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r_j_setser's review
4.0
The Synopsis:
“In the small town of Dry Gulch, Texas, a good-hearted busybody just can’t keep herself from surreptitiously trying to match up women in dire straits with men of good character she hopes can help them. How is she to know she’s also giving each couple a little nudge toward love?
A Cowboy Unmatched by Karen Witemeyer
Neill isn’t sure who hired him to repair Clara’s roof–he only knows Clara desperately needs his help. Can he convince this stubborn widow to let down her guard and take another chance on love?
An Unforeseen Match by Regina Jennings
Hoping to earn an honest wage on his way to the land rush, Clayton ends up on Grace’s doorstep, lured by a classified ad. He may have signed on for more than he expected though–and he may have found the one woman who can keep him from moving on.
No Match For Love Carol Cox
Andrew can’t fathom how refined Lucy ended up as the caretaker to his dotty aunt, and somehow her arrival has prompted even more bizarre occurrences around the ranch. When they join forces to unearth the truth, will the attraction between Andrew and Lucy develop into more?
Meeting Her Match by Mary Connealy
When the tables are turned and a tender-hearted meddler becomes the beneficiary of a matchmaking scheme, her world is turned upside down. As her entire life changes, will she finally be able to tell the banker’s son how much she cares for him?”
My Review:
My mom read this book, so she has supplied me with a review:-)
Each of these books takes place in the same town and they all tied together at the end. The first had a little mystery in it and had a few funny parts. The second book was very sweet and had a curve-ball that was nice to read. The third had some action and was pretty funny in places. While the fourth left me frustrated because of how the family operated, but it did work out nicely in the end.
The overall book was sweet and it was nice to see as the reader, that God was in control of every situation throughout the story. However, the book did have quite a bit of description that had me just skipping paragraphs at a time. Also, each story is extremely predictable. But, this book was nice to read and I did enjoy reading it.
“I received this book from Bethany House for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are my own.”
“In the small town of Dry Gulch, Texas, a good-hearted busybody just can’t keep herself from surreptitiously trying to match up women in dire straits with men of good character she hopes can help them. How is she to know she’s also giving each couple a little nudge toward love?
A Cowboy Unmatched by Karen Witemeyer
Neill isn’t sure who hired him to repair Clara’s roof–he only knows Clara desperately needs his help. Can he convince this stubborn widow to let down her guard and take another chance on love?
An Unforeseen Match by Regina Jennings
Hoping to earn an honest wage on his way to the land rush, Clayton ends up on Grace’s doorstep, lured by a classified ad. He may have signed on for more than he expected though–and he may have found the one woman who can keep him from moving on.
No Match For Love Carol Cox
Andrew can’t fathom how refined Lucy ended up as the caretaker to his dotty aunt, and somehow her arrival has prompted even more bizarre occurrences around the ranch. When they join forces to unearth the truth, will the attraction between Andrew and Lucy develop into more?
Meeting Her Match by Mary Connealy
When the tables are turned and a tender-hearted meddler becomes the beneficiary of a matchmaking scheme, her world is turned upside down. As her entire life changes, will she finally be able to tell the banker’s son how much she cares for him?”
My Review:
My mom read this book, so she has supplied me with a review:-)
Each of these books takes place in the same town and they all tied together at the end. The first had a little mystery in it and had a few funny parts. The second book was very sweet and had a curve-ball that was nice to read. The third had some action and was pretty funny in places. While the fourth left me frustrated because of how the family operated, but it did work out nicely in the end.
The overall book was sweet and it was nice to see as the reader, that God was in control of every situation throughout the story. However, the book did have quite a bit of description that had me just skipping paragraphs at a time. Also, each story is extremely predictable. But, this book was nice to read and I did enjoy reading it.
“I received this book from Bethany House for the purpose of this review. All comments and opinions are my own.”
annie_lace's review
5.0
Loved the conclusion to the Archer brothers story. Loved Grace O'Malley's story. I adored Marcus in Hannah's story. Thought Lucy's bit was a drag and didn't buy the love story. Three out of four is excellent, I would say!
rachelm31f6b's review
5.0
An enjoyable, light, and fast read. It was great to have an end to the Archer Brothers' series. The other stories were also good. I really enjoyed the story about the blind woman trying to figure out how to live with her new disability. It's the second book recently I have read where there is a blind person trying to come to terms with how they are living.
rebekahmorris's review
3.0
Each of the four stories in this book are set either completely or partly in the same small town in Texas. I found it interesting to see some of the same characters in one story who were mentioned or a part of another story. Since these stories were all written by different authors, I’m going to review them individually.
A Cowboy Unmatched
This was my favorite of all the stories. I liked the characters from the start and the way Niell helped Clara and stood up for her even if he had only just met her. And the ending, while having some exciting moments, ended perfectly.
An Unforeseen Match
While the characters really bugged me at times, they got better and I ended up liking them. I liked how Clayton helps Grace live a normal life and get outside and do things others seemed to think she couldn’t or shouldn’t even try to do. There was some kissing. (Grace said she didn’t know what all the fuss was about so Clayton kissed her.) I did like the ending.
No Match for Love
This was a pretty fun story about a young woman who goes to stay with an older widow because her nephew is worried about her. Of course there is a mystery, but that was pretty easy to figure out. There were some kisses, but nothing too drastic.
Meeting Her Match
I didn’t really enjoy this story all that much. I liked the two main characters, but I did not like the blatant lies and all the "pretended assuming” some of the others did to force them to get married. The relationship between couple was pretty much a one sided affair until they got married. Then suddenly she loved him. Was it because of the passionate kisses he gave her? I’m not sure. There was also some talk about a woman dying birthing her seventh child and so the young lady didn’t want that many. While maybe not intentional, it sounded like having more than 2-4 children was going to make any woman die when in fact back then there were a lot of large families. It wasn't uncommon to have 10-12 children or more.
This was not a story I would read again or recommend.
A Cowboy Unmatched
This was my favorite of all the stories. I liked the characters from the start and the way Niell helped Clara and stood up for her even if he had only just met her. And the ending, while having some exciting moments, ended perfectly.
An Unforeseen Match
While the characters really bugged me at times, they got better and I ended up liking them. I liked how Clayton helps Grace live a normal life and get outside and do things others seemed to think she couldn’t or shouldn’t even try to do. There was some kissing. (Grace said she didn’t know what all the fuss was about so Clayton kissed her.) I did like the ending.
No Match for Love
This was a pretty fun story about a young woman who goes to stay with an older widow because her nephew is worried about her. Of course there is a mystery, but that was pretty easy to figure out. There were some kisses, but nothing too drastic.
Meeting Her Match
I didn’t really enjoy this story all that much. I liked the two main characters, but I did not like the blatant lies and all the "pretended assuming” some of the others did to force them to get married. The relationship between couple was pretty much a one sided affair until they got married. Then suddenly she loved him. Was it because of the passionate kisses he gave her? I’m not sure. There was also some talk about a woman dying birthing her seventh child and so the young lady didn’t want that many. While maybe not intentional, it sounded like having more than 2-4 children was going to make any woman die when in fact back then there were a lot of large families. It wasn't uncommon to have 10-12 children or more.
This was not a story I would read again or recommend.
kame's review
5.0
I was drawn to this book for the sole purpose to catch up with the Archer family Karen Witemeyer has created.
I was not disappointed. Neill Archer was the first of the novellas in this anthology. Each novella was a complete story on its own, and each was filled with characters that made me smile and sometimes laugh or cry. What makes this anthology different is that each author's novella furthers the story of Dry Gulch - and they all pick up on the premise of a "helpful" friend. I don't want to give too much away but it was refreshing read and introduced me to some authors I have never read before. I will definitely look for their work in the future and I would even love to see the story of Dry Gulch continued.
Thank you Bethany House for giving me this copy to review through NetGalley.
I was not disappointed. Neill Archer was the first of the novellas in this anthology. Each novella was a complete story on its own, and each was filled with characters that made me smile and sometimes laugh or cry. What makes this anthology different is that each author's novella furthers the story of Dry Gulch - and they all pick up on the premise of a "helpful" friend. I don't want to give too much away but it was refreshing read and introduced me to some authors I have never read before. I will definitely look for their work in the future and I would even love to see the story of Dry Gulch continued.
Thank you Bethany House for giving me this copy to review through NetGalley.
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