FIVE STARS
This was an unexpected pleasure. I love mail-order brides, especially when the groom turns out to be a real stand-up guy.
This was unlike anything I have read in this trope. Melissa is already married to an abusive man and is in the early stages of pregnancy when she answers an ad for a mail-order bride and heads to Carson City, Nevada to marry a wealthy rancher. It’s a matter of life and death for both her and her baby.
Time is of the essence and everything is going well until the stagecoach is held up by a band of outlaws, headed by Jed. He is led to believe that Melissa is already married to Mark Furnish, the wealthy rancher, and abducts her with the intention of holding her for ransom.
It was the perfect plan until it wasn’t. So much happened that pushed Melissa and Jed together, but there were obstacles and lies too. It was a beautiful thing to see these two find themselves and find each other at the same time.
This was a fantastic story of love, forgiveness, and redemption. If you’re looking for a steamy book, you won’t find it here. It was awesome without it. The characters and the story were strong enough to carry it to a surprise ending.
I adored this book and will continue to the next in the series.
Hanging out with Kristi 