I was pleasantly surprised by What a Bride Wants. I've never read anything by Kelly Hunter before, so I didn't have any preconceived notions when starting the story. Also, I didn't read the synopsis before reading, so I had no idea what I was getting myself into. I'm glad I didn't though, since it gave the beginning of the book more of a shock factor. I can't believe a father would do that to their daughter! The story about finding lust/love on in small town Montana was fun and crazy without being too over the top. Both characters were a little set in their ways, but neither were so stubborn that they made stupid mistakes because of them. Thank you Hunter for avoiding one of my biggest romance pet peeves - the woman that's so "strong" she comes across as crazy and snippy (to avoid the use of a 5 letter word). Ella was a truly confident women. She knew what she wanted and she didn't get hardheaded about the minutia. Sure, sometimes she would doubt herself for a moment, but she'd take a deep breath, suck it up and move forward. That's rare, and appreciated ever second.As for criticism, the story ended abruptly. The epilogue does provide a lot of closure that was needed, but 10- 15 more pages about the situation with the brother would have made a world of difference to making the story feel complete. It's the only thing keeping me from giving this 4 stars. I look forward to the rest of the series. One scene killed me and that was the park scene: "Not here." His voice was gruff and halfway to pleading. "Ella, pull back. Public park. Children." "What about them? Pregnancy is very unlikely; you're not even naked yet." Sawyer I loved his cockiness and attitude, "everything to do with the lust," he told her dryly. "You want to hope that the level of lust fades as you get to know me better, otherwise you're going to want to please me all the time." Ella that girl just doesn't care who sees her kiss her man and he is just happy to return those feelings, "she leaned forward, over the table, and kissed him square on the lips in front of half of Marietta, Montana, and Sawyer grinned and slid his hand in her hair and made it count." I loved this book so much I want my own Sawyer.
What do You think about What A Bride Wants (2014)?
Delightful. Short but emotionally satisfying. *warm fuzzies*
—kanshu
This one was hilarious and just plain loved it :)
—Win
