Montana Books

Anne Eames, please don't let this be the end of the "Montana Malones". This last book in the trilogy was absolutely wonderful. I laughed, and cried, and actually stood up and cheered in parts. You made Josh and Taylor so real, I was absolutely mesmerized by their saga. Truly a work of art.

I loved this book! It grabbed my attention and wouldn't let go. It's written in a way that you actually feel like you're living the book. The characters become friends . . . you laugh and cry with them. I really didn't want to see it come to an end!

"I hate it when them places go," said Madeline. "All the stories are gone, too." Peter Bowen does a masterful keeping the stories from going. Du Pre, his beautiful lover Madeline, family and friends Metis, descendents of French voyageurs and their Indian wives, in the mean damn Montana Du Pre loves. This one is of retribution, of old families, of honor, of Du Pre's fiddle and the old songs, of a youngster wanting Du Pre to extend to her the torch of musical raconteur, of FBI agents stuffy and zany.

Find a youngster and start him/her on this for a little-known era of history, of local color, of excellent writing about a beloved subject. The child will bless you for it.

And aren't books for sharing as well as loving? You were born to make the world a better place. Here's one way to do it.

I grew up in the area of Montana whereof this book is written. In fact, I was there at the campsite where Mrs. Jaeger's daughter was taken during the time period covered. I was one of the children that Mrs. Jaeger came to realize were saved by the loss of Her Child at the hands of a man who had murdered several children through the years.

I read this book cover to cover in a couple of hours. What a tremendous struggle and glorious victory over evil in this world because of this one woman's willingness to not only bear the cross, but to search the scriptures, pray steadfastly for guidance, and be willing to move forward in that process. A wonderful, wonderful book of love, spiritual growth, true Christlike compassion and forgiveness. I'll never forget it!

This is a contemperary romance worthy of reading - it has a bit of a mystery - or held back information that tantalizes.
Why did Rachel Brant's father, a man who seemed to have no love left after his wife died, send her on the trail of a cover-up in the Vietnam war?
Could finishing the article make her father love her?

Thirty seven year old Ash McKee didn't want Rachel upsetting his step-dad, Tom by stirring up memories of NAM that he has buried for 36 years.

Tom McKee slowly comes to the conclusion that it was time to face the hole in his life and maybe help Ash let go of the trauma of losing his wife of 17 years.

Both Tom and Ash recognized that Charlie needed a man in his life. And Rachel began to help Daisy with her ambitions to write as a journalist and to soften Ash's attitude toward writers.

There was the incident of where Rachel helped to save Ash from serious injury strengthening her feelings of usefullness and where Ash disciplined Charlie for not following the rules in the cattle barn. After Rachel called Ash to account - he handled Charlie with compassion.

Two wounded people were slowly falling in love [hah! they still hopped into bed, with no commitment] Almost to the end she was determined to leave. I had to chuckle when I read the reasons behind Tom's silence and Brant's nastiness. Loved the outcome.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --M - for a contemp. Loved learning about the ranch life in rugged Montana.

This in the introduction of another character that has lived in Whitehorn for about nine years: Jonas Bishop.
He is mysterious, a bit, and reclusive.

Elizabeth Monroe is sent to Whitehorn, an investigative reporter, to run a story on the kidnapping [or disappearance of] little Jennifer McCallum.

Jonas doesn't want anything to do with any reporters, they will just try to dig up his past. Well here we have another secret.

Clint Calloway is one of the police detectives of Whitehorn. He has been given the case of the missing child. [can I slip in here that he is one of Jeremiah Kincaid's illigitamate children?]
Elizabeth found this out when she "borrowed" some journals from the library. They were written by Jeremiah's first wife.

Finally the DNA came back on the woman that was killed in Nick Dean's truck explosion. Marie March was 24 and possibly coming back for her child, Jennifer. DNA also proved the little girl was Jeremiah's child.

How had little Jennifer disappeared from the library at or soon after Mary Jo Kincaid's story-telling time? No one saw a thing.
Mary Jo had to contend with all the questions that Elizabeth was asking and stirring up curiosity of the Whitehorn inhabitants.

Of course the big problem between Jonas and Elizabeth [after she moved in with him] was their attraction [yup! into bed they hopped] and his distrust of her. [dingbats can't control their hormones].

Vicky Lewis Thompson keeps you glued to the pages. Unable to put the book down. The scenes awaken a passion in the reader that is scandalously hot. I felt I was right there with the characters all of the time, rooting for them to come together(permanently). Tortureously sizzling hot read. Excellent.

Excellent international service, book delivered in just over a week to UK and in pristine condition. Great service

This story was funny in places, and heart wrenching in others. I found it completely entertaining. I couldn't put it down. I fell in love with little Billy, as well as Ryder, the hero of this book. Anne Eames performs magic on her characters. She breathes life into them, you feel with them, love them, and cry for them. She is an outstanding author.

The rise of feminism, equal rights, and sexual liberation has had side effects that many do not view as wholly positive. "Marriage: The Dream that Refuses to Die" looks at the decomposition of one of the world's oldest institutions. Arguing that there is a possibility that the concept of marriage may eventually become a thing of the past, author Elizabeth Fox-Genovese's examination of the topic is thorough and knowledgeable, sure to grant readers all her wisdom on the subject. "Marriage: The Dream that Refuses to Die" is highly recommended for any collection dedicated to relationships.