Review: Sexy, sweet, smart characters with lots of heat - a good read!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 30, 2014
I had never read a Cora Seton book until this one, and I'm glad this book found me through netgalley. From the title, I was expecting an old-fashioned sappy book (kind of like those old mail order bride westerns). But this book was nothing like that - in fact, it was a sassy contemporary love story with lots of heart, comedy, and heat.I loved both of the main characters. Mason Hall is a Navy SEAL, who (along with his three brothers) gets a chance to take over his family's home, which had been lost to his uncle when Mason's father passed away. With SEAL determination and planning, he places an ad for a wife - not just for himself but also for his three brothers - because his Aunt Heloise will only let them have the house and the land that goes along with it if all four brothers get married within a year and at least one of them has a baby within a year. Since all four brothers are on active duty, this will be a feat.Mason's ad only snares Regan because she thought it was funny and then wrote a kick-ass response. Within a short time, Mason and Regan are emailing and Skypeing each other, while he is still overseas. When Mason retires, he surprises Regan in her small New York apartment. They truly were meant for each other, and as a reader, I was enthralled by their romantic story. Mason asks Regan to go to Montana with him for a month just to show her the house, land, and himself.It's hard work once they get to Montana because the house and land are in disrepair. There's also Mason's despair at finding his old family's house this way. But Regan and Mason work well together for long days, and they get along together well at night with some hot, steamy sex.Regan isn't one of those TSTL heroines. She's smart and has common sense, even if she did answer an ad to be a bride. I enjoyed her wit and her strength as she worked hard alongside Mason. And Regan is funny! I truly enjoyed the strong connection between Mason and her, and the way Cora Seton created humorous scenes that allowed both the lead characters to shine.Two thumbs up for this book! And I'm surprised that I liked it so much. Every once in a while, we just need a sweet, sassy, sexy book, and this one is all that. This is a book that stands alone, but the other brothers are featured players in this one, and their stories will follow Mason's in this series. I'm all in for the series, that's for sure.Thanks for reading!