Review: Fila's strength shines through and proves true bravery comes from within!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2014
As a long-time reader of the Chance Creek series, I was anxiously awaiting Ned and Fila's story and Ms. Seton did not disappoint.  Up until now, I had thought Rob & Morgan's story was my favorite (Cowboy Imports a Bride) because of the hard family dynamics thrust at Morgan as she tried to make a life in Chance Creek.  Oh, I find myself now reconsidering and moving this one up to the number one spot.Ned has always been the odd one out when it came to the Mattheson brothers and more like his father than he'd prefer, but we've already found out why (no, I won't spoil it for those who haven't read the earlier books).  With Fila in the picture though, he has some motivation to be different.  She makes him take stock and realize maybe it's not too late for him.Fila, I have one word - wow.  Yes, we saw her in the last book and she was fierce - but... we knew she had to have a breaking point, right?  This book opens with her smashed right up against that wall and doing her best not to fall apart.  Scared and scarred from everything the Taliban has done to her over the last 10 years, she fears she'll never be able to be normal again nor achieve her dream of fitting in to society.  She's isolating herself from the overwhelming differences of the outside world and staying holed up in Ned's cabin, keeping it spotless and cooking him amazing foods.  Being the perfect pseudo-wife.  And she's comfortable with that.Until he changes things up in an attempt to help boost her self-confidence and make her feel more at home in Chance Creek.  Because there's little more he wants than for her to call Chance Creek her forever home - with him.When Ned's father, uncharacteristically, does his level best to keep them apart by sending Ned on a trip up North to do winter maintenance on their family hunting cabin and catastrophe strikes, Fila's inner strength and wits come shining through, proving once again she's Ned's perfect match.  If only he can convince her, and his father, of that.If you love contemporary western romance stories with deep, rich plots and well-developed characters - The Cowboy Rescues a Bride and the Chance Creek series in general is definitely for you.  And don't miss out on the new side series starting with "The Navy Seal's E-Mail Order Bride" - 4 more deliciously hot brothers from Chance Creek looking for their perfect mates.