The Accidental Bride by Denise Hunter

Denise Hunter didn't disappoint in her latest novel, The Accidental Bride. Second in the Big Sky Romance Series, the plot revolves around Shay, a single mom in Moose Creek, Montana. She agrees to play the bride in the Founder's Day reenactment ceremony, to help out Miss Lucy the town's matchmaker and eccentric dollmaker. She had no idea that the groom would be her high school sweetheart that she never quite got over even though 14 years have gone by. Travis is back in town overseeing his parents ranch while they are on a short-term missions trip. Although he has been a success with the rodeo, he never forgot leaving Shay so abruptly and he wants to make it right by helping save her ranch. I LOVED this story! The characters felt so real and I almost read the whole book in one day. I loved the conflict and the bantering between the two main characters. Plus, the characters from the first in this series were in side plots, although you didn't need to read the books in order. Denise Hunter includes Reading Group questions at the end that make you think. I hope the author continues with "the gang from Moose Creek". Thanks Thomas Nelson for my free copy of this book!