2023
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Easy and fun read. I just read right through once I started. Enjoyed the character descriptions. Easy to picture being there
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Kate476
3.0 out of 5 stars OK
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016
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I'm a Mary Connealy fan so perhaps so perhaps I set the bar to high. This novella is a teaser for the next book series. It seemed flat. The characters one dimensional. Actually they're one dimensional rich people which make them even duller. No chemistry between the couple and very rushed.

Plus there is the old trope about grandparents wanting to steal their grandchild away from a heretofor responsible and successful parent. Who are these grandparents? Most of my friends don't even want to babysit and do handstands when the kids get picked up. Not that we don't love them but get serious. Who wants to go through acne, first love and mouthy teenagers if there is a perfectly good parent available? Go ask you father if you can stay out all night. Let him deal with it.

I guess you can add a star if your a die hard Conneally fan. Or if your secret fantasy is raising your grandchildren. Or it's no big deal if your father gets shot and the killer gets away with it.
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M. Kittles
5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Novella
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2023
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This book served exactly the purpose the author meant it to. I want to read more about the Boden family. I've read one book in the series already. In fact, my first book by this author was the first one in this series. If you love clean, historical, romance with a dash of faith, then you'll probably enjoy this book.
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Yvette
5.0 out of 5 stars But what I feel is the main take-away is the strong sense of the devotion to family that leads Chance to build a legacy for his
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2016
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Establishing the entire foundation of a new series in a novella is a daunting task and Mary Connealy has done a more than credible job.

In this brief story, we see what drives Chance Boden to leave Boston for the wilds of the New Mexico Territory on a mission to reconnect with his four year old son, Cole, and with God. We meet the woman he marries to hold the land her father gave his blood to protect. We learn the roots and see new seeds planted for future threats and conflicts, while the characters of the three Boden children (Cole, Justin and Sadie) are established. But what I feel is the main take-away is the strong sense of the devotion to family that leads Chance to build a legacy for his children - both the ranch and a love of God.

Though this at times suffers from the rushed feel that many novellas have, a too common side effect due to the brevity of the form, it is well worth reading. While more somber and serious in tone than I expected from Connealy, it does have moments of humor that are simply precious. Having a four year old interrupt a tender moment and later question certain aspects of married life is the perfect touch of humor from an author who says she writes "romantic comedies with cowboys."

If you are a fan of clean historical romances set in the American Old West, western stories and/or romances in general, or just an enjoyable and uplifting story, then this is well worth reading. Especially recommended for fans of Mary Connealy, of which I count myself one having adored her Wild at Heart trilogy.

I'm looking forward to the novels of this series with great anticipation.

This review was originally published on bookworlder.wordpress.com
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Vince
4.0 out of 5 stars "The Boden Birthright" is All Right But Not Author's Best! 4 Stars!
Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2016
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At the start I should say I try to real all of Mary Connealy's books. That said, "The Boden Birthright" is a free Kindle book that is a prequel to her new upcoming "Cimmaron Legacy" triolgy. As such, I found it heavy on description and setup for the coming books and lighter than typical on action. I also didn't see a lot of the Mark Twain type humor that I find so enjoyable in the author's other works. Also the time period of this story is outside the author's usual comfort zone -- by about 20 to 30 years. The trilogy, however, is dead center in her comfort zone. But then this is a short story...a novella really. And it was for free. Better yet, it is entertaining enough to provide fun reading.

As an aside, I'm not ever sure this book would have been written except for the fact that such preque/novellas are now the marketing trend when introducing a new series of novels. Indeed, not all authors are happy about writing these prequel novellas since it takes them off their main writing projects. Some do not even like the novella short formats and they say so in their newsletters to fans.

I know this author writes very good novellas that were surely her idea to write. I like and review her novellas as well as her full length novels. I enjoy both.

All in all, I think "The Boden Birthright" is best read as an enjoyment enhancement for the upcoming trilogy. I found a similar prequel/novella combination starting with the novella, "Glimmer of Hope" , to greatly up my enjoyment of Julie Lessman's "Isle of Hope" novel.

I might suggest that if this is your first Connealy book, don't judge all her work by this one. Her full length novels are some of the best western romantic comedies on the market today.
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Ellen
5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice book to read
Reviewed in the Netherlands on July 6, 2020
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Aiming for Love (Brides of Hope Mountain Book 1) is a great story about pioneering mountain life. It is great to take a look at this world. It is a story with depth, content and has Christian principles. The book is well written and enjoyed very much

The Boden Birthright (The Cimarron Legacy) is a very exciting story about a father who wants the best for his son and finds happiness on this journey. A well written book.
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D.L.R
5.0 out of 5 stars The Biden Birthright
Reviewed in Australia on October 7, 2019
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Truthfully this was a good book, my only complaint was the bad person got away with murder. Ronnie lives with her father who is a large Mexican citizen who owns about a thousand acres of land near the Mexican border it all belonged to Mexico but was given to the US.

Chance lost his wife and as he greaves, his son is dressed up all pretty with high heel shoes lace and curls. He is being taught to be what his grandmother wants him to be, Chance notices the change in his son and decides he has had enough takes his son to Texas and stops at The big C ranch. There they are taken in.

Good book.
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