Dianne Castell, The Wedding Rescue

The Wedding Rescue

Dianne Castell

Harlequin American, Feb 2004, $4.75, 250 pp.

ISBN: 0373750110

Alaskan bush pilot Tanner Davenport lands his Cessna on Charity MacKay's horse farm claiming he was low on gas and needed to talk to her. She informs him that his family farm is bigger and that she knows nothing about Alaska and flying and he knows less about race horses in spite of growing up with them. Tanner has come home to Bluegrass Ridge, Kentucky for the marriage of his brother Nathan to her sister Savannah.

In fact Tanner has come home not to attend a wedding, but to stop the marriage as he believes his sibling is making the error of a lifetime, which he makes clear to Charity. Trying to keep his interference to a minimum, Charity tags along side of Tanner, but the attraction between them heats up the Bluegrass State. As she also works a potential Derby contender, Charity knows he is from Alaska and she is from Kentucky making anything permanent between them more than just a minor commute.

Though the interfering in marriage theme is a trite topic, Dianne Castell makes her intelligent romance feel like the first novel to use this theme due to a deep wonderful cast. Tanner and Charity are a fine pair struggling against a deep attraction that neither wants. Their family members augment the tale with a feel for horse breeding country and insight into the lead duet. Fans will want to ride (either by plane or horse) along side the dynamic duo as they attempt THE WEDDING RESCUE that could easily boomerang.

Harriet Klausner