Morning Comes Softly book review

I bought my wife a Debbie Macomber novel, Morning Comes Softly, and she enjoyed reading it. Not being well versed in reading romance novels, but interested in writing a romance novel, I decided to read it as well. And I enjoyed it.

Here’s how the novel goes. A Montana rancher in his 30s, Travis Thompson, advertises for a wife to help him care for his niece and nephews who come to live with him after his brother and sister-in-law are killed by a drunk driver. A librarian from a small town in Louisiana, Mary Warner, answers the ad and after a brief exchange of letters and a few phone calls she decides to fly to Montana.

While there’s a fair amount of exposition in the novel, the characters are likeable including the awkward marriage they have and their more awkward exploration of sexuality which is treated well giving enough detail yet discretion.

The children’s personalities are well developed, too.

Travis is on a hunt throughout the novel to find the driver who killed his brother and made an orphan of the children while he and Mary adjust to each other’s temperament, likes, and dislikes.

While the novel is “warm” there is a good deal of humor and humorous descriptions of the characters. By the end of the novel, the driver who caused the accident is discovered while Travis and Mary take their marriage to the next level in a positive light. As with all romance novels, there is a “happy ever after” ending.

This was my first introduction to Debbie Macomber the author. Morning Comes Softly was published in 1993.

Debbie Macomber has 60 million books in print . . . which means if she makes “x” % off of each one . . . you do the math.

My second exposure to Debbie Macomber was by accident. I checked out a recent copy of the Writer’s Marketplace from the library and there was an introduction from her to other writers giving a pep talk. She let people know if they wanted to be successful as an author they have to . . . write and keep writing.

Debbie Macomber has written a few different series including Cedar Cove and Blossom Street. I also bought A Cedar Cove Christmas novel and will wrap that for my wife as an inexpensive gift to put under the tree. Since she never reads my Hubs, the secret is safe here on Hubpages.

Her novels are easy to buy online through sites like Amazon or in used bookstores. I bought Morning Comes Softly for $2 and A Cedar Cove Christmas for $1.

The novels are entertaining reads with likeable characters. There is a reason that Debbie Macomber is a popular author who also has her own line of knitting accessories. Another secret I want you to keep: just don’t tell any of my guy friends; otherwise they’ll question my macho side. I’ll probably a few more of her novels, but I don’t plan to take up knitting any time soon.

Morning Comes Softly has a Kindle version and is available in large print paperback.