A modern variation of mail-order bride, the At the Altar series is an interesting scenario... marriage first, love later.
Cindy, the owner of a B&B in Wisconsin, was blindly matched with Trey, a web developer from Texas. The premise is the psychologist prescreen the candidates and match them up, but neither knew about the other and they meet at the altar, where they get married immediately. Cindy grew up in the town and there are no eligible bachelors around she'd marry while running her B&B. Trey, on the other hand, was tired of his crazy sister's plan to match him up with every OTHER crazy girl she can get her hands on back in Texas, and she had been doing this since she was a teenager. So as Trey settled into his life in Wisconsin (as a web developer he can work anywhere) Cindy started to learn about the quirks (like Trey prefers to work in just his boxers). Then Trey's crazy sister showed up with a girl in tow insisting that's the right girl for Trey, despite Trey having already married...
There really isn't much of the darkest hour or grand gesture, and the sister really needs psychological help, but the story was sweet and interesting otherwise. It's like having dating life and married life compressed into a few short weeks.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Trey, eager to get away from his crazy sister, married Cindy sight-unseen and moved to Wisconsin; can such a match actually work?
Tropes: different worlds, mail order bride, sibling problem
Overall Rating: 4/5
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