This is a tough one - I really enjoyed "Kit McBride gets a wife" so was looking forward to this.
I enjoyed reconnecting with the irrepressible Junebug, and all the McBrides up on the mountain.... but the story here suffers from not getting Morgan & Pip together early enough, or frequently enough -- the first half of the book goes by before they even meet (though I did like some of the backstory on Pip), and then almost as soon as they're thrown together, they're thrown apart again. The romance develops in just a few big leaps, because they're only together for a few brief minutes -- the majority of the story is more of a "Pip & Junebug's wild adventure" -- with just a tiny sprinkling of the Morgan & Pip romance thrown in. I think I'd have preferred that the ratio of these storylines be reversed. I also liked the brief moments we saw Kit & Maddy from the last story but even a little more from them would have been nice to follow up from the 1st story.
I might read on in the series because it's just a fun, rollicking frontier world Barry's built, and I'm intrigued to see what will happen to the big mountain McBride brothers & Junebug next.... but this installment felt like a bit of a letdown.

If possible, this was better than the first book. Morgan McBride is a dream, I loved spending time with Junebug she’s still such a highlight, and SO incredibly well drawn. The entire Montana scene is fantastic. This book is spicier and not closed door which is the biggest improvement over the first book. I wanted to spend more time with the McBrides and can’t wait for the next one,

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I think this series is so fun. All the characters feel very funny and real, and after the last book I was very excited to see grumpy Morgan get married off. Between the first installment and this one, the pacing has absolutely improved, and we thankfully get to see the couple on page together more. But I still feel like this series could be improved by more proximity between the couple and maybe a little less Junebug. I’m really excited for it to continue, and I can’t wait to see who Beau ends up with!

This was my first book I’ve read by Amy Barry and I really enjoyed it. This story is great for fans of historical western romances. An amazing story and adorable characters you fall in love with this book hooked me from chapter one.I can’t wait to read the first book about Kit and Maddy. I’m sure it’s just as good as this one.