Review: A Bit Formulaic but still a good read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 11, 2012
The story of Allison, a wealthy Bostonian who left home to avoid an arranged marriage and TJ Bester, widowed rancher and cowboy, "To Bed a Montana Man" is a bit formulaic but still a good read.Pampered while growing up, Allison did not have any qualifications to work anywhere in 1879 in Montana except work as a maid in a whorehouse. But the well-meaning ladies of Dusty Rose brothel had other plans for Allison; and that plan included TJ Bester.This is a historical romance novel, so a HEA is expected. As always the case, it is getting there that makes the story worth reading or not. Though the story of Allison and TJ are not unique, their development as characters made the big difference in the book.With Allison, readers witnessed how she "grew up" to be a very strong woman and thus leaving her pampered upbringing in Boston's upper echelon society as she became more self assured. TJ, the quintessential "strong and silent" type also became more open emotionally as he finally found the balance between respecting the memory of his departed wife and acknowledging the feelings he had for Allison.