Dreaming in Dairyland is a modern take on mail order bride, where the bride and groom meet at the altar and marry without having ever seen each other until at the altar. In this book, we have a sheriff's deputy Bob Anderson, paired up with bowling alley owner / karaoke singer Cissie Rivers. And it proved to be an interesting variation on the theme, as it's about keeping secrets and what it does to a relationship.
To recap, Cissie Rivers celebrated her best friend Cindy's wedding (Wishing in Wisconsin (At the Altar Book 3)) not too long ago, and now she's a little jealous. Cissie wanted a tall, dark, handsome man... preferably in uniform, for herself. She went to the same matchmaker Cindy used... Dr. Lachele. And soon, she's scheduled for a wedding, where she will meet her match at the altar, and immediately marry him. What she didn't know is her match was Deputy Sheriff Bob Anderson in the next town, and he was very much aware of her. One look at her and he already knew she's the one, but he... can't approach her. So he set himself up with Dr. Lachele as well... and with more tests than others... Bob was confirmed to be a match for Cissie, and the first days of the wedding actually went well, But will Cissie forgive Bob when she found out that Bob actually engineered this match?
Being a short novel, there wasn't major angst here. It's mainly sweet, with dashes of anger when the deception (or "neglect to mention") was revealed, but both are basically good people who wanted each other. It was a fun and fast read.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Girl dreaming of a tall and handsome man in uniform gets exactly what she wanted; except for one secret...
Tropes: mail order bride, family secrets
Overall Rating: 4/5
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