This one is my favourite. ( )

This one is my favourite. ( )

This fourth book in the ‘Montana’ series has the many characters of the Crooked Tree Ranch come full circle, and that was a great thing for me to witness. While a lot of the emotional drama and the suspense about what happened to Justin and Adam was resolved in the previous volume, there were a few details that needed sorting out. Adam’s memories and his relationship with Justin are the most important, and I was happy to find out that both men, as well as Adam’s lover, Ethan, and Justin’s lover, Sam, continued to play a prominent role in the current novel. The focus of this story, however, was Jordan and Ryan and they are a great couple to add to the Crooked Tree Ranch family.

Jordan is an actor who is known as a lead for romantic Christmas movies, and he has just started his own production company with his twin brother, Micah. They are filming at Crooked Tree Ranch, a very remote location, but the issues Jordan has been facing in LA don’t just go away. There is a reporter who has been after any dirt he can find about Jordan and Micah and their family. There are all the little details that need handling with any startup company. And there is the fact that Jordan is gay but deeply closeted and he doesn’t feel he can come out – after all, he is only a B-list actor and the channel they are selling the film to has a morality clause.

Ryan is the town sheriff and an advisor for the movie. He is not keen on the “LA types” and his first impression of Jordan is less than flattering. But then Ryan gets to know Jordan better, and lust enters the equation. But Ryan is out and can’t imagine how he could possibly have a relationship with a closeted guy like Jordan, never mind how they would deal with the long-distance aspect with Jordan’s life centered in Hollywood. Between dealing with the stress of his job and trying to figure out what’s what with Jordan, Ryan does not have an easy time of it.

If you like the ‘Crooked Tree Ranch’ series with its drama and secrets, if you want to find out how Justin and Adam are dealing with Adam’s resurfacing memories, if a closeted actor sounds like an interesting partner for an openly gay country town sheriff, and if you’re looking for an entertaining read with complicated characters, old and new relationships, and a wonderfully emotional ending, then you will probably like this novel as much as I do.


NOTE: This book was provided by Love Lane Books for the purpose of a review on Rainbow Book Reviews. ( )