REVIEW: Bride for a Day by Carolyn Brown

Bride for a Day by Carolyn Brown: Cassie O’Malley is running away. She had to pawn her grandmother’s wedding rings to have enough money for a bus ticket. Cassie’s life fell apart when her deceased mother’s friend Deana, who had agreed to be her guardian, also dies. Deana’s husband has devious plans for Cassie and Cassie isn’t sticking around to accommodate him.

When Cassie saw the sheriff looking for her at the spot where the bus stopped for a break she panicked. Luckily for Cassie her panic drew her to a cowboy enjoying a meal in a booth in the cafe. Fortunately Ted Wellman goes along with being with Cassie when the sheriff approaches to question them. Then… oh my goodness… Ted blurts out that they plan to get married and the next thing they know the sheriff is escorting them to the Justice of the Peace’s office and getting married. Now what?

Ted Wellman is a lost soul. He’s still mourning the loss of his twin brother John four years ago. When the pretty lady sat down in his booth in the cafe and begged him to help her Ted couldn’t say no. After all Ted had been going along making decisions based on WWJD, normally standing for What Would Jesus Do. In Ted’s case that stood for What Would John Do and John wouldn’t hesitate to help. From there Ted needed to think of what to tell his family when he got home with his surprise bride. What happens next is a super story to read.

This is a wonderful Women’s Fiction story. Author Carolyn Brown grabs your attention and your heart with Cassie’s and Ted’s story. They have a lot going against them. They are virtual strangers. Yet they have a lot going for them as they both are kind and caring people and Ted’s family is good support to them both. I really enjoyed this story. Then again I always enjoy Carolyn Brown’s stories.

Book Info:

Publication: March 29th 2022 | Sourcebooks Casablanca |

Cassie O’Malley is a woman on the run when she when gets tangled up with a suspicious local sheriff and, on the spur of the moment, turns to a handsome stranger to get herself out of a tight spot.

Ted Wellman didn’t go to town to get hitched but that sweet girl with her big green eyes looked desperate. Suddenly he finds himself married to a stranger. No problem, his uncle’s a lawyer and everybody knows he’s in no emotional condition to settle down, not since the death of his brother put him on emotional lock down.

Much to his surprise, instead of helping get out of it, Ted’s crazy family seemed determined to keep him and Cassie together. What could they be thinking? That there is a chance of finally thawing Ted’s frozen heart?