Mail Order Bride - A Bride for Matthew

Sun River Brides, Book 5

By: Karla Gracey

Narrated by: Alan Taylor

Emily Wilkins has led a glamorous life, part of a famous Circus family she has her own Act and a loving family. But a dramatic accident in the Ring means she has to face up to the fact that she never felt she fitted in. With her faithful donkey Claude she sets out for Montana to heal and find herself, but she gets much more than she ever bargained for.

Widower Matthew Simmons wants something more than he always has had. As a boy he longed to run away with the Circus, but now he is taking the biggest gamble of his life. It could be the best thing to ever happen to him, or could it ruin his life, and that of his beloved son.

©2016 Karla Gracey Books (P)2016 Karla Gracey Books

Cute

Funny story with a silly ass and a boy. Stilted dialogue but still a nice listen.

A Bride for Matthew

Loved it! Another sweet story of two people falling in love with a few twists added

Circus Romance..

Any additional comments?

Emily, the female lead, has worked in a Circus until an injury.

She decides to move to Montana where she meets the male lead, Matthew.

Overall, another Good Read by the author.

I always look forward to this series and anything written by this author.


Alan Taylor did really well with the narration, his voice was clear and calming.

Note:
"This audio book was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."

Hope this series keeps going!

Karla Gracey keeps me completely entertained with this series of mail order brides. This one brings us Matthew and his son Chris looking for a wife and mother. While Matthew's wife died 3 years earlier, and he misses her, and knows it is time to move on and his son needs a mother. He writes the Boston Globe and Emily responds. Emily is a 27 year old circus performer who has had a terrible injury. Because her family is preventing her recovery, she decides to take Matthew up on his offer and go to Montana. She takes her donkey with her as well. They both find that they have much in common and Chris loves her. Their romance is sweet and wonderful, again bringing me my happily ever after! Plus some of the donkey acrobatic scenes just make you smile!

Alan Taylor is a wonderful baritone narrator. Love his voice and he performs historical novels perfectly.

--I was given a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

A bride for Matthew

Overall review for Sun River Brides, books 2-5:

Karla Gracey's Mail Order Bride series is a series of sweet romantic shortstories. The stories are very fast-paced and only told - not showed. In some books I didn't connect with the characters at all. You won't get much background stories to the characters' lives and in some points you only get the point of view from one of them. These books are good entertainment if you need a short listen once in a while.

About 'A Bride for Matthew': If I should choose a favorite of books 2-5, this is the one. We have a couple falling in love - I think - he's a widower with a 6 yo son, she's temporarily disabled in a wheel chair and then the 3 of them have to make connections. I think it went pretty well. Still, we need to have romance and passion between the couple, but it doesn't seem to meet my needs when it comes to a romance story.

Alan Taylor did a very good job in narrating this series and has a very pleasant voice and made characters come to life. I'd love to hear him in other books as well.

*This book was gifted to me in exchange for an honest review.