Back Cover description: Lily Danziger wanted more. With a newborn daughter and only herself to rely on, she was running from the shallow life she'd been living. Circumstances had changed and now she wanted more security than money could buy. Without looking back, she was heading to safety and a new start--until a blizzard stopped her and she had to ask a stranger for help. He came with a Stetson, a gruff voice and an even gruffer manner, but he was their only chance for survival in the snowbound car. He led them to a temporary refuge, then offered her permanent security. It was everything she needed, but would it leave her wanting more?

Fine story, and like the other reviewers, I was sorry it ended. Lily has chosen her child over less important things, and Quist is looking for sister. He finds love. Nice, strong development of the characters and the author's description of the blizzard will make you feel the cold too. The scene at the end where she gets the cowboy D.J to stand near her when her ex-brother-in-law shows up was great. She has learned that she doesn't have to shoulder everything herself--she can get help.

Quist and Lily meet under the worst of circumstances. Lily, fleeing her old life in her car, with her young baby in tow, panics when she finds herself lost in a snowstorm. At wit's end, she finds Quist thumbing a ride, his car in a ditch. Knowing she and her baby can't survive being stranded in this awful storm, she makes a rash decision to trust this stranger, give him a ride, and pray that he can help. Quist is, at first, prickly and sullen, but soon finds himself in the role of reluctant protector of Lily and her baby. Safety is found in a (miraculously well-furnished) cabin, but the three of them are stuck there until they can get help. The rest is romantic history. Very enjoyable and satisfying read.

It was really nice to read that someone picked up a hitchhiker and was safe. Not only was she safe, but she also fell in love with him. I feel like the last reviewer--I did not want it to end. I really enjoyed this book.

The first reviewer got it right on the excellent information at hand in this book. Chris Dawson gives you practically everything you need to know about Alberta's major rivers, including how precisely to get there, which flies work best, and where to find a good guide. I live abroad and rarely get home to Alberta, but I occasionally open this book to remind myself of some of the glorious streams I've fished and of some of the fine rivers I've yet to wade through. Though Dawson possesses a good narrative gift, I wonder sometimes at his occasional criticism of other fishermen. At one point in the book, Dawson questions the sanity of a guy who likes to photograph his favourite trout streams from an airplane. Maybe it is an odd avocation, but when you come to think of it, so is fly fishing itself: many of us spend hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on equipment, strain our eyes all winter long attaching fur and feathers to hooks, and manage to enter the water only a handful of times a season -- just to feel the primal tug on the line; when we're actually successful at landing our little fish, many of us forget the hunter/gatherer instinct and let the creature swim away! It is all rather peculiar stuff, and I have yet to adequately rationalize it to myself. In comparison to most fly-fishermen, myself included, Dawson's "Map Man" doesn't seem all that odd to me. The sections that rankle add up to no more than a few pages of the entire book. Unfortunately for Chris Dawson, I see that this book's amazon sales don't compare with Grisham's or Oprah's picks, but that's good news for me; I'll be fishing in Canada this summer, and I hope more people will be at home reading potboilers than driving the backroads of Alberta, Dawson's book on the passenger seat, looking for all the great places to hook a trout.

This book provide all the information you need to plan a trip to this part of Alberta/BC. Great information and advice!

Simply the best source of information on fly-fishing in Southern Alberta. This book takes the reader to each stream to learn it's charms and secrets.

This wasn't a bad sequel to "To love a stranger" but it was not as strong as the first one. The antogonist was forboding but was not as all imposing as the first one. Overall It was a good read.

This is the second book in the Delaney brother's trilogy, including in order, "To Love A Stranger", "To Tame A Renagade" and "To Tempt A Rogue". This was very tenderhearted and very sweet, comparing it to the first one about the eldest brother Pierce in TO LOVE A STRANGER.

Chad Delaney is on the run from his past, a dark and forbidding one that he can't seem to shake no matter how hard he tries. He hasn't seen his two brothers Pierce and Ryan in over two long and lonely years as he hunts men down for money as a bounty hunter. During one of these jobs he tracks a notorious bank robber into the tiny town of Carbon, Wyoming. But as soon as Chad has arrived, the outlaw had fled and so has his family. Irritated, Chad decides to ask around town to see if anyone has seen him when he runs into a bedraggled boy on the streets being beaten and teased by nasty bullies. Deciding he couldn't stand there and let the boys beat on the poor helpless boy, Chad helps him. Which turns out to be a big mistake when he takes the boy home, a shantytown right on the outskirts of Carbon. A filthy and poor section where people,lives worse than animals.

Sarah Temple is in no mood for an illtempered bounty hunter coming to her door bringing her little boy, beaten and scared. She distrusts all men and looks upon Chad's handsome face with nothing but loathing. In the heated exchange that follows, Sarah suffers an accident and Chad feels responsible. Now Chad is finding himself helping the poor woman more than he ever intended. He wants to leave her behind and continue on with his own life but his almost forgotten concience compells him to stay and help her.

The longer Chad stays to help her, the more he finds out about the single mother and the way she lives. Is she connected to the very outlaw he is hunting? Will her life change his in the blink of an eye? Does he want it to? Can he trust himself if he becomes besotted with yet another destressed woman? Can his heart and soul manage the pain again? Chad soon learns that Fate has already made plans for him whether he is ready to face his demons or not...

We meet up again with all the Delaneys and we get to catch up again with the characters from the first book TO LOVE A STRANGER with Pierce and Zoey Delaney and Pierce and Chad's younger and very rogueish brother Ryan. The story is filled with non-stop action and tender scenes between an emotionless Chad trying to find his heart once again and an abandoned young woman trying to raise a little boy on nothing but scraps of food and torn clothing. It was a beautiful story of will and courage and how things will always turn out in the end. Ms. Mason brings us right into the last book in this exciting trilogy "To Tempt A Rogue" easily and with much excitement! TO TAME A RENEGADE is a sure hit and a keeper! All are sweet tales of rugged, yet gentle men from the Montana mountains...enjoy! :-)

Tracy Talley~@

This book is one of the best book I've read and I have to say that it is going to be in my collection to keep. I think Chad is such a wonderful character, although he seems to be rugged,his heart is kind. I think it is great that a book could captured a feeling such as that because like in the real world,some men are the same as Chad. This book is a must read!

This is a great arm chair book, but questionable as an on trail guide. I just did a 300 mile through hike in Idaho/Montana. I picked up this guide, in addition to Wolf's, because it was written for northbound hikers. It's great for at home reading. For use on trail: Good parts: -Strip map style *contour* maps, a big help -Current information Bad parts: -I am virtually certain that some of this was done from a car window. Examples: -The description of how to find the spring above Pattee Creek. This is an important source, in an unlikely place on a hill side. This guide's location description boils down to 'over there some place'. -The guide misses and never notices that there is good trail leading north to the Schultz Saddle, it walks you there on a road. -The within the text mileage figures, counting sometimes from section start, sometimes from other important way point makes nice reading, but bad on trail use. This sort of information needs to be in a (boring) table, to make it unambiguous and easy to figure from. ...Tom M (PCT '94)

Mr. Morgan, in a review below, says that the book was written for armchair reading, from the seat of a car and offers as proof the trail description near Schultz Saddle. On page 151 of the guidebook the text reads in part "The Forest Service has plans to cut a trail through the trees above the road to Gibbons Pass, but that trail was incomplete when we hiked the CDT..." On page 23, the author notes, "The Continental Divide Trail is a work in progress...Significant improvements have been made in the past two years and the pace of change is accelerating as interest in the trail increases. Sections of the trail have changed since we hiked them; more will change in the future." It's great that the trail from Chief Joseph Pass to Schultz Saddle is now complete, and I've heard that further work after the fires of 2000 improved the trail even more. This book shows interim, proposed, and alternate routes for the CDT and also tells the reader which routes are depicted correctly on maps. Extremely detailed information throughout the book confirms a step-by-step familiarity with the trail. While the mileage info is accurate, I agree that the book would benefit from the addition of a table showing landmarks and miles for each segment.

Great book that is a must for any hiker thinking of doing a CDT thru-hike! My friends and I found this book most helpful in planning our hiking trips on the northern part of the Continental Divide Trail. Charts and graphs are all top-notch. ( If there is a better guide book on the Northern CDT, I would like to see it!!!) Great color photos of each trail section in the book. ( There are 32 sections with all phone numbers of close by Post Offices, grocery stores, and cafes) I highly recomend this book for all section and thru-hikers! Mad Monte PCT thru-hiker and CDT section hiker

As individuals, what the Jake's did is unbelievably heroic. As individuals, they exercised their rights to join the Freemen and put their lives on the line. What this book does not reiterate is that the Jakes were not individuals, but pawns of an overbearing and tyrannical government. We must commend the Jakes as individuals, we must abhor them as slaves of their government. The government has no rights in our lives as individuals, and they have no right to risk individuals lives for their own selfish wants.

There is something that that transpired in 1996 that Connie & Dale Jakes and Clint Richmond know nothing of. Only a handfull of people can attest to the fact that had the FBI not delayed the arrests and the 81-day standoff not taken place, a beautiful, small life WOULD NOT be thriving today. To this we are eternally thankful. God does work in ways that we know not of. If there was a way to personally thank the Jakes', I would.

Absolutely wonderful tale of courage. I can't keep the book in my home long enough to read it (people keep borrowing it) so I bought the audio cassettes for myself. I, too, am glad the Jakes had the courage to go inside and then speak out about what was happening. They are 2 unsung heros. Unfortunately, this kind of thing DOES happen in our own backyards. What else must we do these days to keep our children and families safe? Maranatha!

This book could be used in a college course as an anthology of metaphors. They finally started to irritate me. About half way through, I found myself skipping paragraphs, then pages, then chapters and finally gave up and read the end. It was a sad, depressing tale that just seemed to go around and around in circles. Maybe that's what the author was aiming for.

Perma Red is a book I greatly enjoyed, though I don't believe it would be a book everyone could appreciate, that's why I gave it three stars, which should actually be 3.5 stars or 3.75 stars. If it were me alone, I would have given Debra Magpie Earling and Perma Red five stars *****. Let me see if I can further explain...
I picked up the book because I drive through the all the towns she writes about in this novel when I go to the Flathead Lake each summer; threfore, I knew exactly where she was talking about when she talks about Dixon and Perma, Kailspell, and Polson. So, I loved it because I could relate to the area...the Flathead River and the dangerous roads are exactly as she describes them. And describes them and the books characters she does...avidly. This book, so full of description, takes the reader into the fields and mountains Louise runs through...through the doors of the homes on the reservation and into the lives of three (perhaps four) characters so detailed and intertwined, that I thought I could perhaps run into them again. The souls, desrires, and weaknesses of Baptiste, Louise, and Charlie, (and Harvey)are placed throughout the novel so the reader never knows more than they should before the story unfolds. More than that, their downfalls are human.
One reviewer said this book has a lot of methaphors, and they are right...just look at the title and then read the book...you will understand what I mean. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't buy the book. Quite contrary, I would say.
I liked this book enough to share it with my friends, and family, and with the book club I belong to.
As I stated earlier, this isn't necessarily a novel one would pick up right away. However, if you want something different to read, and give the book the chance it deserves, I believe you will remember Louise as a fierce surrivor--someone you know has seen "it all" first hand. Further, you will remember this book (hopefully) for the beauty and tragedy it brings to you.

There are lines in this novel that stopped me in my tracks. The harshness, beauty, violence and forgiveness of the land brilliantly parallel Earling's characters and story. Haunting and magnificent.

Eight months ago Brandon Harper and Emma Stover connected emotionally and physically, until an unexpected phone call drug Brandon from her bed in the middle of the night. She'd been a virgin, touching him in unexpected places, sharing herself unreservedly. As time slipped away, her memory didn't, and Brandon hopes yellow roses and an apology will allow him back into Emma's life.

During Brandon's absence, Emma finally fulfilled her reason for coming to this sleepy town. Emma traced her birth mother here, and finally tracked her to a near by women's prison. When she met her mother, however, Emma met with a bitter, vicious woman who'd never wanted her. Coping with that fallout, and Brandon's return to her life was enough. Then she's shockingly accused of murder. And her alibi is the only man who she's ever trusted with her heart or her body. And the one man she doesn't believe she should have, especially if he learns the identity of her mother.

I picked up THE BIRTH MOTHER based on the title alone. Not having read the previous novels of this miniseries, I did find that Pamela Toth's installment of the Montana Mavericks miniseries does handle the disappointment with the birth mother realistically, but I was not satisfied with the novel over all. I can't imagine allowing a man back into my life eight months after he'd been little more than a one-night stand. Nor am I satisfied with the lack of development regarding the mother and the murderer. Perhaps Toth attempts to accomplish too much and still meet the genre page count limit. However, I did like Toth's writing style and fast paced plotting, and found the novel a pleasant, worthwhile read. Recommended.

I haven't ready all of the books in this series. I read by author and don't usually waste money on someone I don't like to read. But this plot premise seemed interesting, and it was "okay but not great." I like to read books that are accurate in the details (history, geography, clothing, etc.), even with "mind candy" books like this. As a resident of Nevada, however, her references to Reno drove me nuts! She made the drive from Reno to Montana sound like a short jaunt: "On this beautiful April day he'd driven up to Whitehorn from Reno instead of flying just to give himself some time to think." In fact, it would be well over a 1000 miles to Toth's fictional town. Besides being a bit fuzzy on her distances, descriptions of Reno (the city that nevers sleeps, lounging by the pool) read much more like Las Vegas.

Yes, they are details, but once noticed the apparent errors and misrepresentations (which might be forgiven in a better book) form an annoying barrier to the (this) reader.

I'm always on the lookout for a "new" author, but Toth doesn't appear to produce books worth hunting for.

I enjoyed this book immensely. Good plot, and everything else, but what I don't get is that Pamela didn't get into Audra Westwood very well. So, ok Lexine and Audra were trying to get Audra's twin, Emma Stover. She introduced many characters in this novel. Brandon was a sweety in this one. He helped Emma out in her time(s) of need.

Garret and the others didn't turn their noses at her, they helped her out, even with Her mother being Lexine Baxter (Kincaid ?). They never had a grudge against her.

And it was sweet on how Brandon proposed to Emma.

You will just have to read the book to find out, its a great read

I have liked most of Ms. Harrington's books but I can find nothing to recommend her latest "Montana Born and Bred." I had a hard time having any sympathy for Sarah or Zach.

I didn't find either one of them to be interesting characters. Zach's many stories of his childhood seemed contrived and if they were meant to make the reader like him more, it didn't work. His motivations got especially fuzzy near the end. His desire to get his land back (because of his lack of a childhood home) wavered unconvincingly back and forth.

Sarah was a weak character and it was never clear why she had to tell everyone the baby was her nephew when all she had to do was say her husband had died. How she got into the whole situation of being pregnant and unmarried only made her more unlikeable.

The villains of this story are so way over the top they are a joke. It wasn't enough to make Priscilla, the woman who wants Sarah's baby, crazy, she's cruel to small animals, a murderer and a lesbian too! Her character just kept getting more ridiculous as the story progressed. The contemporary issues of adoption and the rights of the birth mother could have been so much more compelling if the author had used her abilities to write deeply emotional stories. Instead, she presents characters that could be rejects from a bad soap opera. This story is not up to the usual quality of Ms. Harrington's previous books and I hope this book is not a sign of what is to come.

The story is about a woman (Sarah) with a newborn son (Danny)who is hiding in a small town in Montana, trying not to be found by her son's father. We learn fairly early on why she's hiding and we can feel her pain at the thought of losing her son to the boy's father. Unfortunately, early on in the book, a bounty hunter that was hired by Ethan (the father) named Zach, arrives on the scene and the story takes off from there. Ethan is ruthless, deceptive and cold hearted and the story that comes out about Ethan and Pricilla (you'll learn about her in the book) will have you wanting to hide Sarah and her baby from them. Zach was orphaned at an early age and lived on the streets until he ended up on one of the "orphan trains." He's never cared about anyone and the only thing he ever wanted in life was to own his own land and to have something of his own. He won't let anything stop him from achieving his goals and tries to keep his conscience and his morals buried deep inside where they won't stop him from doing what he has to do to survive and achieve his goals. If anyone dislikes children in books, don't let that stop you from reading this one. Danny is a major character, but you will find your heart warming to him and he will not distract from the romance. All in all, it's a great story and one that fans of the author will want to read!

I have been reading Alexis Harrington's books for the past several years. Each one just gets better than the last. MONTANA BORN AND BRED tops them all. I was thoroughly engrossed in the story and the deep emotional drama between the characters. Alexis Harrington has a way with words and understands the complex emotions between men and women. This book is a keeper!

This novel seems to start out a little incoherent, and the first part of the story did not hold my attention. The action picked up at the mid-point. There are some digressions, and some material seemed borrowed, e.g., the cat seems to come from Lawrence Sanders stories about Timothy Cone. The main character, Phoebe Siegel, comes across a bit ditsy at times, and lets emotions rule her brain. Having initially not wanted a case (she has a phobia about March), she hangs onto it tenaciously to the point of not cooperating with federal agents, probably contributing to several deaths. Phoebe is not someone you want involved in your life.

The novel offers a new location for detective fiction with a setting in Billings, Montana. The plot is a little transparent, with the bad guys and the nature of their crimes becoming apparent early in the story. There are some interesting sidelights like Phoebe's cat terrorizing the neighbor's dog, but it is mostly about greedy corrupt people and misplaced trust.

I recently discovered Sandra West Prowell on the internet. I had to do an Independent Study for English class and decided to read all three of Prowell's books. I must say she's the best Mystery writer I know about. When I started each book, I couldn't put it down until I finished reading it. The main character Phoebe, has got an attitude that could knock anyone down. She has quick remarks for anyone that stands in her way or 'pisses' her off. Phoebe owns a cat named Stud who brings comedy into the series(cat lovers can relate to this, sometimes moody... and sometimes affectionate feline). Kyle Wolfe is another charater who brings interest to all three books. He's a police officer who becomes good friends with Phoebe and often helps her out with her investigation. At one point he even saves her life. If you enjoy crime stories and a female Private Investigator, then you'll enjoy "By Evil Means", "The Killing Of Monday Brown", and "When Wallflowers Die", by Sandra West Prowell.

If you're looking for detailed murder scenes, go for P.D James or Anne Perry. The nitty gritty aspects lasts from book to book. Looking for fun in your mysteries? Check out set characters in series by J.D Robb/Nora Roberts or Janet Evanovich. BUT, if you want a mystery that moves with unique memorable characters to each and every book, Sandra West Prowell delivers modern tales about a fun-but-firm Private Investigator, Phoebie Siegal. She works murder mystery on behalf of paying clients not the police. Occasionally, she greets local customs and lore arriving from Native American heritage. Unlike other series books, Phoebie's adventures leave you guessing to the end. Each tale smoothly reveals aspects of this intriguing main character. And, almost anyone could be the suspect, almost anyone could die, and almost anyone could hire Phoebie Siegal to find out why--or are they trying to set her up? In this story, Phoebe meets an emotional runaway claiming the unusual practices of a high-security drug rehab are the nature of her latest anxiety jaunt. After checking into her deceased brother's last case file, Phoebe discovers that the kid may not have been just expressing her illness. Great read, unpredictable but perfect ending!

This book was okay. It wasn't the best though. You can tell what the plot is after the first chapter. The author tried to put some mysteries in the book, but it just made the stories drag on and on. It wasn't at all dramatic. It was kinda romantic. But towards the middle of the book, you already knew who the characters would end up with. This book could of have been one of those books that would hold you in suspense. But the way it was written, all you'd say is 'Oh, Didn't see that coming. Oh well' And when they proposed, they all said the same thing. How much they loved her, and that they wanted to spend the rest of their lives with her. I thought that it was ridiculious to have a town such as Rocky Bluff. Except for when we go to meet the Lord. It was hard to imagine living in a town where everyone actually liked everyone. You certainly had to stretch your imagination.

This book was alright. But the author used the word 'extremly' way too many times. Each time you turned the page you would find the word extremly. It got boring after a while. I would definetly say that the first story 'Healing Love' is the best out of the four.

'Montana Skies" is a necessary read when you've finished reading "Montana" by Ann Bell. The strength of character of the people of Rocky Bluff, Montana continues to inspire and encourage readers as the mantle of faith and courage begins to pass to the next generation of those rooted in the small Montana town.

"Montana Skies" is not afraid to approach the pain and suffering common in our society, serves as a guidepost to those who face similiar situations.