Chance Blackwell’s return– Could cost her everything! Ten years after he eloped with Katie Montgomery’s sister, Chance Blackwell is back in Montana to sell his family ranch. Katie could lose her job and the only home she’s known. But the loyal cowgirl is keeping a secret that could shatter trust and jeopardize her future with the widowed musician and her toddler niece. Unless Chance’s growing … Unless Chance’s growing affection for her and all things Blackwell can earn Katie his forgiveness–and his love.
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Ohh my gosh! I read this book so very quickly. If you’ve read the previous books in this series, RETURN OF THE BLACKWELL BROTHERS, then you almost know Chance. I say almost because you only really get to KNOW Chance when you read his book, THE RANCHER’S HOMECOMING. This book can be read as a stand alone but I’d highly recommend you read the previous titles so you’ll understand Katie and Chance’s story and the situation of the Blackwell Brothers. Fans of Anna J. Stewart know that she writes great stories, with well developed and realistic characters as well as story lines that tug at your heartstrings. This story is no different. The characters are engaging and believable, the story line is both heart rending and sweet. Watching as Chance and Katie both come to terms with their past, and the mistakes they both made is such a wonderful journey. You will be thrilled you took this ride with them. Fans of well written, easy to read, deeply engaging stories are sure to be delighted with THE RANCHER’S HOMECOMING. I do wish we could return to this family and maybe see the kids all grown up……..a great addition to anyone’s reading list!
“The Rancher’s Homecoming” (Return of the Blackwell Brothers Book 5) by Anna J. Stewart is a great read. I loved Chance, Katie, and Rosie’s story. This story wrapped up this series about the Blackwell Brothers. I sincerely hope this isn’t the last we’ll hear of the Blackwell family, I’d love to read more about them all. This story is packed with cowboys, romance, family, drama, humor, second chances, and more. I highly recommend to all fans of romance, cowboys, family, and series.
The Rancher’s Homecoming
This is the last of the series about the Blackwell brothers. They don’t have to be read in order but definitely recommend reading this one last. I did enjoy each book of the series. Each book has a different author, which i always find fun.
Love the story of Katie and Chance. So cool that Chance was an singer. He is also a widower with a young girl named Josie. He was married to Katie sister. I really enjoy a book with farm animals, there was even a petting zoo. Josie was such a cute little girl.
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This the fifth and final book in this multi author series. I think they saved the best for last. I will say have tissues handy because by the end of the is one you will be bawling. The tears flowing for me while reading this one. There is so much emotion pouring out of the characters. There are also really happy and funny moments. Chance’s little girl Rosie is adorable. I loved the scenes with Rosie and Chance. Such heart melting moments. This book was a beautiful way to wrap this series up and questions get answered.
Anna J. Stewart may have had the most difficult task in writing the final Blackwell brother’s story but she nails it as the youngest brother returns to Montana and the family ranch after a decade away.
Chance’s daughter, little Rosie, is ecstatic to be on the ranch with all the animals and loads of family surrounding her. This little darling almost steals the show.
Almost because readers of the entire series have gotten to know the tough-as-nails woman who keeps everything running. It’s fitting that she stars in the final entry since Katie Montgomery has known the Blackwell ranch as her only home. And she’s done something she’s not proud of to keep it that way.
With lots of butting-in from the other four brothers and their significant others, will Chance and Katie realize the true importance of family and home? Or will they throw away the second chance that has been handed to them?
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The Rancher’s Homecoming is the fifth and final book of the Return of the Blackwell Brothers series and Anna J. Stewart has created a wonderful story to end the series. Chance Blackwell and Katie Montgomery, two of the characters mentioned in the previous books, are finally allowed to have their own story. Ten years ago Chance left the Blackwell Family Ranch and Falcon Creek, Montana to pursue his dream of writing and singing his songs and it seemed he was living his dreams and that joy and happiness had come his way. He had a career, a beautiful wife and a precious baby girl and then, Maura died and he was left with a three year old to care for. Now, almost two years later, Chance has been called back to Falcon Creek to help decide if the ranch will stay in the family or be sold. His doubts and concern are very evident in his thoughts upon arriving home. “There was nothing for him here. Nothing except memories of a place where he never belonged and a family he’d never fit into.”
Katie Montgomery, his dead wife’s sister, is employed at the ranch so her future is also at stake. She is given the opportunity to bond with her young niece Rosie and she also begins to see her former brother-in-law in a new light. As the tension escalates among the Blackwell brothers and their grandfather Big E, Katie recognizes that her feelings have changed. “She loved him. Her sister’s widower. The boy she had grown up with. The teenager who had broken her family apart. The man, the loving father that he had become. She loved Chance Blackwell”.
This story is filled with the many dynamics that occur when so many different personalities make up a family unit. There are moments of anger, resentment, deceit and mistrust and some of the deceit threatens any hope of a relationship between Chance and Katie. The troubled times, however, are buffered with times of fun, laughter, love and forgiveness and in the epilogue readers are given the chance to know how each of the five brothers are doing. There is even a surprise that involves their grandfather Big E.
This book and the entire series is a perfect read for anyone who enjoys romance, family drama and life on a ranch.
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4.5 stars for this final installment in the Return of the Blackwell Brothers series! I really enjoyed the entire series. Each and every one of the five Blackwell brothers is utterly unforgettable, as are their wives/fiancees and children. The five books in the series are best read as a series. Though each book can work as a stand-alone, there are so many backstories that create the Blackwell brothers’ emotional canvas that reading them in order will help the reader become fully immersed in their world and their past. This final book did a good job of tying in all the brothers’ stories while solving the mystery of what happened to the brothers’ grandfather.
This story focuses on Chance, the last Blackwell brother and Ty’s twin, who became a widower two years past when his wife died from cancer. Now he’s a single father, attempting valiantly to raise his four year old daughter while reviving his singing career. He’s called back to the Blackwell Ranch by his four brothers because their grandfather has gone MIA and they need to decide what to do with the ranch’s future. Katie, the younger sister of Chance’s deceased wife, is stubborn, brave, hard-working, and loyal and only wants to become the foreman of the ranch so that she and her ailing father can have a home. Rosie, Chance’s daughter, is a darling and brings much laughter and tenderness to the story. The story between Chance and Katie is a total heart-wringer, full of heartbreak, heartache, and betrayal. How much more pain can these Blackwell brothers take?!?! In the midst of all that pain and past darkness, there is forgiveness and hope sprinkled throughout the story.
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The Rancher’s Homecoming wrapped up this series beautifully. Chance and Katie had a lot of heartbreak to overcome before they could find their happily-ever-after. I really felt for Chance and all that he and his daughter lost when his wife died. He was stuck in more ways than one.
Katie carried many burdens. She dealt with so much more than most people knew about. In previous books, her father’s bad health was hinted at. The reader knew that Katie had unoffically taken on all of her father’s responsibilities as foreman. Yet the sad truth of the situation did not become clear until this novel.
I loved watching Katie and Chance find each other. Their attraction was complicated by the fact that Chance’s late wife was Katie’s sister. Chance loved his first wife completely. Could Katie ever measure up in her own way and become as treasured to him as Maura had been?
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Finally, Katie gets her story told. After seeing her struggle with keeping the Blackwell ranch afloat in the past four books of the series, we now get to see more of what has been going on. The pressure she has been under to hide her father’s secret and to keep that “other” secret is almost too much.
Chance finally returns, albeit very reluctantly, to Montana with his adorable daughter. He was so fun because despite appearing to be the very typical cowboy, it ends up that he is scared to sit on a horse. A fact that ends up making for a very gallant act on his part.
As a songwriter, Chance has come up empty since his wife died. It was humorous how throughout this story, all those around him kept saying things that he knew would make great lyrics so he would be scribbling them down. That theme of him needing to find his song again was a sweet one.
Rosie captures my heart in the way well-written children will. It was so fun seeing her tough father melt at her requests and dress her in all the pink her little heart desired. Probably the funniest scene in the book was when, at Jon’s ranch for dinner, Rosie talked about naming the cows. As the adults tried to explain to her why that was a bad idea, things went from bad to worse!
The story was well written and the tension relating to the secrets was just right. Add a missing father, an accident in the rain and secrets coming to light at just the wrong time and you have an enjoyable read.
I couldn’t help but notice how the author kept going back and forth about whether Jon and Lydia were married. At one point in the story they were planning the wedding and enlisting help. Then they were married with the twins calling her “mom”, and then the wedding was being planned again. I also felt the resolution of the situation with Big E was anti-climactic after the build-up through the other books.
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Will Chance agree to keep the ranch or sell it?
The end of The Blackwell Brother’s Return is here with The Rancher’s Homecoming by Anna J. Stewart. This last book is about the fifth Blackwell brother, Chance Blackwell, and their ranch hand Katie Montgomery. Chance Blackwell is the deciding vote to keep the ranch or to sell it. He doesn’t have time for the ranch as he is a famous singer who is trying to make a comeback. Katie Montgomery just wants to be able to work and live at the only place she has called home.
Chance Blackwell
The main male character is Chance Blackwell. He is the youngest of all the Blackwell siblings. Chance is also the only sibling that doesn’t like ranching and hasn’t been back home in over ten years. He is a father to a beautiful little girl, Rosie and a widow. His wife died almost two years ago.
What I like
I like that Chance took his little girl to meet both sides of the family all along knowing that he doesn’t belong on the ranch. He is also a great dad which I adored. He has a great connection to Rosie and been her sole world since his wife passed. Another thing that I like about Chance is that despite everything in him telling him to leave the ranch, he is still there trying to make it work.
What I dislike
What I dislike about Chance is that he knows how stubborn the Montgomery family could be and yet he didn’t wait to hear Katie’s side of the story. The last thing that I don’t like about Chance is that he didn’t want his daughter to get attached to the ranch or her family. He never thought he would fall in love with the place that he tried so hard to leave.
Katie Montgomery
The main female character is Katie Montgomery, and she has a lot of explaining to do. Katie has been since the beginning, but we learn a lot about her in this book. All Katie has ever wanted to be is the foreman of the Blackwell Ranch and to be there for her dad. She also wanted to meet Rosie in person. The only thing stopping her from getting everything is the fact that Big E has left. Or has he really taken off?
Likes and Dislikes
What I like about Katie is that she is the one constant thing in all the books. She is the primary person running the ranch while Big E has run off to do whatever he is doing. However, Katie was the one that has kept the ranch running even with Big E was there. What I don’t like about Katie is that she didn’t tell Chance sooner about Big E’s scheme.
Five Star
I am giving The Rancher’s Homecoming by Anna J. Stewart a five-star rating. She did a fabulous job of wrapping up this little series. Chance and Katie are perfect for each other and make a terrific team parenting Rosie.
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Chace is a singer writer who left and never planed to come back, rosie is his daughter and has never met her aunt or grandfather. Katie is running the ranch since Big E left, now she has to face Chance and Katie. Chance planes to sell may change since Rosie loves the ranch and animals and Aunt Katie and all the uncles and cousins. if you like family and all the trouble that can happen along with the animals and children you have to read the book. I am sorry it is the last in the series. love them, could not put the book down
Nutshell: Widowed singer-songwriter returns to family ranch after 10 years away with 4-year-old daughter in tow; sees foreman’s daughter through new eyes.
My usual reads are a lot more steamy than The Rancher’s Homecoming. Still, the fleshed-out characters and layered plot had no trouble maintaining my interest. There were several laugh-out-loud moments, and I even shed a few tears. It’s an entertaining, engrossing read and I’m going to miss the Blackwell Brothers now that it’s over.
4 1/2 STARS!
The prodigal brother returns! With the final book in the Return of the Blackwell Brothers series, we get Chance’s story. It was the one I’ve been waiting on from the start when we learned of all that he had lost way back in book one, and it was worth the wait! Rosie is adorable, Chance is a great addition to the brotherly mix, and seeing Katie’s nature come to life was great. I would have liked to have seen their relationship develop more outside of the ranch and Rosie, and I wanted more from Big E’s returning story line, but overall, it was a good addition to a great series. Really enjoyed!
Chance Blackwell really had no plans to ever return home to Falcon Creek, Montana or the Blackwell Family Ranch, but pressure from his brothers finally twists his arm to make the trek back to help with some decision making. He took off a decade ago with nothing but his guitar and his girl by his side and made his dreams come true … at least for a little while. Now he’s widowed, the single dad to the little girl who gives his life meaning and on the edge of losing what career he had.
Katie Montgomery tried to pick up the pieces of her father’s heart when her big sister eloped with Chance and took off to live their dreams, but she never managed to fill that spot. She’s basically at her breaking point of filling in for the ranch foreman and trying to make sure no one knows how bad it really is with him. She’s done things she’s not proud of, but she has to protect her father’s place on this ranch no matter what!
The perfect ending to a fantastic series! I was very excited to not only read Chance’s story…because I feel like he was the least talked-about and most mysterious brother. But to have Katie as our female lead just brought the series full circle. Also, Jon’s book started us off with his precocious twins and Chance comes home with the equally adorable Rosie! You can tell from the gorgeous cover what a little spitfire she is!
Without getting into spoiler territory, I’m also thrilled that Anna J Stewart wrote the anchor leg because of her familiarity and talent in the genre of romantic suspense. While the mystery of where Big E is and what the heck he’s doing has run throughout the other four books, this is where his plans all come to fruition. Stewart never let it overwhelm Chance and Katie’s story, but let it enhance it and tie up all the lose ends for the Blackwell Brothers.
This will be a book, and a series, I’ll enjoy reading again. Each and every author gave their book its own flair, but also wove it seamlessly with the previous one. I’m hoping we’ll see another series by this collection of talented authors very soon!
What a perfect ending to a really fun series. I have never read anything by this author and this book will not be my last book by this author. This book was amazing it tells the last of the 5 brothers story and also you finally get to read Katie’s story which I was so excited about. This book was super emotional in parts and then it has you laughing in others. I love how the author also told Rosie’s story she had this personality that jumps off the pages she has a large personality just like her cousins from The Rancher’s Twin. If you have not been reading this series grab this book and the other four you will not be disappointed. This book was a super quick and fun read and totally with the read. I received an advance copy from the publisher. I was under no obligation to post a review and have given my honest opinion
“The Rancher’s Homecoming” by Anna J. Stewart is the fifth and final book in the Return of the Blackwell Brothers continuity.
Chance Blackwell is the last to return home to Falcon Creek and he holds the deciding vote on whether or not to sell the Blackwell Family Ranch. He doesn’t come alone—he brings his failing career and precocious (and adorable) daughter, Rosie.
Katie Montgomery has been managing the Blackwell’s ranch while her father’s been ill. She also carries a secret that deals with the brothers’ grandfather, Big E, and she could end up losing her place on the ranch, the only home she’s ever known.
Chance is filled with memories when he sets foot on family land, not all bad as he expects. He has Katie, who shares memories of growing up together and of Maura, Chance’s deceased wife and Katie’s sister.
Chance and Katie together is sweet and heartwarming. They fully come to terms with losing Maura while falling in love with each other.
The Blackwell family bond grows stronger between the brothers as Jon, Ethan, Ben, and Ty, along with their women, all make appearances, making this story also about the love and strength of family.
“The Rancher’s Homecoming” brings all the feels. You’ll cry, you’ll laugh, but in the end your heart will sigh.
I had always hoped Katie would get a book but we were obviously running out of brothers so I was happy we finally get to meet Chance as well as get to know Katie more. This really is a bitter sweet book as there is a lot of pain for both Chance and Katie both having lost Maura and neither have dealt with her passing and its even harder for Katie as she hasn’t never met Rosie, Chance and Maura’s ridiculously cute wee girl. We see Chance being torn between not wanting to be at the ranch, seeing how much Rosie loves it as well as his family having come together after so long apart and how his feelings for Katie have changed and not knowing what to do. There are so many emotions you go through in this book not just about Chance and Katie, but also the rest of the family and the fact that it is the last book in the series doesn’t help. lol
This was an amazing series and the fact that a different Author wrote each book but kept all the characters true to the original way was just fantastic and I now have some new Authors to look up and find more books to read.
What a great way to end this series! I don’t think I’m ready to let go of the Blackwell brothers but I have to – sniff, sniff!!!! This book was Chance’s story but it also wrapped up the overarching “main” story of the grandfather being gone and the trouble that caused for all 5 Blackwell brothers. Through all the other books, we’ve heard about Chance but I loved learning more about him. He was the only one married but we learn that his wife died from a disease and he has a darling young daughter. He had run away years before and eloped because of bad blood on the ranch with his father-in-law. We learned all this in previous books. He hadn’t been back since. I really enjoyed his darling daughter, Rosie! She stole the show! He was married to Katie Montgomery’s sister. Katie has been the ranch’s “foreman” for years but in name only. She wants it to become permanent! She loves being with her niece, Rosie, again but she’s having these weird feelings about Chance….what the heck?? There is so much going on in this book but it’s all great! Lots of brother rivalry but really brotherly love. This is an emotional book but so, so good! I recommend it!
First of all, the cover. When I first saw it, I knew I wanted to read this book. And then when I saw it was the final book in the Return of the Blackwell Brothers stories? It was a no-brainer. I was SO looking forward to Chance’s story and when it came with an adorably precocious little girl named Rosie, I fell in love. It is a standalone story but as it brings together all the Blackwell Brothers, their “attachments”, and wonderful characters surrounding them, I highly recommend reading the series.
I won’t give any story spoilers but let me tell you why I loved this book. Chance Blackwell, with Rosie of course, comes back to the family ranch at the [ahem] request of his brothers. Okay, it was repeated requests, and some begging, but he finally made it back. He has much to face while back in town, most of all his deceased wife’s family, the one who disowned her when she married Chance and then never answered her desperate calls when she was diagnosed with a fatal illness. His sister-in-law Katie tries to repair some bridges but boy, howdy, are the devastating feelings hard to smooth out and overcome.
Chance loved his wife Maura, had a music career that Maura encouraged, until Maura got so sick. And then when she died, he had Rosie to raise and he does love his little girl. Chance and Katie grow close while he works with his brothers to try to keep the Blackwell family ranch viable and running until they decide whether or not to sell. Chance’s and Katie’s story is truly heartwarming and wonderful, with a bit of intrigue thrown in to keep you guessing. Of course, we have an ending to the Blackwell Brothers series that makes it all worthwhile. And shushhhhhhhhhhh! Don’t tell anyone but I think Chance is my new favorite brother…