Review: The Reluctant Bride by Katherine Garbera
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 7, 2014
The Reluctant Bride by Katherine GarberaThis is the story of Monty and Risa.Risa Grant had promised Monty that she’d married him, gotten cold feet and escaped to Marietta, MT to start her own florist business.  Now she was surrounded by the 100th anniversary of The Great Wedding Giveaway and wishing she hadn’t runway because helping all these brides create their dream bouquets reminds her that she wants a wedding of her own.Gunnery sergeant Montgomery Davison didn’t mind tracking down his reluctant bride, he’d fought for his country against enemy combatants how hard could find Risa, reminding her that she said she’d marry him and getting her to the barn on time be?Asking Risa to behis wife was terrifying. Why hadn’t he realized that it would be?Monty Davison is a man on a mission: he’s determined to track down his fiancée, Risa Grant. Why did she leave Vegas so suddenly and without telling him? Okay, perhaps their engagement was a little hasty—in between deployments to Afghanistan and wearied and changed by the horrors of war, he grabbed at the chances of real life and happiness that she seemed to offer, by proposing after only one week of knowing her. But he was sure she shared his feelings of hope and excitement. What was so scary about loving him that made her want to bolt?Risa Grant has found sanctuary in Marietta, Montana, and the chance to heal. She’s opened a florist’s business and is settling down to life in the pretty, friendly western town, attempting to put the trauma of past behind her. Only she can’t erase the memory of Monty, the big, handsome, protective Marine who asked her to be his wife. She left without saying goodbye, without getting the chance to tell him what had happened, and now so much water has passed under their bridge that she doesn’t know if she ever can.When Monty finally finds Risa outside Marietta one chilly April evening, stranded and needing help, his protective instinct kicks in: she’s still as feminine, vulnerable and pretty as ever, and as ex-military he’s trained to come to the rescue. But a knight in shining armor seems to be the last thing that Risa wants right now, so where does that leave him?will Monty and Risa get married ?The Reluctant Bride by Katherine Garbera is wonderful well written 4 stars book.I am looking forward  to reading more books by Katherine Garbera.The Great Wedding Giveaway SeriesPrequel: Beauty's Kiss by Jane PorterBook 1: What a Bride Wants by Kelly HunterBook 2: Second Chance Bride by Trish MoreyBook 3: Almost a Bride by Sarah MayberryBook 4: The Unexpected Bride by Joanne WalshBook 5: The Reluctant Bride by Katherine Garbera