Review: Never give up hope!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 12, 2014
Dex Stanton is about to move to Lawrence, Kansas, to start a new life. He decides to write to a mail-order bride company to find a good match but the lady whom he writes to laughs at his terrible spelling and he feels discouraged. Therefore, he decides to ask for help and goes to the smartest girl in town, Rachel Oliver, whom he secretly admires, but because of his reading and writing problems never dared to court her. She accepts to give him reading lessons during the last week before he leaves. The only difficulty is that she is deeply in love with him!I loved this story! My only complaint is that it was a short story. Since I am fond of details and I am always eager to discover as much as I can about the characters, I always feel something is missing when I read a short story. This is just me, though.Fortunately, in this case the plot was complete. It felt a little rushed by the end but I thought it was a good ending for the kind of story told. The protagonists were well depicted, they were a lovely couple and I enjoyed reading about their emotions every time they were together. Although I wanted it to be longer, I can tell I am satisfied.“Love by the letter” is a delightful tale about love which tells readers to never abandon hope. I highly recommend Melissa Jagears’ novella and I am looking forward to her first novel A Bride for Keeps.