Carolyn Twede Frank says she likes to write books that are more than "Story Candy", meaning she wants to provide "a meal of meat, potatoes, and veges can leave you more satisfied. " His Accidental Bride presents the idea of how a regular man, not alpha or charming can have a woman see him and love him.

She takes a woman who is trapped by her brother to work a scam and escapes to a small town in Colorado. She was supposed to deliver a sort of dear john letter to a mail-order groom. Instead, she decides to take the place of the other woman and pretends to be her.

Marriage happens, suspense happens and love happens.

There are two aspects to a historical romance - the romance and the history. People who rank the romance higher will probably enjoy this one more than I did. There were a number of anachronisms (and mispellings) that took me out of the story.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing an ARC copy for my review.

Thank you net galley for the advance reader copy of this novel. This was a sweet historical fiction set in the old West. It was a quick and easy read. Saloon girl Sorry my and small town law fall in love from a nail order bride scenario that got mixed up. I wish there was more about Logan and how the will ends up but there isn't. The story seemed to wrap up very quickly and wish that maybe the author has drawn that out a bit. Very clean and sweet!

Dorothy and Ronald are an interesting pair. I am not sure I've ever read a romance where the gentleman was described as boring, plain, and drab. But it was fun to see Ronald break out of his boring-ness and learn to let loose. Dorothy brought that out in him. He helped her find her backbone so she could eventually overcome her trials with her brother. Overall I enjoyed the story.

Dorothy wants a new life. A saloon girl helping her brother con poker players is not what she wants to do. With a little help from a stranger, she gets the chance of a new life. Will she be able to keep this life?

Very good reading! I enjoyed!

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley, the review is my own opinion.

Dorothy Bednar has had enough of being an unwilling participant in her brother's cheating schemes. She flees and meets a woman on her way to be a mail-order bride. Dorothy agrees to carry a letter of the woman's change of hearty in exchange for passage away from her brother. A tangled web of lies builds up when Dorothy hesitates to hurt Ronald's feelings, and those lies soon threaten her chance at a happy ever after.

Where to start with this one? I wanted to like it. Mail-order bride stories can be entertaining. It was clean, but overall, the book was a mess, in my opinion. I've read books with awkward heroes, but there is usually some charm about them. Ronald had no charm. Whenever the story was with him, it was tedious. I have no idea how he managed to get far in a profession that involves working with people when he had no clue how to talk to people.

It was a little easier to like Dorothy, but I found myself unsympathetic to her. To avoid hurting someone's feelings does not seem like a good enough reason to lie. I might have accepted the lies if she had been trying to protect herself from her brother, but that wasn't the case.

There was a lot of telling going on in the narrative of the book. The author tells us what characters are feeling, telling us things that happened that affect the plot, instead of showing how it all ties together. It was especially disconcerting at the climax of the story where there is a sudden six month gap. A single paragraph explains what has happened, and it could have been the most interesting part of Dorothy's story: how she plots to escape her brother. As it was, the focus was on a romance that I didn't believe. I saw no reason for them to fall in love and stay together.

Though this is not marked as being part of a series, characters are introduced as though the reader should already know them and their backstories. A glance at the other books by the author show that she has written about this town before, so it should be connected as a series even if it is a stand alone tale.

This is a clean book but not one I would personally recommend to others. I received a free copy from NetGalley and all opinions expressed are my own.

The premise for this book filled me with anxiety for a good 1/3 to 1/2 of the book, as there seemed to be unnecessary deceit. I said to myself, this is a love story. So I already know how it's going to end, in general. And this is obviously building to be a problem they have to overcome. So accompanying Dorothy in the downward spiral of lies was not fun. However, I was wrong. Things shifted sooner and differently than I had expected and that made the second half of the book all the better for me.

The characters in this story were great. Wilhelmina was goodness personified, rising to aid ("a person in need is family indeed!") - loved it. Ronald had some OCD tendencies, making his character refreshingly different from the typical hero mold, and I loved the way Dorothy grew to love, appreciate, and respect those qualities.

The ending was by far the best. I don't want to give anything anyway, but let's just say that it was exactly what I had been craving after a reading drought of intelligent, resourceful women.

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This book had a cute storyline about a girl trying to redeem her like and I enjoyed reading it.

HIS ACCIDENTAL BRIDE is perfect for people who are looking for a clean historical romance. The characters learn important lessons and are all wonderful, inspiring people.

I was excited to read this book by Carolyn Twede Frank. The story-line sounded interesting and exciting and I loved the picture on the cover. My heart went out to Dorothy Bednar, the main female character. She's a twenty year old who is stuck in a situation she did not know how to get out of. Her parents have died and she has no other family but an older brother, who abuses her. He also uses her to help him cheat men in a saloon out of their money playing poker. She knows lying and cheating is wrong but if she doesn't do what he says, he beats and bruises her. Ronald Smith a young attorney has sent for a mail-order bride. After months of corresponding with Wilhemena Cooper he invites her to come out west. He believes they could have a compatible marriage. They are both very organized, planners with “A” personalities. Wilhelmina meets Dorothy on the train and helps her to escape her brother. During their conversation a plan is formed. Wilhelmina has gotten cold feet and can not go through with the wedding. Dorothy needs to get as far from her brother as possible. So when the stage coach rolls into Colorado it is Dorothy Bednar who gets out, not Wilhelmina Cooper.
I thank Covenant Communications for allowing me, through NetGalley, to read this book. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Ronald Smith , a young attorney decides he is sending for a mail-order bride. He has been corresponding with her and now she is coming to see him and they are going to get to know one another before the wedding.

Dorothy Bednar has been at the clutches of her evil brother and made to do things that were illegal such as fleecing honest men at card games. She finally made the decision to runaway and find some other type of living. As she boards a train she ends up in a traveling car with a nice lady headed to be a mail-order bride. However, she gets cold feet and asks Dorothy to deliver a letter to the gentleman which explains why she couldn’t go through with the agreement.

Dorothy misrepresents herself to one individual and that action snowballs into a situation that she can’t seem to undue. Actually, she chooses not to because she wants a better life and her life choices have never been hers to choose.

Dorothy and Ronald meet and no two people are more suited for one another! They truly are meant to be a couple, but things are about to erupt!

Any type of deceitfulness comes to light and can change the dynamics of a relationship!

The author could have tightened up a few chapters because it was choppy and sort of lagged. The ending is really not flowing.

His Accidental Bride was a fun, clean, mail-order bride story. I enjoyed the quirkiness of the characters. Especially Ronald. I just wanted to give him a big hug. Dorothy was a good balance to his perfectly organized life. My favorite part about this book was that Dorothy figures out how to get out of her own terrible predicaments by herself. She didn't need Ronald to "save her." I've read too many books where the female suffers until a strong male character comes into her life and solves everything. This book wasn't like that. If anything Dorothy saves Ronald from his boring self, helps him try new things. Some parts of this book were slow and drawn out unnecessarily. Other than that I did really enjoy this book. I received a free copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a cute romance set in the old west. It's clean. I love the way the author twists awkward and outgoing until they mesh.

A very clean, easy read but almost too precious. The writing was decent and the characters had well-constructed back stories, but it lacked a spark - it was too bland. 2.5 stars.

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This is a well written book that holds your attention. It's a clean mail order bride story with a twist. Dorothy and Ronald's story was a joy to read. Thank you Covenant Communications via NetGalley for The ARC copy of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

Dorothy is a heroine that despite all that is stacked against her always looks for the positive. Orphaned at a young age and forced to live with an abusive brother for a guardian, she finds a way to get a fresh start. It is fun watching her learn and become a confident woman that learns how to save herself. Good read and definitely didn't have the normal happy ending which I thought was a fun change of pace

I think my favorite thing about this book was that Ronald wasn't a dashing hero; he was steady and pragmatic, and his attempts to research how to court a woman and make plans accordingly were totally endearing. And I loved how Dorothy, after the mistreatment of her brother and a more "exciting" life could appreciate Ronald for who he was. Some parts of the books were predictable and sometimes the writing felt stilted sometimes, but all in all, this was a pleasant story.
3.5 stars.
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It’s a decent read, although it dragged in places. Dorothy escapes her wretched life of scams, only to take on another woman’s Identity as a mail order bride. She wants to come clean but events prevent her from confessing. I found Ronald to be likable, but a little wooden. My favorite characters were Sunny and Logan. I thought the escapades went on a little too long.

"His Accidental Bride" by Carolyn Twede Frank is a clean mail-order bride romance set in the old west. It takes place in a small town in Colorado which is the same setting as many of Frank's other books, so it was fun to revisit some familiar favorite characters.

The main characters in this book are Dorthy, a women trying to escape from an abusive brother, and Ronald, a lonely socially awkward lawyer. This is definitely a case of opposites attract, because the characters could not be more different from each other. I enjoyed both of these characters but wished for a little more backstory for Ronald. I was left wondering why he was the way he was.

Overall I really enjoyed reading this book. It was a little slow in parts but it was a fun story with good characters.

This novel was good in the sense of the growth of the main character, she really finds her way in life and despite the conditions and circumstances of her life, she makes great decisions and eventually climbs out of the whole that life buried her in.

Thank you to NetGalley for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.