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Buttons & Bobbins #2
Patchwork Bride
At last, Meredith Worthington is returning to Angel Falls, Montana. Now that she's escaped the matchmaking and scheming of her East Coast finishing school, she can follow her dream of becoming a teacher. And perhaps get to know Shane Connelly, the intriguing new wrangler on her father's ranch....
Shane had a bellyful of "eligible ladies" back East. So he left them--and his high-society family--behind. Meredith reminds him of everything he'd like to forget, yet he can't resist her charm. But will love have time to blossom before she discovers the secret he's been hiding all along?
Shane had a bellyful of "eligible ladies" back East. So he left them--and his high-society family--behind. Meredith reminds him of everything he'd like to forget, yet he can't resist her charm. But will love have time to blossom before she discovers the secret he's been hiding all along?
288 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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Jillian Hart
191 books597 followersJillian Hart grew up on her family's homestead in Washington state, where she raised cattle, rode horses and scribbled stories in her spare time.
After earning her English degree from Whitman College, she worked in travel and advertising before selling her first novel.
When Jillian isn't working on her next story, she can be found puttering around her rose garden, curled up with a good book and spending quiet evenings at home with her family.
After earning her English degree from Whitman College, she worked in travel and advertising before selling her first novel.
When Jillian isn't working on her next story, she can be found puttering around her rose garden, curled up with a good book and spending quiet evenings at home with her family.
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September 27, 2024
Meredith Worthington has just returned to Angel Falls, Montana, from finishing school back east. She didn’t care for the school, or for the rich life her parents’ lead. She just wants to be a school teacher and live a simple life. Meredith’s father has hired a couple men to help with the horses in their stable. One man is very kind and handsome (Shane Connelly). At first, Meredith and Shane didn’t get on, but as time goes by, they discover they have some things in common. (Shane has also come from a wealthy family and is also yearning for a simpler life, training, and working with horses.) But will Meredith’s family ever approve, thinking Shane is a poor traveling man? And what will happen when Shane’s short-term employment working in their stables is over?
This was a very sweet and heartwarming read. Meredith wanted to be independent, move away, and teach children. She was a good heroine, even though she jumped to the wrong conclusions sometimes about Shane. Shane was a dreamy hero, he was kind and sweet. I liked how he treated Meredith’s younger sister. I enjoyed reading about the other characters in the book, some who also have their own stories in this series (“Buttons & Bobbins”).
Another lovely romance by Jillian Hart.
This was a very sweet and heartwarming read. Meredith wanted to be independent, move away, and teach children. She was a good heroine, even though she jumped to the wrong conclusions sometimes about Shane. Shane was a dreamy hero, he was kind and sweet. I liked how he treated Meredith’s younger sister. I enjoyed reading about the other characters in the book, some who also have their own stories in this series (“Buttons & Bobbins”).
Another lovely romance by Jillian Hart.
August 2, 2025
I did not care for this book, unlike the first in the series, the mother was horrid.
April 9, 2021
A historical romance set in Montana with Meredith Worthington and Shane Connelly both desiring to leave the high society life their parents are involved or from. Shane Connelly arrived at the Worthington’s ranch to train horses but was intrigued with Meredith spunk and determination when he met her on the way. Will Meredith’s mother interfere with her daughter’s life as she is attracted to Shane who is a working man and not in the same society as she desires for her daughter?
September 12, 2010
Excellent story!
February 14, 2018
I really liked these characters and want to read more about them, but the book was a bit too starry eyed for me. I had to keep reminding myself that I was reading about high schoolers.
December 16, 2011
This is the story of Meredith Worthington from Angel Falls, Montana. She has just returned from an East Coast finishing school that her Mother insisted she attend. Meredith does not want to live the kind of life her Mother wants for her or her four sisters. She is about to graduate and plans on taking the teaching test so she can become a teacher, but her Mother is insistent that none of her daughters will work as a commoner, it would embarrass her to have her daughter as an employee and not a wife. Meredith takes the teaching test, passes and is presented with a contract for a teaching job. Now comes the hard part, convincing her Mother that it's the right thing for her to do and she wants to do it with her blessing, she tells her Mother that she is signing the contract with or without her approval.
Meredith is finally allowed to try to drive a wagon but gets stuck when she and Minnie, her youngest sister, are on their way home. Two cowboys come along and offer to help them. She isn't sure whether she should trust them or not, but one seems to be rather nice and she really doesn't have any choice, so with their help she is soon on the road again. The two men travel along beside her since they are going the same direction. She and Shane visit along the way and she's soon impressed and finds herself liking him. When she pulls into their driveway Shane's partner looks at the directions and discovers that they are headed to the same house. Shane and Braden are the new horse trainers and Meredith's Mother doesn't want her to be friendly, after all, he's their hired help. Her opinion will soon change, but by that time Meredith's will also change and she refuses to talk to him, much to her Mother's angst.
Just who is Shane really and does Meredith win her Mother over so she can become a teacher?
I would recommend this book, I enjoyed it as much as I did the first one, which I read some time ago. So, curl up and enjoy.
Meredith is finally allowed to try to drive a wagon but gets stuck when she and Minnie, her youngest sister, are on their way home. Two cowboys come along and offer to help them. She isn't sure whether she should trust them or not, but one seems to be rather nice and she really doesn't have any choice, so with their help she is soon on the road again. The two men travel along beside her since they are going the same direction. She and Shane visit along the way and she's soon impressed and finds herself liking him. When she pulls into their driveway Shane's partner looks at the directions and discovers that they are headed to the same house. Shane and Braden are the new horse trainers and Meredith's Mother doesn't want her to be friendly, after all, he's their hired help. Her opinion will soon change, but by that time Meredith's will also change and she refuses to talk to him, much to her Mother's angst.
Just who is Shane really and does Meredith win her Mother over so she can become a teacher?
I would recommend this book, I enjoyed it as much as I did the first one, which I read some time ago. So, curl up and enjoy.
March 27, 2020
This is a mini ‘Books For Christian Girls’ review. It is not a full content review and will not receive one. These mini-reviews are years old and just for clarity on the rating the book received on Goodreads.
10/21/2015-
“Overall, it was a cute story and I appreciate that there wasn't a lot of kisses (though there was a lot of noticing). The head jumping (jumping from POV to POV within a chapter with no clear breaks) I wasn't a fan of though and it distracted from the story.”
Main Content-
*Minor cussing (dumb, idiot, and stupid); A bit of sarcasm; Meredith's sister smokes; Mentions of jail; Mentions of tobacco & smoking; Mentions of abused horses (semi-detailed).
*Three hand/finger kisses and a semi-detailed kiss; Remembering finger kisses (barely-above-not-detailed); Lots of Touches & Nearness (semi-detailed); Lots of Blushes; Lots of Noticing (semi-detailed); three 'tramp's; Mentions of kisses & kissing; Mentions of a flirt & crushes; Love, falling in love, & the emotions.
10/21/2015-
“Overall, it was a cute story and I appreciate that there wasn't a lot of kisses (though there was a lot of noticing). The head jumping (jumping from POV to POV within a chapter with no clear breaks) I wasn't a fan of though and it distracted from the story.”
Main Content-
*Minor cussing (dumb, idiot, and stupid); A bit of sarcasm; Meredith's sister smokes; Mentions of jail; Mentions of tobacco & smoking; Mentions of abused horses (semi-detailed).
*Three hand/finger kisses and a semi-detailed kiss; Remembering finger kisses (barely-above-not-detailed); Lots of Touches & Nearness (semi-detailed); Lots of Blushes; Lots of Noticing (semi-detailed); three 'tramp's; Mentions of kisses & kissing; Mentions of a flirt & crushes; Love, falling in love, & the emotions.
July 28, 2010
I love this series! Love how she kinda leads you into Finn Mckaslin's story too. These characters are so much fun to follow throughout the series. Meredith is wealthy, but all she wants to do is live a normal life and become a teacher. But, in the process she has to deal with her family's reaction to her independence. When she meets Shane, little does she know that he has a past too, but it doesn't matter. It was almost as if it was love at first site. Until, someone reveals his real identity...Ironic how Meredith thinks her parents are prejudice with those less fortunate than them, but when it came to judging Shane in the end, she did it without thought of who he was to her. She couldn't see passed his past until it was almost too late. The lessons both learn are priceless. I can't wait to see what happens with her next set of characters. And it was great to have Ian and Fiona marry! I love that we still get glimpses of the other characters that we have meet previously.
November 4, 2010
Patchwork Bride reunites the reader with people from Homespun Bride and High Country Bride.
In Angel Falls, Montana the Worthington Family is run by the strict and rigid rules brought from their life in St. Louis. Mrs Worthington wants her daughters to be lady's and the help is to be looked down upon not mingled with.
Shane Connelly is learning to train horses under Braden. Shane has left the rich life he had in Virginia to live the simple saddle tramp life. They stop to help some young ladies get their carriage unstuck from a mud puddle and he finds the country girl enchanting, until they follow her home and find she is not the country girl he thought but Meridith Worthington. He don't want anything to do with the debutantes he left behind. Meridith don't want the life her mother plans for her.
Great story!
In Angel Falls, Montana the Worthington Family is run by the strict and rigid rules brought from their life in St. Louis. Mrs Worthington wants her daughters to be lady's and the help is to be looked down upon not mingled with.
Shane Connelly is learning to train horses under Braden. Shane has left the rich life he had in Virginia to live the simple saddle tramp life. They stop to help some young ladies get their carriage unstuck from a mud puddle and he finds the country girl enchanting, until they follow her home and find she is not the country girl he thought but Meridith Worthington. He don't want anything to do with the debutantes he left behind. Meridith don't want the life her mother plans for her.
Great story!
August 14, 2015
I enjoyed this book even though for me it started out a little slow. I did not read the first book in this series and had no problem keeping up, it can be read as a stand alone. Meredith was my favorite character of the book. She knew what she wanted and did not like that her mom thought they should be better than others. She just wanted to be a normal person. What she did not realized it that the horse trainer that her father hired (Shane) wanted the same thing for his life. Meredith's friends were also nice and I believe that is what the other books are about - so it would be nice to go and find out more about what happens to them. I also really liked Minnie - Meredith's sister. All in all a nice story.
August 23, 2010
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this book!!!! And did I say LOVED this book?! Jillian is the one who introduced me to Historical romances....And this is by far the BEST I have read "YET". By Jillian, or anyone. I fell absolutely in LOVE with Meredith & Shane. Even though her mother was a high society snob in the story, Jillian still found a way to make her still likable. I found myself awwing in parts of the story. Getting teary in other's. I WANT Meredith's quilt Lol. If you enjoy romance novels, and 'HISTORICAL' romance novels, then, I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND 'Patchwork Bride.'
July 30, 2010
This is a wonderful story set on a horse farm in Montana in 1884. The characters are vibrant and alive with personality. The story deals with some great themes, such as cultural prejudice, trust, individuality, and being true to the plans God has for your life. People who enjoy historical fiction will enjoy this book. I am looking forward to the next installment in the "Buttons and Bobbins" series.
July 26, 2011
This is one of my favorite books!!!!!!
The story line was definitly intense! I loved how realistic the characters were!
Their relationship was really sweet and extremely romantic!
I read it all in one sitting and fell in love! This is the second book I believe of the Montana ladies and it did not disappoint!
I was also a fan of Gingham Bride, but this one definitly beat it!!
Everyone who believes in romance and happy endings should- has to- read this!
The story line was definitly intense! I loved how realistic the characters were!
Their relationship was really sweet and extremely romantic!
I read it all in one sitting and fell in love! This is the second book I believe of the Montana ladies and it did not disappoint!
I was also a fan of Gingham Bride, but this one definitly beat it!!
Everyone who believes in romance and happy endings should- has to- read this!
October 13, 2014
Again I get to happily visit Angel Falls. Funny how a series like this can become so real that each book is like a visit to long lost friends. :) I get to hear from old and new characters, and gain an even deeper connection to the lovely ladies! My heart is totally in this series. Can't wait for the next one!
October 10, 2010
I have just finished one of Jillian Hart Books called Patchwork Bride, Meredith is a big sister and proud to be one. She is in school and wants to be a teacher and an independent woman-she does NOT want to get married and do housework and cater to a husband..at least she did not think so until she meets Shane Connelly..she thinks of him a lot, will she change her mind about marriage?
August 6, 2016
I love this cute series! It's such a refreshing visit back in time to when things were seemingly so simple. I loved Meredith's story and Shane is the perfect hero:) Moving on to the next book tonight!
August 1, 2010
Loved the ending of this book. Great read.
October 2, 2010
It turned out really really good, but it took forever to get there.
September 9, 2010
A wonderful book to curl up and read!! I really enjoyed reading this book. It had such an interesting plot that kept me turning the pages and was disappointed when it ended.
May 17, 2011
Wish my library had the rest of this series!
June 27, 2011
A man's heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. ~ Proverbs 16:9
Time Period: Western, late 1880's
Location: Montana Territory, USA
Time Period: Western, late 1880's
Location: Montana Territory, USA
July 24, 2011
I enjoyed catching up with the residents of Angel Falls, but there was a bit too much calico mentioned, and not enough of an ending.
November 2, 2012
This book was okay but it read slow. It was also a little long. I enjoyed His Holiday Bride by this author a lot more.
December 23, 2012
LOVED! I cant wait to read the other three!
May 27, 2014
Second book in the series. Very sweet story. Like the character Meredith and her relationship with her mother.
March 16, 2015
Patchwork Bride is a good historical romance.
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December 22, 2016I enjoy reading all of Jillian Harts books. They always have an unexpected twist that keeps me turning pages. And there is always good story line.
April 27, 2017
love the series.
I really enjoy the author as well.
I really enjoy the author as well.
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