The Bridal Season Book

The Bridal Season was a quirky book, and aside from the one token and very brief sex scene, I would consider it historical fiction instead of historical romance. This story is more about the small town of Little Bidwell than it is about an epic love story. There is a slew of secondary characters, a charming setting with a ton of nicknames, local gossip, a bad guy, a town saint (who really is a bit petty and mean), a society wedding, and a wicked game of croquet.

Letty Potts is a con woman, a musical actress, and a soul in desperate need of an escape. When a famous wedding planner suddenly elopes and Letty is left in possession of her train ticket, she jumps at the opportunity and heads to Little Bidwell. When the people of Little Bidwell assume Letty is the famous wedding planner and offer her food, lodging, and clothes, well, Letty just cannot turn that up.

Letty has always been a con out of necessity, but the residents of Little Bidwell start to make her feel all those emotions that have never haunted her before--guilt, love, hope, the list goes on. Letty is also irresistibly attracted to the local magistrate, and when most of the town sees the attraction, they work behind the scenes to continue to throw them together.

This story was unique in that much of the romance was told from the view point of other characters. And there was a lot of "telling" and less "showing" of what was going on, simply because there was so many people involved that there was not time to tell the story any other way. I enjoyed the light story, but I thought that the romance was weak and the love declaration did not feel true and actually felt a bit theatrical. However, it was still a fun weekend read and the heroine was not your typical regency fare...she was very different, very real, and very funny.

Not great for the romance aspect, but still a fun read.