Bibliograph

Male-order catalogue, Fleeta Cunningham

Type

Label

Male-order catalogue, Fleeta Cunningham

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Male-order catalogue

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Fleeta Cunningham

Summary

While ordering a birthday gift from a mail order catalog, Lavinia Cates remembers her sister's comment that life would be easier if one could just order a beau the same way. She contemplates the idea and, on a whim, fills out a fantasy order for the handsome gent in the cashmere mackintosh on another page. In 1900, a spinster of 24 has little hope of marriage, but with Matt Holland, the handsome railroad agent, taking an interest in her, Lavinia might change her expectations. When he's not courting Lavinia, Matt hunts for train robbers, tries to stop the notorious Jessups from selling homemade "white lightnin'," and partners with a Texas Ranger. Along the way he learns why he was warned that Texas ladies have a lot of determination-and are handy with shotguns

Target audience

adult

Creator