Review: Short Historical Western Romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2013
I thought this story was interesting and well written. The author gives a prologue and epilogue of facts about mail order brides and Wyoming which was well researched and adds historical context to the story. The story itself is bigger on action and sex than it is on character development or growth. The intended groom, William, is shot and killed in the first two paragraphs of the story, but other than asking the pastor to bless the body, no mention is made of his twin brother's grief or even of burying him. I understand that people are tough in the wild west, but really?Clara and Luke aren't really mentioned doing anything together except for him teaching her to shoot and the time they're in bed, but they magically fall in love within a few weeks. For a virgin, Clara is awfully forward in bedroom matters, I have to say, surprising the heck out of her complete stranger groom who endearingly was also a virgin. I just wished for some more personal growth time spent together that promoted their relationship. Otherwise, the plot kept them hopping, and the reader invested.Heat factor hot.