Accidental Fiancee by Mary Moore

Lady Grace Endicott has an independent streak and is of a practical bent.  She has no desire to marry and is quite content to run her father’s estate.  Her only thought is to attend her sister’s come-out, see her safely married and return home.  But her attempt to rescue an unknown man from the heartless plot to compromise him, leaves her in a compromising position of her own.

Brandon Roth, Lord Weston is used to the machinations of husband hunting women.  That one would try to warn him about a plot to put him in a compromising situation was unusual, to say the least.  Are was it?  Since the Lady had so brazenly approached him in a public setting, she had done the very thing she had set out to warn him about.

So starts the journey of Grace and Brandon.  Of course, they must announce a betrothal even though it is a sham.  In acting out the part of a couple, they learn things about each other that they don’t show to the world. A true friendship grows.

Her practicality and his penchant for teasing just to get a rise out of her definitely move the story forward.

Ms. Moore did an excellent job of bringing the story to life.  It is well written and always moving forward.  You are there in Regency times walking the journey with them.

Accidental Fiancée is a good read.

Review: Would-Be Wilderness Wife by Regina Scott

With the promise of an honest review, Regina Scott sent me Would-Be Wilderness Wife; the second book in the Frontier Bachelors series.  I do like Ms. Scott’s writing and was eagerly looking forward to reading this book.  Then, I realized this was the second book in the series and the first book was not yet available in stores.L  Now, I’m looking forward to the first and third books.

Ms. Scott’s heroines tend to be a bit on the independent side with a healthy dose of common sense.  Just like I like them.  Miss Catherine Stanway is no exception.  She lost her physician father and brother in the Civil War and has traveled to Seattle to start fresh.  Her wish to never again experience the depth of pain that comes from losing someone she loves leads her to dedicating her life to helping others as a nurse.  That leads to her being kidnapped.  And the journey begins.

Drew Willins has his hands full with a sick mother, siblings to keep whole and healthy and his father’s dream to carve out of the wilderness.  He doesn't need anything else to take care of.  His need for a doctor leads him to Catherine but he’s not sure she’s what his mother needs.  Then his youngest brother, Levi, kidnaps Catherine and…

You can see where this is leading.  I’m smiling as I write this.  The journey is fun, poignant and inspirational.  We walk with Catherine (who never wants to hurt again) and Drew (who is unwilling to take on any more responsibility) as the everyday trials of life bring them to the decision to let go and trust God.

Now, to go research more about these Mercer Belles.