Book Review: Two Brides Too Many by Mona Hodgson

Two Brides Too Many
by Mona Hodgson
Copyright 2009
WaterBrook Press
312 pages
ISBN: 978-0-307-45894-0
Fiction/Romance/Historical

From the publisher:
Kat and Nell Sinclair are headed west—away from the manicured lawns of Maine to the boisterous, booming mining town of Cripple Creek, Colorado to start new lives for themselves as mail-order brides.

Aboard the train, romantic dreamer Nell carries a photo of her intended close to her heart and imagines an exciting and love-filled future, while her pragmatic older sister Kat resigns herself to marriage as a duty, not a delight.

But when the ladies disembark at the train depot, neither fiancé Patrick Maloney or Judson Archer awaits them with open arms. The well-bred Sinclair sisters find themselves unexpectedly alone in the wild, frontier town—a place where fire threatens to reduce the buildings to rubble, the working women strut the streets, rogues will gamble for the shoes on one’s feet, and God’s grace is found amongst the most unlikely of folks.

My Review:
Mail order bride stories are some of my very favorite romances. Mona Hodgon's first venture into writing fiction for the older reader is just that type of novel and I really enjoyed it. Kat and Nell Sinclair the two sisters around whom this story is centered are young, beautiful girls who only become mail order brides after their father learns he lost his job.

In the beginning, the story seemed a little rushed, the girls learned they would be leaving their home to be mail order brides, they couldn't find their fiancés, and they had to deal with a fire. I found it rather hard to believe that a father would leave his family without even trying to find another job that would allow him to stay with his family but I got past that. Once they were settled in Cripple Creek I really started to like the story. The townsfolk were interesting including the rather crusty old man, Boney, who become a friend and great help to the Sinclair sisters and the darling little orphan, Rosita, who captured everyone's hearts.

The story ended how I thought it would but all in all it was a nice, quick read, that I recommend to anyone who likes a Christian romance that isn't too preachy and a mail order bride story. I look forward to reading the next book from Ms. Hodgson, Too Rich for a Bride later this year!

NOTE: This book is only available at your local WalMart store but will be available in May 2010 from other retailers!

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*I received this book from the author through Keli Gwyn's giveaway @ her website!*