Book Review: The Chef's Mail Order Bride: A Sweet Western Historical Romance (Wild West Frontier
Synopsis:
Read the book that started it all, first in the Wild West Frontier Brides series set in Tombstone, Arizona in the 1880s. All Sadie had ever known, or ever wanted to know, was being a baker. She'd been raised to bake in her parents' bakery, and after their deaths, she had planned to carry on the family tradition. Devastated to find out she was losing her family's business, she needed something to do to support herself. When she received a letter from her twin sister's husband in Arizona Territory, suggesting she come out to be the bride of his best friend who was opening a restaurant, it seemed like the perfect solution to her problems. Tripp had gone to the best culinary school in the country, and he knew exactly how to create the perfect meal. He spent hours and hours coming up with just the right menu for his restaurant, only to be told he couldn't get a loan for it unless he married. When his best friend came up with the solution of sending for his baker sister-in-law, it only made sense. Her ideas of the perfect menu were different than his, though. Would the two be able to stay together long enough to convince the bank he was a good risk? Would Sadie be able to convince Tripp that the two of them belonged together after all?
My Thoughts:
I really enjoyed this sweet, clean mail-order bride story. The premise was unique and the writing was solid. The characters in the story are each unique and each come with their own problems and quirks. I like how this sets it apart from the majority of other mail-order bride books. Even though the couples meet and fall in love quickly the way that the story leads up to the ending you can feel a connection between them and the appearance is that it was longer.
The book did not feel rushed at all and when done reading you feel like you read longer than you actually did. I thoroughly enjoyed reading the book and immediately went searching for the next book that came after it. If you like mail-order bride novels or short (less than a 3 hour read), then this is good author to pick up and read.