Blogging at the Inkwell: The Anonymous Bride

I'm blogging about The Anonymous Bride by Vickie McDonough over at Inkwell Inspirations today. I'm giving you the lowdown on Book 1 in the Texas Boardinghouse Brides series which really touched my heart.

If you like stories about mail-order brides, then you have to mosey on over to the Inkwell.

My question for you over there is:

Anyone else like reading about mail-order brides?

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