The Bride Wore Spurs

I think this one's dead in the water. The combination of the surly "half-breed" Indian hero and the big to-do about how pale the heroine's skin is is just too racist for me. Sometimes I'll compartmentalize problematic themes and enjoy the work anyway - like I do with misogynist rap lyrics - but nothing about the story is so compelling that I'd feel moved to march on. DNF.

I thought this was a sweet romance. The read is very enjoyable.

Kathleen Lacey O'Carroll knew she faced an uncertain future when she arrived in Wyoming as a mail-order bride--especially when she learned that the man she was to marry hadn't actually ordered her. How could John Winterhawke, a fiercely independent and unsettlingly handsome half-Indian, possibly make room in his heart and in his life for her?

As far as Hawke was concerned, the last thing he needed was a high-spirited, overeager Irish wife who knew nothing about surviving on the harsh prairie. But once the determined Lacey sensed the rough kindness and simmering hunger under Hawke's forbidding demeanor, she set out to match his dark passion with her own-and claim his wild show more heart on her terms. show less

Sweet story, lovely characters, and a very enjoyable read. That said, it's a typical historical romance, and you either like those or you don't. This was a good one, but it seems unnecessary to write more than a paragraph to convey that.

Sweet story, lovely characters, and a very enjoyable read. That said, it's a typical historical romance, and you either like those or you don't. This was a good one, but it seems unnecessary to write more than a paragraph to convey that.

Not terribly realistic but a cute and entertaining read. 3.5/5 stars.