myersjewels reviewed on 12/26/2011 + 58 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 3

Shay Brandenberger carries a heavy loada single mother trying to keep a working ranch afloat in hard timesnot to mention the emotional baggage of being jilted at eighteen and then having a failed marriage. She has decided that men are not worth the trouble. Travis McCoy made his rodeo dreams come true but not without leaving a lot behindnamely Shay. He deeply regrets walking out on her on their wedding day all those years ago and realizes that he has never really gotten over her. When Travis comes back home to care for his parents ranch and he and Shay are roped into the leading parts for the annual Founders Day Wedding reenactmentwell, sparks fly. Then the unthinkable happens. They find that through a series of very improbable events they are actually legally married. Shay is furious and Travis realizes he has a chance to make things right and do what he should have done fourteen years ago.

Pros:
The book held my interest and I read it in a day, but after finishing it I was left feeling that it could have been better.
Cons:
Although Hunter has excellent writing skills, this just turns out to be an okay read. The story line is unbelievable and predictable. The spiritual content of the book is not very highlip service to the main characters being Christians but not much further than that. The author bio states that her books contain a strong romantic element and they do. That is not necessarily a good thing. I like romance. But I like it to stay wholesome. While the author did not technically cross the line into anything inappropriate I felt that some of the romantic scenes were too descriptive, especially when you consider that a lot of young teenage girls read Christian fiction. Ive said it beforeIll say it againsometimes less is more.

I received this complimentary copy from the Thomas Nelson Publishing through their BookSneeze program. A positive review was not required and the opinions expressed here are my own.

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