Publisher: Harlequin
Date published:
May
28, 2013
ISBN: 978-0373777655
Genre: Contemporary
Romance
Book format: Paperback
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina Gina@loveromancesandmorereviews.com
Despite standing up for his closest friends as they enter the
marital state, Walker Parrish has no desire to venture there himself. It’s not
that he hasn’t found himself attracted to any number of women—it’s just that
there’s one who he never quite got out of his heart. He’s filled his life with
breeding rodeo broncos and looking out for his sister, Brylee. And when one
particular woman allows – he spends time with her and her children.
Casey Elder has it all—as a top country western singer she has fame,
fortune and fans. She also has two children that she wants to have a stable
home life. To give them that life she sets up housekeeping in Parable, Montana.
As Casey is swept into life in the close knit Montana town she finds there is
much more to life than fame and fortune.
Close friendships form with Kendra, Jocelyn and Tara and her children
settle into the pace of the town. And Casey finds she can give back to the
community in little ways—as well as more momentous ones that save a life.
But Casey has a secret and so does Walker. It is s a secret that
can either tear the two apart or bring them together. Can a love that started
our fragile survive itself? Especially when neither party is ready to take a
chance?
I love a good western romance and Linda Lael Miller is a good part
of why I enjoy them so much. Her
characters are interesting with a full range of emotions. They are fully drawn
and complex yet not hard to follow—even in a book with couples and their
children coming and going. She creates towns like Parable Montana that are the
kind of place you’d like to live in yourself.
In her latest book, BIG SKY SUMMER, book four of the Parable, Montana, series,
she takes her readers into the world of rodeos and country western music and
the fears and joys both professions can bring. The relationship between Casey
and Walker and how they dance around their feelings for each other is well
done. And it’s not just about them as a couple, but how they relate to their
friends and families.
I’m not a big fan of books with “cute” children. The children and young adults in BIG SKY SUMMER are realistic and as
multi-layered as the adults in the story.
And one thing I really like about her books is the inclusion of dogs and
cats and having them find happy forever homes.
I have to admit Doolittle stole my heart from the moment he appeared on
the pages and he added so much great dimension to Walker.
I’ve read all of the Parable, Montana books and this is one series
I truly hope continues beyond what Brylee’s upcoming story. Ms. Miller’s characters
are the kind that feel like friends who you will miss when they are gone.
Each book in this series is a standalone and can be read without
having read the others but if you did, you’d be missing out on some fantastic
reads.
I can’t wait for BIG SKY
WEDDING coming this August.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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