Everly by Kay P. Dawson is the first book in the
Wilder West series. Everly Marie Wilder is forced to marry by her 21st
birthday or she, along with her mother and two younger sisters, will lose
support from her father’s estate. Everly has always stated that she never
wanted to marry and being forced to marry to keep her family from poverty
leaves her unsure how to proceed. Soon her sister, Beth, finds a magazine
advertising for brides and the idea comes to her, Everly could be a mail order
bride. Everly, desperate for a solution, reluctantly answers an ad that
intrigues her. Ben Montgomery is a rancher in Wyoming and raising his two young
nieces following the sudden death of his sister and brother in law. Under
pressure from the town busybody to provide his nieces with feminine influence,
Ben places an ad. Soon Everly and Ben correspond and agree to meet. Could this
be a marriage of convenience? Or could love truly blossom for the reluctant
Everly?
Everly was a fast-paced love story which helps set up
future books in the story. While it was enjoyable, I loved the characters of
Ben and Everly, the action seemed to happen way too fast with no real sense of
the time which may or may not have passed. And the build up to and climax of
the battle between Ben and the town busybody seemed to be over too quickly.
However, I’m intrigued enough to follow the rest of the series and I do recommend
Everly as a quick and enjoyable weekend read.
Everly
is available in
paperback and eBook
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