Tailor-Made Bride

By Karen Witemeyer
       

      Hannah Richards’s dream has at last come true, and thanks to a benefactor, she has enough money to open her own dress shop. She chooses the small town of Coventry and instantly incurs the wrath of livery stable owner, J T Tucker. He despises all women who inspire others to care only about fripperies and spending money, and hopes that her business will fail. This will also allow him to buy her shop and do a good deed with it, but somehow Hannah has a habit of getting under his skin in ways he doesn’t want to admit…

This tale of never judging a book by its cover and the true role of beauty has a lot to recommend it. Ms Witemeyer is adept at depicting the small town of Coventry and has come up with a heart-warming love story with engaging characters. J T has some lessons to learn, and if Hannah sometimes seems a bit too good to be true, we can all aspire to her cheerful approach to life. The fun in a story like this is not wondering what is going to happen, but how it is going to happen, and reading about the adventures the characters have along the way. There is plenty to think about in here as well, and the whole tale sets a good standard for a new author that I hope we will be seeing more of in the future.