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Made in Montana #5
No One Needs to Know
He wants to turn her in—she wants to take him to bed!
The moment wealthy ranch owner Tucker Brennan sees Annie Sheridan's photo on a website, he knows he's finally found the woman who let his brother take the fall in an embezzlement scheme. Now Tucker is on his way to the Safe Haven animal shelter in Montana to find out what really happened…and bring Annie to justice.
With a struggling shelter and no cash, Annie Sheridan has her hands so full that she's almost forgotten why she had to go into hiding. So when the sleek and damnably good-lookin' Tucker shows up offering a donation—and potential nooky action!— Annie figures things are finally going right.
There are secrets. There are lies. And there's one heck of an attraction. But once they give themselves over to lust, no one needs to know….
The moment wealthy ranch owner Tucker Brennan sees Annie Sheridan's photo on a website, he knows he's finally found the woman who let his brother take the fall in an embezzlement scheme. Now Tucker is on his way to the Safe Haven animal shelter in Montana to find out what really happened…and bring Annie to justice.
With a struggling shelter and no cash, Annie Sheridan has her hands so full that she's almost forgotten why she had to go into hiding. So when the sleek and damnably good-lookin' Tucker shows up offering a donation—and potential nooky action!— Annie figures things are finally going right.
There are secrets. There are lies. And there's one heck of an attraction. But once they give themselves over to lust, no one needs to know….
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 19, 2013
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Debbi Rawlins
273 books66 followersDebbi Rawlins currently lives with her husband in Las Vegas, Nevada. A native of Hawaii, she married on Maui and has since lived in Cincinnati, Chicago, Tulsa, Houston, Detroit, and Durham, North Carolina during the past twenty years.
Now that she's had enough of the gypsy life, it'll take a crane, a bulldozer, and a forklift to get her out of her new home. Not that her friends would let her leave Las Vegas even if she wanted to. Debbi's home has become a retreat for writers from both coasts and her guest rooms are rarely empty.
Now that she's had enough of the gypsy life, it'll take a crane, a bulldozer, and a forklift to get her out of her new home. Not that her friends would let her leave Las Vegas even if she wanted to. Debbi's home has become a retreat for writers from both coasts and her guest rooms are rarely empty.
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March 18, 2013
Reviewed for Sara at www.HarlequinJunkie.com! :D
Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley.
No One Needs to Know by Debbi Rawlins is a pretty good book. I don't think it's going to blow anyone's mind but if you're interested in a light but serious read, this one may be for you.
Annie Sheridan is hiding. She used to be a high class fundraiser in New York, but when funds went missing, she turned tail and ran. She didn't do anything wrong but was humiliated because she'd obviously trusted the wrong person and her reputation is in tatters. She ends up in Montana, working under a fake name at Safe Haven, an animal rescue. She lives on so little... it was actually distracting for me. She doesn't really have any food in her "house", just a couple of microwave burritos in the freezer. Her "house" is really more of a shack with indoor plumbing. Don't get me wrong: she's happy to live that way. Every dime they receive in donations goes to the animals and their upkeep. Annie keeps nothing for herself. And it's really noble and everything but it sort of took me right out of the story. I was worried about her starving to death! But then, she doesn't really have any food but she's drinking bottled water?! That would be the FIRST thing I cut out! Drink outta the hose, lady!! Anyway, my point is that I sort of liked Annie and I sort of didn't. I love animals and I wish I could help them all. So I really like that she essentially runs this shelter and she's doing it on a shoestring budget and puts everything she has into it. I loved that about her. But I thought she took it a little far sometimes, with the no food thing and the living in a glorified shack. Although I DO get it. She feels guilty about getting duped back in New York and so this is sort of how she's doing penance, by doing without. I just didn't fall in love with her.
Then there's Tucker Brennan. He is what is known as a "gentleman rancher". He's filthy rich but owns a ranch and actually has a hand in running it and he really DOES know the business. His brother, Christian, was Annie's business partner back in New York and Christian was also burned when the money went missing. Tucker has been searching for her ever since she disappeared since he figures that she stole the money and is somewhere living high on the hog while his brother had his own reputation ruined. So Tucker just wants her to come back to New York to answer for her actions. I liked Tucker. He seemed like he had his act together. Not that it should be a surprise since he runs this giant ranch like he was born to do it. The more you get into the story, the more you like Tucker because its not like he only wants Annie to be brought to justice. He really just wants to know the truth and he figures Annie may know more information that she THINKS she knows. So when he thinks he finds her at an animal rescue in Montana, he goes to see for himself, under the guise of maybe wanting to donate money to the rescue. But when he meets Annie, the sparks fly and suddenly, nothing seems so simple anymore.
Annie and Tucker were pretty ok together. There was a lot of angst and longing even though this book takes place probably over a week or so. There's not a lot of Sexy Time so if you're really into that, you won't find much here. You do get deep into Annie and Tucker's motivations though so if you like a lot of soul searching, you may like this one. There's some side drama with Tucker's brother and mother that I thought was a little interesting. But the main thing that bothered me about this book is that the person responsible for the charity money going missing is never really brought to justice. I won't tell you who it was because there's a good bit of the novel devoted to this mini-mystery. Also, towards the end, there was a law enforcement operation that Tucker and Annie participated in and I had to read it over a couple of times before I could understand what was going on. But that certainly could just be my own fault, since I just wanted to be finished with the book.
Overall, No One Needs to Know isn't a bad book. But I didn't love it. I would probably recommend this to someone new to reading contemporary romances. Or possibly to someone who likes the western style contemporary romances. I don't think that you need to run right out and grab this one but it wouldn't be a bad one to add to your collection eventually.
Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley.
No One Needs to Know by Debbi Rawlins is a pretty good book. I don't think it's going to blow anyone's mind but if you're interested in a light but serious read, this one may be for you.
Annie Sheridan is hiding. She used to be a high class fundraiser in New York, but when funds went missing, she turned tail and ran. She didn't do anything wrong but was humiliated because she'd obviously trusted the wrong person and her reputation is in tatters. She ends up in Montana, working under a fake name at Safe Haven, an animal rescue. She lives on so little... it was actually distracting for me. She doesn't really have any food in her "house", just a couple of microwave burritos in the freezer. Her "house" is really more of a shack with indoor plumbing. Don't get me wrong: she's happy to live that way. Every dime they receive in donations goes to the animals and their upkeep. Annie keeps nothing for herself. And it's really noble and everything but it sort of took me right out of the story. I was worried about her starving to death! But then, she doesn't really have any food but she's drinking bottled water?! That would be the FIRST thing I cut out! Drink outta the hose, lady!! Anyway, my point is that I sort of liked Annie and I sort of didn't. I love animals and I wish I could help them all. So I really like that she essentially runs this shelter and she's doing it on a shoestring budget and puts everything she has into it. I loved that about her. But I thought she took it a little far sometimes, with the no food thing and the living in a glorified shack. Although I DO get it. She feels guilty about getting duped back in New York and so this is sort of how she's doing penance, by doing without. I just didn't fall in love with her.
Then there's Tucker Brennan. He is what is known as a "gentleman rancher". He's filthy rich but owns a ranch and actually has a hand in running it and he really DOES know the business. His brother, Christian, was Annie's business partner back in New York and Christian was also burned when the money went missing. Tucker has been searching for her ever since she disappeared since he figures that she stole the money and is somewhere living high on the hog while his brother had his own reputation ruined. So Tucker just wants her to come back to New York to answer for her actions. I liked Tucker. He seemed like he had his act together. Not that it should be a surprise since he runs this giant ranch like he was born to do it. The more you get into the story, the more you like Tucker because its not like he only wants Annie to be brought to justice. He really just wants to know the truth and he figures Annie may know more information that she THINKS she knows. So when he thinks he finds her at an animal rescue in Montana, he goes to see for himself, under the guise of maybe wanting to donate money to the rescue. But when he meets Annie, the sparks fly and suddenly, nothing seems so simple anymore.
Annie and Tucker were pretty ok together. There was a lot of angst and longing even though this book takes place probably over a week or so. There's not a lot of Sexy Time so if you're really into that, you won't find much here. You do get deep into Annie and Tucker's motivations though so if you like a lot of soul searching, you may like this one. There's some side drama with Tucker's brother and mother that I thought was a little interesting. But the main thing that bothered me about this book is that the person responsible for the charity money going missing is never really brought to justice. I won't tell you who it was because there's a good bit of the novel devoted to this mini-mystery. Also, towards the end, there was a law enforcement operation that Tucker and Annie participated in and I had to read it over a couple of times before I could understand what was going on. But that certainly could just be my own fault, since I just wanted to be finished with the book.
Overall, No One Needs to Know isn't a bad book. But I didn't love it. I would probably recommend this to someone new to reading contemporary romances. Or possibly to someone who likes the western style contemporary romances. I don't think that you need to run right out and grab this one but it wouldn't be a bad one to add to your collection eventually.
February 10, 2019
I listened to this book on Audible — the narration was good so it didn’t distract from the story.
I’m enjoying the series — wish the whole thing was available on Audible since it’s the only way I seem to get to “read” anymore!
This book was pretty good IMHO. I enjoyed the characters, setting, and plot. Sometimes I feel that things are wrapped up a little to quickly or without a lot of detail, but guess that’s ok. I will say that I don’t think the timeframe for this book necessarily matches Annie’s timeline from the last book she was in, but it’s not that big of a deal really.
I will continue on with this series soon! Have some Valentines books to get to! Lol!
I’m enjoying the series — wish the whole thing was available on Audible since it’s the only way I seem to get to “read” anymore!
This book was pretty good IMHO. I enjoyed the characters, setting, and plot. Sometimes I feel that things are wrapped up a little to quickly or without a lot of detail, but guess that’s ok. I will say that I don’t think the timeframe for this book necessarily matches Annie’s timeline from the last book she was in, but it’s not that big of a deal really.
I will continue on with this series soon! Have some Valentines books to get to! Lol!
December 25, 2022
Loved the whole series.
August 20, 2025
Not wanting to give anything away; so I’ll just say, what an interesting story…..
May 31, 2017
B744 Apr2013 Made in Montana #5. Tucker Brennan sees Annie Sheridan's picture on a web site, he's found the woman who was in an embezzlement scheme that caught his brother. Tucker wants justice so he goes to Montana and Safe Haven where Annie works caring for the animals.
This was one of the best in the Made in Montana series. The story slowly unwinds, with Annie's dedication to the care of the animals and her plans for Safe Harbor, Tucker's search for the truth and trusting his gut feeling, and how the locals like and respect Annie.
This was one of the best in the Made in Montana series. The story slowly unwinds, with Annie's dedication to the care of the animals and her plans for Safe Harbor, Tucker's search for the truth and trusting his gut feeling, and how the locals like and respect Annie.
October 27, 2013
Wonderful story, so glad Annie got a book! Tucker was a little too, naive, maybe is the right word, slightly less than bright, but unbelievably sweet and that made up for everything. Annie is just as strong and hard-headed as always and needs someone to actually have her accept the help and care she needs personally. Nobody in the town has been successful at that, and when Tucker appears, it seems he may have a chance. Tucker isn't a stupid man, and puts all the pieces together to come to the truth. He also can't stop how much he feels for Annie. The story isn't necessarily about their relationship, it is more about both of them figuring out a life together. It is a great story, with wonderful characters
January 1, 2014
I was actually thinking that Annie was an awful person at the beginning. I was worried that she was going to hurt Tucker. It isn't often that I find myself rooting for the guy but in this instance I really wanted him to have resolution and find the person responsible. Then I realized she wasn't a bad person and I became a cheerleader for them both and wanted them both to find freedom from the past and then ultimately find future happiness. I fell in love with these characters.
March 27, 2013
The heat level in this book was less than I expected, but the characters were appealing and the plot well-executed. Tucker and Annie are both appealing protagonists. Both Annie's and Tucker's motivation is believable, as is Tucker's change of heart.
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September 2, 2013
The ending of this book was MUCH better then the others. I didn't feel like it left me hanging or ended too soon.
May 31, 2014
Okay character development but nothing
Outstanding.
Outstanding.
February 24, 2015
Thought this was a bit too unbelievable to be enjoyable. Shame.
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