Review: Facing Our Fears
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 9, 2014
The Reluctant Bride is more thought provoking than the other stories from the Montana Born Brides series. It is the romance of Monty Davison and Risa Grant. After a whirlwind courtship, they become engaged and will marry as soon as he returns from Afghanistan. But tragedy changes those plans. Risa's parents are killed in an automobile accident. She can't cope with the loss. She runs away from her job and her fiancée. Monty returns to find her gone. He needs her to help him deal with his guilt. He survived and his best friend, Lane Scott, lost both his legs. Determined to find his reluctant bride he goes to Marietta, Montana where she is now living. Can they work through their problems? Do they have a future? Katherine Garbera has written a very intense story. The pain and loss these characters endured has changed them. I understood Risa's decisions but found it hard to like her. Monty showed more strength and determination. His courage touched me. I admired him. I saw how life changed for them. It made me realize how quickly all our plans can unravel. I was so glad that I read The Reluctant Bride. Katherine Garbera did a wonderful job with this story. She touched my heart.