This book is from a series by Jodi Thomas, Wife Lottery. It's the third and is my favorite of all four. This is one of my favorite Western and Historical Romance novels, so far. But I think I won't be able to find another book that's so light and wonderful as this.
Let's start with Lacy, the main protagonist. She was only fifteen when they, together with Bailee and Sarah, came to Cedar Point and went straight to the town's sheriff to admit a crime that they "thought" they'd committed. And to avoid being in jail for the rest of their lives, they agreed to enter a "Wife Lottery", organized and carried out by the sheriff.
Lacy was bought by a father of a captain away from home, by proxy. And for Lacy, it's everything that she wanted. Accepted, loved, has a roof above her head and food at the table everyday. Years drifted slowly and Lacy took over the family business, a printing press, because the captain's father passed away. But still, no sign of her "husband". So when she heard that he's in a little town called Cottonwood, she decided to go to him and make their marriage whole, not in name only.
I read the first chapter of the book at the back of When a Texan Gambles, the second from the series, and I think that that first part, which was devastating and sad, was the one which grabbed me to read for more.
I really loved their first meeting, how Lacy and Captain Larson met, how Lacy asked her husband to complete their marriage, and everything in between. And the last scene of the first chapter! I imagined clearly the facial expression of Walker there.
And now it leads us to Walker or Captain Larson. Can I just say one thing? I loved him! I really, really do. He was assigned to take care of Lacy because they were told that Zeb, the man that the three (Bailee, Sarah, and Lacy) has confessed of killing, is on the loose to kill them. Walker's often very controlling and commanding, but sweet and romantic in other times. And in my imagination, he's really handsome and with a well-built body, just like soldiers do.
There are many funny moments in the story, especially when the two of them are fighting with each other. And there are also many romantic scenes, like one of my favorites, when they went to eat dinner at the hotel and Walker carried Lacy because of the snow.
All in all, the book was great and I've been reading it ever since, especially when I'm in a mood to read something sweet. I don't want to say any more, but you just have to try this for yourself!
Rate:
A+
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