Title: At Wolf Ranch
Series: Montana Men #1
Author: Jennifer Ryan
Publisher: Avon
Release Date: February 24, 2015
Everything's bigger in Big Sky country, including the hearts of the Montana Men
After years on the rodeo circuit, Gabe Bowden wants nothing more than land of his own and a woman who will claim his heart for more than one night. When he has the chance to buy the enormous Wolf Ranch spread, he snaps up the incredible deal. Everything is set, until Gabe rescues a woman on the deserted, snowy road leading to the property, and the half-frozen beauty changes everything.
Ella Wolf rushes to her family's abandoned Montana ranch after her twin sister is murdered. She knows she's next…unless she can uncover a secret hidden somewhere at Wolf Ranch. The last thing Ella expects is to be rescued by a rugged rancher with his own agenda. A man who almost makes her forget how dangerous love can be…
As an unlikely partnership sparks into something so much more, and a killer closes in, can Ella and Gabe learn to trust one another before it's too late?
Mystery....suspense....romance....AND COWBOYS. Yup, that's a pretty awesome combination.
Ella Wolf and her sister, Lela are only weeks out from their landmark 25th birthday when Lela is brutally murdered and Ella finds out that she's next, unless she can get to her family's ranch in Montana and uncover the secret that will save her life.
When she's abandoned to die on the side of a snowy, deserted road, it looks as though the secret will remain hidden forever. Until Gabe Bowden spies her through the weather and saves her life.
With Gabe set to take over Wolf Ranch, Ella's arrival, and the mystery that brought her to Big Sky Country have the potential to change everything...especially since he's drawn to her in a way that he's never before experienced. Can he help her find the truth before it's too late? Or will he lose her before he's really found her?
I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I opened this book. I actually didn't read the blurb properly -- I saw it was Montana and cowboys, and I was hooked -- until after I read the shocking first chapter, and then got a clearer idea of what I was in for. And what I was in for was an= exciting, interesting and well-constructed mystery, and a good start to a new series for a new-to-me author.
I really enjoyed At Wolf Ranch, and I LOVED Gabe. Aside from being a strong and sexy Alpha cowboy, he was sweet and kind; a gentleman and completely swoon-worthy. I thought he and Ella were perfect together. She was smart and strong, and together they made a strong team. And while some elements of the mystery were a touch on the predictable/convenient side, I still found myself thoroughly invested in this lip-bitin' story.
There's more to come from the Montana Men series, and I can't be happier about that. I'm excited to see what Jennifer Ryan does with this series, to learn more about the Bowden boys and to see Blake -- whose book comes next and who was my favorite secondary character -- find his girl.
~ Review by Beth
Jennifer Ryan is the New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of The Hunted Series and The McBrides Series. She writes romantic suspense and contemporary small-town romances featuring strong men and equally resilient women. Her stories are filled with love, family, friendship, and the happily-ever-after we all hope to find.
Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in the state of her home and in how late dinner is to the table. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper.
Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. When she isn’t writing a book, she’s reading one. Her obsession with both is often revealed in the state of her home and in how late dinner is to the table. When she finally leaves those fictional worlds, you’ll find her in the garden, playing in the dirt and daydreaming about people who live only in her head, until she puts them on paper.
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