Review: This is definitely an interesting twist on dating!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 20, 2014
Mason Hall has been notified by his Great Aunt Heloise that his uncle passed away and that the ranch Mason and his brothers grew up on has come back into Heloise’s possession. Heloise would love nothing more than to give the ranch back to the Hall boys but she has some stipulations attached to the ranch.All four boys need to find wives and at least one of them has to have fathered a child within a year’s time. Not only that, they have to get the ranch up and running with cattle in that same year. If they do not meet these requirements within the time frame, the ranch will be given to their uncle’s son, who already has a children and no interest in working the ranch. No pressure, right?So Mason makes an online profile for himself and his brothers since they are all deployed overseas to help speed up the search of finding wives. Needless to say, the boys are reluctant but Mason convinces them to try and also takes on the responsibility of getting his wife pregnant first so that’s one less matter his brothers have to worry about.Regan is a lonely woman in New York who wants to have a baby more than anything. So much so that she’s planning on going through artificial insemination treatments. Regan is tired of waiting for a good man to show up so she’s taking things into her own hands. She’s got everything planned out.Little does she know that she changed her destiny with a night of too much drinking while watching a Pride and Prejudice movie and perusing the online dating profiles of four military men looking for wives.Had she really answered a Wife Wanted ad? While channeling Jane Austen? Drunk on a mixture of wine and tequila? So much for her self-image as an intelligent, mature woman.Mason responded back and their friendship quickly blossomed into more. Regan has no plans on leaving New York but Mason slowly changes her mind and invites her to his home to see if she might like the idea of a life as a rancher’s wife. Can Mason and Regan find what they need in each other or will they let fear and failure prematurely end what could possibly be the start of forever?This book was very refreshing. I love that the hero wasn’t a womanizer and he believed in hard work and honor. I also loved Regan and how despite her fears, took a chance on Mason and Chance Creek. She worked beside Mason daily and was a solid and loving partner to him and they complemented each other beautifully.I love the humor in this book, but what really tore at my heartstrings was Mason having to clean up his uncle’s mess and paying off the substantial debts his uncle incurred all around town. It totally crushed my spirit and I thought it would break Mason’s resolve as well, but he kept on going with the support and encouragement of Regan.I really loved the story but I would have loved to have seen more of the secondary characters. I love small town books and I’m looking forward to learning more about Austin, Zane and Colt Hall as well as the rest of the town of Chance Creek. I’m curious to see if one of the remaining brothers will be choosing a local lady to call his own. The author did an excellent job of nonchalantly having one of the secondary characters asking about the brothers and my interest is piqued!This is an adult romance book but there’s not much cursing, if any and the intimate scenes were done tastefully. I recommend this read to anyone who is a sucker for small town country life and a hard-earned happily ever after.