Review: Must be kidding!
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 05 26, 2014
This doesn't even deserve one star! Too much left out and totally unrealistic. Yes, I know it's fiction but even they tend to follow certain realities about situations of the past.A woman virtually held prisoner from the age of 5, repeatedly abused; not used to being around anyone but her abuser/father is not going to immediately trust, believe in and happily marry a complete stranger the day he shows up because he seemed kind. From the little told of her past, Mary Beth (IMO) would have had serious issues with trust and extreme fear. After 15 years of such abuse, I don't care how nice Wes was, it's just unrealistic, she would immediately leave the only life she's ever known with a stranger. Not only that but married, happily within hours, as all fears (other than a couple of VERY MINOR incidents) seem to disappear and she is even flirting with this new stranger/husband.This could have been an excellent example of what so many women went through in past eras of abuse and even as a Novella, could have worked (somehow) into this story about the trials they go through in learning to even begin to trust again. Wes could have been the perfect person to help her overcome this. No need though! As soon as she was out of years of abuse, she seemed to become a normal woman in love without even the normal fears of a typical mail order bride!Totally unrealistic, even for fiction. This is more like a childhood fairytale/Cinderella. Once she went off with Wes (who did at least seem like a nice guy), it was happily ever after. No problems to overcome, no nothing!Definitely not a Historical Romance for me and a waste of my time!