No one does western romance better than Linda Lael Miller. She’s one of my very favorite authors – as in, I own and have read well over 100 of her books. Her McKettricks series includes both historical and contemporary stories; they reside at the top of my “Love to Re-Read” list, and they introduced me to some of my all-time most loved characters.
For all those reasons, I am a bit sad to give Big Sky Secrets only 2 stars **
I fully comprehend that there is a specific formula for writing successful romance, and after 37 years of writing them, Miller is far more of an expert than I. Add to that the fact that this book has been published 21 times and in 4 different languages…obviously, it has been a big hit.
Unfortunately, though, I never engaged in the characters nor their journey. The hurdles they had to overcome were stated over and over until they felt boring and tedious; the backstory was disjointed segments scattered throughout as afterthoughts.
On top of that, I sensed that the reoccurring characters (from other books in the Parable, Montana “Big Sky” series) were thrown in randomly; if I was not already familiar with them from reading those her previous books, I’d wonder why they were mentioned at all in this one.
But I’m not a quitter…I will definitely be reading more of Miller’s work, more love stories, and more about irresistible country boys.
With love and hugs,
Ashli
