Thank you NetGalley, and Kensington Books for the book A Calder At Heart. This is my personal review.
A Calder at Heart is the third book in the Calder Brand series.
This book puts the Calder and Dollarhides ongoing feud front and center. Logan Hunter, who is a relative of the Calder’s needs family and comes to Blue Moon to find what he needs. Kristen Dollarhide is a doctor who has come to serve the town’s people.
Right from the beginning you can feel the tug that is there pulling the two towards each other. But being on the opposite sides of this ongoing feud is one they may not be able to overcome.
This book had so much depth to it that made it so hard to put down.
I have enjoyed every book in the Calder Series.

Former US army Major Logan Hunter heads to Blue Moon to salvage whatever peace he can near the only family he has left.

He’s also in Blue Moon to deliver a letter to the family of Corporal Axel Anderson, who died during the Great war. Logan was Corporal Anderson’s commanding officer.

At the graveyard, he encounters a woman named Dr. Kristin Dollarhide who incidentally has come to pay her respects to Axal Anderson, who was the love of her life and was shot in a senseless fight between ranchers and immigrant farmers two days before Kristin had been due to leave Blue Moon for travel.

Logan is staying in Calder with Webb Calder the only blood relative he has left. Logan wrote him, and invited him to come to Blue Moon and settle.

Web’s been buying land and owning rights. He’s interested in a land owned by Lars Anderson, Kristin’s father-in-law. Lars, however, has refused to sell. Kristin’s brother, Blake Dollarhide who’s married to Lars’s daughter, owns a lumber mill on his ranch.

Blake is also interested in the same land. The wagon road from the lumber camps to his mill runs straight across it. And the creek that flows along the boundary of that ranch is the one that waters his property.

Webb is trying to get Logan to sweet talk Lars into selling his property seeing as Logan was his late son’s commanding officer.

An interesting western romance novel. Beautiful characters and evocative descriptions of Montana.

Thank you to Janet Dailey, NetGalley, and Kensington Books for the arc of this book.

Another well written story of the saga of the Calder’s and Dollarhide’s feud. This is the third in the series and really one should read the previous books to understand the animosity between the families. The range war has calm down, but Webb Calder still has plans for more control by using his newly arrived cousin Logan. Logan is a returning Major from the Great War only to find his whole family has died from the Spanish flu. He leaves Texas behind to start anew with the only family he has left in Montana. Shown a perfect piece of land for his dream of raising horses has only one drawback, it borders the Dollarhide’s ranch. Determine to remain neutral between the two families isn’t easy and then to fall in love with the sister of Blake Dollarhide adds some more fuel to the fire.
Dr. Kristen Dollarhide has returned home from the front of the Great War. Her dreams of opening up her own practice in Blue Moon is slowly becoming a reality. When Webb Caulder shows an interest in her she isn’t sure if it is real or a plot against the Dollarhide’s. And then she meets Logan, saving his life from a bullet wound. The pull to him only adds confusion.
There is a slow building romance, a good glimpse of the hard life of a rancher. What a page turner, I couldn’t put it down! Can’t wait to read it next book. Thank you NetGalley for this eARC. I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an Advance Reader Copy of this story. #NetGalley #ACalderatHeart

This is a voluntary review of an advanced copy.

I have enjoyed this series with the Calders and the Dollarhides and all the drama that goes along with these families!

This time, Kristin has returned from the battlefield as a doctor and meets Logan (a Calder relative) and knows that she needs to keep her distance as the two families are worse than the Hatfields and the McCoys! But that is hard when sparks keep flying between them, then add in Webb Calder courting Kristin and you have a very volatile situation.

Another side story is that Mason Dollarhide has returned and Joseph knows that Blake is not his biological father and wants to meet Mason. There is also another Anderson girl that Mason seems attracted to and this causes much aggravation in the Anderson family.

There is plenty of drama, intrigue, and romance throughout the book along with some sad events, but there is a great HEA!

I loved all of the original Calder books when they first came out and have always been a Janet Daily fan. A Calder at Heart did not disappoint. This book had all of the elements of the earlier books but includes an independent female doctor and a former soldier. It revisits many of the earlier characters as well. 5 stars.

Battle scarred from the war and the tragic loss of his wife and children has Logan Hunter heading to Blue Moon to be near the only family he has left. Hoping to start a new life and buy some land for a ranch, the patriarch of the family Webb Calder helps him to purchase a prime property. The land borders the Dollarhide spread and that heats up the feud between the two families. When Logan meets Kristen Dollarhide there is an instant attraction between the two. Despite their instincts to steer clear of each other they are drawn to each other. As conflict between the two families come to a head it threatens any hope of a future for the two of them.


Thanks to Janet Dailey and Kensington Books!

Janet Dailey is an author you won’t regret picking up. Here she writes about another part of the Calder family. This story focuses on Logan Hunter, a distant relative of the Calder’s, and Kristin Dollarhide. The story pulls you in right from the start and keeps you turning the pages until the end. Logan and Kristen’s HEA is a difficult road, with many obstacles in their way, especially the feud between their families. Join them as they navigate everything to get there. Even though this book is part of a series, you do not need to read the others before reading this one.

Ms. Dailey’s gifted writing gives the reader characters that are believable and brough to life the realities of living in mid-West in the early 1900s.

I highly recommend you pick up this book. You will not be disappointed.

Thank you NetGalley, Janet Dailey and Kensington Publishing for the ARC of this book which I voluntarily read and reviewed. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Publication date: 2/21/2023

Thank you to Net Galley for the advanced copy of this book. Yet another book in the Calder series. This story grips you right from the start. The feud between the Dollarhides and the Calders is still ongoing and a distant relative of the Calders does his best not to get caught up between these two families. He is a war veteran who just wants to live in peace. The troubles between these two families are jacked up even more when the black sheep of the one family returns and causes trouble everywhere he goes. The main characters in this book have instant attraction to each other but must navigate family members and the ongoing feud in order to find happiness together. If you have read any previous Calder book by this author, I recommend you pick up this book. You will not be disappointed.

Let me start by saying I am super picky about Western romance novels so take everything I say with that in mind. My over all impression of this book was just lack luster. It felt like nothing really developed enough. Maybe because I haven't read the other books in the series but as a stand alone this just didn't hold up for me. I felt like the story of Logan losing his family to the Spanish Flu could have been more prominent, he could have shared that with Kristen. Kristen's relationship with Mason her half brother was confusing to me and not well explained. The worst for me was the love triangle between Kristen, Webb and Logan. All three were basically strangers. For Kristen and Webb it went from mortal enemies to insta love without having any type of getting to know you. Then Kristen and Logan barely spoke to one another and then all of a sudden she declares him her friend, sleeps with him and is magically in love. So many opportunities to show their relationship evolve and the author took none of them. I can't get passed the insta love in this book. Where is the romance when the two main characters share hardly any banter or information about themselves with each other. Sorry I can't buy in. Regretfully I give this 2.5 stars. I will round up to three because I love historical romance set in the West.

Love these Calders and love this author! Kristi.n is a doc. She served in the war which gave her horrible nightmares. When visiting the grave of a lost love she’s approached by a man looking for the family of one of his soldiers that was killed, what Kristin doesn’t know is he’s related to Webb Calder.

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The rivalry between the Dollarhides and Calders continues. The book intertwines more with the Calders in this book. This story takes place after the Spanish Flu, when soldiers are returning home injured and scarred from war, only to learn their families have died in the epidemic . Logan, a Calder, is one such soldier. He tries to make a fresh start with his relatives. Kristin is also returning home from war as a doctor. The horrors she has seen haunt her and her dreams. This book takes the reader through Blue Moon, Montana and it reminds me very much of Yellowstone with the feuding and land. I would recommend this series.
Thanks to Netgalley, the publisher and author for the opportunity.

A Calder at Heart was read through NetGalley!! This book is the continuation of the Calder series. This book focuses on Dr Kristan Dollarhide. She has returned to Blue Moon from the Great War. A new comer from Texas is also a veteran. The beginning of prohibition comes to the area. Cars, phones and the beginnings of electricity are on the horizon. Returning family members are also in the book. This one intertwines with the Caldera more. I enjoyed their book. I do think the main characters were not the real focus of the story.

The Calder series, all generations, have always been among my favorites. This is not a disappointment!

Interesting story in 1919 but still regarding the greed of some ranch owners still wanting more no matter who they hurt.

Webb Calder owner of Calder Cattle Company in Montana wanted to add more land and water rights to his business. Major Logan Hunter returned from the war to Texas and found a personal tragedy and decided to sell his property in Texas and move to Montana to be around what is left of his family. Dr. Kristine Dollarhide also returned to Montana from the war. The story revolves around the difficulties arising around these three people and their family members. Good book and I enjoyed it and would recommend it to others.

The novel opens as the reader meets Logan Hunter a US Marine heading back to his hometown to be near the only remaining family he has when he meets Dr. Kristin Dollarhide. Logan immediately gets thrown into a family rivalry that escalated after he buys a ranch that borders the land of Webb Calder. This novel brings themes of love, loyalty, family struggles and the harsh conditions of living in the West together in a beautiful story. Janet Dailey is truly a talented writer that focuses on getting audiences to connect with the characters. This was an ARC provided by NetGalley and Kensington Books

Former US Army Major Logan Hunter returns home to find that the Spanish Flue has taken his beloved wife and children from him. He heads to Blue Moon to be near the only family he has left, Webb Calder. Not only does Webb embrace him and welcome him to the family, but he provides the opportunity for Logan to purchase a prime piece of property. Little does Logan know that Webb has ulterior motives.

Logan soon finds himself torn between family ties and doing what’s right. Can he help end the feud between the Calder and the Dollarhide families peacefully, or will it take bloodshed to end it?

Kristin Dollarhide, a former military doctor who just wants to have her own medical practice and live in peace, but will that be possible with Logan and Webb both attracted to her and family loyalty at stake?

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is another installment in the history of the Calder and Dollarhide families as they built their dynasties in Montana. This one is right after WWI and the flu epidemic. I enjoyed seeing how it all came to be and how the great ranches came to be. This is specifically the story of Logan Hunter, a Calder relation and Dr. Kristin Dollarhide. A great early west romance!

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A Calder at Heart, was a dry book every once in awhile just like the drought in the story. Mainly about two feuding families over land and then love. The last quarter of the book was okay.

This is an excellent book, but the title is misleading. There are 4 very strong leading men in this story and only one cares about being a Calder - Webb. Logan is a Calder cousin but it's not his last name and the Calder name means very little to him. He is his own person and not a Calder at heart. The storyline is more focused on the Dollarhides - Mason, Joseph, Blake and Kristin. Joseph was raised as Blake's son but when Mason returns to town, Joseph is enamored with his real father's carefree and reckless lifestyle. Kristin, the town doctor, is the sister of Mason and Blake. Both Webb and Logan are in love with Kristin. Rivalries are everywhere - Logan & Webb: Mason and Blake and poor Kristin is in the thick trying to smooth things over. There is a lot going on in this little town - Range wars, cattle thieving, bootleg liquor and family drama. A very compelling story with suspense that keeps you guessing. So glad I read this one!
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The third book in the series has a little bit of everything. You have a Marine from World War one moving to the area and Calder wanting him to help him destroy other people which he did not want to do. You had Masson come back and act as if he cared about the son he did not want years ago only to use him and his friends for illegal acts with bootlegging alcohol which almost gets them killed. Then you have Kristian Dollarhide who had become a doctor and was one in the war coming home only to fall for Logan the Marine and Calder’s cousin but does she want to be with him if he is going to be around his cousin? All of these make for a very good book and made me think of my grandfather who fought in WWI and the letters he wrote to my grandmother that we found many years later after the past, I still have his uniform so this story touched a little bit close. Liked all of the characters and really was a good book.