Love Finds You in Golden, New Mexico Book

2.5 stars
It started out really strong and interesting, but ended up fizzling. There was a lot of really intriguing stuff going on the beginning, but the ending was more just pages and pages of kissing in the last couple chapters, as well as a good bit of thinking of what fun the marriage bed would be and a man being sleepless from desiring his true love. I didn't like that the two of them leaped into marriage so quickly after his profession of faith, with no time for him to mature in it...well, mainly, it was fun but not as much at the end. I'm not sure if I'll try another by this author or not.

Title: LOVE FINDS YOU IN GOLDEN, NEW MEXICO
Author: Lena Nelson Dooley
Publisher: Summerside Press
May 2010
ISBN: 978-0-935416-74-6
Genre: Inspirational/historical

Philip Smith is old and decrepit, needing help from his mining friend, Jeremiah, to take care of things. But Jeremiah is flabbergasted when Philip decided to write for a mail order bride. Jeremiah is determined to send the woman right back home on the train. What use does Philip have for a woman? She'd only be a gold digger, out for the wealthy man's money.

Madeline Mercer came from old Boston money, but when her father dies, then his business partner starts trying to force her to marry him. When Maddy's friend dies and leaves Maddy to care for her newborn daughter, Maddy knows she must flee Boston to keep her adopted daughter alive. But her father's business partner makes it sound as if Maddy is penniless. Where can Maddy go?

When Maddy's trusted servant comes home with an ad for a mail order bride in Golden, New Mexico, Maddy is doubtful that this is the answer. But with the threats from the business partner growing, fear for her safety encourages her to flee. But what will she find in Golden? And will she even be allowed to stay?

LOVE FINDS YOU IN GOLDEN, NEW MEXICO is a very good read by Ms. Dooley. I think this is the best book I've ever read by this author. I loved getting to know Maddy, her servants, Philip and Jeremiah, and the situations that dictated their decisions.

Golden, New Mexico is a real town that prospered during the gold rush days, but nowadays there is little more than a church there. It was interesting to read about this town and the people that might have inhabited it. The characters are very realistically developed and the story line compelling. If you enjoy historical romances then pick up a copy of LOVE FINDS YOU IN GOLDEN, NEW MEXICO. $12.99. 349 pages.