Impatient to meet her intended groom and help him grow his general store, mail-order bride Eliza Cantrell sets out on her travels a week early. But her plan goes sadly awry when her train is held up by robbers who steal her dowry and Axel, her groom-to-be, isn't even in town when she finally arrives.
Axel's business partner, William Stanton, has no head for business and would much rather be a doctor. When his friend's mail-order bride arrives in town with no money and no groom in sight, he feels responsible and lets her help around the store--where she quickly proves she's much more adept at business than he ever will be.
The sparks that fly between Will and Eliza as they work together in close quarters are hard to ignore, but Eliza is meant for Axel and a future with the store, while Will is biding his time until he can afford medical school. However, their troubles are far from over when Axel finally returns, and soon both Will and Eliza must decide what they're willing to sacrifice to chase their dreams--or if God has a new dream in store for them both.
My Take:
A Bride In Store is the first novel I have read by author Melissa Jeagers. Mabie it's because I didn't read the first book in this series, I don't know but this one looked so much better than it actually was. The story seemed long and overly complicated. Some parts were boring and I got slightly mad at Eliza and Will for not admitting their feelings for each other and for obsessing over their problems so much. All in all I liked this book, but I didn't love it. It held my interest for the most part and had a surprising twist, but it's not one that will stand out in my memory.
* I received this book for free from Bethany House Publishers in exchange for my honest review.
The Author
Melissa Jagears
Melissa Jagears, an ESL teacher by trade, is a stay-at-home mother on
a tiny Kansas farm with a fixer-upper house. She's a member of ACFW and
CROWN fiction marketing, and her passion is to help Christian believers
mature in their faith and judge rightly. A Bride...
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