Synopsis:

Three stories of courage as three women find love and purpose in a place called Ragtown.

Dory had promised her pa she would get her ma over the mountains and into California. And nothing, not even Harley Jacobs and his amazing kisses, was going to stop her.

Lena decided that Henry Barrett had a look about him that was satisfying. His eyes were the deep blue of a summer storm in a face that was weathered and scarred. His thick mustache showed a slight sprinkling of gray. His dark beard claimed the lower half of his face and needed trimming. He was a man, to Lena’s way of thinking, who needed looking after.

Rosy thought Sheriff Kincaid was no gentleman. He was blunt and uncouth, and formed a first impression before she’d even had a chance to introduce herself. He thought she was too fragile a Southern flower. An impression she intended to prove wrong.
 

SRR GRADE:  B+
 

In Brides of Serendipity, Sarah Richmond tells three separate stories, which on the surface; appear to be completely different and unconnected except for the locale a dusty little Western town called Ragtown. A little deeper inspection shows that each story is actually a deeply moving tale of the love that endures, not in spite of the hardships life places upon it, but maybe because of it. We are given young love, new love and mature love and shown how each has that common bond to tie them together. Ms. Richmond has an insightful way of looking into her characters hearts to show their true desires, and invites her readers to experience their experiences and their emotions, good and bad, with them.

Again, each story is separate and unique from the others, yet they are tied together by the author's lyrical and descriptive writing style, reading her words gives the reader the impression of visualizing a painting being described on paper. The characters are multi dimensional, never flat or impersonal; the reader clearly understands their actions and the emotions motivating those actions. Ms. Richmond is equally generous with each of the three stories, we never feel one is more important then the other, and each is just as entertaining as its companion. I truly enjoyed this trio of Western tales; my only wish would have been to read another one when they were over.