Mail-Order StandOff

Barbour Publishers have put together four novellas that show that Mail Order Spouses don't always work out as anticipated.  These standoffs are instigated by family members, or friends, or the mail-ordered spouses themselves. 

One of them was a bride who turned down the proposal, only to find out she is the beneficiary of his estate.  She has to go to Fort Worth to spend a month on his ranch to fulfill the conditions of the will.  The groom, who died of cancer, still had a cousin who was living and expected to inherit. By having the ranch manager teach her the ins and outs of ranching, the bride falls in love with the manager.  The standoff happens between the cousin and the ranch manager.  Little does he know the bride and manager have married, and the bride has signed over the ranch to the manager in her will. 

There is something for every historical fiction reader here.  All kinds of shenanigans happen, and that brings laughter for the reader.  Definitely a full four star book.

My thanks to Barbour Publishers and NetGalley.com for providing the galley I read for this review.