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Brands of Montana #2
The One He's Been Looking For
He'd finally discovered his muse…just as he was losing his sight. Joanna Sims tells the romantic story of a closed-off photographer who opens up for the love he's always needed in her latest book, The One He's Been Looking For!
World-famous photographer Ian Sterling had been searching for the perfect woman. And when he finally spotted Jordan Brand he simply had to have her. Her photos would mark his final work. His life as he knew it was slipping through his fingers. The man who bestowed beauty on the world was losing his sight.
For rebellious artist Jordan, becoming someone's inspiration should have been laughable. Yet being with Ian made her ridiculously happy. Knowing of the difficult road he was traveling made her love him even more. But Ian refused to pass his disorder along to children—leaving Jordan to choose between the man who held her heart and the family she'd always wanted….
World-famous photographer Ian Sterling had been searching for the perfect woman. And when he finally spotted Jordan Brand he simply had to have her. Her photos would mark his final work. His life as he knew it was slipping through his fingers. The man who bestowed beauty on the world was losing his sight.
For rebellious artist Jordan, becoming someone's inspiration should have been laughable. Yet being with Ian made her ridiculously happy. Knowing of the difficult road he was traveling made her love him even more. But Ian refused to pass his disorder along to children—leaving Jordan to choose between the man who held her heart and the family she'd always wanted….
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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Joanna Sims
124 books91 followersJoanna Sims is proud to pen contemporary romance for Harlequin Special Edition. Joanna's series, The Brands of Montana, feature hard-working characters with hometown values. You are cordially invited to join The Brands of Montana as they wrangle their own happily-ever-afters! www.joannasimsromance.com.
Photography Credit: Orlando Photographer, Reveal Photo
Photography Credit: Orlando Photographer, Reveal Photo
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March 13, 2014
This was an incredibly emotional book. Ian is rushing to find the perfect subject for the photography book he is working on. He has a limited amount of time to do it because he is losing his sight. When he spotted Jordan he knew he had found the one he needed - he just had to convince her. Jordan wasn't so sure about him when he first approached her. She is the typical starving artist, barely making ends meet. But he offers her a ridiculous amount of money so she goes along with it. There's also the way she feels when she's with him.
The trip to Curaçao for the jewelry shoot was fantastic. Jordan and Ian began the process of getting to know each other. Jordan had a wonderful sensitivity to Ian's light issues with his eyes and did everything she could to make things better for him. Being around her seems to dissolve Ian's stress and he's happier with her than he's been in a long time. She's terribly nervous about doing the modeling since she has never done it before and Ian sees that and helps her through it. I loved their beach walk and how it showed the rapid progression of their relationship. One of the things I loved about Ian was the way he told her about his eyes before they got intimate.
When they got back to San Diego their relationship continued to deepen. It really looked like things were going to work out for them until Ian seemed to start withdrawing emotionally. Jordan didn't understand why he appeared to be pulling away. There was also the issue of children standing between them as Ian was unwilling to compromise. The stress was beginning to get to Jordan so badly that she couldn't focus on her painting. The emotions of both of them as it looked like love wasn't going to be enough were truly heartbreaking.
I loved seeing Ian's "go big" moment as he had finally made the changes he needed to in order to give Jordan and himself the future they wanted. His nervousness was adorable and the romantic Valentine's night that he planned was so romantic.
A real plus in the book was learning more about Ian's disease in a way that fit into the book without being beaten over the head by it.
The trip to Curaçao for the jewelry shoot was fantastic. Jordan and Ian began the process of getting to know each other. Jordan had a wonderful sensitivity to Ian's light issues with his eyes and did everything she could to make things better for him. Being around her seems to dissolve Ian's stress and he's happier with her than he's been in a long time. She's terribly nervous about doing the modeling since she has never done it before and Ian sees that and helps her through it. I loved their beach walk and how it showed the rapid progression of their relationship. One of the things I loved about Ian was the way he told her about his eyes before they got intimate.
When they got back to San Diego their relationship continued to deepen. It really looked like things were going to work out for them until Ian seemed to start withdrawing emotionally. Jordan didn't understand why he appeared to be pulling away. There was also the issue of children standing between them as Ian was unwilling to compromise. The stress was beginning to get to Jordan so badly that she couldn't focus on her painting. The emotions of both of them as it looked like love wasn't going to be enough were truly heartbreaking.
I loved seeing Ian's "go big" moment as he had finally made the changes he needed to in order to give Jordan and himself the future they wanted. His nervousness was adorable and the romantic Valentine's night that he planned was so romantic.
A real plus in the book was learning more about Ian's disease in a way that fit into the book without being beaten over the head by it.
March 15, 2014
I loved this book! Very well written! The story has depth; I learned some medical facts I didn't know which made it even more interesting. I loved Joanna Sims' 1st book as well but I think this is my favorite so far. I definitely recommend it. She's very talented. I have a few favorite authors and she's definitely one of them! I plan to read all of her books!
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January 12, 2016"Sims' heartrending, emotionally realistic roller-coaster romance is set in scenic California and Curacao. She keeps readers spellbound to see if her afflicted, troubled hero and independent, yet ultra-supportive heroine can overcome their insurmountable challenges to find their own forever love". (RT Book Reviews, rated 4 1/2 stars)
June 1, 2014
I won this book through Goodreads. I absolutely loved Ian. I never heard of this disease until I read the book. This would make a great book to read at the beach.
Great love story.
Great love story.
February 5, 2025
Entrancing story about the romance with a man going blind.
August 16, 2016
This tale of an embittered photographer who’s losing his sight awoke a deep sympathy in me. I liked how Ian Sterling is drawn out of his angry self-pity by the rebellious artist Jordan Brand.
So why did I find myself gradually cooling towards the nascent love affair between them? It turns out that Jordan isn’t such a rebel after all. In the beginning, she has all the earmarks of someone who goes her own way. She’s had her hair cut and colored in fiery hues. She refuses to go back to Bozeman, Montana, where she’s sure she’ll die a slow death by boredom. She rides a Ducati with reckless abandon, going the wrong way down one-way streets. She’s also a painter who creates fantastic tattoos for an admiring clientele. Yep, she’s a bad girl, all right.
Except she isn’t. She gives in just a little too easily to Ian Sterling’s demands (and they’re always demands; the man’s rich and apparently used to getting his own way). In spite of her tough-girl attitude, she’s just a little too unnerved by the strange people around her. Deep down, she’s just a little girl fresh off the farm. (It states something to that effect on page 45.)
So my admiration for her withered away, little by little. She subsumes herself to helping Ian finish his book even while she’s unhappy about the lackluster turn their affair has taken. She stops painting, the thing that made her interesting to me in the first place. She finally takes it upon herself to launch out on her own but it’s a case of too little, too late. The happily-ever-after ending was just too trite and ordinary, the dead-end promised for every kitchen wench who ever loved a prince.
So why did I find myself gradually cooling towards the nascent love affair between them? It turns out that Jordan isn’t such a rebel after all. In the beginning, she has all the earmarks of someone who goes her own way. She’s had her hair cut and colored in fiery hues. She refuses to go back to Bozeman, Montana, where she’s sure she’ll die a slow death by boredom. She rides a Ducati with reckless abandon, going the wrong way down one-way streets. She’s also a painter who creates fantastic tattoos for an admiring clientele. Yep, she’s a bad girl, all right.
Except she isn’t. She gives in just a little too easily to Ian Sterling’s demands (and they’re always demands; the man’s rich and apparently used to getting his own way). In spite of her tough-girl attitude, she’s just a little too unnerved by the strange people around her. Deep down, she’s just a little girl fresh off the farm. (It states something to that effect on page 45.)
So my admiration for her withered away, little by little. She subsumes herself to helping Ian finish his book even while she’s unhappy about the lackluster turn their affair has taken. She stops painting, the thing that made her interesting to me in the first place. She finally takes it upon herself to launch out on her own but it’s a case of too little, too late. The happily-ever-after ending was just too trite and ordinary, the dead-end promised for every kitchen wench who ever loved a prince.
November 24, 2015
Very good read. The hero is a famous photographer who is slowly going blind. He wants to do one last book as a legacy but wants a completely different type of model for it. The heroine, to be exact. She is an artist who is making ends meet by bartending and selling the occasional tattoo design, and not really interested in modeling until the hero offers her enough money to enable her to focus on her art. Looking back at it, the story doesn't have a lot of plot, but it has some high drama, healthy doses of angst and a lot of well done depth. It's well written, too. I liked the heck out of this book.
March 22, 2016
This was a memorable book with unique characters. The male protagonist is a photographer slowly losing his sight and set on completing his opus before it completely deteriorates. There were a few points that were unrealistic, but I didn't mind!
March 7, 2015
3,5 stars.
March 19, 2014
hmm. not bad, really, but I skipped through ending, so it's a 3.5
November 9, 2014
Interesting story, but the end was too short.
August 23, 2015
Well written, emotional story. I was a bit disappointed with the way the ending played out; it felt rushed.
February 3, 2015
too short for my liking.
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