Title: The Bride Wore Blue
Review: I’ve read the last book in this
series and enjoyed it much more than I did this one. The rules were a bit different for this
story, but the romance was not there like in the last one. The romantic aspects of this book were few
and far between in my opinion and that was one thing I missed. The family dynamics were there and yet I
still do not quite understand the way this family works exactly. The sister had no job and no money and yet
she was paying for a boarding house in a town where three of her married
sisters live and could put her up for free?
Forced to work in a ? You will
have to read the book to find out that one, but as an older sister I would have
paid her rent or had her move in with me before things got so desperate. Yes the sisters all have busy lives, but come
on….
Cripple Creek is a town that many readers enjoy and I did in the last
book, but this one fell short of my expectations. I was really looking forward to this book and
started reading it right away and yet…now I wonder why. The story was OK and that is about it. But if you have read the rest you will want
to read this one to keep up with the comings and goings of The Sinclair family.
Publisher: Published May 8th 2012 by TheDoubleday Religious Publishing Group
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9780307730305
Quick Review: 2 ½ Stars out of 5.
Where Did I Read the Book:
Sent by the publisher
for review through Blogging for Books.
Synopsis: The Sinclair Sisters of
Cripple Creek—Book 3
Headed toward a fresh start but tethered by her past, Vivian
longs to break free, to find forgiveness and love.
At last, the sisters are reunited! The youngest Sinclair,
the family“ baby”, is moving from Maine to Cripple Creek, Colorado and joining
Kat, Nell, and Ida. But Vivian is a young woman with a will of her own, and
made some decisions back in Portland that have begun to haunt her. Will she be
able to live up to the expectations of her three perfect and now
happily-settled sisters?
The sisters warmly welcome Vivian to the mountain west, but
the wild-and-woolly mining town isn’t ripe with opportunities for a respectable
young woman. The youngest Sinclair sister is determined to make her own way, so
when she’s offered a job as a hostess in a sporting house,
she takes it, thinking the position is appropriate for a tainted, unlovable
woman like herself. Although she’s convinced she’ll never be asked to entertain
privately, Vivian
keeps her employment a secret from her sisters, knowing
they’d be mortified—as will Carter Alwyn, the kind and godly sheriff ’s deputy
who’s sweet on her.
Vivian is descending into a life of secrets, lying to the
very people who love her and could help her heal from her mistakes. Will an
outpouring of grace remind her that she is still God’s beloved and that her
past can be washed as clean as Rocky Mountain snow?
Author Biography: MONA HODGSON is the author of TWO BRIDES TOO MANY, TOO RICH
FOR A BRIDE, THE BRIDE WORE BLUE, and TWICE A BRIDE, The Sinclair Sisters of
Cripple Creek Series published by WaterBrook Press. Her writing credits also
include nearly thirty children’s books, contributions to eleven books for
adults, and hundreds of short stories, articles, and poems in newspapers and
magazines. One of Mona’s favorite things to do (besides writing or eating dark
chocolate) is to speak at women's retreats and schools, and for women’s groups,
librarians, and at writers’ conferences throughout the United States and
Canada. Mona lives in Arizona with her husband, Bob.
Other Reviews: For the Love of Books, A Tree a Book and a Breeze, Nighttime Reading Center
Thanks for the honest review. I wondered about this book. Have a great week! :O)
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