3 short stories about mail order brides. normally I don't read short stories, there's not enough time to get to know the characters and form relationships with them, but this sounded interesting enough I gave it a try. sadly, it was only "meh" for me. the first story was apparently the last in a series and you had no idea what was going on most of the time. the male main character was a jerk and the female annoying. I did like the second story. it reminded me of Hattie Big Sky (for adults) or a western version of Mrs. Mike. the random murder at the end was odd, and pretty unnecessary though. the third story was even more annoying than the first for me. a mail order bride sent to Alaska changed her mind so the agency sent a replacement. who just conveniently happened to be a midwife that the town desperately needed. I felt like the characters were flat and didn't like any of them very much.
I apparently need to stay away from short stories from now on, since they apparently leave me feeling cranky.