This is a heartwarming and heartfelt story. I enjoyed reading about this two characters. Its a page turner and well written. I enjoyed the storyline.
I read and and reviewed an Advanced Copy of this book All thoughts and opinions are of my own Thank you NetGalley and Harlequin

Oh my goodness, y'all - this book hit me in the feels. I chuckled, I swooned, and I teared up a few times too.

Montana Dreams focuses on Harrison/Blackwell sister Peyton - a workaholic and the oldest sister of the group. She's also the only one who wasn't totally floored by the revelation that their biological father was Thomas Blackwell, not Rudy Harrison. As such, there are a lot of emotional layers to be worked through with her sisters as well as in her own heart. But that only be done if she learns to look up from her laptop & her phone and engage life again.

Enter Matteo and his adorable little boy Gino (who will melt your heart and break it a little too).

Matteo is Peyton's hotty-hot bodyguard, and I loved having this dash of suspense in the story. Excuses for love interests to stay up close and personal with each other in potentially tense situations are always a win in my book! But there's so much more to Matteo than 'just' being a swoony bodyguard. He's also a daddy who loves his little boy fiercely and would do anything to make sure Gino knows he's loved and wanted. Gino's big, earnest heart and sensitive spirit make sure he steals the show more than once, and his absolute love for Peyton will warm even the Grinch's cold heart.

Bottom Line: Watching both Peyton, Matteo and Gino each come alive in Montana was my favorite part of this novel - well, besides the plenty-of-sparks romance of course. Because #priorities haha. The characters were all multi-layered and richly developed, both main and secondary characters, and I continue to enjoy the overarching subplot of trying to find out what happened to Thomas Blackwell. This is my favorite of the series so far (though I've enjoyed them all), and I can't wait to read the last two!

(I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.)

I loved the chemistry between these two!

Peyton is a high-powered VP, the eldest sister of five girls, and the only one who knew that Rudy, their dad, was really their stepfather. Now that the secret has been discovered, she has to work on repairing her relationships with each of her younger sisters.

This story starts with Peyton having to accept a bodyguard when someone start threatening her at her work. When the threats turn deadly, she’s forced to hide out at the Montana ranch belonging to her newly-discovered family. Matteo is happy to protect Peyton in Montana, away from the threat in California, but the last-minute addition of his son, Gino, to the trip throws a wrench into all his plans.

I loved how Peyton connected with Gino, and how she instinctively knew what to do to engage him with his schoolwork. The story beautifully explores all the emotional conflict Peyton is feeling as she connects with relatives she isn’t sure she’s ready to accept. The author takes a head-on approach to the overall theme of fathers leaving and parental abandonment without becoming heavy-handed or melodramatic.

I really enjoyed the chemistry that these two have, and the easy way they worked together. Their love story was sweet and believable, and I admired the way the author included Gino throughout and treated him like a real child rather than the usual perfect (yet boring) offspring. The path to their HEA took a rather unexpected turn as Peyton comes up with a solution that goes against everything Matteo was working for, resulting in some truly honest self-reflection for both that only made their reconciliation that much stronger.

The corporate espionage part of the story was just enough to fuel the plot without taking unnecessary risks. My only issue is that, probably due to having different authors, this book had a bit of a problem matching up the childhood timeline with that of the earlier books, but it wasn’t enough to throw off the story. As the middle book in the series of five sisters, it perfectly balances the romance and the ongoing family drama. I’m looking forward to seeing how it all eventually unfolds. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.