Coming after Big Sky Wedding, this story lets us meet again
Zane and Brylee, now happy together, with their ranch in
Parable County, Montana. In BIG SKY SECRETS Landry,
Zane's younger brother, isn't making such a good job of the
cowboy life however hard he tries. He's come back from
Chicago after a broken-up marriage and keeps two buffalo on
a small spread. Unfortunately these imposing creatures keep
breaking out of the drought-stricken patch and making for a
flower grower's home, where they thoughtfully munch their
way through her tended gardens - and profits. Ria Manning
wishes her neighbour Landry Sutton would do a better job of
fencing at Hangman's Bend.
Landry has an absent father who keeps ringing to mooch
money for his gambling debts, and Ria has her own family
issues. She moved here when she married but she's now
widowed, and determined to be self-supporting despite her
half-sister's phone calls trying to drag her back into the
crashing family business. Unexpectedly Ria's niece,
seventeen-year old Quinn arrives with a bag and a small
dog, having opted to head here rather than a summer camp as
her mother had intended. She was very lucky to have
hitched without incident, and Ria can't bring herself to
send the girl home. To make amends Landry has asked Ria to
come to the local dance with him, on a sociable basis, and
young Quinn encourages her aunt to take up the offer. It's
time Ria stopped mourning and got on with her life.
Populated by friendly, contrasting characters, the story
eases its way into motion and carries us along for the
ride. Landry comes across as a bit too sure of himself
where women are concerned, too insistent that Ria must want
to get to know him better. But, it seems he knows a good
thing when he sees it and wants to snap her up as soon as
she makes herself available.
BIG SKY SECRETS will be enjoyed by all the loyal fans of
this series, and I found it easy reading romance with a
good feel for the location.
The "First Lady of the West," #1 New York Times bestselling
author Linda Lael Miller delivers the stunning finale of her
acclaimed series set in Parable, Montana—where love awaits
Self-made tycoon Landry Sutton heads to Hangman Bend's Ranch
to sell his land to his brother Zane. Though he's got cowboy
in his blood, Landry plans to return to city life before the
dust even settles on his boots. Of course, he didn't count
on falling for Big Sky Country…or Ria Manning.
Ria's starting to settle into country life herself…until she
has a close encounter of the terrifying kind with a buffalo.
Turns out the peeping monster belongs to the cowboy next
door—and he has her running even more scared than his bison.
She wants a home where the buffalo don't roam, and the men
don't either. Could Landry's homecoming be her heart's
undoing?
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