Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: The Farmer Takes a Wife by Candice Sue Patterson

Book: The Farmer Takes a Wife

Author: Candice Sue Patterson

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release date: May 28, 2024

Librarian Gemma Breckenridge hates the spotlight. She’s content in her small town, living alone with books for company and caring for her once famous sister, Cammie, who’s now suffering from a degenerative brain disease. But Cammie’s care is expensive, and when the grant Gemma was counting on is denied, she’s forced to take desperate measures and applies to be a contestant on a reality television show where a wealthy farmer is looking for a love connection. What better place to keep her sister’s identity incognito than a thousand-acre farm in the middle of nowhere, South Dakota?

Colby Graham will do anything to save his almost bankrupt farm, even if it means that all of primetime will think he’s incapable of finding a wife on his own. The sponsorships alone should carry his business out of the red, and royalties from the producer will help to keep it there. But choosing a bride from among eight gorgeous strangers is tougher than Colby bargained for. Especially when the one woman he wants isn’t a contestant.

With a cast of vivid characters, join the crew in this witty romance filled with drama, heartache, elimination challenges, and fancy luggage full of secrets. Amid the beautiful setting of the Midwest, this tale unravels the tightly bound threads of sacrificial love.

 

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Contempory Romance books are absolutely one of my favorite genres to read. I also LOVE Marriage of Convenience stories. The Farmer Takes a Wife: a Modern-Day Marriage of Convenience Tale by Candice Sue Patterson is the most recent book that I have read. It is Book 1 in the South Dakota Brides series. 

WOW, I can honestly say this book is one of the BEST Marriage of Convenience storylines I have ever read. First of all, I LOVE Farm Life and the scenery of South Dakota Farmlife really made me happy while reading the book. Secondly, I watch the Reality TV series Farmer Wants a Wife, so the fact that it mentions the series and it loosely based on the TV series also had me enjoying the book. The 2 main characters are Gemma Breckenridge and Colby Graham and they are so different but so alike. City Girl meets Farm Guy and it truly makes a wonderful storyline. I really LOVE how Gemma really isn't on the show for her own gain, but it is to help her sister with medical needs. The book has an unexpected "LOVE Triangle" twist near the end, but a wonderful part of the storyline. The book is filled with Fun, Twists and Turns and determination. I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Contempory Romance books. GREAT BOOK!

Candice Sue Patterson studied at The Institute of Children’s Literature and is an elementary librarian. She lives in Indiana with her husband and three sons in a restored farmhouse overtaken by books. When she’s not tending to her chickens, snuggling with her Great Pyrenees, or helping children discover books they love, she’s working on a new story. Candice writes Modern Vintage Romance–where the past and present collide with faith.

 

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Can you imagine signing up to marry someone you’d never met? Neither had my heroine Gemma Breckenridge until it was her last resort. This thought is what propelled me to write The Farmer Takes a Wife.

In 2009, I came across a reality TV dating show where several women from the city were invited to test out farm life in hopes of gaining a proposal from a farmer at the end. That show was called Farmer Wants a Wife. Though most of the episodes made me cringe, I thought it was a fantastic plot for a book. Since I write both historical and contemporary romance, I strive to put modern spins in my historical novels and vintage threads through my contemporary novels. What better vintage thread to drop into a modern-day rom com than a marriage of convenience trope?

But I didn’t want it to be the average marriage of convenience trope. I wanted something fresh. So, I put a spin on it, which brought about another spin, and before I knew it the story was taking a twist every few chapters.

The Farmer Takes a Wife is nine years in the making. After I wrote the first draft, I put it away for several years as book contracts were offered. I’d pull it out every now and then, polish it a bit, and then put it away again. In 2020, one month before the Covid pandemic rocked our world, I had finally completed it. With many workplaces shutting down, publishing houses were hesitant to offer new contracts. So, again, the story sat in my computer. At the end of last year, I decided I’d release the book myself this spring, shocked and delighted when the reality show Farmer Wants a Wife made a comeback after all those years! And it’s so much better than original season.

Perfect timing? Here’s hoping!

Join my cast and crew in Evangeline, South Dakota, for a wild ride of romance, drama, heartache, witty banter, and two hunky farmers. Yes, I said two. Did I mention this story had twists?

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To celebrate her tour, Candice is giving away the grand prize package of a $50 Amazon gift card and a paperback copy of the book!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/2d091/the-farmer-takes-a-wife-celebration-tour-giveaway

Celebrate Lit Blog Tour: The Farmer Takes a Wife by Candice Sue Patterson

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