Melissa Jagears steps out onto the christian fiction prairie with her tender tale of love. Along with her promising writing technique she'll be sure to have grabbed a bandwagon full of readers ready for her next book! A Bride for Keeps is a charming read with a new take on marriage of convenience.
Everett Cline might be drowning in the demands of owning a farm, but won't humiliate himself by looking for a wife ever again. Especially after being jilted three times in a row by mail-order brides. When a well-meaning neighbor takes it upon herself to bring another mail-order bride to town. Cline has reason to doubt it will work out, and with her being the prettiest woman he has ever seen it makes it harder to believe she would be content for her to marry a simple man such as himself.
Julia Lockwood has only been a pretty face. Her father used her for a business acquisition and her former fiance showed his true intentions and colors before they were even married. By working out a way to leave her life in Massachusetts, she resorts to a mail-order marriage in far-away Kansas. All in hopes that she will meet people that care about more than her looks.
The pacing was a tad bit leisure. There were times I wanted both characters to just sit down and talk instead of playing the cat-and-mouse game. Other than that it was an endearing read and Jagears has a promising career I feel.
What I did like about this book though was that Julia wasn't pinning herself as "woe is me because I'm beautiful." It was more of a "I hope people see the inner me." It reminded me of the Proverbs31 verse that beauty is fleeting. I don't know if Jagears was going for that, but when I was reading Julia's character I really appreciated that character choice for her because 1) it was true and 2) it had biblical meaning behind it.
Looking forward to future material from her.
Rating: 3 out of 5 bookshelves
[Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Bethany House Publishers. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."]
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