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Mail-Order Bride
First published 1987 · 189 pages
A playful, cozy romance where a broken heart is mended by a rugged stranger and the scheming of eccentric aunts.
What it feels like
Reading this classic romance feels like wrapping up in a warm blanket on a chilly day. It offers a breezy, lighthearted escape driven by the gentle humor of eccentric, meddling relatives and the sudden spark of unexpected attraction. The narrative moves at a brisk, comforting pace, quickly transitioning the reader from the sting of a jilted lover's heartbreak to the hopeful, romantic atmosphere of a rugged new frontier. The prose is accessible and sweet, focusing heavily on the immediate, magnetic chemistry between a skeptical heroine and a rugged hero. It is a perfectly cozy experience for anyone who delights in the mail-order bride trope, offering a reassuring emotional journey where starting over leads to a love more potent than any family brew.
- Mood
- cozy
- hopeful
- breezy
- Tone
- lighthearted
- romantic
- playful
- warm
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- unexpected romance · meddling family · starting over · healing a broken heart
- The writing
- Accessible and breezy, leaning into gentle humor and immediate romantic chemistry.
- The arc
- Moves from the sting of recent heartbreak and skepticism to the warm rush of unexpected romantic attraction.
- Who it's for
- Fans of classic, sweet romance who delight in the mail-order bride trope and the antics of well-meaning, scheming relatives.
Content notes
- past relationship betrayal
About the book
Caroline Myers had been eighteen when she'd first discovered how potent her grandfather's recipe for "tea" was. So, when her two maiden aunts suggested a vacation in Alaska, Caroline was sure they'd overindulged in the family brew. Why go now -- especially right after she'd just been jilted by her fiance?
But Caroline didn't know that her well-meaning relatives had cooked up a scheme. They thought that becoming a mail-order bride for rugged Alaskan Paul Trevor would be perfect for Caroline. And after gazing into Paul's dark eyes, Caroline had to agree. Could she have found an even more potent elixir than grandfather's tea?
Description from Open Library.
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