Finding Love in Big Sky, Montana

by Angela Ruth Strong

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Finding Love in Big Sky, Montana by Angela Ruth Strong

Could the very thing she was running from be the very thing she needed?

My rating is 4.5 stars

Josh spent years of his life looking for the “perfect” woman. He had finally settled for good enough when his fiancée pulled the rug out from under his feet and dumped him. That and the fact he had lost his job had him heading home from Chicago with his tail between his legs.

I really liked Josh, despite my initial impression. Well, Paisley’s impression that I accepted as fact. Sort of. Yes, he was a little overconfident in his charm. Yes, he had been a bit of a player – or so it seemed, but his heart was big and he was so kind. Not many men would surrender their condo to the woman who dumped them because she didn’t have anywhere else to stay.

My heart ached for Paisley. She had been rejected by her father in the worst possible way and she dealt with his verbal abuse for most of her life. He was a real jerk – only to her, though – everyone else thought he was wonderful. As an only child with her mother and grandparents dead, she felt very much alone and longed for a close friend. She had a big secret that added to her sense of not being valuable. . . Josh was a thorn in her side. She had loved him when they were teenagers and when he started flirting with her now, she was terrified of giving in to him. Afraid he would break her heart again.

I loved the cheesy pickup lines he used, especially at the beginning of the story. And the way they were woven throughout. My favorite was the one he used at the end – which I can’t tell you about, because it would be a spoiler. Just believe me when I tell you it was good.

The story dealt with some serious heart issues yet sprinkled with humor I cracked up when Paisley and Josh first went horseback riding. Oh, and at their “ice-skating” competition on the pond! Dot and Annabel, the elderly women who owned the cafe, were quite eccentric and so much fun!


This review was originally posted on Among the Reads

I would like to thank Angela Ruth Strong for giving me a copy of this book. This gift did not influence my opinion or review.