Championship bull rider Nick Wilde is the face of Montana Pro Rodeo, with all the acclaim and fans he can handle. But is that enough? Contemplating his next career move, he’s come home to his family’s cherry orchard—and to his childhood crush, helicopter pilot Harper Stone. But Harper’s not quite the sexy, badass girl he once lusted after. Recently widowed, she’s broken in two. Wanting to help … her move on, Nick finds himself aching for the kind of stability he never had as a child.
True love comes once if you’re lucky, and Harper already had her shot. An accident took her husband eighteen months ago and left only pain and guilt in his place. Now Nick is waking up her body and heart to everything she might still have to gain…or lose. A second chance is more than she thinks she deserves. But with a man like Nick doing the persuading, maybe it’s time to try.
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A series with heart: these two wounded souls needed to rescue each other. Kim Law excels in telling stories where your heart gets broken and then healed. Great read.
Although I didn’t expect Nick to be the sibling to get the next book in this series, I’m really glad he did. As much as I want to read about Gabe and his daughter getting a HEA, Nick’s story was just too beautiful to be upset that he was next to fall in love.
Nick is the epitome of the tough guy with a heart of gold. He cares so deeply about those around him. Often times to his own detriment. He doesn’t even see the damage he’s doing to himself by making sure all others are happy. And he does it in such a way that those around him don’t even realize he’s doing it either.
Harper has a lot of wounds to heal. Not only is she a widow, but she’s taken the blame for all the bad things that have happened before, during, and after her husband’s death. Grief and guilt are strange creatures and there’s no rhyme or reason to the way Harper reacts to the events over the last couple of years. Nick helps Harper to open her eyes in a way she hasn’t since the accident. He makes her take a look in the mirror, and she’s not exactly thrilled with the woman she’s become.
What I find so touching about the relationship that develops with Harper and Nick is the mutual benefit they get from one another. Neither is any less messed up than the other, but since their problems could overlap in a Venn diagram it helps them to help each other without getting bogged down.
There are still so many emotions for Nick and his family to slog through since they all opened up about their upbringing and their mother’s mental issues. While this can most definitely be read as a standalone and still be an excellent read, knowing the deeper story of Nick’s upbringing by reading the first book, Montana Cherries, only adds to this story.
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My secret cowboy addiction came out while reading this book. Nothing better than a man who sits a horse and wears chaps to get me going places I should not be going when reading in the doctor’s office! I had fantasies of being a buckle bunny but no opportunities so I live vicariously through books like these! Kim writes funny, witty, and romantic scenes throughout this book. You’re going to want to set aside a LONG afternoon and evening to read this one from cover to cover. There’s no good place to put it down!
Nick Wilde had the hots for his friend Jewel’s older sister Harper when he was young and it never cooled off. Now she’s helping her sister with the rodeo bulls that he rides well. Only he thinks she isn’t as interested in him as he is in her. He would find out soon enough that the feelings were mutual. One hot night in a hotel where they burned up the sheets just wasn’t enough for either of them. But her business of flying helicopters and his of riding rodeo bulls didn’t allow for a lot of time together. Harper Stone had a huge amount of guilt with her all the time and it made it difficult for her to see past that. Nick wanted her all the time and he wasn’t sure how to get around all the obstacles that she threw at him. He was determined to find a way even if it meant a major change in his life to have her.
Montana Rescue is the story of Nick Wilde and Harper Stone, two incredibly damaged souls who find each other after years apart and discover that their broken pieces fit together.
I really, really enjoyed the first book in this series, but I loved this one. I found myself wondering about Nick while reading the first book and I was thrilled to find that the thing I adored about him most from that book carried over to this one. His relationship with Haley was the sweetest, most endearing thing, and I would have happily read an entire book just about he and Haley (and Jenna!) hanging out, or just talking on the phone. Once again, Ms. Law writes a male character who adores and dotes on the women in his life, and once again I find myself absolutely smitten with one of her male characters. The way that Nick held Harper together, the way he cared for her (even when she didn’t want it), was incredibly beautiful, and even though this book was substantial, I found myself so sad as it wound down and I realized their story was coming to an end.
Harper was so broken in so many ways, despite the strong front she put up. I found myself wanting to both shake her and hug her in varying degrees, which is 100% a compliment. The way that she would shut down and totally turn off was frustrating because she couldn’t see how good she had it with Nick. Of course, when I found myself the most annoyed with Harper’s coldness, Ms. Law threw in a plot twist that made me cry as I read it, and made me want to hug Harper. Feeling that range of emotions for a character is the sign of a really well-written book, in my opinion.
I mentioned this in my review of Montana Cherries, but it bears repeating: Kim Law writes her young characters in the most believable, most adorable way. I laughed at the sweet interactions Nick had with both of his nieces (the story line with Haley’s “favorite uncle” KILLED me!), and my gut actually clenched during the times when Jenna was struggling with her parents. I have already pre-ordered Gabe’s book and I am both excited AND nervous about reading it because of sweet, sweet Jenna.
There is no “second book in the series hangover” at all with Montana Rescue. As most of Ms. Law’s books, this one is a beautifully written book that has everything I want in a novel: sweetness, humor, heat (oh the heat), dramatic revelations, tear-inducing moments, and the kind of happily ever after that made me sigh happily.
Is there love after loss? This is the theme of this latest book by Kim Law. Montana Rescue continues the series of the Wilde family which began with Montana Cherries. This newest book can stand alone but reading the first will make the storyline a bit easier to follow.
Nick is a bull rider and at the peak of his career… he has a decision to make.. does he want to move on to the next level and join the PBR or is he ready to hang up his spurs and take care of the family cherry orchards? His childhood memories of his mother’s mental illness and the damage that did to his family plague him and he struggles to deal with them and put them behind him.
Harper is an independent, feisty woman with issues of her own. She has recently become a widow and is still mourning her husband’s death. Nick had a crush on her as a teenager and when she reappears in his life, he wants to act on those feelings from long ago. She does not want any long term close relationships but cannot deny the chemistry that sizzles between them.
Their struggles with their pasts, their losses and their futures weigh on them and make for an emotional story. Can they help each other heal and face the future? Or will their grief and their memories steal their happiness?
I enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend it. Revisiting the lives of the other family members from the first book made it even more enjoyable. Take time to read it… you will not regret it.
I very rarely rate any book as 5 stars “amazing”. This is the second book in the The Wildes of Birch Bay series. In Montana Cherries, we were introduced to the Wilde family, a family that outwardly appears perfect, father, mother and 6 children running a very successful cherry farm. However, looks are deceiving, and because the mother is psychotic, suffering from Narcissistic Personality Disorder, the family is dysfunctional. This book is about Nick, one of the twins, a championship bull rider and the face of Montana Pro Rodeo, but like his siblings, has not dealt with the hurt from his mother and is stuck in his life, not able to move forward. He wants more than the excitement of the rodeo, his little apartment and the buckle bunnies. He runs into his childhood crush, helicopter pilot and recent widow, Harper, older sister of his best friend. She has been a widow 18 months and has not moved past the anger and guilt of her husband’s fatal accident. Nick has always been a worrier and a really nice guy and he starts off just wanting to be her friend and help her move on. As their friendship grows so do their feelings for each other.
It seems that most of the books I have read lately, the H and/or h come from a dysfunctional family, which is a very sorry state of affairs if that has become the norm. However, this story flows and I read it during one hot Atlanta afternoon. Imaging the Montana environment as so richly described was cooling.
Another winner from Kim Law. I received a free ARC from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.