This is definitely a character-driven story, and I loved how Carly, Sawyer, and his little sister are all strong, yet have hidden vulnerabilities that are slowly revealed as they get to know and rely on one another. Carly's dad is well-meaning but completely manipulative which I didn't care for, and he would have had a much healthier relationship with his daughter learning to communicate rather than manage her life through coercion. That being said, the chemistry and romance are spot-on, turning the marriage of convenience into a genuine friendship and partnership, despite the expectations Carly and Sawyer placed on themselves. Loved this sweet romance!

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Montana Groom Of Convenience a story of love, love of her Ranch, his love for his niece. Also love that grows. The marriage of convenience. Do they grow to love each other? When something happens in their lives together do they cling to each other and the LORD or do they turn away from each other? Can they truly trust and love each other with the agreement for marriage between them?

Carly Morrison is a cowgirl, who loves to ride and rope with the best of them but her father wants her to settle down, and has put up an ultimatum. Carly must get married within 2 weeks or her father will sell the ranch that she loves. When a man volunteers to be her husbands, she thinks that he has lost his mind, but this is her chance to save the ranch, so she agrees to marry him, but on her terms.



Sawyer Gallagher hears about her problem and volunteers to be her husband. He and his sister have recently lost their parents, and Sawyer has been struggling to be both brother and parent to his sister, Jill, and to give her a stable home life.



Carly's father is a big boisterous man, he and Carly have been working the ranch together for years, but he knows that his days of work are numbered which is why he thinks that she needs a husband to help her, but his methods are questionable. He loves his daughter and is scared about her life after he is gone, but I did think that he could have found a better way to help her find a husband. I like how he connects with Jill and instantly accepts her as a granddaughter.



Sawyer is a man of his word, he is a hardworker, he is shy and used to keeping to himself, but Carly really draws him out and helps him to find balance with his sister, as her brother and parent figure. He is a skeptic about love at first, but I like how he changes his mind over the course of the book.



Carly is great with Jill, and helps her to adjust to her new life and grieve properly for her parents. I like how she brings out the best in those around her.



There is good interaction between Carly and Sawyer, and even though they are very different, they are also very much alike, with similar fears of failure. I like that they are both strong and independent people, and how this unlikely situation brings them together.



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An inspiring and uplifting story, filled with encouraging lessons of life and faith in God. I adore Linda Ford's stories because they have such strong elements of faith and convincing, enticing romance, and tight communities that pull together and take care of each other.
With Montana Groom of Convenience, the time frame is just perfect, how Carly Morrison and Sawyer Gallagher get to know each other while their feelings deepen and take root. I loved the talks they had, so sweetly as they often held hands while they shared their deepest thoughts and darkest secrets. The bond between them was real, it came palpable over time, they were a team, in it together, to make the best of it.
The positive, inspirational message of faith in God and attitude, a will to not only survive but strive with the hand you are dealt with was something that sat well in my heart. Sawyer, his sister Jill, or Carly hadn't had it easy in life. There was so much loss of the loved ones, the sorrow could have taken over of them. Yet with the help of each other and with Carly's encouragement, Sawyer and Jill start to dare to show their emotions again, feel again, and embrace life, love, family, and home.
A captivating and delightful story of love, loss, marriage, and family, with heartfelt messages of faith and life.
A mesmerizing addition to the series!
~ Four Spoons with a teaspoon on the side

Carly’s father has issued an ultimatum—marry or he’ll sell the ranch, the only home Carly has ever known and the only one she wants. Sawyer wants a home for his sister and all the stability she needs to go with it. Carly and Sawyer are a perfect match of convenience, so they think. Carly needs to learn she doesn’t have to be the son her father never had and Sawyer needs to learn not every situation involving his heart requires fleeing. Just when they think they have Carly’s father bested, he threatens to sell the ranch again, knowing neither of them have yet learned their lesson. While their yo-yoing between “maybe I’m in love” and “get ahold of yourself, it’s just a marriage of convenience” wore on my nerves before the end of the book, Montana Groom of Convenience is still worthy of reading for a few-hour distraction.

This is an easy little read set in the late nineteenth century. It is a Christian book, but – as with most of these – it’s easy enough to skip over the religion if it’s not for you.

The story starts with an engagement. Hero and heroine are sitting near each other at a restaurant, and he overhears her saying she needs to get married to someone – anyone – within two weeks. Her father will sell the family ranch otherwise, because he doesn’t think a woman can manage it the way a man can. The hero immediately offers himself, as he has a little orphaned half-sister who he can’t handle, and who has started to run wild.

And so the story goes on.

I like these books set in country USA of the past. It is a nice balance with all the historical stories I read about the English aristocracy. Linda Ford is a pretty reliable author in the genre, and Montana Bride of Convenience is no different.

I think the female characters were handled well. Usually they’re too modern and too used to doing all the things the men do, and the plot then just reads as a contemporary romance. Even though we have an unconventional heroine (the sort who wears trousers), I think it was done believably here.

A solid read from a well-established author.