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Started off great, but then quickly lost its adventure/romance vibe, and became so serious and devastating between the two leads - once again the trouble caused because they hadn't spoken in a dozen years. ( )

Lot of mixed feelings here. First off, Ian is a tyrant who used Sierra and fired her, and right after she saved his life, too. Ian- "I just want someone who will obey me" Ben's dad-[you can have my dog then] Poor Sierra.
About Neil, well, I like the name but that's about it.
Kacey and Ben-- what they did was treated as if it was wrong only because she got pregnant and the situation would have been okay if she hadn't.
Also, Esme, what have you done?! And Dante! And the unidentified body?

Lot of mixed feelings here. First off, Ian is a tyrant who used Sierra and fired her, and right after she saved his life, too. Ian- "I just want someone who will obey me" Ben's dad-[you can have my dog then] Poor Sierra.
About Neil, well, I like the name but that's about it.
Kacey and Ben-- what they did was treated as if it was wrong only because she got pregnant and the situation would have been okay if she hadn't.
Also, Esme, what have you done?! And Dante! And the unidentified body?

3.5 stars. I was introduced to this series and this author when I won a later book in the series in a giveaway. I enjoyed it so much, that I decided I wanted to read earlier books in the series. I'm not sure if it is because I've already read books from later in the series, or if it is another reason, but I did not enjoy this book as much as I've enjoyed others from the series. I don't know whether to attribute that to the fact that I already know some outcomes down the road in the story arc or to the story itself.

It was nice for me to learn some of the history between Kacey and Ben that was touched on in one of the other novels in the series. It was also nice to see Sierra when she worked for Ian and to figure out that Sierra and Willow are sisters (for some reason, I hadn't picked up on that yet in the other novels).

I would put this novel in the romance category moreso than some of the others in the series. The main theme seems to be the rekindling of the relationship between Kacey and Ben. Yes, there is some reference made to Kacey's time in the military and the PTSD-like symptoms she's having and there are a couple rescues by the PEAK team but they're not as prevalent as in some of the other novels in the series--which is odd since the series is titled "Montana Rescue".

It's hard for me to say whether reading this book would have intrigued me into reading more in the series--somehow, I don't think so. The PEAK team doesn't seem to have yet jelled in this book into the team I admire in other books in the series. ( )