I've read a few of these collection of novellas and they've all been sweet stories bound by a theme.

The matchmaking theme is an interesting one and each of the nine authors spins the theme in various ways.
The stories are well-written with believable and fun plots. Faith plays an integral role in all the novellas, which is refreshing. The stories are relatively predictable but still heartwarming to read.

I particularly enjoyed "Tinman's Match" with the unusual twist of a man being the matchmaker, "Miss Matched" about a frontier doctor and his assistant, and "Backfired Bride" with two childhood friends falling in love while trying to fix their relatives together.

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These collections are just the thing for quick reads. You don't have to sit and read the entire book at once and can take them in little spurts. Good authors and wonderful stories to cheer your heart.
I have enjoyed many of these.

*I was provided with a copy of this book by the publisher via Net Galley. My opinion is my own.

The Homegrown Bride Emmie stays behind when her family moves to Kansas to help her grandmother run the boarding house. She plays matchmaker for their bachelor boarders. But her head can't help but turn when Landon Knipp moves to town to open a store, as their paths cross they form a friendship, and perhaps more.

The Unmatched Bride is probably one of my favorites. Deborah is hired by Robert to sort through his daughter, Emily's many suitors, many of whom are after his fortune. But as Deborah helps them, Emily turns the tables and plays matchmaker as well!

Playing Possum Thea and Cage are childhood friends who pretend to be engaged to avoid the hapless matchmaking schemes of the Possum Trot Matchmakers. But as they spend time together, they wonder if maybe their engagement shouldn't be just pretend.

Hog Trough Bride Rose doesn't want her sister Violet to have to dance in the hog trough, so she tries to set her up with their neighbor, but ends up spending more time with him than her sister!

The Tinman's Match Xander is a tinsmith who travels the area plying his trade, and often in his travels he meets men who would like to be married, and women of a similar bent. So began to match make, being careful in his pairings, but when he finds a match for Sarah, her cousin Jo, insists on coming with to make sure that she approves of the match. Xander and Jo butt heads over most things, but throughout the journey, they begin to find that their differences aren't so vast after all.

Miss Matched Mitch is a doctor, who joins Grace's father's practice, he is a man of integrity and faith who prays for each of his patients. Grace has been assisting her father for years, and is a supporter of the scientific method, so she comes up with a method for matchmaking her friends. Full of humor, this was a fun read from the start.

The Backfired Bride Jared and Lyla are childhood friends set on leaving their hometown, but they worrying about their family, Jared's father, and Lyla's aunt. So they come up with a plan to try to get them together, meanwhile Jared's father thinks that Jared and Lyla are the ones that should be together. A sweet humorous story.

Sing of the Mercy Sarah is a cook who sings while she works at the Hash House. Quinn is the newly elected mayor of the gold mining town in SD, and he wants to make the town respectable for families. So he enlists Sarah to help him find potential brides for the miners, and to help teach the miners some manners. I loved Quinn and how he goes out of his way to help the citizens of the small town.

A Match Made in Heaven Len is the new pastor in town, and after the news paper features him in an article, he starts getting letters from all over the country asking for help finding a mate. He enlists Cora's help, and they begin to try matchmaking for each with hilarious results.

Overall, this was a wonderful collection, full of humor, and great storylines. There were very creative premises, and I loved reading and trying to figure out how it was going to work out in the end. I think some of my favorite ones were when the tables got turned on the matchmakers :) I wonderful read, enjoyable to the last.

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This is a delightful collection of all new historical novellas set in 1878 to 1895 America! Most of the stories are tender and sweet, involving young women whose sincere attempts to make good matches for others comes back on them, ending with a twist. One story even has a traveling salesman--a tinsmith--whose side business includes uniting people in matrimony.
Some of the stories include more interjections of faith, with Scripture and inspirational themes, such as trusting God, and seeking His will for the future, forgiving others and oneself.
"A man's heart deviseth his ways, but the Lord directeth his steps." Proverbs 16:9
My favorite stories were the two with a bit of humor: Playing Possum and A Match Made in Heaven. They had some fun characters and witty dialogue, including Shakespeare quotes. The story called Sing of the Mercy was very good also, with more depth to the characters and storyline. They were all well-written and enjoyable overall.
Recommend to readers who enjoy a good, clean lighter romance in a historical setting, with some faith elements.

I love reading books on brides and this had such a cute twist being a matchmaker.. It has a lot of short stories on matchmaking. Some with the twist of falling in love themselves.. Great read and you will not be disappointed. I spotted some Authors I new and some I will be reading more of there books.

I enjoyed reading this. Very good and sweet set of stories. I especially enjoyed the last story written by Liz Tolsma.