The Telegraph Proposal (Montana Brides Romance, #3)

by Gina Welborn and Becca Whitman

[phyllish]

Great read!

My rating is 4.5 stars

Poor Yancey! She fell in love with Hale when she was ten and he rescued her from a bully. Throwing herself at him every chance she got, trying to make him jealous, and breaking up his courtship with her older sister only caused him to despise her.

When I read the synopsis, I knew this would be a great story! It only hinted at the tangled web that had been woven for Hale and Yancey.

I enjoyed reading this story. I felt deeply for Yancey's pain over Hale's rejection and especially for her grief when she found out the man who finally drew her affections away from Hale was none other than Hale. And he hated her and blamed her for being responsible for the deception!

Contrary to what I expected, Yancey was a complex woman with a generous heart and a passion to serve. She had a great maturity and was wonderful in coming up with amazing ideas for Hale's campaign. And she had great wisdom that she was able to use to encourage her friends. I loved that she cared enough for Hale that she wasn't willing to accept his love when his heart wasn't ready.

Unbeknownst to Hale and Yancey, while they worked on his campaign, their friends and family were embroiled in drama surrounding counterfeiting and human trafficking. The principals in this drama were known due to the way the story was written so it wasn't a mystery, yet it was unknown how things would work out.

Hale suffered from mistrust and unforgiveness. He needed to be able to get past these and there is a spiritual component here as he learned how to let these things go.

I felt a little lost at the beginning as events from the past were hinted at. This is likely because this is the first book in the series I have read or it could have been due to the way facets of their history were slowly revealed. So it might help reading this series in order.

If you enjoy historical fiction with a spiritual element, then The Telegraph Proposal and the Montana Brides series is not to be missed!

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I was given a copy of this book. I was not required to give a favorable review nor was any money received for this review. All comments and opinions are my own.