This book really pulled me in right from the start, tugging at my heartstrings with a lonely widowed heroine, a seriously injured hero, a sick little girl who was left all alone, and the scruffy stray dog that befriends her. Her voice is always deeply emotional and rather languid, sometimes bordering on the poetic, especially when she's describing the beautiful settings. Wind writes with a great deal of poignancy both on this issue and the cultural differences that are inherent in an inter-racial relationship, and is especially talented at penning the forbidden love aspect. By presenting the different points of view, I think she was able to show just how complex this matter can truly be. In Rio Grande Wedding, Ruth Wind has created a unique story that explored the issue of illegal immigration from both sides of the coin, and managed to present sympathetic reasons not only for why a foreigner might choose to come to America illegally, but also why some Americans are adamantly against it. I love that this author isn't afraid to tackle difficult or perhaps even controversial topics, and she does so with dignity and compassion. Rio Grande Wedding is the best category romance that I've read to date and one of the best inter-racial/inter-ethnic romances I've ever read too. Alejandro and Molly may have married for the sake of convenience, but when their pretend love becomes all to real for both of them, will they be able to admit it to themselves and convince everyone around them before it's too late? Review

Molly's brother is resentful of the immigrants and adamantly opposes the match, leading to trouble for the pair.

Once found, it becomes clear that little Josephina will need urgent and long-term medical care, so Molly proposes a green card wedding to make it possible for Alejandro to stay by Josephina's side. 'Saint Molly' became a godsend to Alejandro, not only nursing him back to health, but also covertly searching for the child he loves like his own. During the raid, the two of them were separated and now he desperately needs to find the sick little girl. The compassionate nurse in her cannot bear the thought of this man being separated from his loved one if he were to be deported, so she takes him back to her home to care for him herself.Īlejandro Sosa came to America illegally to care for his young niece after her mother died. Molly is just about to call for an ambulance when the man begins urgently murmuring about someone named Josephina.

His appearance leads her to believe that he must be a migrant worker who escaped a raid on the neighboring farm the previous night. Rio Grande Wedding (Silhouette Intimate Moments #964)Įarly one morning, widow, Molly Sheffield discovers an unconscious man with a gunshot wound on her property. Evernight Teen Summer Kick-off Blog Hop.Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin Launch.

Rio Grande Wedding by Ruth Wind