Montana Books

I just finished reading this book and I thought it was magnificent. If you love country music and romance this is the book for you. You can imagine everything that happens in this book from the frustration of Derrick concerning his son and Kara to the confusion that Kara has to work through. It has several different view points to make you truly understand all the main characters of the book. This is such an inspirational and moving book that can make you laugh out load and cry from a simple sentence. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves reading about cowboys and the country because you won't be able to put this book down, I couldn't.

MAN FROM MONTANA by Brenda Mott
October 8, 2006

Amazon rating 4/5


"The story starts twelve years before the main action. Nineteen-year-old Derrick is racing his car against his better judgment, while his two-year-old son is in the back seat. And the worst thing that could happen does - Derrick loses control of the car.

Fast forward twelve years and Derrick is working at a honky tonk, playing with his band and tending bar. His son Connor lives with him on a part time basis, Derrick having lost full custody after the near-tragic accident. Connor is in a wheelchair for life, and while he doesn't remember the accident, he knows the story. Connor has issues, and while it's not exactly about being in a wheelchair, it has to do with how Derrick treats Connor, reminding both of them every day that Derrick made a terrible mistake all those years before.

Kara is a widow of twenty-nine, and has not moved on. She believes she will be faithful to Evan's memory forever. But when she meets Derrick - who happens to be her new neighbor - she learns about his past and tries to help him move beyond his mistake and to accept Connor for who he is. However, she has a difficult time forgetting her own past, and unlike Derrick, is afraid to move forward." - Complete review found at BookLoons - M. Lofton


I enjoyed this contemporary romance a lot. The characters were written honestly and true to life, with dialogue that rang true as well. The author did a good job with the story lines and made this a highly enjoyable book.

This is the start of a three series book that touches the heart strings for three grown up women who have poor expectations for their own happiness with a male counterpart. Excellent story.

When he brought Bobby Maxwell home in the middle of the night during a thunderstorm, Deputy Rafe Rafferty never considered the chain of events he might set into motion in small town Paradise Corners, Montana. Bobby's father Robert Maxwell practically owns the town as well as the state's political appointees and law enforcement personal. Further, Bobby's sister Thea Maxwell quickly captures Rafe's heart.

Thea can out castrate, out rope and out work virtually any cowboy in Montana. But at twenty-nine, after a disillusioning experience with the governor's son, she remains single. She loves the ranch, and if she had been a son, would have inherited it. Instead, her brother Bobby stands to inherit, even though he feels as though the land and his father suffocate him. She gives Rafe her heart, but when he has to arrest her brother, Thea finds herself caught between love and loyalty.

The Big Sky Country miniseries kicks off with MARRIED IN MONTANA by Lynette Kent. This fast paced, spirited novel creates tremendous tension as the heroine struggles between family loyalty and the man she loves. The hero likewise struggles to follow the law, even though he knows his decision pushes the woman he loves away. Further, the secondary characters add tremendous depth and interest, not only introducing further installments, but also strengthening this fascinating tale. MARRIED IN MONTANA comes very highly recommended...

Jackson starts this miniseries with a tremendously powerful hook. The plot flows beautifully, piquing the reader's interest and delivering a first rate tale of love. Randi's accident ties all three books together in an originally unique method that both resolves the love story, yet leaves the larger purpose unanswered in THE MCCAFFERTYS: THORNE. I eagerly look forward to the next installment of the series! Highly recommended.

Thorn McCafferty is back home but not because he wants to be but instead because his half sister Randi is fighting for her life after being in a one car accident. The brothers (Slade, Matt and Thorn) had no idea that their baby half sister was in Montana to begin with and that she was pregnant to boot. There are more questions then answers and with both Randi and her baby fighting for their lives Thorn doesn't need any more problems. Well, what Thorn needs, and what Thorn gets...are two different things.

Dr. Nicole Stevenson is the admitting doctor when Randi comes into the E.R. She realizes right away who Randi is and what's about to walk through her doors, her past in the form of very handsome, very rich Thorn McCafferty. Nikki was once naïve enough to give her heart to this man. She won't do it again. No matter how nicely he apologizes for the past, and not matter how sweetly he kisses now. He's bad new and Nikki has had enough heartache to last her a lifetime. But, sometimes life doesn't go according to plan and feelings don't just go away. No matter how many years pass. Will Thorn and Nikki give their love another chance or will they let it slip through their fingers once again?

This was a very sweet story about a second chance at love. Ms. Jackson has created a very dominating arrogant hero but he's turned around by the love of a good woman. This was a fun quick read but the romance doesn't suffer for it.

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This is a fascinating look at changing manners and mores in a major industrial community during the two decades between the two World Wars. The city which Murphy dissects, Butte (Mt.), adds its own quirky character to this study. But you don't need to know much about Butte or mining to enjoy Murphy's engaging style, entertaining anecdotes, and keen insights about a turbulent period of social and economic change in urban America.

Probably no book can do full justice to Butte, Montana which, for 50 years up to the start of World War II, was the most interesting city in America. While Butte was a wide open, boisterous mining town with illegal gambling and prostitution operating openly and unabashedly, it had vast flocks of fervent church goers and it managed to nourish its small pockets of refined culture and art. Butte had its millionaires, its poor, its highly diversified foreign cultures yet proudly asserting it Grand Americanism.

With all of that, Butte was ugly, seared grey by acid fumes from smelters; it perched on a hillside spiked by mines gallows and blemished by countless yellowish mounds of ore tailings as if the earth had spilled out its guts like vomit.

Mary Murphy's book, Mining Cultures; Men, Women and Leisure in Butte, 1914-41 does an admirable job of touring around the edges of what was Butte during those years. She got at only the edges for those are the limits she set for herself. Well researched and documented, she was careful not to report her numbers in boring, mind-numbing detail and she served them up garnished by an assortment of interesting and revealing anecdotes.

Ms. Murphy's book is a valuable addition to a pitifully small collection of works on a city which deserves greater study.

Bishop Tuttle consecrated my parish church and was a lively and enthusiastic man who loved his fellow man

This book, written by the Right Reverend Daniel S. Tuttle gives not only a solid account of his twenty years as the Missionary Bishop of Idaho. Tuttle's work took him to Utah, which is and was predominantly Mormon. In his book Tuttle remembers his work building St. Marks Cathedral, St. Mark's School, St. Mark's Hospital, and his experiences with the Mormons. His writing style is extremely old fashioned, which adds to its relevance. This autobiography adds historical prospective regarding a time and place who's history had been rewritten by those who are in power. If you are looking for an entertaining read, then avoid this book like the plague. If you want to learn about the life of a fascinating man and the world he lived in, then I would strongly recommend it.

Joe Montana - the best there ever was. He was the consumate winner. One doesn't need to know his stats or records when he's got a 1.000 winning percentage in the Super Bowl, and the only player to be named Super Bowl MVP three times.

It's true that this book doesn't have in-depth introspective recollections in it. But if you know anything about the Comeback Kid you'll be amazed there's this much coming from the guy who doesn't like to dwell on the past. He certainly provides important details regarding the highlites and decisions of his career, from high school to Notre Dame to the 49ers and finally the Kansas City Chiefs where he proved he had more football to play.

The color photography is great, and with the generous size of the book, the full-page depictions of Joe in action alone are worth the cover price to any fan of this living legend.

This book was pretty good, and it had a lot of good pictures in it, but I thought that it could have been more detailed. I mean, this is THE Joe Montana and I think that there is a lot more to his life than mentioned in this book. However, that's the only bad thing about it and I would really recommend this.

Montana Christmas was pretty good book it was a little short but it was an enjoyable read and if you don't mind a short story than I recommend this romance book which is about a guy named Hank and a lady named Jeanne. I personally think this is the perfect length for people who maybe are busy and don't have time to read a long book.

I read Montana Christmas and I liked it, I don't remember every single detail but remember that it's about a woman named Jeanne who moves to Nebraska when she agrees to a marriage of convenience with a widower named Hank so she can help take care of his children while he works on his ranch but soon both Jeanne and Hank find themselves really falling in love. I didn't keep this book but I really wish I had because I would love to read it again and add it to my collection of romance books that I feel are keepers! I actually got this boofk for free in a used book store, the owner actually gave it to me as a free gift for being a good customer!

Rancher Wade Garrett's mail-order bride showed up with a boulder-sized bump on her head, an unrecognizable ID and a case of amnesia. Rachel O'Riley didn't know who she was- or that she'd agreed to a marriage in name only! But much to Wade's delight she didn't want a pretend marriage. Rachel wanted Wade to be a real husband to her, and he fell for his beautiful bride-to-be like a ton of bricks. And just when he knew waiting for their wedding night was going to be impossible, he uncovered a secret that changed everything... The woman in his arms wasn't Rachel O'Riley.

This is where two women's lives have become hopelessly entangled -- and only love will set them free!
Rancher Wade Garrett places an ad for a mail-order bride and Rachel O'Riley anwsers it!
Wade is called by the authorities that Rachel has been in a train wreck and they find that she has amnesia.
Rachel has agreed to a marriage in name only as Wade has no need for a wife, only a mother for his son.
As Wade watches Rachel interact with his son and also gets told what he is doing wrong in handling his son, he begans to reluctantly fall in love with his bride to be.
The amnesia complicates everything as Wade realizes Rachel may not be Rachel and she may also be married.
Really a neat story -- and is #1 to "Identity Swap", #2 being Harlequin Intrigue #611 - Stranger In His Arms by the same author.

I found Montana Women especially engaging for its portrayal of the ongoing acts of violence that take place in the lives of women--some so subtle that they are taken for granted--and for the characters' strength and courage to thrive nonetheless. Volk's skill at rendering characters makes them memorable, believable, and, oh, so likeable. My heart even went out to Buck and his struggle to outrun the demons constantly at his heels. He is so credible, he almost steals the show. But these female characters can hold their own.

Montana Women is a beautifully written novel. Ms. Volk's portrayal of the female psyche is stunning, making her characters remarkably real. I especially love Etta. Even Buck, the story's "bad guy," is so vulnerable in Ms. Volk's hands that one can't help but forgive his humanness.

McGuane's use of the language and astonishing situation construction made this book a source of constant wonder and intense interest. Loved it. He's almost a Montana-based Patrick O'Brien.

Karen Robards did a good job of telling her story about a family in the deep south in 1769. Most of us have little knowledge of the eveyday life during that time so Robards did a good job of researching her subject. Religion plays a big part in the family life of a southern preacher. His four daughters are who the story centers around. Susannah is the key person who shows southern hospitality and sweet innocence in the matter of the heart. The scene is ripe for her to be swept off her feet by a young dashing--reprobate. Robards spins her yarn telling how these two opposites' paths cross and love blossoms. This was a quick and interesting read. It has a wonderful twist on the prince charming subject. I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning about southern comfort, history, sibling rivalry and the rags to riches theme.