Reviewed by Tori (Vicki)
TITLE: Montana Sky 
SERIES: Montana #6
AUTHOR: RJ Scott
PUBLISHER: Love Lane Books
LENGTH: 182 pages
RELEASE DATE: April 24, 2019
BLURB:
When they spend time alone on a Montana mountainside will Tyler ever convince Martin that like sapphires, love is worth searching for?
Martin’s name was the very last on a kill list. The son of a murderer, he’s had no childhood; lost in a horrific holding pattern of death that turned his heart to stone. Thanks to the man who called him brave and spared his life, he no longer has to look over his shoulder, but he does have one question. Why did Justin let him live?
Tyler Colby has identified a major flaw in the seismic mapping system used to monitor earthquake activity. Sent to Crooked Tree by his employer, the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, he is tasked with adding a new remote station to the network. The installation should be his entire focus, but the lure of sapphires and his attraction to a heartbroken young man called Martin is enough to make him want more
REVIEW:
I was surprised to see RJ Scott was taking us back to Crooked Tree Ranch, I apparently missed that on social media! I had thought we had seen the last of this series with the last book, so I was curious to see what this one would be about. Unfortunately I found that I don’t remember enough of the past books and the story to know who Martin was, so I was a little lost at times, and had a hard time getting into Martin as a character… But what I did get out of this was the story of Martin and Tyler falling in love while camping and working on a geology project in the wilds of Crooked Tree Ranch.
Martin has had a horrible childhood, surviving some bad shit that went down with his father, that relates to things that happened earlier in this series, involving Justin. Martin makes his way to Crooked Tree Ranch in Montana, hoping to talk to Justin and ask him why he didn’t kill him. Pretty much no one on the ranch is happy to see him, but reluctantly let him stay for a few days to sort himself out, and hopefully understand what happened. While he’s staying on the ranch and doing a bit of work, he is sent to deliver groceries to a new guest on the ranch.
Tyler has come to Crooked Tree to set up some equipment meant to monitor earthquakes in the area, staying at the ranch briefly before heading out several hours away. He has been promised help from the folks at the ranch, and is happy to see the help turns out to be Martin, the man who delivered his groceries. Who Tyler found attractive, even though he made a bit of a fool of himself when they met. The two head off into a remote area of the ranch to set up the equipment.
Now Martin has some serious issues, and doesn’t know how to deal with Tyler’s chattiness, friendliness, or compassion. This leads to some drama, and several scenes of Martin running away when he gets overwhelmed. Tyler has the patience of a saint, and keeps tracking him down, and trying again to get past the walls Martin keeps tossing up. Eventually Martin tells Tyler his story, and the two are able to connect emotionally and physically. That was when I started to get into the story, it took a little time for that to happen. I didn’t expect it to come immediately, but I was not remembering what we knew about Martin, or Jamie as he was known then, and I found myself anxious for him to tell Tyler so I would know as well. I had a hard time with Martin’s drama because I didn’t know what had happened to him, and I kinda wanted to shake him! Then when his story does come out, I felt bad about not having much sympathy for him… But I was eventually able to come to like Martin. Tyler as such a nerdy sweetheart, I liked him from the beginning, and once they sorted themselves out, I liked them as a couple. I did like this story once I was able to get into Martin’s head a little, and I loved how the two were able to eventually get their happy ever after. Martin deserved it after all that he has been through.
RJ Scott has written many books I have enjoyed over the years, and this was another solid book from her. Sure, I would have gotten more out of it if I remembered more of the past books, but that’s not her fault. She wrote a good book, with interesting characters, and a great setting. If you have read the other books in this series you obviously need to read this one. If you haven’t read them, I’d suggest you start with the first one. I may not remember a lot of the details, but I DO remember that I liked the books in this series, and this one made me want to go back and read them all again!
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