An Engagement in Seattle: Groom Wanted/Bride Wanted
by Debbie Macomber
My rating: 2 of 5 stars
About the Book
Aleksandr Berinksi is a Russian biochemist in the U.S. on a visa that is about to expire. Marriage will allow him to stay – marriage to Julia Conrad. If Julia’s going to save her Seattle-based company, she needs him as much as he needs her. There’s a Groom Wanted in Julia’s life. And not just any groom!
A billboard on the side of a Seattle road is common enough—but one advertising for a bride? It’s Chase Goodwin’s solution to the problem of finding a wife quickly, a wife to bring home to Alaska. Lesley Campbell has her own reasons for responding…and in no time she’s the Bride Wanted in Chase’s life!
My Thoughts
This is actually two short novellas that have now been published in one volume. I read it mainly as a distraction when I needed something on my iTouch. I always struggle with whether I should evaluate a book based on its genre versus in relation to all the books I have read, especially when the author makes it clear at the beginning that she wrote these simply because she thinks this storyline is a fun one.
Anyway, the stories were relatively enjoyable although obviously formulaic and unrealistic in many ways.
Note: This is Book #103 of my 2011 Reads (master list here).
I'm a mom with Asperger's raising an amazing son with autism, which means I'm basically the case manager/advocate/cheerleader/chauffeur. The rest of the time, you can usually find me with my nose in a book!
