Book Review and Giveaway: Montana Glory by R.C. Ryan

This is a romance to touch your heart strings.

Montana Glory  by R.C. Ryan

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Forever; Original edition (November 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446548642
• ISBN-13: 978-0446548649

     Genre: Contemporary Romance
      My Rating: 4.0 of 5.0

Product Description
The last thing in the world Zane McCord wants is a wife. But after returning home to the family ranch in Montana to help his cousins search for the lost treasure that is their legacy, Zane can't help notice that love and marriage seem to be contagious. Both his cousins have succumbed, but he refuses. Determined to stay a bachelor till he dies, Zane wants to devote his time to filming documentaries and taking care of the ranch...and then Riley Mason walks into his life.

The last thing on Riley Mason's mind is romance. Sent to the McCord ranch to save the family's accounting problems, she only wants to impress her firm in Helena and be on her way. Life as a single mother isn't easy and she needs to impress her bosses for a raise. But when Zane McCord opens the door, her breath catches in her throat and a desire she's never experienced before takes over her. When the McCords insist that she and her daughter, Summer stay at the ranch, she's forced to give in and before long, she's pulled into their search for the long lost treasure. But she absolutely draws the line at getting involved with Zane McCord, playboy and heartbreaker extraordinaire.

But as they all get closer to finding Coot's lost treasure, a dangerous series of accidents target Riley and her daughter Summer. Can Zane keep her safe while trying to win her heart?

Review:  This story involves not just a man and a woman, but a four year old sweetheart of a girl, and a warm loving ranch family.

Riley is an independent, strong single mother. She is fresh out of accounting school and takes a job on a large secluded ranch in Montana.  She is glad to get away from Philadelphia and thinks this could be a new start for herself and her young daughter, Summer.  Riley has been on her own for many years and usually holds herself apart from others.  She also has some secrets that she is hiding as she tries to protect herself and her daughter.

Zane is the youngest of three cousins on the Lost Nugget Ranch. Although he has watched his older cousins settle down with new wives, he doesn’t see that happening to change his sexy, bachelor life style.   He tends not to trust women after watching his selfish mother ruin his father and his own childhood.

The story moves quickly with the attraction between Riley and Zane growing slowly but surely. The family gives a warm welcome to Riley and her daughter and I enjoyed the development of relationships between other family members and the delightful child, Summer.  I also enjoyed the added side romance of Aunt Cora‘s long time unacknowledged love for the rugged ranch foreman, Cal. The story focuses more on the family relationships than the continued search for the lost treasure.  When it is revealed that Riley may be in danger, she is ready to flee rather than bring danger to the ranch family. But by this point Zane is willing to acknowledge his feelings for her and he won’t let her run. The family bands together to help Riley overcome the danger.

There are some small but annoying errors in the book – I really don’t like when names are mixed up for the main characters. The danger is obvious to the readers although the characters are oblivious. Considering they had been through troubles in prior books in the series (which I had not read) this seemed unrealistic. Also at times the story seemed a bit contrived instead of having a completely natural flow.  I think that may be because it was wrapping up a series and tying up some loose ends. Even with those cons, the story is warm and touching and brought tears to my eyes.  The romance is sweet and deep without any direct sex and the child character is adorable. I recommend this as an easy, enjoyable read and I like the writing and characters enough that I would be glad to go back and  read the first two books about the other members of this loving family.

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