Liz

Dawsons of Montana #3

by Jan Scarbrough

It's good to be in love, whatever age. Producer and scriptwriter Chaz Kingston is burned out by the ruthlessly competitive world of Hollywood. He's tired of the empty celebrity lifestyle of his ex-wife and her daughters who are only famous for being famous. He's tired of a life chasing the next hot trend, the next hot script. And he's mourning the senseless death of his brother. Then he's offered the chance to write a script based on a real life feel-good family novel about a dude ranch in Montana. Maybe blue skies and open spaces are what this silver fox needs. But he never dreamed his R-and-R would include a beautiful widow.

Since her husband's tragic death in a riding accident, Liz Dawson has done all she can to keep the Six Buckles Guest Ranch running. When a handsome stranger arrives at the ranch, she fears her daughter-in-law is playing matchmaker. Liz has already been married to two different men—one wonderful and one not so much. She doesn't need another man in her life. Sometimes second chances come when least expected. Can Liz and Chaz take a leap of faith...together?

142 pages, ebook

Published April 28, 2016

About the author

Whether it is the Bluegrass of Kentucky, the mountains of Montana, or Medieval England, Jan Scarbrough brings you home with romances from the heart.

The author of two popular Bluegrass romance series, Jan writes heartwarming contemporary stories about home and family, single moms and children, and if the plot allows, about another passion—horses. Living in the horse country of Kentucky makes it easy for Jan to add small town, Southern charm to her books and the excitement of a Bluegrass horse race or a competitive horse show.

The Ghost Mountain Ranch series is a contemporary western series with a good blend of mystery and happily-ever-after romance. The Dawsons of Montana is another four-book contemporary western series.

Jan leaves her contemporary voice behind with two paranormal gothic romances, Timeless and Tangled Memories, a Romance Writers of America (RWA) Golden Heart finalist. Her historical romance, My Lord Raven, is a medieval story of honor and betrayal.

Jan holds a M.A. in English from Western Kentucky University. A member of Novelist, Inc., Jan self-publishes her books.

Reviews

["Avonna · Rating 4 out of 5]

LIZ: THE MONTANA McKENNAS (The Montana Ranchers #7) by Jan Scarbrough is a wonderful read to wrap up the blended McKenna family series of romances. I enjoyed reading James’ children and stepchildren’s romances and was very happy Ms. Scarbrough has also written a HEA for his widow.

Liz McKenna has watched her children and stepchildren fall in love and start to live their own lives after the death of her beloved husband James eighteen months ago. She has taken up hobbies, moved into a smaller cabin, and run the dude ranch for the season, but she still has a deep feeling of unhappiness.

Liz’s daughter-in-law, Stephanie’s ebook “Under Montana Skies” is semi-autobiographical about everyone’s lives on the ranch since James death and has become a best seller. Her agent wants the best screenwriter/producer in Hollywood to turn it into a movie or cable TV series. The girls conspire to get Charles Kingston to read the book and visit the ranch.

Charles “Chaz” Kingston has become fed up with the Hollywood lifestyle. His ex-wife is trying to get their daughter on her reality TV show and his younger brother has committed suicide after his divorce and declining career. He wants a change and the offer of two weeks in Montana on a closed for the season dude ranch sounds perfect. What is he is not expecting is the beautiful and down to earth widow who runs the ranch.

I loved Liz and Chaz! A mature romance always has so much extra baggage, both mentally and externally, that can complicate the story and Ms. Scarbrough added just the right amount of both. As in the other books in this series, it is short and yet not short on romance. I truly enjoy all of these books for a quick, but heartfelt romance read. The sex is behind closed doors, but the affection is not. Another wonderful addition to the series.

Written for and posted first on The Romance Reviews.com.

[Marjorie Blum · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book Review

Sometimes second or third loves turn out better the first loves because both parties have experience love and loss ! This book was a good example of that! Like the way the author showed that some times good can come out of losing someone.

[Marilyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good

a book about a dude ranch in Montana and two men who different things for the ranch they both own

[Pauline Wikkerink · Rating 5 out of 5]

Can she be falling in love?

Liz realizes she is falling in love with Chad. She tyres to play it cool and s4low but things have a mind of their own.

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always love to read Jan Scarbroughs books! I just discovered her lately as an author and I do like reading her books. I am going to have to read some of the other books in this family of books. I haven't read the other books in this group, I have to say this book stood by itself just fine. It was a fast read, I liked the characters, It was nice to read a novel about someone who is in their 50's because I am, she thought her romantic life was over as she had lost her husband of so many years. Her daughter writes a book about the family and the man who comes to stay on their ranch which is always full of visitors during the summer months that is how they make their money, but this is off season and she is told he needs to get away from Hollywood for a break. What she isn't told is that the book her daughter wrote which she hasn't' read yet, they are hoping this screen writer sees their ranch as a hopeful sight for movie rights. Liz is not very happy about that and decides she better read the book. The screen writer is her age and happens to be very good looking and a really nice guy. Of course they have sparks flying between them before long, how could a romantic book be written without that? Read the book to find out how things evolve. It's a fast read and leaves you wanting to read more of the books in this group!

[Janice Hougland · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed this second-chance romance from page one to the end. Liz, the second wife of James McKenna and now the matriarch of the McKenna family and ranch, thinks her personal life is over and her role in the family is to “be there” for all the McKenna siblings and their offspring. She has moved back into the cabin where she lived before marrying James years before. And then one of the daughters writes a novel about the McKennas, someone becomes interested in making a movie from the novel, and a handsome, single playwright comes for a vacation at the dude ranch. And the rest, as they say, is history for Liz and Chaz Kingston. I recommend the entire McKenna series.