Evelyn and Cora are sisters that are close to Lacey, a rich girl that they grew up with. Naomi is her cousin and a close friend. Braden, Lacey's brother, is engaged to Cora. These women are independent and not afraid to assert themselves. When word comes that Braden, who was thought dead in a mine cave-in, is alive but doesn't want them to come, they sell it all and decide to forget about the mine and invest in a lumber mill in Hope Falls. Needing the protection of having a man for the business part, paperwork mostly, they decide to advertise in a newspaper and request that the interested men send their attributes care of the local postmaster. Instead, they get two dozen men showing up in Hope Falls hoping to get themselves a wife.
The main woman we follow in this one is Evelyn, one of the sisters. She is a great cook and runs her own cafe. She also sees herself as plump and unworthy of anyone's notice. Our hero is Jacob Granger, who changes his last name to Creed for anonymity. He is not looking for a wife, he is looking for a killer. His brother was murdered and Jacob intends to clear his brother's name. Jacob becomes the self proclaimed protector of the ladies, especially Evelyn.
I liked this book. It was a different concept than most of the ones out west I read. I don't regret the price I spent on it. There is another one that you can't get yet. It's called Tall, Dark and Determined and follows Lacey, the rich girl. Once it's available, I'll track it. Seems like it's going to be a good series.
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