Review: Chance Creek... Here come the Halls!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 22, 2014
If anyone had asked me, two months ago, what my ideal fictional place would be, I would have spent hours trying to choose between the many places I've read about. But now, I don't think there's any other place on Earth I would rather call home than Chance Creek - God bless Cora Seton and the amazing ranch town she's created!To every faithful reader of Mrs. Seton's work, Chance Creek is full of cowboys that are the epitome of hotness. But now, the goddess of western romance has gifted us with a new kind of men from that particular ranching heaven - the Halls, four brothers with a military background, ready to tackle down the biggest mission of their life, which is to get married and save their ranch. And the first one to walk down the aisle is Mason!Mason Hall knows that he simply MUST meet the conditions his Aunt Heloise has set if he wants to keep the family's ranch - he and his brothers have one year to get the ranch running again, and they also have to get married. But Mason, as the eldest, has one more condition thrust upon him. He must also produce an heir before the year is up. Tough duty for someone who has lived a decade wearing the uniform. Still, Regan Anderson may be just the woman he's looking for. Now if only the Navy SEAL can convince her to give what they have a chance. With their many differences, and the debts that the ranch's previous owner had piling up, can he sweep Regan off her feet, or will she leave him without the woman he loves , or the wife he needs?I have to say, I expected nothing less from this writer. Yes, I do consider her the goddess of all things western and romantic. She proved that with her cowboys, and now she's adding military guys in the mix - talk about a bucket load of testosterone, just waiting to be licked and be loved!Mason, as the eldest Hall brother, was of course the most serious. The over-achiever. And the ultimate Alpha. Let me tell you right now, though, don't expect Mason to be pushy and unreasonable. He was caring, and funny - despite what he thought - and sweet, but he never lost sight of his manliness. Something like Ethan Cruz. He didn't have to flash his guns around or to hoist Regan on his shoulder like a caveman to show dominance, and that was pretty impressive. His easy manners and his light humor only added up in the awesomeness that was the Hall firstborn.Regan was an equal match for him, too. She was responsible, and a realist, and while she had her doubts, she had her reasons for them and was never rude about the whole matter. I liked how she replied to Mason's add - gotta love a woman who channels Jane Austen in such a way - and the fact that she made such a great team with the ex-SEAL placed her quite high in my list of favourite Chance Creek heroines.Cora Seton has once again created a perfect atmosphere, with a main couple that really steals the spotlight - and knows how to hold it fairly, too. This is a writer who  knows just what her characters  need, and makes sure to give it to them if they work hard enough - which makes her stories even more believable, and her characters all the more enjoyable and real. I can't wait to see what the other Hall brothers will do to meet their Aunt's conditions - because it's bound to be spectacular!***I was given an ARC of "The Navy SEAL's E-mail Order Bride" from the writer in exchange for an honest review. The opinion stated in this review is solely mine and no compensation was given or taken to alter it.***