GRR Reviews Montana Brides Boxed Set: Books 1-3 by Leeanna Morgan

Montana Brides series was obviously written by someone who was NOT a Montanan. In fact, it was pretty obvious that the author was a New Zealander, as her vocabulary leaked through despite attempts at editing. Calling a car's hood "bonnet" was just one of the innumerable occurrences, esp. by a Montanan! The plots also have various problems, from incomplete motivations to lack of climax or characters with conflicting traits and inexplicable thought processes by the characters. The problem was consistent throughout the three book bundle.

Forever Dreams -- New Zealander Gracie was visiting Montana on a teacher exchange, but she really wanted to find her birth father, who was a cowboy that got her mother pregnant while on a visiting tour. She came to know Trent, a local cowboy, who figured out who her father was, even as he fell for her, but if he told her, she'll meet her father and leave. if he doesn't tell her, she'll leave when she found out about his betrayal...

Too many characters, a forced wedding in Las Vegas in the middle for no apparent reason, various fact-checking problems (wolf behavior and horse-riding were completely wrong), and British vocabulary leak-thru in Montanan dialogue, is problematic.

Forever In Love -- Amy found herself taking care of a 5-month-old sister, left on her doorstep by her alcoholic mother. With no support network in place, she had to uproot her life and move back to Montana to be amongst her friends... and the cowboy she left behind years ago... Nathan Gray.

Again, the British vocabulary was rather jarring coming out of mouths of supposedly Montanans. The backstory between the two (why did she leave?) was never resolved, nor was the fire that disfigured Nathan. There were a lot of bits that just didn't work.

Forever After -- Nicky needs to stay away from Sam Delaney, mainly because he broke her heart two years ago. But Nicky is the best person to audit the company... It's her family construction business, and her grandpa asked her to. Someone had been embezzling money from the company, tens of thousands of dollars worth, and signs pointed to someone high up. Sam had some problems growing up and had severe commitment issues. Forced to work together, Sam and Nicky will need to confront their unresolved feelings amidst chasing down the perpetrator.

Again, while the push-pull between the two characters are fine, the plot was slow as heck. Again there's the British vocabulary leak-thru, and Sam basically came across as a jerk with no resolution of exactly WHY did they break up. What exactly was different about this meetup vs. the last meetup?

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: N/A, Three book romance collection

Tropes: fish out of water, family secrets, betrayal, disguise, forced proximity, scars, reunion,

Overall Rating: 2/5