This is 2nd book of The Brides of Gallatin County and it focuses on Beth. She is supposed to be the reader and the romantic one. She is also the brains behind all of the things that happened to poor Hank in the last book..LOL. She is finding it difficult to focus on her own life and issues because her longtime friend, Nick is in love with her and so is the railroad man, Adrian. She tries to make her life fit into that of a romance novel but finds it quite different altogether. Poor Nick doesn't know how to win Beth's favor. He isn't that big of a talker and finds that he may not be as romantic as Beth's book heroes. Although, personally I think he is much better though a little rough around the edges. This is a cute story, but I found myself getting impatient with how the characters and author frequently repeat themselves and rehash their insecurities. It got monotonous. Also, the characters frequently have ridiculous conversations that don't take place for most people in real life. I found myself rolling my eyes a lot. That said, I enjoyed the story, and am eager to see how the last book turns out.