He’s the toughest cowboy on patrol fighting darkness—until a rare woman reminds him of the light inside his heart… security—aka, “the babysitter”—for a Hollywood actress and her crew filming a western in their picturesque town. Barrett’s initially furious at the assignment, until duty forces him to run smack-dab into his boyhood crush, former child star Lainey Neil. All grown up now, Lainey’s no longer the chubby teen driven by her abusive father to attend “fat camp” at a Colorado horse ranch. She’s a beautiful film star, and she’s shocked to come face to face with Barrett, that unforgettable cowboy who taught her the grit she needed to survive her hellish childhood. But when Lainey’s life is put in danger on the set, only destiny knows if her first love will prove to be her lasting hero, and whether Hollywood happy endings have any hope of becoming real.
Skystone Canyon is Book 2 in the Iron Feather Brothers contemporary western romance series.
Iron Feather Brothers Series: Meet the Iron Feather brothers—they’re tough, they’re dangerous, and family means everything to them. Whether it’s living up to their ancestor’s outlaw reputation or brandishing their own style of justice, these men have each other’s backs. And it takes very special women to get under their skin and untangle their barbed-wire hearts in order to find love in this contemporary western romance series set in the Rocky Mountains.
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This is a good book
When Barrett Iron Feather signed on to be a cop he never thought his job would take him to a movie set to provide security, his job is to protect and serve the citizens of Bandit Hollow, not protect pampered movie stars from Hollywood. Spending day in, and day out surrounded by stars doesn’t sound the least bit entertaining… that is until a certain beautiful star catches his eye. The moment he spots Lainey Neil he has to admit he’s a little smitten, then with some light conversation he realizes they share a past. One that stirs up some butterflies in his belly that have been in hibernation since he was fourteen years old…
Lainey Neil has fond memories of her summer in Colorado, it was the one time in her young life where her weight wasn’t really an issue, yes she was at “fat camp”, but that camp gave her a chance to get away from her overbearing father and his hurtful comments and poor treatment. There she learned to ride horses, find some grit, and she found her first love too. Then as quickly as she found it, she had to let some of it go, when Hollywood called and she had to return to her work in front of the camera. But now she is once again back in Bandit Hollow, this time her work brought her here, and this time she hopes to not only conquer the roll of a lifetime, but also find her cowboy from long ago!
In this newest addition to the Iron Feathers Brothers series you will meet Barrett and the beautiful actress who stole his heart when he was all of fourteen years old. From the day they first met they formed a special bond, one that came with understanding, inspiration, and of course genuine love…which means this reunion of their’s promises to be one loaded with the feels! I thoroughly enjoyed meeting this pair, their wonderfully crafted story took me on a heartfelt literary journey that was not only good for my heart, but also good for the soul. I highly recommend you pick this one up, it’s an engaging tale that comes loaded with heart, inspiration, emotion, and even a little suspenseful nature too!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.
A sweet second chance romance between two teenage friends, who haven’t seen each other in a decade.
This is the second book about the Iron Feather brothers, it is Barrett’s story, the police officer who struggles with his anger management.
Even with the wounds that Barrett carries in his soul, from the abusive time in children’s home in his teens, and the issues that have developed from the wounds, he has always known what he wants to do with his life. To serve and protect with all his heart, mind, and body, and mainly protect those who can not do that themselves. He might be quick to anger, but he is a good man, with the best of intentions.
Lainey Neil has come a long way in the past ten years. She is finally finding her own platform, she is getting on own feet. The abuse from her father long behind her, and with the support of those who have always been there for her, she is ready to build a new life, a new direction to her career. But not everything is what it seems, and as the accident on the movie set starts to escalate, it seems even her life might be in danger.
I liked the connection between Lainey and Barrett. From the before, where Barrett saved her from her father, and now, as they are getting to know each other again. I thought the chemistry between them had the warm and fuzzy feelings, it was a delightful mix of the innocence of a childhood and the passion and adoration of the adult minds.
The storyline was intriguing, and I like the idea behind the book and the series. The three bothers who lost their parents and had to survive the abuse of the system as ‘half-blood’, who are seeking the connection with their mother’s culture while trying to live in modern times.
I really enjoyed the first book in the series, the book of Dillon and Tessa. I loved the world the author had built, the magic of the Native Americans that was integrated into the tale, and the bond between the brothers that was tight and true.
Even though Dillon is mentioned in the story a couple of times, I missed the person I got to know in the first book, and Tessa, of course, who was not mentioned at all. The great ambiance of the small town wasn’t used that much as the main focus was on the movie set. Skytone Canyon is definitely a standalone novel since it does not have an obvious connection to the story of the first book at all. I wish it did have or was more in line with the first book. The whole amazing connection to the bears Lainey was seeing wasn’t even explained at all, to her or the readers, a point in a first book that really impressed me.
The movie set and its events itself was lively and entertaining. Yes, there were used artistic liberties to create a movie-set-world by the author, but that didn’t bother me any. It was the rather stiff dialog through the story that surprised me since I didn’t experience this in the first book. Especially with the hero and heroine, as they used the ‘Ms’ and ‘Mr’ and ‘Deputy Iron Feather’ while approaching each other. I guess it was supposed to be humorous, but it was bristly and uncomfortable most of the time. I swear I expected Lainey to say “I do declare…” at any moment like she was from the Gone With the Wind. Was she stuck in her character from the movies, I do not know, but the story was missing the natural flow with the at times had awkward dialogue. (Or maybe it was the eARC that I received, maybe (hopefully) there were edits done after that since the book did have a considerate amount of obvious mistakes in it as well.)
So, maybe not my favorite book in the series, but I still liked the story. The main characters were charming and charismatic, I like them and empathized with them and the hardships they have had faced during their young lives.
There were laughter and tears, there was the joy of the reunion of the young hearts and the intrigue that was created by the sabotage on the movie set. It is a good story, the series has a solid background foundation to be building on, and the brothers have won over of my heart. This story just needed a bit more work, little polishing, and smoothness, to be scored more than
~ Three Spoons with a teaspoon on the side