Review: A western love story that's a very enjoyable read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 14, 2013
The Rancher Takes a Bride is a western love story that was a very enjoyable read.I'll preface this review by saying that I'm not into historical romances at all, but decided to give The Rancher Takes a Bride a try since it was a freebie, I was not disappointed.Blurb:Travis Burnett is an attractive, single rancher. Eugenia Burnett his mother meets a young woman Rose Severin whom she considers a perfect wife for her stubborn son. Rose is a woman who runs a traveling séance parlor under a presumed name: Desiree Severin. The book unravels as Travis's mother's Eugenia sets off to play matchmaker by whatever means possible, scheming and lying in her quest.**Spoilers, sorry***In The Rancher Takes a Bride the characters are likeable and relatable and the storyline pulls you in from the first few pages. The story was well written, and McDaniel did an excellent job at the sexual tension, in my opinion the tension was a five. The plot was interesting and the descriptions were distinct enough to form a good picture in my mind of the Texan town and townspeople.My major issue with the story was that the lie about the ring existed throughout the entire book. I guess I wasn't `buying' that Travis would just let a `thief' stay in his house, eat and sleep and become part of his life, biting time for the ring to appear.Also, the in last ten pages of the book the dialogue was redundant, but it wasn't too bothersome to keep me from reading.The ending was abrupt and bit of a disappointment; it was almost as if after the proposal there should have been an epilogue to bring the story full circle.Either which way, I definitely recommend this book!