Review: A Sweet Novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 7, 2013
Love by the Letter is a new, hot off the press Christian historical romance. Dex Stantonsingle-handedly saved his family homestead after his father's desertion. He was only 12 at the time. But from then on, he was the man of the family. He had no choice but to stay home from school. A dozen years later his family was only his brother and himself. His brother was married with a ready made family and they were all packing up their wagons  to move on to Kansas and the wide open spaces. Dex hadn't wanted to move on quite yet, but he'd lost hope that the woman he loved would even look at him.Dex's new venture was to find a mail order bride to be his companion as he established a new homestead on the prairie. That required writing a letter or two and then reading them when they arrived back. He had always had a difficult time reading. The words seemed to get all jumbled up and blurry. Spelling hurt his head. Rachel never had such problems. She was reading circles around him by the time she was six. But now he needed help to improve his letter writing or he would never find himself a bride. Rachel Oliver was assisting his nephew with his reading problems, and finding successful ways to help him. Did he dare risk her disgust when she finds out how stupid he is, to ask for her help?Rachel Oliver had always excelled in her school studies. But now she was at a crossroads. She had hoped these past couple of years she would attract Dex's attention. But he never seemed to notice her. Her mother wanted Rachel to go on to college, meet cultured people and perhaps meet a well-to-do man to settle down with. Rachel enjoyed academic studies and it seemed she no longer had a choice...until a momentary impulsive kiss changed everything.I enjoyed the story so much that I wanted to read more. The story was heart warming and charming but much too short in length. In the Kindle edition, there is a sneak peek into the next book of this series, A Bride for Keeps. I'm looking forward to finishing the full length novel soon.