This is such a cute Christian romance. If you enjoyed Love Comes Softly, you would enjoy this story. I loved the sweetness and the faith content in this book!!

A quiet, Christian book about finding your forever family. A little bit cheezy at times but a heartwarming story. I will be reading more to find out what happens to the other brothers.

Some of the audiobook sounded like it was forced and robotic not a lot of feeling. It was strange.

This is one that I’d probably just prefer to read vs listen to.

I saw there are 10 books in the series. So I will seek them out.



The story itself was good and sweet. It was a quick read and the story kept my interest.

I received a complimentary Audiobook of this book from NetGalley on behalf of the Publisher and was under no obligation to post a favorable review.

Short and sweet audiobook that was very refreshing to listen to. The narrator did a great job and the characters are very likable. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for a chance to read and review this book in exchange for an honest review.

Mail Order Bride Mommy by Linda Ford was excellent. It has been a while since I last read or listened to a Historical Christian Romance book. This book was well-written, and the characters were great. Matt and Gwen decide to wait a month before they get married. Gwen is disappointed but realizes why Matt wants to stay. As they get to know each other, they can get to know each other and fall in love. I can't wait to listen to or read the rest of Shannon's brother's stories. I listened to this book, and the narrator did a great job.

Mail Order Bride Mommy is a sweet story about a young woman who accepts a proposal to be a mail order bride to a rancher out west. Feeling the need to find a new home since her brother is marrying and lacking options, she accepts the offer for a marriage of convenience. Matt needs a mother for a young girl who lives on the ranch and Gwen needs a home, so the two come to an agreement. However, Matt decides to wait thirty days once Gwen arrives to ensure that they are both comfortable with the deal. As they spend time together, they just might discover that God has something more in store for both of them. A cute story. I enjoyed it.
The narrator did a good job too.

Mail-Order Bride Mommy
Montana Mail-Order Brides #1
Matt Shannon is in a desperate position; he is the guardian to four-year-old Lindy. He isn’t interested in love or romance or even marriage he just needs a woman that will be a mother to Lindy. The answer to his problem is a mail-order bride. Matt’s fiancée died in an accident leaving him broken hearted.
Gwen Hunter agrees to move to the west and marry an unknown man who has made it clear it is strictly a marriage of convenience. She loves Lindy from the moment she meets her. Matt stays busy with his ranch and Gwen keeps the house and Lindy. Matt doesn’t want to marry right away; he wants to wait a month to see if they are compatible, he has forgotten that Gwen is the only unmarried woman in the area, and she is surrounded by bachelors.
The story is told from Gwen’s point of view. I like Gwen but I’m not as fond of Matt. He has placed Gwen reputation in question; they are unmarried and living together. Plus, he has placed Lindy in the care of a woman he has never met. He is hesitant to marry her but not to for her to care for Lindy. Matt has no patience with Lindy. Matt continuously told Gwen she wasn’t obeying him. He basically broke the contract by not marrying Gwen as soon as she arrived. Gwen has always felt rejected, her brother and his wife set her aside; she always feels she is not good enough. Once Matt truly gets to know Gwen, he comes to love her. This is the first book in a new series.
Thank you to NetGalley for the review copy of this book. My reviews are always my unbiased opinions.

I listened to this story while working. Very entertaining. I adore HEA books. I have read other books by this author and I am never disappointed. This is about a girl looking for a new start after her brother marries and asks her to find other living arrangements. Mail order seems like a good idea. The man that places the advertisement is sad after loosing his wife with a small child to raise. Gwen arrives and the adventures begins.

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the audio version. I don't know. I always love these type books. They are always lighthearted and a great wholesome read. But I found this one frustrating. First off the poor main female character goes all the way out to answer an ad for a mail order bride and the guy suggests that they do a trial run for a month. (What in the world?) back then that was for sure was never done. The girls reputation would have been ruined. And for her to live there not married and take care of a little 4 year old girl sounded more like a free nanny than a wife. I don't mind being submissive to your husbands. But he would not marry her (Which had had her worrying for the next 4 weeks due to she had no other options) but from the moment he met her he kept saying that she was disobeying him over and over and over. I just thought it was over the top being that he was not even man enough to marry her even after he had her come all the way out there under false pretenses having her cook, clean and watch a child all the time the poor thing is wondering if he will even marry her and let her stay. It was just sad. If the main male character would have married her right away and they then discus what he expected I would have been fine with it. I just think for the time period it was very unrealistic and a gentlemen would never have allowed an unmarried woman live in his house and run the household like that. Also he wanted to marry a woman in name only and nothing ever physical? That is just terrible. They are both young and the kid was not even his own child. Just this was a big no for me. Also the narrator did a horrible job. I recommend reading the book instead of listening to it.

A great, cozy historical romance that left me warm and fuzzy inside. I loved the unique take character and the brothers on the ranch. I can't wait for the rest of the series. The narrator did a great job too.

What a nice start to a new mail order bride series! I listened to the audio book and really enjoyed the narration.

There was great tension between Matt and Gwen, who had agreed to a marriage in name only. However, when Gwen arrived, Matt asked her to give them a month to decide if they would suit as a family. I really felt for Gwen, as she dealt with feelings of never being chosen or important. She was cast aside by her sister-in-law and brother, a couple of suitors that she had over the years always chose something else as more important than her, and now she felt that Matt might decide that she wasn’t good enough for him and his adopted daughter.

Matt worked hard to keep his emotions separate in order to not face the same loss and hurt that he had years earlier. It was sweet seeing his walls begin to break down and love begin to grow in his heart for Gwen. This was an enjoyable story to listen to and a good start to a new series. I look forward to reading or listening to the rest of the series.

I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This was such a sweet love story about a mail order bride that set out for a marriage in name only in order to provide a mother for a little girl while providing a permanent t home for herself. Little did she know what awaited her once she arrived and met the man she was to marry. Plenty of turns in the road-I was pulled in to the story immediately. A first for me from this author but definitely not my last!

I listened to this one on audio. There is one spot in the book that is messed up. Right at 49.4%, at chapter 8. It says chapter 8 but over that says the end. I love the cover and that the series and book number is on it. The narrator did a good job.

3.5 rounded up to 4 🌟

I have to admit that this book was different than I thought it would be. I was expecting more of a “Sarah Plain and Tall” story. I didn’t see that it was a Christian based novel, which is fine, but it has several references to Gwen being “ obedient “ so the groom, Matt, won’t change his mind and send her away. She goes as far as to not share her true thoughts and feelings because she is afraid he won’t like her and she has nowhere else to go. I found it sad and frightening.

As far as the whole storyline goes, it is a sweet clean story about two people who are afraid to love because they have both been through previous trauma. It mostly tells the story from Gwen’s view. How she has come across the country to wed the guardian of an unruly, orphaned child so that he can work his ranch. She ends up being the only woman in a valley of bachelor brothers.

Gwen is resilient so she is able to set to work making a home for the child, Lindy. It was heartwarming to see their relationship grow as Gwen set up house and included Lindy in her daily activities.

I won’t give any spoilers but there are quite a few mishaps and happenings that cause problems and stress for all three characters. But the most worrisome was waiting to find out what Gwen’s fate would be.

It’s a fun happy read but it just wasn’t the type of book I would usually choose for myself.
You will like this book if you enjoy traditional, sweet, Christian romance novels.

Many thanks to Linda Ford and Dreamscape Select for the ARC via NetGalley!

Thank you to Net Galley and Dreamscape Select for an audio ARC of Mail-Order Bride Mommy for an honest review.

Matt lost his fiance and decided he didn't want to risk his heart ever again. He decided to get a mail order bride to take care of the child.

I really liked this book. 5 stars.

This has a very great loving feeling. It's Christian fiction, and I really enjoyed it.The couple both have to work through their own issues with relationships in order to make it work.The book was on the shorter end, but it was well written. The couple was so sweet, and I loved their relationship the entire time. I also enjoyed that she was a city girl who fell in love with the country and the cowboy. This has a hallmark and PBS vibe, and it was really enjoyed.

DNF at 67%.

I received this as an audiobook advanced reader copy. I knew from the title it was probably trite, but I hoped it was somewhat enjoyable.

I am so bored and annoyed Withthe "hero". This dude gets a woman to travel to be his Mail order bride and then refuses to marry her right away. Instead he asks for a month trial period. She has no options. It's so awful for him to do that to a woman in the day and age this is set.

Plus, he doesn't even think about her reputation. It takes his brother telling him it's inappropriate to live with an unmarried woman.

Plus, he's a terrible father figure. He is constantly yelling at the poor 4-year old who has lost her parents. And , the first day the heroine comes, he leaves her alone with the little girl. WTF!? How can you be saying it's so important to do a trial period to make sure this works for the little girl and having no care for what happens with the little girl with a stranger you refuse to marry!?

Combine this with a heroine who is a Pollyanna and very obvious "Christian" messages (don't get me wrong. I don't have a problem with true Christianity... but I do have a problem with pandering in a story that doesn't match the love we are called to give to each other...), and you've got a book that's too shallow and boring.

I rated the book based on what it is - a genre fiction vehicle for the titular tropes. It delivers what it promises: a mail order bride arranged to be a mommy for an orphan, but beyond that it didn’t do much.

The writing style is just really not for me. The FMC is a Mary Sue and the MMC is the blandest milk toast. The prose was both incredibly simple and overwritten, and the phrase “marriage in name only” came up so many times I wondered if the reader should be offended… we can retain a concept for a few pages, we know the deal.

Thanks, NetGalley and Crocus Mountain, for the gifted ARC in exchange for an honest review.

When Gwynn Herber catches a train out west to marry Matt Shannon she is nervous because she has no home to go back to. This is why when she arrives and is meant by the pastors wife her first thought is Matt has changed his mind he hasn’t but he has made a stipulation to their agreement he wants to have a month trial to see if they suit . He is raising his best friend Roscoe‘s little girl Lindy and doesn’t want her to get close to someone that she’ll eventually lose like she did her parents. Matt lives on a humongous ranch and he and his brothers have their own home and they will be with Gwynns laughter and positivity and love for Lindy and mats brothers who help him see himself the way others do that just may bring these three together as a family in the end. I have read many Lita Ford books and I was so excited to get this book and it’s one that I really enjoyed. I listen to the audio version and although I thought the narrator hit a lovely voice I just don’t think reading the stories or for her I think she would be great at reading advice books or devotionals but to say I didn’t enjoy her narration would be a lie I did think she did a pretty good job I just wish her character distinction was better. I want to thank dream scape select and NetGalley for my free arc copy please forgive any mistakes as I am blind and dictate my review.