Robyn Carr redeems herself with the newest Thunder Point book "The Chance"

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 With its breathtaking vistas and down-to-earth people, Thunder Point is the perfect place for FBI agent Laine Carrington to recuperate from a gunshot wound and contemplate her future. The locals embraced Laine as one of their own after she risked her life to save a young girl from a dangerous cult. Knowing her wounds go beyond the physical, Laine hopes she'll fit in for a while and find her true self in a town that feels safe. She may even learn to open her heart to others, something an undercover agent has little time to indulge. 

Eric Gentry is also new to Thunder Point. Although he's a man with a dark past, he's determined to put down roots and get to know the daughter he only recently discovered. When Laine and Eric meet, their attraction is obvious to everyone. But while the law enforcement agent and the reformed criminal want to make things work, their differences may run too deep…unless they take a chance on each other and find that deep and mysterious bond that belongs to those who choose love over fear.
So everyone knows that I have not been extremely thrilled with this new series. The first two were extremely disappointing, the third a little better. The fourth was a whole lot better.

Laine, instrumental in the rescue of Devon and her daughter from the commune, was shot during the rescue. A few months later, she is still on leave from the FBI and decides she wants to hide out and recuperate and figure her life out, quietly in Thunder Point, where no one knows her.
Eric is trying to build up his new mechanics business in Thunder Point and connect with his daughter Ashely. Neither knew they would bump into love. But when Laine's father, who she has been on the outs with for awhile, becomes ill, Laine goes home to take care of him. Unsure when or if she will be able to get back to Eric and Thunder Point.

This was much much better than the other books!

Going Once.. Going Twice.. Sold! Sharon Sala's new series rocks!

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As bodies pile up in the wake of a storm—stripped, tortured and grimly posed—authorities must admit the unthinkable. The serial killer dubbed the Stormchaser has returned following a tornado and taken it upon himself to bring the death toll up to where he believes it belongs. 

FBI investigator Wade Luckett is back on the case, assisted by an agent Wade knows professionally and personally: his ex-wife, Jo. Neither time nor the tragedy that tore them apart have blunted the ache Wade feels for brave, beautiful Jo. And though she tries to deny it, she feels the same. But the stirrings of renewed romance will have to wait until they catch a killer. 

The Stormchaser has no intention of getting caught. He's set his sights on a new victim. Jo can forget about the lifetime she dreams of spending with Wade. She'll be lucky to see another day.

We met The Stormchaser in the first book in this awesome new series by Sharon Sala "Going Once". In that book an extremely deranged man was going out just after natural disasters killing people, to get revenge on the government because his wife died while they were waiting to be rescued after Hurricane Katrina.

Three FBI Agents were on his trail and they thought they had killed him after he almost killed Tate's sweetheart Nola. Very obviously, though, he is not dead.

Tornado Alley... Tornado's ravage the Midwest and the Stormchaser is on the move again. Tate and his FBI buds head west to try and catch him again. The FBI higher ups decide to send in a new agent, Jo.. who happens to be Wade's ex-wife. Life tore Jo and Wade apart when she is shot while on the job and loses their unborn son. 

Now, they have to work together to try and catch the Stormchaser. Once again, he focuses on the love interest because they aren't part of the original "chase" and they need to go. 

Yep, I LOOOOOVED It. Ms Sala has done no wrong in a long time. I sit down with her books and don't look up again til I am finished. And if y'all haven't started following her Facebook page, you really need to. It is SO interesting! She is taking care of her elderly mother, who is spiraling quickly with dementia. She posts daily adventures with her mother, and as frustrating as it has to be for her, it is highly entertaining and, honestly, reading her posts prepares me for the future when my own parents will go down that road. She really needs to write a book about her journey! 

Okay, I am off.. Go Read This Book! 

Jill Sorenson's Badlands kept me on my toes

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Love is the most dangerous territory of all 

Every day, bodyguard Owen Jackson puts his life on the line—and keeps his feelings for Penny Sandoval locked away. Assigned to protect Penny's father, a presidential candidate, Owen can't get emotionally involved. That is, until Penny and her young son, Cruz, are abducted and taken deep into the California badlands. 

Owen knows the bleak territory from his childhood. Worse, he knows the gang leader making ransom demands—his own brother, Shane. When a terrified Penny escapes into the desert with Cruz, Owen has to save her: from the elements and from the gang in close pursuit. Owen has hidden the darkness in his past from Penny. Now his only chance of keeping her alive is to let her see the man he really is—even if it means losing the only woman he'll ever want.

In the aftermath of an earthquake, Penny Sandoval goes into labor. Trapped, Owen Jackson helps her birth her little boy Cruz.  Owen is a prisoner, trapped as well after the earthquake. Penny's father helps Owen to get his time shortened and get out of prison sooner, grateful for his help.

Five years later, Penny's father is making a presidential election bid, and  Penny and her son are kidnapped along with Owen. Turns out its Owen's brother Shane, fresh out of prison and trying to repay a debt to the Aryan Brotherhood so he can get out and get away.

Penny and Cruz manage to escape, and are hightailing it through the badlands, a desert, where death comes easy to those who have no survival skills. Owen catches up and together, they battle heat, bad guys, and their attraction for each other to get Penny and Cruz to safety.

It was a rather enjoyable read. I sat down with it and didnt get up again til it was finished. I am going to be looking for other books by this author for sure!

Big Sky Secrets... Not that secretive..

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Return to Parable, Montana....

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?

Ms Miller always writes a feel good book, but I feel as if her love stories are becoming.. forced. The last couple books the romance has happened lickity split, as in.. "I Can't Stand him" straight to "I love him and can't live without him!"  And it goes both ways, the men are just as quick to love as the women.

I know its a romance, its a book with a happy ending, but contemporary romance, to me, has always something.. that feels possible. This one, as was the last Parable series book, was like.. They spend a hour here and an hour there in each others company and then its the Love/Cant live without thing.

Don't get me wrong, I always like Ms Millers book. This is just a small.. blip in the road that causes a small annoyance, but does not, by any means, ruin the story.

It was another pleasant day in Montana...