GRR Reviews Chance for Love (The Watson Brothers) by Ann B. Harrison

Chance for Love tried to match up two unlikely yet alike people but the circumstances really make no sense for them to be matched up.

To recap, Callie is an Aussie in trouble. Her parents died, leaving her to handle the station (ranch) saddled in debt, even after liquidation. When there was a position of ranch manager open all the way in Montana USA, which also stipulated marriage for at least 12 months, she jumped at the chance to marry a Yankee cowboy sight unseen. Chance was a champion bull rider but his latest injury will lead him to retirement, as he's also tired of the limelight. He wanted to raise bulls on his ranch, and bring his brothers back together. So he put out an ad about marriage wanted to help manage his ranch... What he got was the sassy Aussie cowgirl, but he also needed to keep the marriage a secret so he can control the exposure. Except nothing ever goes as planned...

Are you confused yet? Let's name the circumstances again:

MMC: Chance is an injurred pro rodeo bullrider thinking about retirement in Montana

FMC: Callie is an Aussie woman looking for a payout to solve her family's finances (in Australia)

Why would MMC need a marriage of convenience for only 12 months? Why does he need to "keep the marriage a secret"? Why choose someone from Australia?

How can FMC put her debt "on hold" for a year? Then goes off across the ocean to get married? What would her creditors say?

These circumstances and decisions MAKE NO SENSE!!!!!!!

Category: Contemporary / Western

Primary Plot: Retiring cowboy looking for a country girl to marry and manage his ranch got a sassy Aussie cowgirl instead

Tropes: different worlds, ranch, mail order bride

Overall Rating:  2/5