A few twists on the mail-order bride western romance that made the story very different from the fare found in this sub-subgenre. I really liked Sadie from the beginning, but Tripp took a lot longer to warm up to - the author really had the personality of chef nailed in the character of Tripp. I do want to read the next story in the series, which involved a dear friend of Tripp's and Sadie's BFF from Chicago, but I don't know if I want to read the whole series just yet. The writing was good, if a bit repetitive (the motives behind the marriage).