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American Mail-Order Brides #6
Beth: Bride of Massachusetts
Feisty Beth Mitchell lives in the Boston area, and is used to being in charge and taking care of people, especially her beloved mother, so when the factory in Lawrence, MA where she, her sister, India, and her mother all work burns down in a suspicious fire, they find themselves in dire straits.
Circumstances dictate that Beth needs to become a mail-order bride, but it is with the understanding that her mother will join her. Business owner, George Montgomery, has no idea what he is in for. They both have secrets--he's filthy rich and needs to find a wife ASAP, because his sister and husband just died from the flu and he now has two small children to take care of. He wants to make sure he's not getting a gold digger, but someone who really is good with kids.
He places an ad for a mild-mannered woman who loves children. Beth applies to every ad, hoping that someone will agree to take her and her mother. George is the only one who agrees, but she has a secret too--she's not exactly who she said she was. Beth has no experience with children, the very thought of it makes her twitchy and she's far from timid. In fact, she is determined to get to the bottom of who burned down the factory, and why.
Circumstances dictate that Beth needs to become a mail-order bride, but it is with the understanding that her mother will join her. Business owner, George Montgomery, has no idea what he is in for. They both have secrets--he's filthy rich and needs to find a wife ASAP, because his sister and husband just died from the flu and he now has two small children to take care of. He wants to make sure he's not getting a gold digger, but someone who really is good with kids.
He places an ad for a mild-mannered woman who loves children. Beth applies to every ad, hoping that someone will agree to take her and her mother. George is the only one who agrees, but she has a secret too--she's not exactly who she said she was. Beth has no experience with children, the very thought of it makes her twitchy and she's far from timid. In fact, she is determined to get to the bottom of who burned down the factory, and why.
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Published November 24, 2015
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November 24, 2015
Short and Sweet
After a fire at the textile mill where she worked, Beth (and most of the other employees) signed up to be a mail-order bride. George Montgomery is caring for his two nieces after the recent death of their parents, and needs a bride to be a mother for them.
Most of the story takes place in Lawerence, Massachusetts, where the factory was located. I felt like this book did a good job of capturing the feeling of the era.
The romance was simple and sweet. The characters in Montana seemed to tie back to previous books written by Ashley Merrick, and I now find myself wanting to read those.
Content: Clean (no language, a few kisses)
After a fire at the textile mill where she worked, Beth (and most of the other employees) signed up to be a mail-order bride. George Montgomery is caring for his two nieces after the recent death of their parents, and needs a bride to be a mother for them.
Most of the story takes place in Lawerence, Massachusetts, where the factory was located. I felt like this book did a good job of capturing the feeling of the era.
The romance was simple and sweet. The characters in Montana seemed to tie back to previous books written by Ashley Merrick, and I now find myself wanting to read those.
Content: Clean (no language, a few kisses)
October 21, 2017
E-Reader. Romance
Beth Mitchell lives with roommates who also work at Brown's factory as seamstress. Her sister India lives with others too from the factory. Their Mother lives alone, after was fired by Mr. Brown for not keeping pace. They live Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Well the factory burned down now they are all have no jobs. Most of the single women were answering requests for a mail order bride.
Beth answers one posted by George Montgomery. She also requires that her Mother also live with them, if he accepts.
Mr. Montgomery is a wealth man but careful not mention too much. His sister & husband died if the flu. He has their two daughters living with him. Harriet is 5 & Genevieve is almost 8.
He replies to her letter. He has business in Lawrence and he'll be coming from Bozeman, Montana in two weeks with his nieces. He'll call on her so they can all get acquainted.
They all get along well. Mr. Montgomery, his nieces, Beth & her Mother travel by trains to Bozeman, where they'll be married soon.
This s a very god book, which you need to read. Is this a marriage in name only or will they love each other?
Enjoy!
Beth Mitchell lives with roommates who also work at Brown's factory as seamstress. Her sister India lives with others too from the factory. Their Mother lives alone, after was fired by Mr. Brown for not keeping pace. They live Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Well the factory burned down now they are all have no jobs. Most of the single women were answering requests for a mail order bride.
Beth answers one posted by George Montgomery. She also requires that her Mother also live with them, if he accepts.
Mr. Montgomery is a wealth man but careful not mention too much. His sister & husband died if the flu. He has their two daughters living with him. Harriet is 5 & Genevieve is almost 8.
He replies to her letter. He has business in Lawrence and he'll be coming from Bozeman, Montana in two weeks with his nieces. He'll call on her so they can all get acquainted.
They all get along well. Mr. Montgomery, his nieces, Beth & her Mother travel by trains to Bozeman, where they'll be married soon.
This s a very god book, which you need to read. Is this a marriage in name only or will they love each other?
Enjoy!
May 31, 2021
Beth Mitchell, from the Boston area. When the factory in Lawrence, MA where she, her sister, India, and her mother used to work, burns down in a suspicious fire, they find themselves in dire straits. Beth becomes a mail-order bride, with the understanding her mother would join her. Business owner, George Montgomery, has no idea what he is in for. They both have secrets--he's filthy rich and needs to find a wife ASAP, because his sister and husband just died from the flu and he now has two small children to take care of.
Beth, feisty and an in-charge type person made for an interesting read. George is a no-nonsense type person also making for an interesting story. The plot flowed with the right amount of tension. Good read.
Beth, feisty and an in-charge type person made for an interesting read. George is a no-nonsense type person also making for an interesting story. The plot flowed with the right amount of tension. Good read.
September 19, 2017
Beth and her sister were displaced after the factory fire where they worked. Out of jobs and funds running out, Beth answers an ad to be a mail order bride. Her one request was that her mother join her. Wealthy factory owner George, along with two young nieces, answers her ad. Help for his nieces, who's parents died, is the real reason for him to look for a bride. Beth hopes that the marriage will be a true marriage. Another great book in the American Mail Order Bride series! No, you don't need to read them in order. Just start with the first book, in the series, and go from there.
September 27, 2017
Beth Bride of Massachusetts
When one of the girls from the factory answers an add to be a mail order bride the groom George, comes to meet Beth and her mother he has two nieces to take care of and thinks Beth and her mother ideal to help with there upbringing thinking that's all he needs till he actually meets Beth and finds him self very attracted to her of course their are hiccups on the way.
When one of the girls from the factory answers an add to be a mail order bride the groom George, comes to meet Beth and her mother he has two nieces to take care of and thinks Beth and her mother ideal to help with there upbringing thinking that's all he needs till he actually meets Beth and finds him self very attracted to her of course their are hiccups on the way.
August 18, 2021
Mail Order Bride Romance
Beth lives on Lawrence Massachusetts. She works in a factory 🏭. While at work one day the factory 🏭 catches on fire. Beth and all of her friends are jobless. They decide to become mail Order brides. Beth wrote 4 letters , but received only one reply. Whomever she married had to be willing to accept her mother also. This is to me a heartwarming story. Read and enjoy. I did!!!!!
Beth lives on Lawrence Massachusetts. She works in a factory 🏭. While at work one day the factory 🏭 catches on fire. Beth and all of her friends are jobless. They decide to become mail Order brides. Beth wrote 4 letters , but received only one reply. Whomever she married had to be willing to accept her mother also. This is to me a heartwarming story. Read and enjoy. I did!!!!!
February 22, 2023
A Package Deal
I really enjoyed how this story isn't just a boy meets girl, and one or both of them instantly falls in love. Beth is looking for a man who will marry her and take in her mother. George is looking for a woman to help him care for the two nieces who are in his care. Beth isn't exactly what George was expecting or what she advertised, but as they get to know one another and move across the country, a spark develops.
I really enjoyed how this story isn't just a boy meets girl, and one or both of them instantly falls in love. Beth is looking for a man who will marry her and take in her mother. George is looking for a woman to help him care for the two nieces who are in his care. Beth isn't exactly what George was expecting or what she advertised, but as they get to know one another and move across the country, a spark develops.
October 19, 2017
Good story
This is a stand alone book that is a part of a series of 50 books written by multiple authors...one for each state in the union. The book is well written and the story flows nicely. My one complaint is the story just kind of ends then the epilogue continues the story almost seamlessly from where it left off.
This is a stand alone book that is a part of a series of 50 books written by multiple authors...one for each state in the union. The book is well written and the story flows nicely. My one complaint is the story just kind of ends then the epilogue continues the story almost seamlessly from where it left off.
August 7, 2018
A Nice Sweet Story
This story, one of the 50 American Mail Order Brides, is about Beth and George. They will eventually end up in Montana, but most of the story occurs in Massachusetts. It's a nice story without angst or peril.
This story, one of the 50 American Mail Order Brides, is about Beth and George. They will eventually end up in Montana, but most of the story occurs in Massachusetts. It's a nice story without angst or peril.
May 29, 2022
A very good addition to the series!
I really enjoyed this story, especially the part about her and the girls climbing the trees! I really like how the different authors build up about the fire and the owner! Can't wait to find out what really happened!
I really enjoyed this story, especially the part about her and the girls climbing the trees! I really like how the different authors build up about the fire and the owner! Can't wait to find out what really happened!
March 11, 2018
Bertiebailey7
I'm really enjoying this series. All the stories have tied together pretty smoothly. I just when they all were available on Kindle Unlimited
I'm really enjoying this series. All the stories have tied together pretty smoothly. I just when they all were available on Kindle Unlimited
February 6, 2020
The best
It's the best book ever just like all of the other one's that Ashley Herrick wrote. So now I have all of them
It's the best book ever just like all of the other one's that Ashley Herrick wrote. So now I have all of them
March 31, 2020
Loved it! 💕
September 13, 2020
Where the romance?
I'm sorry to say this book was as dry as dirt when it came to the romance. There was no chemistry between Beth and George.
I'm sorry to say this book was as dry as dirt when it came to the romance. There was no chemistry between Beth and George.
September 9, 2022
This book connected well to the story line as a whole. It was engaging, but a bit dry. There wasn’t too much going on in the story.
November 30, 2015
Beth: Bride of Massachusetts (American Mail-Order Bride #6)
By: Ashley Merrick
4/5 stars
With the fire at the Brown Textiles Mill, many women were left without family to take them in, there were no job prospects and most had very little money saved. They had to live together in groups in order to be able to get by. But the previous manager found the Groom’s Gazette and came up with the idea that the single women could and should become mail-order brides as a way out of their current dire situation.
Beth was Lottie’s friend who also wanted to find out the truth of what happened behind the fire. Though she didn’t seem as obsessed with it and let it control her life like Lottie, she was just as interested & curious. Beth signed up to become a mail-order bride because she was out of options. But her only requirement was that a groom had to be willing to take her mother in as part of their arrangement.
Luckily for Beth, her groom had business in Lawrence, Massachusetts & had decided to travel there with his 2 nieces to meet her and her mother. George owns a business in Lawrence and owns one or more back in Montana. He needs a mother-figure for his nieces and is more than happy to have Beth and her mother, so that he can also give the girls a grandmother this way. Though he thinks a wants a woman with a certain disposition, he learns that maybe he doesn’t.
Beth is trying to keep herself calm and not show all of her “spirited” behavior and ideas until she is married and George can’t change his mind. Some of this shows through and George finds that he values her opinions & ideas.
Most of this book took place in Lawrence & the last part took place when they finally went to Montana. So it didn’t really seem like there was much adventure in this book, simply for that reason.
By: Ashley Merrick
4/5 stars
With the fire at the Brown Textiles Mill, many women were left without family to take them in, there were no job prospects and most had very little money saved. They had to live together in groups in order to be able to get by. But the previous manager found the Groom’s Gazette and came up with the idea that the single women could and should become mail-order brides as a way out of their current dire situation.
Beth was Lottie’s friend who also wanted to find out the truth of what happened behind the fire. Though she didn’t seem as obsessed with it and let it control her life like Lottie, she was just as interested & curious. Beth signed up to become a mail-order bride because she was out of options. But her only requirement was that a groom had to be willing to take her mother in as part of their arrangement.
Luckily for Beth, her groom had business in Lawrence, Massachusetts & had decided to travel there with his 2 nieces to meet her and her mother. George owns a business in Lawrence and owns one or more back in Montana. He needs a mother-figure for his nieces and is more than happy to have Beth and her mother, so that he can also give the girls a grandmother this way. Though he thinks a wants a woman with a certain disposition, he learns that maybe he doesn’t.
Beth is trying to keep herself calm and not show all of her “spirited” behavior and ideas until she is married and George can’t change his mind. Some of this shows through and George finds that he values her opinions & ideas.
Most of this book took place in Lawrence & the last part took place when they finally went to Montana. So it didn’t really seem like there was much adventure in this book, simply for that reason.
July 11, 2016
Great story
Beth worked at the factory that burned down, along with many of the other young women she sent off a reply to be a mail order bride, George it's looking for someone who can cook, keep house and help him raise his 2 nieces. George is going to be in Lawerence on business so he decides to meet Beth in hopes that they get along and can marry he agrees with Beth's request for her mother to come with them. They meet and the adventures begin, going to the factory, climbing trees with the girls and so much more. I loved this book from start to finish had to read it in one day
Beth worked at the factory that burned down, along with many of the other young women she sent off a reply to be a mail order bride, George it's looking for someone who can cook, keep house and help him raise his 2 nieces. George is going to be in Lawerence on business so he decides to meet Beth in hopes that they get along and can marry he agrees with Beth's request for her mother to come with them. They meet and the adventures begin, going to the factory, climbing trees with the girls and so much more. I loved this book from start to finish had to read it in one day
February 7, 2017
It was a short read. It was a sweet clean read and divulged more about the fire. It was good but not much depth.
December 12, 2015
Cute read
The book was good. A lot of time spent on other things than the actual relationship that part was very quick and at the end. There was a bit of spelling errors and places for example "they would get married right after service" and then the next chapter "they got married right before service" changes like that were throughout.
The book was good. A lot of time spent on other things than the actual relationship that part was very quick and at the end. There was a bit of spelling errors and places for example "they would get married right after service" and then the next chapter "they got married right before service" changes like that were throughout.
December 21, 2015
I thouroughly enjoyed getting to know Beth, her family and friends, and the the Handsome Mr Mongomery! The character development was well done and the children along with Beths mother really added depth to Beths Story. What a fun way for true love to blossem! The adventure with the children in the park was a wonderful thing to draw them together.
November 17, 2016
I thought this was an interesting addition to the series because in this one the groom George comes to pick up his bride instead. I just enjoyed the different spin on mail-ordered brides. It was definitely interesting seeing Beth learn how to be around children. I won't spoil anything but definitely give this a shot.
November 25, 2015
Something amazing
Old friends and new beginnings are key to this lovely story. With wonderful ideas that will make the additional stories in this series come together. I can hardly wait!
Old friends and new beginnings are key to this lovely story. With wonderful ideas that will make the additional stories in this series come together. I can hardly wait!
December 12, 2015
Great story
I enjoyed reading Beth and George's story. She needed a husband who was willing to accept that her Mom was part of the deal. He needed a mother for his orphaned nieces. This was a story of finding acceptance when you least expect it.
I enjoyed reading Beth and George's story. She needed a husband who was willing to accept that her Mom was part of the deal. He needed a mother for his orphaned nieces. This was a story of finding acceptance when you least expect it.
January 30, 2016
I enjoyed this story but only half of it takes place in Massachusetts since her groom is from Montana. There were a couple of incidents that had the potential to provide some real conflict between the couple but the were glossed over.
January 26, 2016
From Massachusetts to Montana
Another of the Brown Textile Mill workers unites with her groom and brings her mother along. This book also gives us more insight into Bob Brown and the fire at his mill.
Another of the Brown Textile Mill workers unites with her groom and brings her mother along. This book also gives us more insight into Bob Brown and the fire at his mill.
November 25, 2015
Great read!!
Great book, I loved reading Beth's story.. also loving this series...
6 down 44 more to go can't wait. .
Great book, I loved reading Beth's story.. also loving this series...
6 down 44 more to go can't wait. .
January 8, 2016
The original plot continues.
July 21, 2016
Overall good story. The writing needed a little finesse.
May 16, 2016
A well written
Mail order bride story with a touch of intrigue and romance. Plus the added history information on the textile and garment industries.
Mail order bride story with a touch of intrigue and romance. Plus the added history information on the textile and garment industries.
July 8, 2017
This series is astounding and I've enjoyed every book in it.
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