GRR Reviews Rose's Destiny (New Mexico Pioneer) by Rosie Attwood

Rose's Destiny ended up with more of an info dump rather than a romance or a plot, despite an interesting setup. The story, despite the cover, is NOT about mail order brides. 

Rose grew up on the Wingate Farm out West. But she had spent her years growing up in Boston. Her grandpa wanted her to visit, but her father had refused each time. At 23, Rose can't find anyone local to marry, as it's after the Civil War. Then everything seems to fall into place: Her grandpa died and left her the farm... If she will marry a "local boy" within 6 months. And the farm is VERY profitable indeed. But marry someone after knowing them for a few months or less? Became known as "Heiress of Santa Rosa, NM"? What caused the split between grandpa and father anyway? As Rose settles into her role as the heiress, she will find information about her origins, the farm, sold a mystery of her premonition, and find the man worthy of her love.

At 150 pages, we ended up with almost no plot, and very little struggle or suspense. We don't really have a story, nor suspense. It's basically 150 pages of info-dump.

Category: Historical Western

Primary Plot: Can a woman find a local man worthy of marriage in order to retain her title of Heiress of Santa Rosa?

Tropes: fish out of water, boy meets, girl, different worlds

Overall Rating:  2/5