Married in Montana

At the Altar, Book 1

By: Kirsten Osbourne

Narrated by: Tiffany Williams

Length: 4 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's Summary

Savannah is tired of the dating scene, even though she wants to get married and have a family. She knows her mother will never move on with her own life as long as Savannah is single. Savannah goes to see a matchmaker, specializing in setting up couples who meet at the altar. At first, she thinks Scott is a dream come true, but his blundering soon makes her crazy.

Scott, a Montana bison rancher, doesn't have time to find a wife. His work is all-encompassing. Besides, he tends to have a hard time getting women to go out with him more than once. When he runs into a matchmaker he's known all his life, he tells her about the problems he's had to see if she can help him. When he meets Savannah at the altar, his heart stops for a moment. She's exactly what he's looking for. Will their diverse backgrounds keep them apart? Or, will they be able to work through their differences to make their marriage a loving relationship?

©2015 Kirsten Osbourne (P)2015 Kirsten Osbourne

Creepy Cover EXCELLENT Performance & Story

This is the opening book in the new series by Kirsten Osbourne. If the first book is any indication of what the series will become, I am a loyal fan and will be listening to each as soon as they are released. *I received this book in exchange for my thoughts, opinion and the following review.

Married in Montana is not for the audience who wants a lot of graphic details - there is some sizzle in the physical department. But it is for those who seek romance books on a more innocent level without being chaste relationship. There is one scene that might make readers of contemporary, Christian romance, squirm, but that is the only one.

This is a well-written, on an interesting premise, one that will never get old as long as the authors are to spin different tales after the wedding commences.

I got a bit ahead of myself. Savannah has decided that she needs a man, a real man-one looking for a family. She finds a 'matchmaker' who matches partners based on similarities and complimentary traits.

The matchmaker finds a great pool of men who are in towns and communities where the ratio of men to women is 10, 20 or 50:1. After a grueling interview process with each client, she will choose the match, let them decide on a wedding day and only when the groom sees his bride walking down the aisle will they have met for the first time.

Learning about one another while learning about marriage can be complicated and frustrating. Especially when the bride is from New York City and the groom is from the town miles and miles from Billings, Montana.

Will you Savannah be able to adjust to life in the country? Will Scott be able to compromise about Savannah's desire to teach school, as she has done for several years?

I really enjoyed the story but for one thing. It seemed that 99% of the misunderstandings were presented as Scott being a dumb man. While a lot of the stuff is true to life, I don't like books, sitcoms, movies that make a man the punchline 99% of the time. While there were moments when Savannah's is acting irrationally and HE had to come to grips with her. They were far fewer. We know that men can be thoughtless, brash and insensitive but let's have a little bit more balance for the next one. I like to see men as masculine, there was very little of this in this book.

Tiffany Williams is one of my favorite performers. She is able to easily narrate for the female parts, no matter how many – she makes each voice unique. She is also very strong in her delivery of the male characters, as well. It is a rare talent and I always want to mention it when given the opportunity. Thanks, Tiffany Williams for another job well done.

Note: there is one rather intimate scene that may bother those of you who do not want to know or read about any of the physical intimacies. It is a short and tastefully done scene. Other than that there are no warnings with this book.


Rating: If this were a movie it would be rated PG
Stars: 5 stars for performance, 4 stars for story line & 4.5 stars overall

This was a super fun book


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Pleasant, bland, romance

Narrator did ok with unlikely storyline of a couple meeting at the altar and forging a love story from repetitive man/woman cliche's. Good book to fall asleep to.

Great story

Absolutely loved it listened to it straight through. It was very interesting. Glad it was a Christian romance.

Amazing

What made the experience of listening to Married in Montana the most enjoyable?

I loved the way the characters came to life while listening and I could really picture them

What was one of the most memorable moments of Married in Montana?

There were so many but I think my favorite was when Scott called Lachele after the mixer incident, oh and when Savannah called Lachele I was laughing so hard

What about Tiffany Williams’s performance did you like?

How she narrated the feelings of the characters

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Hilarious adventure into modern day mail order brides

Any additional comments?

I loved this book and all the books in the series

Interesting story line

Would you consider the audio edition of Married in Montana to be better than the print version?

I have not read the printed version, but I like being able to "hear" the characters in the story.

What did you like best about this story?

It is an interesting idea for a story. I liked how Savannah and Scott were instantly attracted to each other.

What about Tiffany Williams’s performance did you like?

Tiffany is very expressive and I have enjoyed everything that I have listened to.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It is funny when both Savannah and Scott called the matchmaker freaking out about the issues they were having. I loved how Scott was kind of clueless when it came to getting along with Savannah.

Any additional comments?

I can't wait until I get a chance to "read" the rest of this series.

I am hooked on this series

The author puts a lovely twist from times long ago with a Modern day Mail-order Bride what a way to start a series. Two people wanting the same things but finding it seems to be an issue. If you love mail-order brides you are going to love this modern day one with all the twist and turns of getting to know and living with someone you have never met.

For Savannah the men she dates only want one thing. She is saving herself for marriage as she finds it is hard to find a man who wants a relationship. She wants her mother to move on but knows she will not until she is married. She finds a matchmaker Dr. Simpson that promises her the world with only one catch she cannot meet or talk to her soon to be until they get married. Her mother thinks she is crazy why would someone do this. Her mind is set she puts forth her plans to marry and meet her soon to be husband.

For Scott who lives on a ranch in a small town in Montana finds there just isn’t any women to marry they are either to old, to young or already married. He wants a lady that he has things in common with, someone he can grow old with, have children with and will help on the ranch. He turns to matchmaker Dr. Simpson to make his dreams come true.

I love the meeting, the sparks, the getting to know each other. I totally loved their humor and the way they dealt with issues. Savannah is a little spitfire with a hot temper, I thought I would die laughing when she throw his food in his face. Poor Scott is totally clueless on how to romance a women I really didn’t think there were men like this but I guess there is. I laughed myself silly at his gifts and his friend telling him to go buy a book on romance. I just loved Jake and the way he told it like it was.

What took me by surprise was how fast Scott went from whatever you want to I want you to stay at home and take care of me. It didn’t take long for Savannah to show him the way it needed to be. I thought the author did an outstanding job on showing how hard it is for two stranger to live together and get along. How hard they worked at making a marriage work to find that they were really right for each other. I totally adore her mother her text was so funny, I enjoyed watching Scott and her work out in-law issues.

The author gives you wonderful characters that are believable with today issues. I just adored the supporting characters how they bought new life to the book with their words of wisdom. Humor can overcome just about anything as the author shows. I live my life with humor most days it is about the only way to get through life. The author had no trouble keeping my attention I totally enjoyed this read.

Scott turning all macho throw me I sure wasn’t expecting that. The author pulled me in from page one and hooked me. I read this all at one setting staying up late to finish it. She puts some wonderful twists that will keep you laughing. This is the first I have read of this author and can’t wait to read more of her work. Sign me up for the next in this series. I do believe the author has a hit on her hand at least in my book.

The narrator was wonderful, you could hear the emotion in her voice, she paused when it was needed, was excited or angry when it was called for. I have read and now listened to this story and I have to say I enjoyed the audio much better. The narrator really bought the story to life giving it a life of its own. There was no repeating of words, no background and no volume change. I loved her character voices, you always knew who was talking and what they were feeling. It was a nice clear audio that I loved. I can't wait to listen to the next one in this series.

Simple and sweet

This is the second time I listened to this book. It’s a simple, sweet and wholesome Christian romance; a welcome change from some of the steamy, erotic content that is out there.

A great beginning to this series

An old fashioned idea of arranged marriages, modernized by Dr. Lachele Simpson. I loved the idea. It was fun to read about the couple's surprise at the altar, good or bad, they accepted and worked with it. This series shows that marriage is a work of love. Savannah and Scott are a fun couple to start with. Scott is an alpha, a very old fashioned man. Savannah falls into the role of his wife naturally. Scott was a fun character and I hope to hear more about him and Savannah as the series progresses. I definitely cannot get enough of this series and have the next installment ready to go.

Tiffany Williams is the perfect narrator for this series. Her voice is so flexible, she narrates Savannah with a sweetness and narrates Scoot with his rough, alpha edge. Ms. Williams has an easy to listen to voice. I always find myself getting so lost in the narration, I feel as if I am a part of the story.This is one series I can listen to non stop!

Fun Story!

This is the first book in the At The Altar Series, and a good start to the Series. I have already listened to the books 7 and 8 and I loved them. Savannah and Scott's story is fun and fast-paced. They are both great characters. Scott is an alpha man, with old-fashioned opinions, and he is hilarious! He is also very protective and possessive with Savannah. I like how they learn to know each other, and I like the ending. Tiffany Williams did an amazing job with the narration, as always. She has a beautiful voice and a great pace.

very good book

I enjoyed the story and the story line.it was interesting to see how the two young people struggled to make their marriage work since they met at the alter.