Both our main characters put their family first and are supportive and protective. Most of his decisions have been based on keeping the ranch running for his younger brothers. There is also Nate's family, where Nate had been the head of the household since his parents were killed when he was eighteen. Firstly there is Jay's family, where Jay takes a role supporting his sister who had been abused in the past and acts as a father figure to her kids.
In this case, we have a focus on two families, where the brother has taken on a role as head of the family. Scott books, there is a strong family theme. It may be financial pressures that prompt Jay to look beyond New York for a job, forced to widen his net when he can't get a job, but it is his love of family and his desire to provide for his sister and her children that results in the big decision to relocate.Īs in most R.J. Jay is a marketing executive who is retrenched and circumstances lead him to taking a job on the ranch owned by Nate and his brothers. Most of the story takes place on the ranch but we spend a bit of time in New York when we first meet Jay. This book had a nice contrast with city-boy Jay and country-boy Nate. It was unlikely there would be any Brokeback action anywhere near Crooked Tree." How wrong Jay was! This series is a winner because of it's cowboy theme - who can resist a gorgeous cowboy! "Nate was a cowboy, all yee-haw and camp fires and macho crap. Without fail I get emotionally invested in the characters and love to see them appear in subsequent books.
I love her characters and I love the stories and I adore the way she builds a series. She's one of those authors who's on my must-read list and I have yet to be disappointed. Those of you who read my reviews regularly will know that I have a definite soft-spot for R.J. Crooked Tree Ranch is the first book in the new Montana series by R.J.
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