Review: Sweet Novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2013
I really enjoyed this little novella.  The summary provided in the product description pretty much describes the plot of this story.  Maude chooses to become a mail order bride instead of marrying the old pervert her parents chose for her.  There was a bit of excitement towards the end of the book, but otherwise it is a simple, sweet romance story without any real conflict between the characters.  It did seem as though the h and H fell in love pretty quickly, but that is only when compared to today's standards.  I guess if one chose to marry a stranger and is intimate with them as part of their marital duties strong emotions could develop pretty quickly.  It's hard to say because that is not the way our world works today.  In any event, I thought the characters were nicely developed and the story fully fleshed out.  I read reviews in which the reader indicated that they thought the writing was pretty poor.  I actually found the opposite to be true.  I thought the book was very well written.  All in all, I would recommend this book.  A nice start to the Brides of Beckham Series.