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Cooper (Warrior Security 3) by Josie Jade-review

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Cooper (Warrior Security 3) by Josie Jade-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 6, 2026

Six weeks undercover. One wrong woman. Zero room for error.

Ryan “Coop” Cooper has spent weeks infiltrating a deadly militia running weapons through Montana’s backcountry. He’s one meeting away from bringing them down when Mia Thornton—the woman from his past—walks straight into his operation.

Now he has two choices: watch her die or claim her as his.

To keep her alive, Coop must convince a compound full of killers that she belongs to him. Every rough touch, every possessive threat is meant to sell the lie. But when the militia leader sets his sights on Mia, and members start questioning Coop’s loyalty, their dangerous charade becomes a deadly game of survival.

Mia never thought she’d need saving by Ryan Cooper. Now she’s trapped in his violent world, unsure if he’s protecting her or if he’s become the monster he’s pretending to be. Every bruising kiss, every possessive touch feels too real.

With enemies tightening the noose, Coop must risk his mission, his career, and his life…for the only woman he’s ever loved.

Some mistakes you can’t outrun. Some loves are worth dying for.

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REVIEW:COOPER is the third instalment in Josie Joanne’s contemporary, adult WARRIOR SECURITY erotic, romantic suspense series, a spin off from the author’s RESTING WARRIOR RANCH series. This is Ryan ‘Coop’ Cooper, and photographer Mia Thornton’s story line. COOPER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Coop and Mia) COOPER follows Ryan ‘Coop’ Cooper undercover with a underground militia group as they prepare for an upcoming arms sale but Coop never expected to come face to face with his past, the woman from who he walked away six years earlier. Photographer Mia Thornton was on assignment for a local realtor and found herself the prisoner of the man she once loved. In an effort to save her life, Ryan Cooper claims Mia as his own but the man in charge, Julian Oliver, has other plans for our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on protecting Mia Thornton. Ryan Cooper walked away six years earlier but the possibility of losing Mia to an assassin’s bullet meant Ryan must find a way to protect the woman whose heart he once destroyed.

The relationship between Ryan and Mia is one of second chances. Ryan had been struggling with the loss of his team, and believed he was unworthy of forever with the woman he loved. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and dangerous secondary and supporting characters including the return of Beckett and Audra, tech specialist and recluse Travis Hale; Pawsitive Connections owner Lark Monroe, and Sheriff Lachlan Galloway (Montana Justice/ Resting Warrior Ranch 11). The requisite evil has many faces.

COOPER is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and intense;the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are determined, dynamic and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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BECKETT: Warrior Security 1 by Josie Jade-review

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BECKETT: Warrior Security 1 by Josie Jade-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 26, 2025

Beckett Sinclair doesn’t do complicated.

He trains K-9s at Pawsitive Connections, runs ops with Warrior Security, and keeps his PTSD under control. Until a dead friend’s little sister shows up.

Audra Cartland is jumpy. Exhausted. Sleeping in the equipment shed when she thinks no one’s watching. Beckett knows that look—he’s seen it in combat zones, in victims, in his own mirror.

Someone’s hunting her.

She won’t talk. Won’t explain the fear in her eyes or why she flinches at shadows. But Beckett made a promise to her brother years ago in Afghanistan, and those debts don’t die.

Beckett should walk away. He’s got enough ghosts without taking on hers.

Instead, he arranges a job. A safe place to sleep. His protection.

When the hunter becomes bold enough to strike in his town, on his watch, Beckett stops playing defense. He’s lost too many people already. Failed too many times.

Not Audra. Not this time.

Some battles choose you.

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REVIEW:BECKETT is the first instalment in Josie Jade’s contemporary, adult WARRIOR SECURITY romantic suspense series, a spin off set in the RESTING WARRIOR RANCH series co-authored by Josie Jade and Janie Crouch. This is former US soldier turned security specialist and K-9 trainer, Beckett Sinclair, and twenty-eight year old Audra Cartland’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Audra and Beckett) BECKETT follows in the wake of the arrival of Audra Cartland at Pawsitive Connections. Homeless, and on the run, Audra Cartland remembers her late brother told her should anything happen to contact Beckett Sinclair, a man he swears will protect her with is life but Audra is struggling to stay one step ahead of an unknown stalker, and refuses to reveal what is happening or why. When the stalker makes contact in Garnet Bend, Beckett calls in his fellow security specialists, as they begin a deep dive into the who, how and why of Audra’s unknown stalker.

The world building focuses on Audra’s determination to keep the threats to her life a secret from the people she now considers family and friends but whomever is hunting our story line heroine, is determined to destroy her life, including the man with whom Audra is falling in love.

The relationship between Audra and Beckett begins as a working relationship when Audra is hired to help with the animals at Pawsitive Connections. Hoping to remain off-book, Audra struggles when Beckett begins to worry about the demons tracking our story line heroine, unlike his own demons Beckett struggles to keep at bay. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of determined and energetic secondary and supporting charactersmost of whom have prior military experience. We are introduced to tech specialist and recluse Travis Hale,Ryan Cooper:Pawsitive Connections owner Lark Monroe, and Sheriff Lachlan Galloway (Montana Justice/ Resting Warrior Ranch 11).

BECKETT: WARRIOR SECURITY is a story of obsession and vengeance, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is intriguing, dramatic and edgy; the characters are desperate, charismatic and dynamic; the romance is seductive and fated.

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MONTANA JUSTICE: Lachlan by Josie Jade-review

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MONTANA JUSTICE: Lachlan by Josie Jade

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 1, 2025

She ran to save her life.
Now the man she once betrayed is her only hope.

Home to both the Resting Warrior Ranch and Pawsitive Connections, Garnet Bend, Montana is a small town full of big heroes. Anyone would want to live there.

Anybody but Piper Matthews.

She swore she’d never come back after what her father did to the town and what she did to Sheriff Lachlan Calloway. But desperation has a way of rewriting promises. With a baby in her arms and nowhere left to run, Piper returns to the only place that ever felt like home.

Lachlan never expected to see Piper again—especially not with a child that has his eyes. The woman who once disappeared without a word is now sleeping under his roof, guarding more secrets than she’s willing to share.

She says she’s done running. But Piper’s past is closing in fast—and it’s darker, more dangerous, and more tangled up in Lachlan’s world than he could ever imagine.

In a town built on quiet loyalty and buried lies, the truth is about to break everything wide open.

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REVIEW: MONTANA JUSTICE is the eleventh instalment in Josie Jade’s contemporary, adult RESTING WARRIOR RANCH erotic, romantic suspense series co-authored with Janie Crouch. This is Sheriff Lachlan Calloway, and twenty-seven year old Piper Matthews’ story line. MONTANA JUSTICE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. RESTING WARRIOR RANCH series is a spin off from Janie Crouch’s ZODIAC TACTICAL series

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lachlan and Piper) MONTANA JUSTICE follows in the wake of the return of Piper Matthews to her hometown of Garnet Bend, Montana. Eight years earlier the Matthews family were run out of town but Piper’s return came with years of abuse and grooming. A one-night stand with Sheriff Lachlan Calloway ends when Piper ghosts our story line hero, only to return approximately one year later, desperate for help in the wake of too many secrets and lies including the birth of her son, Lachlan’s child. Struggling to settle , Lachlan suspects there is more to Piper’s story but the truth is much larger than he could have ever imagined.

The world building follows several paths including law enforcement’s desperate attempts to track down a drug dealer who is specializing in designer drugs but the deeper Lachlan begins to dig, the enemy is always one-step ahead of our story line hero. As Piper’s emotional fragility continues to spiral, lies are about to reveal a betrayal for everyone involved. The sins of the father weigh heavily on a young woman whose life has never been under her control

The relationship between Lachlan and Piper is one of second chances, of a sort. Lachlan had recognized Piper from years earlier but her family’s reputation is destroying any hope for Piper’s permanent return. Lachlan wants a happily ever after with the woman who gave birth to the child he never knew but Piper’s secrets are about to destroy any chance of happiness for our story line couple. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of familiar and energetic secondary and supporting characters many of whom we met in the previous story lines and original series. From law enforcement, to employees and crew at Resting Warrior Ranch, as well as the burned and spurned locals of Garnet Bend, not everyone is pleased with the return of our story line heroine.

MONTANA JUSTICE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, corruption and mistreatment, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, edgy and captivating; the romance is fated and provocative; the characters are desperate, dynamic and broken.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Montana Sanctuary
Montana Danger
Montana Desire
Montana Mystery
Montana Storm
Montana Freedom
Montana Silence
Montana Rain
Montana Heat
Montana Memory

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Montana Memory (Resting Warrior Ranch 10) by Josie Jade-review

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Montana Memory (Resting Warrior Ranch 10) by Josie Jade-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 13,2025

A woman who can’t remember.
A soldier who wishes he could forget.

Hunter Everett may have gotten out of the Special Forces, but the demons that haunt him aren’t as easy to escape.

His friends keep encouraging him to come stay at the Resting Warrior Ranch. After all, it was created for people like Hunter—soldiers with PTSD struggling to readjust to civilian life—but he isn’t interested.

It’s better, safer, for everyone if he just remains alone.

Until he discovers Jada Moyer—bruised, terrified, and with no memory of anything about her life. Cops and criminals alike seem to be gunning for this gentle beauty, but she doesn’t know why.

Hunter can’t leave her to face it on her own.

The more they learn, the deeper the rabbit hole goes. But one thing they both know for the only way to create a future is for them both to face their pasts…

And hope they survive.

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REVIEW: MONTANA MEMORY is the tenth instalment in Josie Jade’s contemporary, adult RESTING WARRIOR RANCH romantic suspense series. This is former Special Forces soldier Hunter Everett, and Jada Moyer’s storyline. MONTANA MEMORY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty . Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Hunter and Jada) MONTANA MEMORY follows in the wake of the rescue of our story line heroine. While on assignment , Hunter found a battered and bruised woman who had no memories of the who, how or why, including her name or any important information about her current situation. Desperate to protect his new charge, Hunter heads to Resting Warrior Ranch where his fellow soldiers will begin a search for the truth but someone else is targeting our story line heroine, and Hunter is determined to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love.

The world building follows several pathways including Jada’s desperation to find her memories. The past has returned but Jada’s memories have been wiped, and Hunter is searching for the people responsible . Meanwhile, the guilt Jada feels is threatening her relationship with the people at Resting Warrior Ranch, and Hunter struggles with issues of his own.

The relationship between Hunter and Jada begins as a rescue but Hunter battles between head and heart believing he isn’t worthy of his own happily ever after. The offer of a new position has Hunter reconsidering his future but both Hunter and Jada are ready to run. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting characters from the previous story line and original series. We are introduced to Jada’s brother Caleb Moyer, as well as as Detectives Johnson and Kelly. The requisite evil has many faces.

MONTANA MEMORY is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, struggle and acceptance, family and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is impassioned; the characters are charismatic and dynamic.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Montana Sanctuary
Montana Danger
Montana Desire
Montana Mystery
Montana Storm
Montana Freedom
Montana Silence
Montana Rain
Montana Heat

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MONTANA HEAT (Resting Warrior Ranch 9) by Josie Jade-review

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MONTANA HEAT (Resting Warrior Ranch 9) by Josie Jade- review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 10, 2024

Growing up with addict parents and extreme neglect, Jensen Chambers learned early to only depend on himself.

A family was something he’d never thought he’d have, but the people at the Resting Warrior Ranch have become exactly that. Yeah, Garnet Bend is about as small as towns come, but big cities never did him any favors anyway.

So when Kenzie Hurst—with her manicured nails and stilettos that obviously don’t belong in Montana—shows up with trouble on her high heels, Jensen isn’t going to just sit by.

This is family. This is his town.

He’ll be dåmned if he’ll let outside danger destroy the peace they’ve worked so hard to build.

But when the mysterious beauty needs protection only Jensen can provide, he can’t turn her away. She may wear Prada, but her sweet smile and engaging laugh is drawing him in.

Making him want to keep her around permanently. High heels and all.

Someone wants Kenzie dead, but Jensen—and the Resting Warrior Ranch team—are about to show her that around here, they look out for their own.

And that includes her.

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REVIEW: MONTANA HEAT is the ninth instalment in Josie Jade’s contemporary, adult, RESTING WARRIOR RANCH romantic suspense series originally co-authored by Josie Jade and Janie Crouch. This is Denver Colorado realtor MacKenzie ‘Kenzie’ Hurst, and auto mechanic Jensen Chamber’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jensen and Kenzie) MONTANA HEAT follows Kenzie Hurst’s arrival in Garnet Bend, Montana. Kenzie Hurst has a stalker, and the Denver Police suggest our heroine go into hiding, recommending Garnet Bend, Montana, where she will fall under the protection of the Resting Warrior Ranch members but all is not well upon Kenzie’s arrival in Garnet Bend, someone has tampered with her car, and the possibility of her stalker has followed her from home. Meeting and falling for mechanic Jensen Chambers was something Kenzie never thought possible having experienced heart break at the hands of a former lover. When the attacks against Kenzie become more dangerous and dark, Jensen and the men at the WRR find themselves on the hunt for Kenzie’s stalker.

The world building follows several paths including a look back at both Jensen and Kenzie’s pasts: Jensen’s life as the child of addicted parents; and Kenzie’s life in the face of an abusive ex.

The relationship between Kenzie and Jensen begins when Kenzie’s car breaks down upon her arrival in Garnet Bend. Jensen is determined to protect Kenzie from the darkness that follows but Kenzie finds herself facing the unknown, and a past that refuses to let go. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

We are introduced to Kenzie’s ormer boyfriend Alan Ard: Jada Moyer Banks; and the return of Jensen’s friend Lucas Everett (Montana Sanctuary) ; deputy Lachlan Callaway; police chief Charlie Garcia; and several characters from the Resting Warrior Ranch series.

MONTANA HEAT is a story of secrets and lies; power and control; betrayal and vengeance; obsession and madness; acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing, thrilling and dramatic; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Montana Sanctuary
Montana Danger
Montana Desire
Montana Mystery
Montana Storm
Montana Freedom
Montana Silence
Montana Rain

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MONTANA RAIN (Resting Warrior Ranch 8) by Josie Jade-review

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MONTANA RAIN (Resting Warrior Ranch 8) by Josie Jade

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 22, 2023

Psychiatrist Rayne Westerfield has found purpose in helping patients, especially those with PTSD, heal at the Resting Warrior Ranch. For her, there’s no greater calling than equipping people to fight the worst of their demons.

But she’s never allowed anyone to help her fight her own.

She’s kept her distance. Kept herself buttoned up tight. Even the people in the small Montana town she’s known for years—the ones she calls friends—don’t know who she really is, and the fears she hides.

And that’s okay.

But it’s not okay to Cole Phillips.

The FBI agent’s first interaction with the Resting Warrior Ranch a few months ago wasn’t under the best of circumstances, but he’s determined to make up for that now.

Where everyone else sees ice in Rayne, he sees fire. And he’s not going to let her fears keep him at a distance.

Especially not when Rayne witnesses something she shouldn’t and a killer comes after her. Cole will battle the criminal determined to silence her, and the fears she’s buried so deep.

The healer has fought for everyone else. Now this warrior will fight for her.

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REVIEW: MONTANA RAIN is the eighth and final instalment in the contemporary, adult RESTING WARRIOR RANCH romantic suspense series co-authored by Josie Jade and Janie Crouch. This is former US Navy SEAL turned FBI Agent Cole Phillips, and psychiatrist Rayne Westerfield’s story. line. MONTANA RAIN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. RESTING WARRIOR RANCH focuses on the men and women who own and work for Resting Warrior Ranch-a spin off from Janie Crouch’s ZODIAC TACTICAL series.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cole and Rayne) MONTANA RAIN focuses on the rekindling relationship between Rayne and Cole. Months earlier, FBI Agent Cole Phillips’ assignment placed everyone in danger including our story line heroine. Cole left, leaving an angry and bitter Rayne Westerfield to help the people struggling in the aftermath. Fast forward to present day, Rayne continues as the in-house psychiatrist for the Resting Warrior Ranch, and Cole has been relegated to desk duty in the FBI’s Chicago office but a seminar focusing on PTSD brings Rayne Westerfield into Cole Phillips’ orbit, and the Chicago mob is about to take aim at our story line heroine. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Cole and Rayne, and the potential fall-out as the Rayne has something the Mob is desperate to find.

The world building focuses on the fractured and acrimonious relationship between our story line couple. Cole knows there is definitely mixed feelings from Rayne Westerfield but Cole knows Rayne is the only woman he will ever love. Trying to stay one step ahead of the Mob means going into hiding with a woman who is struggling to understand what is happening and why, including her feelings for a man she is unable to trust.

The relationship between Rayne and Cole is one of second chances, of a sorts. Cole is struggling with events from the past, blaming himself for what happened and why. Rayne is battling between head and heart, believing Cole is the cause of so much strife in their lives. As Cole and Rayne go into hiding, their mutual yet different pasts reveal a kindred spirit and heart breaking pain. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is another large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several of the previous story line couples. We are introduced to several members of the FBI, as well as members of the Chicago Mob.

MONTANA RAIN is a story of power and control, murder and the Mob, acceptance and forgiveness, friendships and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and entertaining; the romance is seductive: the characters are determined and desperate.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Montana Sanctuary
Montana Danger
Montana Desire
Montana Mystery
Montana Storm
Montana Freedom
Montana Silence

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Montana Silence (Resting Warrior Ranch 7) by Josie Jade-review

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Montana Silence (Resting Warrior Ranch 7) by Josie Jade-review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 21, 2023

Raised in a cult where opinions and freedom in women were not tolerated, Mara Greene narrowly escaped a life as a child bride—one where she would’ve been shared and owned by all the men in the compound.

Her testimony helped put the cult leader in prison, but she’s never truly gotten past the horrors inflicted on her. Her conditioning to keep silent persists even now—despite having found a safe haven at the Resting Warrior Ranch.

Here she’s safe, but still always alone and trapped in her silence.

Liam Anderson is always the first team member to crack a smile or a joke. No one—not even his Navy SEAL brothers—know about his painful past or the truth he hides behind his charming mask.

He’s captivated by fragile Mara and wants to help her heal. Watching her find her voice is the most amazing thing he’s ever known. And it doesn’t take long to realize she’s healing him just as much.

When Mara’s past resurfaces, Liam won’t let her face it alone. He’ll be her personal protector no matter what it cost.

No one is going to steal her voice again.

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REVIEW:MONTANA SILENCE by Josie Jade is the seventh instalment in the contemporary, adult, romantic suspense RESTING WARRIOR RANCH series co-authored by Janie Crouch and Josie Jade. This is former US Navy SEAL Liam Anderson, and Mara Greene’s story line. RESTING WARRIOR RANCH focuses on the men and women who own and work for Resting Warrior Ranch-a spin off from Janie Crouch’s Zodiac Tactical series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Liam and Mara) MONTANA SILENCE follows the building romance and relationship between former US Navy SEAL Liam Anderson, and Mara Greene. Mara Greene was raised in a cult, and escaped to find solace at the Resting Warrior Ranch but Mara never felt safe; always felt like she was being watched; and refused to speak about what happened or why. Proclaiming himself to be Mara’s protector former US Navy SEAL Liam Anderson became Mara’s guardian when she needed him the most but all did not go according to plan when Mara discovered the man who was once in charge of the cult was up for parole, and Mara was to be the prime witness against a man who had threatened her life. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Mara and Liam, and the potential fall-out as several members of the former cult target our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on Mara’s struggle for independence, and her inability to trust in the wake of betrayal and obsession. Mara never thought she would ever fall in love but Liam made it easy for our story line heroine. When several mysterious packages threaten to push Mara over the edge, Liam knows he must step up and claim Mara as his own.

The relationship between Mara and Liam begins as friendship and security as both work at the Resting Warrior Ranch. Liam has been attracted to Mara from the first time they met but Mara continues to struggle with issues of trust, having learned that someone else may be taking control of the once powerful cult. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we have met in the previous story lines. We are introduced to new hireree at the coffee café Brynn. Mara’s attorney Claire, as well as former cult leader Malcolm Novie, and cult member Neil. Not everyone is as they present themselves to be.

MONTANA SILENCE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and fanaticism, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is heart breaking and engaging; the romance is passionate and seductive; the characters are desperate, determined and broken.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Montana Sanctuary
Montana Danger
Montana Desire
Montana Mystery
Montana Storm
Montana Freedom

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Montana Freedom by Janie Crouch & Josie Jade-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 14, 2023

Daniel Clark is the leader. The one who ensures everyone makes it out alive.

He took that responsibility seriously when he and his team served in the Navy SEALs together, and he takes it seriously now at the Resting Warrior Ranch.

When he and his men broke up the Riders—the vicious dogfighting gang who also kept some human captives—they got everyone to safety.

Except for the woman who’d been caged—Emma. She disappeared into the night.

So when she shows up in his tiny Montana town—in bad physical shape, begging not to be taken to the hospital—Daniel can’t believe it. He does the only thing he can: brings her home.

He’s a warrior, not a caregiver, but he’ll have to be both in this case. The people after her don’t just want to put her in a cage this time. They want her dead.

But if they want to get to Emma, they’re going to have to go through Daniel. And that’s not going to happen.

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REVIEWMONTANA FREEDOM is the sixth instalment in the contemporary, adult RESTING WARRIOR RANCH romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who own and work for Resting Warrior Ranch-a spin off from Janie Crouch’s Zodiac Tactical series. This is thirty-seven year old, former US Navy SEAL Daniel Clark, and twenty-two year old, IT specialist Emma Derine’s story line. MONTANA FREEDOM can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Emma and Daniel) MONTANA FREEDOM follows in the wake of the rescue and escape of Emma Derine. Six months earlier Emma was one of the women ‘rescued’ from a gun running group known as the ‘Riders’ but fearing for her life, Emma ran, without looking back. Fast forward to present day, Daniel has never stopped thinking or looking for the woman he found trapped in a cage, the woman that kept him awake at night, ridden with guilt but finding a sick and injured Emma at the local grocery gave Daniel a second chance, a second chance to claim the woman with whom he would fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Emma and Daniel, and the fall-out as Emma’s past returns, in an effort to finish the job.

Daniel Clark suffers with issues of PTSD, not only from his time spent as a US Navy SEAL but in the wake of Emma Derine’s disappearance. Finding Emma gave Daniel some hope but Emma’s past wasn’t too far behind, and the FBI is determined to use Emma as bait to bring in the people who destroyed her life.

The relationship between Emma and Daniel begins as a rescue, not once but twice, and Daniel fears Emma will run again. Emma has an eidetic memory, and the FBI wants to know and use every bit of information including our story line heroine. Daniel continues to struggle with the age difference between himself and Emma but the heart wants something that head is unable to refuse. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Most of the previous story line couples return including Lucas and Evelyn, Harlan and Grace, Grant and Cori, Noah and Kate, Lena and Jude, and the introduction of FBI Agents Jones, and Phillips. The requisite evil has many faces.

MONTANA FREEDOM is a story of search and rescue, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, acceptance and love, family and friendships. The fast paced premise is intriguing and suspenseful; the romance is seductive and desirable; the characters are charming and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Montana Sanctuary
Montana Danger
Montana Desire
Montana Mystery
Montana Storm

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