There was little character consistency here. Geralyn Dawson has garnered a reputation for writing humorous western historicals and there are certainly plenty of funny scenes here. But, for this reader at least, the humor seems forced whereas in her other books, it seemed to flow from the story. And finally, there were just too many anachronisms and errors for me. I know I am probably super-sensitive to such problems, but I am convinced there are many other readers who want their historical romances to be at least minimally accurate.
Sequels can be fun and lord knows they are popular.
But this is one instance where I think an author should not have tried to keep her characters alive. Dawson is a talented writer who, with The Bad Luck Wedding Cake , has produced a romance that is no more than acceptable.