Lisa R. (alterlisa) -
I really wanted to love this book. I love historicals, cowboys and the whole idea of mail-order brides but felt that this story was a bit lacking in details. I wanted more history and more of the bride train. I think it would have benefited more if you could have seen the trip on the train to the new Kansas town. This was a good clean romance and I do so enjoy seeing people get a second chance at love. In this case, for both of them.
jjares reviewed Want Ad Wedding (Cowboy Creek, Bk 1) (Love Inspired Historical, No 324) on + 3504 more book reviews
Accepting a want ad's opportunity for marriage, Leah leaves her unhappy life behind her and travels to Cowboy Creek. Her husband died under unfortunate circumstances and Leah is pregnant. She arrives to find two of her childhood friends leaders of the town -- Daniel and Will.
I found this book to be disappointing; perhaps part of it is the fact that this is the opening story of a trilogy by three different authors. The story moved at a snail's pace. All of the tension was internal to the main characters; Leah did not want to love again because she had been so shamefully used by her husband.
Daniel, an incredibly honorable man, worried that Leah really wanted the other childhood friend, Will, (to whom Leah had been engaged for a short time, years before).
Another oddity was Leah's pregnancy. She stated that her husband had died 5 months before, yet she was not showing. Nothing was said about the baby moving (which begins in the 5th month).
This was a rather unsatisfying story because problems were started that will linger until the last book. Frankly, I didn't find enough interesting to hang around for another novel.
I found this book to be disappointing; perhaps part of it is the fact that this is the opening story of a trilogy by three different authors. The story moved at a snail's pace. All of the tension was internal to the main characters; Leah did not want to love again because she had been so shamefully used by her husband.
Daniel, an incredibly honorable man, worried that Leah really wanted the other childhood friend, Will, (to whom Leah had been engaged for a short time, years before).
Another oddity was Leah's pregnancy. She stated that her husband had died 5 months before, yet she was not showing. Nothing was said about the baby moving (which begins in the 5th month).
This was a rather unsatisfying story because problems were started that will linger until the last book. Frankly, I didn't find enough interesting to hang around for another novel.
