Almost a Bride by Sarah Mayberry

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Title: Almost a Bride
Author: Sarah Mayberry
Series: The Great Wedding Giveaway #3
Published by: Tule Publishing
Release Date: April 12, 2014
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 140
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
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My rating:

Blurb:

Tara Buck has always been the good sister, level-headed by comparison to Scarlett, her flaky, impulsive twin. But when Tara learns her fiancé has been cheating on her with one of his school students, the orderly world she’s created for herself suddenly feels as if it’s falling apart. For years she chose the safe option, but from now on she’s going to live a little, stretch her wings…be a little daring. And if that means acting on the long-suppressed feelings she’s always had for Reid Dalton, then so be it!

Reid has wanted Tara from the moment he met her, but she’s always been out of bounds. Not only is she his patrol partner at the Bozeman PD, she’s also engaged. But then her relationship blows up, and Reid finds himself battling his own instinct to stake his claim with the finest, hottest woman he’s ever known.

Even if anything did happen between them, it would only ever be temporary - Reid’s a born wanderer, while Tara’s roots run deep in Marietta. So even if things are good between them, it seems their romance is destined to be short and sweet...

Tara’s twin sister, Scarlett, also has a Montana Born Brides story: look out for Second Chance Bride by Trish Morey. Find out more at MontanaBornBooks.com.

My Review:

3.5 stars — Ms. Mayberry is definitely a favourite author of mine, and while I could see touches of what I love about her writing in this novella, in the end I just didn’t connect with Tara and Reid as much as I was hoping.

Both of our MCs were solid people, and I genuinely liked them both.  You could feel how much they cared for one another as partners and friends.  I felt like the attraction was a bit more show than tell, and so the chemistry wasn’t quite what I was hoping for.  It was like, their move from friends to more was kind of startling and abrupt, and I didn’t get those tummy butterflies I was looking for.

I did end up settling into the romance for the last 20%, but I was missing the build up.  I wonder if this had been a full length novel instead of a novella if I would have had the time with them I was hoping for.  Ah well, they can’t all be matches.