I started this book on a busy weekend and had it finished before the weekend ended because I kept turning pages. From the first page to the last, my attention was captive. Then I let my mother-in-law read it, and she finished in less than a day, because she couldn't put it down, either.

When Luke Davis returns to his home town, he plans to get the girl who broke his heart out of his mind forever. Instead he is caught up in a contest in which he is the prize. His cousins think a wife will help him forget Rachel Hamilton, so they invite 5 mail-order brides to come and marry their cousin. Surely they won't all come. They are right, only 3 arrive in town, each demanding that Luke marry her. And, what of Rachel? With the help of her tomboy daughter, she enters the contest to win Luke's heart - anonymously! Get the book and find out if she succeeds. If you can't get it on PaperBackSwap, since I'm not giving up my copy yet, you won't regret purchasing your own book. It's well worth the small cost.

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This is such a great book! It has an awesome rivalry between a trio of mail order brides who are after one handsome marshal...a marshal who has his eye on someone he has known and loved for years. The "bride" contest that the town hosts is hilarious..especially when an "anonymous" bride enters. I loved all of the characters and can't wait to read the other two in the series to see who marries who in the town of Lookout, Texas!

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I couldn't put this book down. Prior to The Anonymous Bride I had never read any of Vickie McDonough's books and I enjoyed this one!

A situation happens that causes Rachel to marry another man other than the one she's in love with, Luke. Eleven years later Luke returns to Lookout as the town's new marshal and finds Rachel a widow with a spit-fire young daughter who'd rather be in coveralls or pants then a dress as her mother wishes.

Luke's two cousins seek a mail-order bride for him. The problem is, more than one arrives with intentions of marrying the marshal. Will Luke loose his job as the town's marshal because of the mail-order brides? Will Luke forgive Rachel for marrying another? You'll enjoy this The Anonymous Bride!

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Discovering new authors can really be a mixed bag of surprises for a reader. I've had experiences where I wonder what took me so long to get around to them, and I've had other experiences where I wished I could've used my time differently. No worries....Vickie McDonough fits perfectly into the first category. :o)

Vickie's western style of writing was very reminiscent of Mary Connealy and Lori Copeland, except it was deeper. I loved that I got to really invest myself in the emotions of each character. Luke--who initially had a heart filled with unforgiveness--slowly allowed his heart to soften. Rachel--who scorned Luke many years ago--longed to admit that she'd made a terrible mistake. And Jacqueline--better known as "Jack"--was a feisty tomboy that just wanted her ma to marry Luke.

But setting up Luke and Rachel wasn't as easy as a couple of cousins thought it would be! Luke's cousins took it upon themselves to find a mail-order bride for Luke. What they didn't count on was that instead of one girl being interested in Luke...there were three! And what made things even crazier...poor Luke didn't have a clue what he was about to be in for--a pushy mayor, a nosy journalist, and three women vying for his hand in marriage! If that's not a recipe for a great story, I don't know what is!

I'm so happy to add Vickie to my list of highly recommended authors, and it comes after reading just one book. I have a feeling that the tiny town of Lookout, Texas has a few more surprises up it's sleeve before the series concludes. My rating for The Anonymous Bride is 4.5 Stars.

**Many thanks to Barbour Books for providing a copy for review.

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