Review: Stay Married or not?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 11, 2014
Cole McCullogh is a rancher that is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. Forced to take over all aspects of the family ranch when his father has a heart attack, Cole makes the choice to do what he feels is right for his secret bride: walk away.Nell Corbett met Cole while filming a rodeo documentary. They dated during the summer, and she went back to California to finish her Graduate work in Film school. Unable to forget her, Cole meets her in Reno, and swept away in the romance, they get married. She returns to finish school and he goes home, to find his father too weak for a shock, so they never tell anyone they are married.Ten months of waiting is enough for Nell. She is determined to find out why her marriage is over before it starts, and brings production of her reality tv show to Marietta, with every intention of cornering her husband once and for all.The reality of life and fears for the future are a big part of this story. I love that Nell is the strong one and willing to fight. Cole does a lot of growing, and the two learn more about each other as they spend more time together.The main characters are well-written, and the secondary characters and depth to the story. Longer than the previous stories, I never felt it was dragging. I loved watching how everyone and everything fit together to tell the story.Last Year's Bride by Anne McAllister is the eighth and final story in the Montana Born Bride series. It was a great addition to the series. I loved meeting new characters, and it still amazes me how all these authors manage to tie each story to the others.