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Montana Secrets (Harlequin Intrigue)

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Charlotte Douglas returns to tell some "Montana Secrets" in her latest Intrigue. For five years, Catherine Erickson believed her fiancé, Ryan Christopher, was killed in an embassy bombing. She raised their daughter alone on her family's Montana ranch, until a mysterious stranger appeared in her life. He said he was a friend of Ryan's. So why hadn't she ever heard of him? Trace Gallagher couldn't reveal his true identity without putting Catherine in danger. Can he keep her safe without breaking her heart?

"Montana Secrets" was an okay story, but nothing special. It's a well-written book. The story moves quickly and the storytelling is smooth. The characters are charming, the emotions feel real, and while there isn't much actual suspense for most of the book, the story is engaging enough to keep readers turning the pages.

I think I would have enjoyed "Montana Secrets" more if I hadn't read the last few months of Intrigues first. This is the fourth month in a row where one of the Intrigues has been about a presumed dead man returning to the woman he loved. Linda O. Johnston's "Operation Reunited," Intrigue 655, was the most suspenseful and dramatic. Sylvie Kurtz's "Red Thunder Reckoning," Intrigue 657, had the richest characters. Harper Allen's "The Bride and the Mercenary," Intrigue 663, was the most romantic. All of those books had something that made them feel a little different and special. "Montana Secrets" didn't. By throwing in amnesia AND a secret child AND the Montana ranch setting, the author really makes this seem like the same old story most of us have read before.

There's really nothing wrong with "Montana Secrets." It's a nice book. There just wasn't anything that made it stand out and a little too much that made it feel like a story I'd read before. It's a little too predictable, a little too familiar. Readers who haven't read stories like this before and Douglas's fans should enjoy it more than I did. I would have to recommend any of those other books before this one.