Review: Story Needs a Lot of Work
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 12 28, 2013
Susan Leigh Carlton has done her research. This western romance is well researched, but that is the only bright spot. The story reads as if was written by a beginning author. The story starts without any backstory to get the reader interested in the mail order bride. After her intended is shot and killed trying to protect her from a drunken cowboy she ends up agreeing to marry her fiance's brother...the brother offering because he thought it was his duty.Written in a distant style I never felt connected to any of the characters and the romance was sorely lacking. The premise was plausible. It just needs lots of polishing.