Left with little back in Missouri, Kevin Hunt takes his younger siblings to Wyoming when he receives news that he's inheriting part of a ranch. The catch is that the ranch is also being given to a half brother he never knew existed. Turns out, Kevin's supposedly dead father led a secret and scandalous life. But danger seems to track Kevin along the way, and he wonders if his half brother, Wyatt, is behind the attacks. Finally arriving at the ranch, everyone is at each other's throats and the only one willing to stand in between is Winona Hawkins, a nearby schoolmarm. Despite being a long-time friend to Wyatt, Winona can't help but be drawn to the earnest, kind Kevin--and that puts her in the cross hairs of somebody's dangerous plot. Will they all be able to put aside their differences long enough to keep anyone from getting truly hurt?
This was a fun first book to the series. The premise is a little crazy, but it's even crazier that part of it is based on the life of the scoundrel who founded the author's town. So this book is a what-might-have-happened if said scoundrel had born children with each of his wives across the country and then brought them all together with his death.
The book has pretty much everything you can expect from a Connealy romantic comedy--her trademark humorous writing style, gunfights, skulking through rough terrain, and certainly no beating around the bush with the romance. It doesn't wrap up everything by the end--that's what the next two books are for. But it looks to be a fun series!
Thank you Bethany House and NetGalley for the complimentary e-book. I was not required to write a positive review, and all opinions are my own.
Brothers in Arms
1. Braced for Love
2. A Man with a Past
3. Love on the Range
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