At the start of this series, we are introduced to three young women who have all made their way to America near the turn of the century. In Dear Lady, Beth Wellington, a well to do young woman in England has made her way to Montana in search of becoming the town's schoolteacher. Early on, we see the grit and determination of this young woman, Beth, as she is thrown into a life she has never experienced. Growing up with servants, she is now responsible for the simplest of things such as washing her own clothes. I love the setting of the turn of the century, where things appear to be simpler. The reader can feel the hardship of the times, as drought threatens foreclosure on several farmers. What I found unique to this period is the way neighbors will work, sometimes even harder, for your farm than their own. How in times of trials even those that appeared to be enemies set aside their differences to help each other out of troubles. Since the girls we were introduced to in the beginning have been writing to each other, the reader is filled with anticipation to read the next book in the series, if only to find out more.