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Customer Reviews for Barbour Publishing Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
Barbour Publishing Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
Spoiled and pregnant, Cassie Griffin is widowed one day and married to handyman Red Dawson the next! Red was reluctant because she's an unbeliever, but he didn't have much choice. Will he change her heart by changing her name? And how far will admirer Wade Sawyer go to save Cassie from her marriage of convenience? 320 pages, softcover from Barbour.
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Customer Reviews for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
Review 1 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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More then just a romance
Date:July 11, 2011
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Cassie Griffin is not noticed by the three other people as they talk badly of her late husband and her. Red Dawson is digging the hole they will be putting Griff into and Seth and Muriel, who have taken her in and helped her since his death yesterday. When the couple leaves Cassie comes forward and attacks Red. He can't be digging a hole for Griff, Griff can't be dead. He is though. Griff was her guardian at twelve and married her at fifteen. He beat all her childness out of her and told her how to be a proper person.
Red Dawson was a believer but he had one big sin, he often thought of another mans wife and now that man was dead. Cassie was an unbeliever though so Red could never make her his own.
After the funeral at least twenty men started grabbing for Cassie. She did not understand what was happening to her. Then the Sawyers rode up and demanded she marry Mort. Wade, the son, had pulled her unto his horse but then his father grabbed her and demanded the pastor marry them right now. When he refused the man was harsh to the pastor, what would he be as a husband. And then Red came and asked if she would marry him. She was considering death as a first choice and Red seemed a good second choice as any.
Cassie did all she could to be obedient. She had been ruled by Griff although she did not realize he was wrong in his ways. She was pregnant and knew nothing about it. The town people thought her a snob as she was not allowed to speak to them and Griff had squandered all her wealth but kept her well dressed. The town thought she was to blame for all that as well.
Wade was obsessed with Cassie. His father was cruel to him and he seen Griff being cruel to her. A side story is Belle, a woman Cassie admires after meeting because she speaks her mind and talks directly to people, even men. Belle is on her third husband even though she hates men.
This is a wonderful story with some humor along with danger and love.
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Review 2 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Fun, easy to read.
Date:November 19, 2010
Aunt Bea
Location:Wayland MI
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Montana Rose was easy-to-read, funny, at times full of suspense. I would highly recommend this book.
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Review 3 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:August 18, 2010
Funny, exciting, can't put it down book. These characters were colorful to say the least. I think Mary Connealy is one of my favorite writers. She can put the fun in a story while keeping it serious business about the things of the Lord. And that's what I think makes for a great read. Cudos to Mary. Mary if you read these things I think I am saying this for alot of us, we love your humor and your books are well worth reading. Keep writing!! Everyone read these books.
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Review 4 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:August 13, 2010
This series is another terrific feat. It will take you through the lives of interesting people.
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Review 5 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:July 7, 2010
Linda Wilson
I loved this story. I could even read it again. I had gotten the second book the Husband Tree also and I really liked it too! I am going to look for this author a lot. I hope she writes fast!
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Review 6 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:May 28, 2010
Every time I read a book by Mary Connealy, I think she cant possibly top it and then I read the next one and she does! Montana Rose is a phenomenal read!!! So offbeat and funny but achingly romantic. It has the most intimate, heart-melting love scene Ive ever read. Incredibly creative twist to the classic Western romance. It boggles my mind how this author can consistently be so fresh! And it is book one of the Montana Marriages series so that means theres more story to read!!!
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Review 7 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:May 27, 2010
Jeanette Skalla
I love Mary Connealy! Her books are always a fun romp. This was no exception and I am looking forward to the rest of this series.
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Date:May 11, 2010
Linda Good
Loved the book. Help my interest from the first moment. Loved the charaters. After reading the first book in the series, I got the next two.
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Review 9 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:May 3, 2010
Edith Earnest
This was so refreshingly enjoyable. So funny at times. A real page turner. Just could not put it down--Really got clean reading!
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Review 10 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:January 7, 2010
Sheila Hall
Once again, Mary Connealy had done an excellent job!!! this book was great, I couldn't put It down!!!!
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Review 11 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:October 4, 2009
I enjoyed this book. This author has such a way with humor. I am looking forward to her next book.
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Review 12 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:September 30, 2009
Grab yourself a cup of hot raspberry rosehip tea and settle in for some vintage Mary Connealyendearing, deep-hearted characters, clever and engaging plot, and enough humor and heart to elicit laughter on one page and tears on the next. Nobody explores the fun and sass of male/female relationships better than Ms.Connealy, and explore it she does in the heart-tugging tale of Cassie Griffin, a frail and gentle woman who buries a husband one day and marries another the next. A tender mix of healing and love in bloom, Montana Rose will satisfy the most romantic of hearts.
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Review 13 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:September 29, 2009
If the name Mary Connealy is on the cover of a book, I know Im in for a good read. Having cracked up as I hightailed it through Petticoat Ranch and Calico Canyon, I was fully prepared to chuckle my way though Montana Rose as well. To my surprise, I found this historical to be delightfully different. While some scenes launched me into laughter, Montana Rose offers more than mere entertainment. Connealy has crafted a story with an important message, but she conveys it with such skill and finesse that I was swept into this heartwarming tale and enjoyed every moment with her engaging characters.Cassie Griffin loses her husband one day, and at his burial the next, the many bachelors in her tiny Montana territory town vie for the opportunity to wed the silk-clad, seemingly spoiled woman they refer to as the China Doll. When the ruthless rancher with the largest spread claims the right to marry her, god-fearing Red Dawson feels led to protect her and proposes, despite the fact that shes not a believer. Pregnant and penniless, Cassie chooses the lesser of two evils and accepts. While Red attempts to live his life as a testimony of his faith, Cassie seeks to mold herself into the wife she thinks he wants, just as she did with her controlling, abusive first husband. Scenes when Cassie attempts to learn new skills showcase Connealys trademark humor, but others moved me at a deep level as Red exhibits the patience of Job while dealing with his attraction to his beautiful, bungling bride.Of the Connealy books Ive read so far, Montana Rose stands out as my favorite. I love Reds godly character, his devotion to Cassie, and witnessing her journey to wholeness and healing as she learns to accept the love of the Lord and her new husband. I heartily recommend this book.
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Review 14 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:September 15, 2009
Seriously funny. I thoroughly enjoyed every character and line. God's grace as evidenced by Cassie's inclusion of Wade was touching.
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Review 15 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:August 30, 2009
Mary Connealy and historical westerns - they are like peas and carrots, german chocolate cake and coconut frosting, Husker football and red and white fans - you just can't have one without the other. Mary's books are in the rare category where I will read sections of the book out loud to my husband because the writing is so good I know he will appreciate it along with me, even though he doesn't have a clue about the storyline. I did that with Montana Rose - I read him an entire chapter and we both laughed through the whole thing. Seriously, Mary is probably one of my single favorite authors right now and I just eat up any book she writes. If Mary Connealy is listed as the author then you are guaranteed...1) Excellent storylines - off the beaten path too, they are not your same 'ol, same 'ol!2) Fantastic characters - we're talking the kind you love and the kind you hate and especially the kind you laugh at... a lot!3) Humor - lots of it. Laugh out loud, humor. You can not remain in a bad mood if you are reading one of Mary's books.To top it off, Montana Rose is one of my favorite Mary books so far - you must get this book!
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Review 16 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:August 1, 2009
MEKA
I positively LOVED this book! I have read all of Mary Connealy's books and this is by far and away her very best!!!!! It is a page-turner with messages of deep spiritual and also romantic love . . . excellent in all the ways Christian fiction should be!
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Review 17 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:July 28, 2009
Pepper
With humor, gentleness, and poignant spiritual depth, Mary Connealy weaves a beautiful tale about the freedom found within true love. Mary opens the readers eyes to the transforming power of Gods love and how our security in Him helps us to become the people Hes called us to be. Never a slavemaster, but ever the gentle Lover, God pulls us from our preconceived hurts and notions to bring out the REAL us and bloom the hidden talents hes designed within us.Red Dawsons constant example of Gods love to Cassie gives her strength to become the woman Gods called her to be. Along the way there is laughter, heartbreak, and a breathtakingly beautiful bond which develops between the young couple. Marys description of the labor and delivery of Cassies baby was all the things that make up a good story: touching, hilarious, frightening- with enough reality to make it believable.As with all of Marys books so far, I highly recommend Montana Rose. Ive always said that Petticoat Ranch is my favorite novel shes written, but Montana Rose is quickly vying for first place. I cant repeat it enough. Get this book, sit back, enter a world of lassoes, spurs, strong women, vicious pigs, perfect scoundrels, gentle cowboys, and a God who can use them all for His glory.
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Review 18 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:July 27, 2009
Montana Rose by Mary Connealy is the first in the Montana Marriage series and what a way to kick it off! Cassie Griffin learned well how to be a perfect china doll under her abusive husband's tutelage; she doesn't interact with other people, she does everything her husband asks without question and she never shows sadness or fear. That facade is challenged when he dies leaving her a penniless pregnant widow in the Montana Territory in 1875. Before his body is buried, the men are lining up in the cemetery in front of the pastor for her marriage. After being violently grabbed and shoved in the fight, she is shocked to see gravedigger Red Dawson propose marriage to her. She marries him purely to escape the brutality of her other suitors and then sets out to be his perfect wife so that she never need feel his anger or his fists. Red has long been attracted to the mysterious woman known around town as the china doll, but did his best to keep her out of his thoughts. Their sudden marriage shocks both of them, especially as he tries to teach her what real love looks like both from a husband and from God. I've read a few of Connealy's other books, and she just keeps getting better and better. The humor and romance are both handled with a light, deft touch. The reader can't help but be charmed by both hero and heroine. She refuses to fall into Western cliche with the handling of the story's villain. She also draws a subtle parallel between Cassie's trying to live up to her husbands' wishes and earn their love through works and rules and how Christians often try to do the same with God. In a glutted genre, this book is truly a cut above the rest.
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Review 19 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:July 25, 2009
Sandra Leesmith
Every time I pick up a book by Mary Connealy, it just gets better. Montana Rose is unforgettable, packed with charm, western fun and down to earth circumstances characteristic to the old west. Mary's characters capture your imagination as they struggle with the rustic conditions of the pioneers, their strengths and weaknesses and their faith. Cass Griffin is endearing as she overcomes an abusive relationship with an innocence that tears at your heart as well as the heart and patience of the hero Red Dawson. If you want a great read, Montana Rose is a must.
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Review 20 for Montana Rose, Montana Marriages Series #1
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Date:July 24, 2009
Mary Connealy has crafted yet another fun, funny, touching book. Her heroine is a sweet, dutiful wife who suppresses all her anger and frustration until the day of her husbands funeral. She unleashes all that anger on the gravedigger. But when some rough men, living in a rough environment, decide Cassie has to choose a new husband immediately, this same gravedigger may be her only hope.Red Dawson is a simple, hard-working man, so he isnt interested in marrying a woman whos used to wearing silk and has been sheltered from hard work. But if he doesnt step in, the poor little thing is going to end up in a terrible situation. Maybe God does want him to help her.I enjoyed this book immensely. I especially liked the hero, a man who was very sweet but realistic at the same timethats some amazingly good writing! I highly recommend this book, and I cant wait for the next book in the series, to see what happens to Cassies friend, Belle. If you havent read any of Marys books, read this one and youll be hooked like I am!
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