"Gut wrenching tale of fighting just to survive."
Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted June 21, 2015
Romance Suspense | Romance Contemporary
Easily one of the most difficult stories to read. You
have to consider just how much abuse a person can take.
You have to think of just how strong you have to be to
suffer the abuse and still be standing. Jennifer Ryan has
penned a very carefully crafted story that documents the
strengths people possess in the face of the worse
adversity. WHEN IT"S RIGHT is about something that is so
intrinsically wrong -- parental abuse. WHEN IT'S RIGHT is
part of the Montana Men series and although all I've had
the pleasure to read and review have been amazing -- this
one stands out from all the rest. It is just so well
written and so hard hitting. Part of writing a review is
taking care to leave out important parts of the story --
spoilers are definitely frown upon. So the following is a
very brief outline of what the reader will find reading
one of Jennifer Ryan's very best stories -- WHEN IT'S
RIGHT.
Evil is evil -- even when it is embodied in the very
people who are supposed to care and protect you. Gillian
has known evil her entire life. Her father's life has
been a series of disappointments and failures and his
greatest failure is in not protecting his son and
daughter -- from himself. Gillian learned at a very early
age that she had to be smart and alert to the mood swings
of her father. She had to be on guard not only for
herself but for her baby brother Justin. But you see even
if you are not actually bearing the brunt of the abuse
you are still scarred. Justin's scars seem to run as deep
as Gillian's. Both children missed out on a childhood.
Gillian was determined to save what was left of Justin's
as soon as she could eliminate the danger.
WHEN IT"S RIGHT opens on a tragic scary dangerous note.
Gillian once again being forced to protect herself from a
drunken wild man. All she wanted to do was separate him
from Justin. In doing so she became the target of all his
rage and in the end only one of them would survive this
latest event.
Gillian had no recourse but to turn to the only living
relative she and Justin had -- her grandfather -- her
mother's father Bud. Bud had been living with his own
failure to protect his only daughter -- Gillian's mother.
Her mother had been wild and Bud was never able to get
his family back under the protection of his home. Grief
and guilt -- two very strong emotions. Perhaps now that
Gillian and Justin came to Bud's home- his ranch -- he
would finally be able to salvage what was left of his
family.
Blake was one of Bud's partners and knew all about the
family's issues. He didn't know what to expect with
Gillian and Justin's arrival at the ranch. He was not at
all prepared for this lovely young broken woman and her
charge. And as time went by Blake was in awe of the
amazing strength Gillian had both physical and emotional
when it came to her brother. But Blake was very aware of
how fragile Gillian was. She was in many ways as fragile
as the abused horses he worked so diligently to save -- to
repair.
But Gillian was going to surprise them all with her
tenacity, stubbornness and all-encompassing love.
If you want to read a story that will tug at your heart
while grabbing hold of your gut this is the one you
should go after. WHEN IT'S RIGHT starts out so very wrong
but ultimately shows just what love can do. People are
capable of doing so much damage. But at the same time
with a good strong heart so much can be accomplished
toward living a good life. WHEN IT"S RIGHT will
definitely have you wondering if you would have the
strength to survive given so many obstacles in your path.
There are times when you want Gillian to let down her
guard but then you realize how difficult that would be
for someone who has spent her entire life watching both
hers and her brothers back. Short of death nothing would
stand in her way. Trust just wasn't something she could
ever afford. But WHEN IT"S RIGHT Gillian will know.
SUMMARY
Everything's bigger in Big Sky country, including the hearts of the Montana Men Wide open sky, rolling green hills . . . Gillian Tucker could get used to life in the country—one far from the violence she left behind in San Francisco. Warily accepting an invitation to the Montana ranch that belongs to her grandfather, a man she's never met, Gillian hopes this is the haven she seeks. A sexy, overbearing cowboy who shines a light on her well-hidden dreams is not at all part of her plans. Blake Bowden's reckless past is far behind him, and as a newly named co-owner of Three Peaks Ranch, he's not taking any chances. Until a beautiful, haunted woman arrives, igniting a desire he shouldn't feel. His partner's granddaughter is strictly off limits. But the longer Gillian's there, the stronger the pull grows between them. And when a new danger surfaces, Blake will do anything to keep her safe…even if it means risking everything for her heart.
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