This is a clean, predictable, short, contemporary romance. Molly Bishop loves living in NYC and working at a small boutique hotel. At the same time she gets the news that her dream job of General Manager will be delayed by six months she is asked to return to her hometown in Montana to meet with a lawyer. Christian Ford's grandfather recently passed away. He updated his will the last time he saw Molly when she was home visiting her mother. The new will says that Christian and Molly must marry and live together for six months for Christian to inherit the ranch that has been life's work. Molly will also get a large house and property to make it worth her time.

I enjoy forced marriage tropes and had high expectations. Sadly this didn't deliver much more than the set up. The main characters are both likable but that is about it. There is never flirting or good conversations to build up the attraction between the two. They were childhood friends and haven't seen each other in ten years and they come off as nice roommates a good part of the time. Even when Molly suggests she wants the marriage to last longer Christian isn't interested because he isn't good at relationships. The ending and potential HEA feels rushed.

This book was written in 2013 and technically I'm reviewing the audio book. The narrator, Patricia Santomasso did great with what she was given. It is less than 5 hours and I listened to it in one day mostly while shelving books in my school library. Thank you to NetGalley and Dreamscape Media for an ARC audiobook in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute, cozy, little romance. I had the pleasure of listening to the audiobook. Less than 5 hours, it helped my cleaning go by quickly.

Though predictable and little drama, I enjoyed the book and have already recommended it to others.

Thank you Netgalley for the chance to review this.
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I received Six Months in Montana as part of a NetGalley giveaway.

On the brink of a major promotion at a New York home, Molly is summoned to her Montana hometown. The grandfather of her old friend, Christian Ford, has recently passed and his will contains a puzzling stipulation: she must marry Christian, and live with him as his wife, for six months, or Christian will fail to inherit his portion of the large ranch, putting its numerous employees at risk. Reluctantly, Molly agrees, and upon relocating, she finds a niche renovating a cottage on the property into a working B&B, She grows closer to Christian, too, first reigniting their old friendship and then developing it into something more. But as the six-month mark grows closer, Molly will need to make a choice: the dream she's always had, or the dream she's creating in Montana?

One of my biggest gripes about the book is the setup. I hate (HATE HATE) the "forced by a will to marry" storylines, because there's no way such a clause is enforceable. I know, I know, romance reasons, but to pretend like this is some sort of adorable gesture is, frankly, gross, especially when the marriage in question jeopardizes dozens of livelihoods. It's sick and gross and and manipulative and Not Okay and their trying to paint Christian's grandfather as some sweet old man...not buying it. Anyway. Aside from that, I actually really enjoyed this. I thought the romance was well-paced and realistic, and I appreciated that Molly's life in New York wasn't demonized. So often in small town romances, cities are portrayed as disgusting, crime-ridden, soulless, filthy pits, and, well, that's frankly not the case, so I'm glad New York was portrayed as the lively, vibrant, one-of-a-kind city that it is. I also appreciate that Christian isn't a macho-type A sort. He's calm and measured and really very appealing as a romantic lead. A surprising, warm romance perfect for a cool fall afternoon.