When Carly McKinnon learns her one night stand resulted in
an unexpected pregnancy she decides she wants to leave the
east coast and raise her baby in Lonesome Way, Montana. It
is the only place she felt safe and at home. After years of
loss and disappointments Carly is excited to make a home
for her child and herself in the small town where she
visited when she was just a child. Lonesome Way also
happens to be where the baby's fathers family lives. Carly
knows he isn't the settling down type and he rarely comes
to his hometown so she believes it is a safe place for the
baby and her to settle down and build their life.
When Jake Tanner arrives in his home town of Lonesome Way
he thought it would be a quick visit for his niece's first
birthday celebration. Jake reckoned he could kill two birds
with one stone. He would visit with family and take care of
a few business ideas he'd been kicking around. Jake figured
two maybe three days tops and then he would fly out to film
his newest endorsement commercial before heading back to
the rodeo circuit and his life on the road. What he never
planned on was a chance reunion with a woman from his past
would shake the very foundation he stood on and change his
life forever.
Author Jill Gregory brings readers back to Lonesome Way for
her third novel in the series, BLACKBIRD LAKE. Gregory
weaves a captivating tale that draws her readers in and
makes them never want to leave. In BLACKBIRD LAKE the
reunion between Carly and Jake is magnetic and mesmerizing.
Regrettably their happily ever after isn't a guaranteed
thing. Both Jake and Carly will have to face their own
demons if they are to have the possibility of a future
together. BLACKBIRD LAKE takes readers on their tumultuous
journey and they are forever better for have taken the
ride. Here is to hoping Gregory keeps gifting us with more
Lonesome Way Novels.
When rodeo champ Jake Tanner returns to Lonesome Way, Carly
McKinnon may be the only one not happy about it. The last
thing she wants is Jake finding out about her daughter—or
rather, their daughter. Since their one-night fling years
ago, Carly has been a great parent on her own. And the
footloose Jake isn’t the sort of father she wants for little
Emma.
But once Jake learns the truth, he wants to be a part of
Emma’s life even if he’s not going to be a part of Carly’s.
Even though the pair agrees to try to be friends, they soon
find that being “just friends” isn't so easy. The red-hot
attraction between them sets off sparks they thought they
had left behind. Despite their rocky past and uncertain
future, can Carly and Jake find their way into each other's
arms—and hearts?