Marianne (Australia) (2011/04/16): The Manning Sisters is an omnibus of the first two novels by Debbie Macomber in the six-part Manning series. The first novel, The Cowboy’s Lady, has rancher Russ Palmer falling in love with the new teacher in town, city-girl Taylor Manning. Neither are convinced they are right for each other, although to everyone around them, it is quite plain to see. The second novel, The Sheriff Takes a Wife, has the sheriff (and Russ Palmer’s friend), Cody Franklin falling for Taylor’s sister Christy when she arrives to help out as Taylor gives birth. The spanner in the works is that Christy is already engaged. In both novels, the parents are denied the elaborate wedding they hoped to give their daughters, city girls who end up living in Custer County. Another two delightful Macomber romances.
