Willow Peterson has to begin again. By this time on her life, she expected to be the mother of several of Sam's children but when tragedy strikes, the only reason she felt God left her on this earth was to help nurse her father when he developed consumption but now he is gone. Not wishing to place the burden of her care on anyone, Willow strives to find her own path yet near her brother and his bride.
Photographer Trenton Van Der Veer never thought he'd end up settling in Cripple Creek, Colorado to begin his business after having spent time in places like New York. When a patron suggests he find someone to paint portraits from the photos he shoots, that gives him something to consider. Might Willow's desire to be an artist fit into Trenton's dreams for his studio? Trenton also has an interesting past which makes it difficult to trust any woman.
Twice A Bride is the fourth book in the Sinclair Sisters of Cripple Creek series. Picking up only the fourth book did make it a bit more difficult to get into even though the author does provide enough background to make it possible. I think the author assumes you have read the other three so doesn't develop the characters as fully as she might have had this been a stand-alone title. However, each of the main characters are fun and personable. The secondary characters are a bit more difficult to pick up on except the Sinclair sisters who were sent to Cripple Creek to find husbands and are the main characters of the previous books.
As a lover of historical fiction, I did enjoy this book and would like to read the three preceding it. Miss Hattie, the owner of the boarding house that seems to be the centerpoint of each of the novels in the series, is absolutely delightful!
This book was provided free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. To read the first chapter of Twice A Bride, go to http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/blog/2012/03/02/sneak-peek-twice-a-bride-by-mona-hodgson/.
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