Montana Cherries (The Wildes of Birch Bay, #1)

by Kim Law

After her mother’s tragic death, Dani Wilde had no choice but to abandon her dreams. She left Columbia University and returned to her family’s Montana cherry farm, intent on being a maternal figure to her brothers. Now the kids are grown, and it’s finally her time to fly. Her sights are on New York City, and nothing will stop her—not even an old flame with gorgeous green eyes.

Celebrity photographer Ben Denton hasn’t seen Montana in years—and hasn’t spoken to Dani since “that night” so long ago. When he discovers he’s a dad to a four-year-old—and the child’s mother refuses to care for her—Montana and the Wilde farm spring to mind. The orchard is the only place that’s ever felt like home, but will the warmth of the Wilde family be enough to help Ben figure out how to be a father?

As the Wilde family gathers for the yearly cherry harvest and Dani struggles to figure out what she really wants in life, she discovers the shocking truth about her own mother—and learns that following her heart may lead her to her dreams after all.

• ISBN10: 1503944832
• ISBN13: 9781503944831
• Publish Date: 28 July 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Montlake Romance
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 368
• Language: English

Reviews

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This is definitely a book about relationships and what do you do when the foundation that you’ve been living on for so long is ripped from you.

Dani had given up an Ivy League scholarship to come home and help raise her brothers after her mother was killed in a car accident. We meet her when she is in her early 30’s and she finally feels like that job is “done” and she is getting ready to leave the family farm to resume her dreams.

In the month or so before Dani is ready to leave, she faces a lot of relationship challenges and a tough family meeting causes Dani to take a hard look at her life. The author does a wonderful job of letting us see Dani sort things out. We see her work on herself, her relationships with her father, her brothers, and her aunt. Some of these scenes are hard to see because there is a lot of emotion going on, but they are crucial to understanding what is going on with Dani.

Ben has been a longtime friend to Dani’s family, but hasn’t seen her in 10 years. He has come back for help learning to be a father to a 4 year old daughter he didn’t know he had. Dani is instrumental in helping him and Haley become a family and he has a front row seat to the issues Dani and her family are dealing with. We get to watch Ben grow and see how he and Haley develop as a team.

I loved watching Ben and Dani together. Their chemistry together is noticeable from the very first time they are in the room together and seeing how the move from resuming a friendship to becoming romantic is sweet and sad at the same time.

There is definitely a lot going on in Montana Cherries, but everything is set up so that nothing feels rushed or crowded. The different pieces of the story line are woven together so well that it just works. I enjoyed Dani and Ben’s story, but now I want to know what happens to the other Wilde siblings.


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