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No foul language, no bed hopping, no cynicism. Just the story of a young woman, Leah, who finds herself in a dangerous situation and puts her trust in God to carry her through a time of trial. Fleeing her pursuers she faces her fears with courage and determination and, believing in God's plan for her, she travels across country to answer a newspaper ad for a mail-order bride. Each roadblock faced by prayer and the inner strength her faith provides, she arrives at her destination only to learn of the untimely death of her intended. Taken in by his younger sister Miriam and older widowed brother Gideon, she falls in love with the beauty of the new country surrounding her, the hard life on a frontier ranch and with this new family that adopts her. In Miriam she quickly finds the sister of her heart but Gideon is broken in spirit and has closed himself off to any more pain in life. He fights to keep Leah at arms length almost to the point of losing her.
This is a sweet and wonderful story for anyone who wants to read about the power of faith in the face of adversity.


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The Lady and the Mountain Man Mountain Dreams Series Book 1 edition by Misty M Beller Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews

“Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a​while, or the light won’t come in.” Isaac Asimov.
Shortly before his sudden and unexpected death, Simon Talbert a wealthy Virginian arranged the marriage of his only daughter, Leah to a Richmond neighbor, Simon Talbert. Twenty-two-year-old Leah wasn’t attracted to her intended and for good reason. Simon was also very wealthy, quite a bit older than Leah and not at all friendly. His only concern was adding her family’s fortune to his own. She turns to the bible for answers to her dilemma. The page she read at random warned her to run and for lack of any other alternative left Richmond and headed west. Her travels take her all the way to Butte City, Montana. She uses her bible like a gypsy uses tarot cards to point her to her future and she follows it without thought or reservation. She finds herself at the Bryant Ranch, owned by two brothers, Gideon and (recently deceased) Abel. Their younger sixteen-year-old sister, Miriam was the only other inhabitant of the ranch. The two women instantly form a close relationship and maybe, if her bible points the way, she might have found a place she could belong. Gideon is a man of few words but Leah soon found her way around this malady and soon has him talking more and more. Life at the Bryant Ranch soon improved even making the severe hebetudes of the Montana winters are a joy.
In this day and age, when religion seems to be waning, it is refreshing to read a book that goes back to the basics. Religion and family values play a big role in this story, painting a picture of the past that is all but forgotten. Biblical platitudes are served up as a feast after a long fast. I do view their Richmond wealth skeptically so soon (1874) after the end of the Civil War but accept it for the sake of the story. Wholesomeness and innocence make this plebian tale a welcome change to the erotica that dominate the current reading lists. It is interesting, although sometimes a little overbearing but I enjoyed it and many are sure to agree.
Leah Townsend is an heiress. She's also only 22-years-old and, before her dad passed, he'd signed a contract for her to wed Simon Talbert. At an elegant Richmond party, returning from the powder room, she overheard him talking to his brother about "dispensing with her" when he was tired of her and she'd come into her inheritance, which she'd do as soon as she turned 23. When he could legally claim her estates, that was the end of her.

Frightened for her life, she left Richmond behind after praying to God about her dilemma the night before. Her companion and friend, Miss Emily, encouraged her to go to St. Louis where Emily had family. On arriving there, Leah settled into a hotel and looked into a way to learn how to provide for herself. However, an ad she'd read in the Richmond paper haunted her. It was a request for a God-fearing woman willing to travel to Montana to marry a young cattle rancher.

While sitting in her hotel, nursing her sore feet from her fruitless search for a job, she overheard a conversation at the front desk. A man was looking for her. Seeing him pass, she recognized Simon's brother. Knowing she wouldn't be safe there any longer, she left a few days later after finding herself sending a telegram to Montana agreeing to the marriage proposal. She then bustled onto a ship, using most of her money to pay the passage, to Montana.

Arriving in Fort Benton, she promptly lost all of her money and found herself stranded. In asking for jobs around Fort Benton, she became discouraged and sat down to rest. Deciding she wasn't going to move until God showed her what to do, she was joined by an elderly man who went by the name Ol' Mose'. He turned out to be God-sent indeed. He offered her free passage to the ranch she was to meet Abel.

Unfortunately, when they arrived, they learned Abel had been killed by a grizzly bear two weeks before her arrival. The telegram his brother, Gideon, had sent never reached her. Ol' Mose' left her there for the time being so she could stay with Miriam, the brothers' younger sister. Leah swiftly started to learn everything she'd always wanted to, but had never been allowed to back in her home in Richmond. She realized it wasn't fair to remain there any longer, and when Gideon offered to refund the passage price from St. Louis, she agreed to it. However, she had a nasty accident right before she was to leave and was forced to remain longer. One thing to remember is God never lets anything happen by chance. Everything had brought Leah to this point for a reason.

I found this to be a grand read. It's set back in the late 1800s and, as far as I can tell, showed everything brilliantly and was true to the time period. It didn't hold back from letting you know that trying to make it in the "wild west" wasn't easy. I enjoyed the book a great deal and didn't put it down until it was finished. There was absolutely no hiding that this was a Christian book. If that makes you uncomfortable, then I'd definitely avoid it. However, the story told was a terrific one, so if you're willing to accept that God can and does help those who ask for it, then you will enjoy it. It also appears this is the start of a series and I will definitely be looking into the others.
No foul language, no bed hopping, no cynicism. Just the story of a young woman, Leah, who finds herself in a dangerous situation and puts her trust in God to carry her through a time of trial. Fleeing her pursuers she faces her fears with courage and determination and, believing in God's plan for her, she travels across country to answer a newspaper ad for a mail-order bride. Each roadblock faced by prayer and the inner strength her faith provides, she arrives at her destination only to learn of the untimely death of her intended. Taken in by his younger sister Miriam and older widowed brother Gideon, she falls in love with the beauty of the new country surrounding her, the hard life on a frontier ranch and with this new family that adopts her. In Miriam she quickly finds the sister of her heart but Gideon is broken in spirit and has closed himself off to any more pain in life. He fights to keep Leah at arms length almost to the point of losing her.
This is a sweet and wonderful story for anyone who wants to read about the power of faith in the face of adversity.