Rachel Matthews is a gal with guts and spunk and will do anything to save her family's ranch--even if it means working at a job that could label her a "soiled dove". But, she remains undeterred even rafter she is whisked away to the McIntyre ranch.
John McIntyre finds Rachel Matthews to be a determined woman. And John's grandmother Estelle, sees those qualities and a bit more in Rachel too.
Can John and Rachel find a common ground? Will the dreams Rachel have of saving the family ranch come true?
"A Sweet Misfortune" is the second installment in the Virtues and Vices of the Old West series by Maggie Brendan. I have not yet read the first book in the series.
The book starts out moving well out of the gate! The pace is fairly fast, which is good, but I felt that there wasn't a lot of development to the characters. So, I feel that this book was overall a "light read". Nothing wrong with that, but I prefer a little more layers to my characters. That's purely my preference. Ms. Brendan's book was fun to read, so don't get me wrong.
The secondary characters of Estelle and Molly and Annabelle were a good source of dialogue. Of course there was the characters you cringe about in Vera and Beatrice.
The christian theme isn't overly heavy or preachy, but a nice clean romance. The lesson of not judging a book by its cover and perfection are good reminders.
4 out of 5 stars.
(I was given this book for free by the publisher in exchange for an honest review.)
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