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#Review of Stolen Away (Hearts of Montana #3) by Jennie Marts w/a rafflecopter giveaway! @jennieMarts @entangledpub

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STOLEN AWAY

by Jennie Marts
Hearts of Montana #3
Publication Date: September 26, 2016
Genres: Adult, Entangled: Select, Contemporary Romance

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Synopsis: Elusive charmer Cash Walker is a tough-as-nails cowboy, except when it comes to the shy woman who shows up with a pretty smile, a wounded spirit, and a goat riding shotgun in her passenger seat.Recently divorced from an abusive husband, Emma Frank has come home to Broken Falls, Montana. Lost, alone, and unable to escape the bullying tactics of her ex-brothers-in-law, she finds solace and friendship at the Tucked Away farm and with the handsome cowboy who believes in her and who helps her find her own courage.

There’s a darkness in Cash’s past that’s kept him from ever letting anyone get too close, but he can’t seem to stay away from Emma, who seems to be the one to finally break through his tough exterior and steal this cowboy’s heart.

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“I don’t know why I told you all that stuff.” She looked at the ground, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. “I don’t usually talk this much.”

“It’s okay. I’m happy to listen. But if you’re back living with your dad, does that mean you’re looking for a job in Broken Falls?”

She shrugged and rubbed at a white line of scar tissue that crossed her lower arm.

He wondered if Leroy had given her the scar. He’d take a bet that he had.

“I guess. I don’t know where to look though. It’s not fair to the business to have those two—what’d you call ’em— asshats—showing up and causing them to lose customers.”

The corner of her lips curved up again at the slang term.

“You just need to find a place that won’t put up with that nonsense. A place where you feel safe.”

She blinked back sudden tears, and it almost tore his heart in two. Maybe that hadn’t been the best word. Did she really feel safe anywhere? Having Leroy behind bars should have given her some peace, but instead his two idiot brothers were now following her around and intimidating her.

A notion sparked in his mind. “I have an idea. You free later this afternoon? Can you come into town with me say around three o’clock or so? I might have just the place for you to work. It might only be part-time hours, though.”

“That would be okay. I’d take anything right now.” Her look of fear turned to one of barely disguised hope, then changed to an expression of wariness. “Why would you want to help me? You barely know me.”

His chin dropped, and he raised an eyebrow, ready to lay on the charm and the slow grin that came so naturally to him when it came to pleasing women. But something in him held back, kept his flirty smile in check. He knew his charm worked on women, young and old, gorgeous and plain.

Hell, he’d been using it since he was a teenager and realized a well-placed compliment and a seductive smile could open doors for him and literally charm the pants off some women.

But Emma wasn’t some woman.

He’d only been in her presence less than an hour, but he recognized something in her. Not just the fact that they’d gone to school together— he barely remembered her from then—but the fear in her eyes was something he knew. The way she tried to be brave, but shied away from trouble, smoothing things over and not causing waves. Those were things he recognized—things he remembered from a past long ago—from a time that he’d put behind him, sealed up in tight boxes and shut behind a locked door.

No, this woman didn’t need the charming role he usually played—didn’t need to be flirted with and teased, complimented or seduced.

She’d touched him, stirred something in his heart, something that made him want to help her.

What Emma Frank needed right now was a friend.

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review

Ever read a book that just had all the feels and left you with a smile on your face?  That is this book for me.  I read it at school yesterday when I was subbing at the high school.  Yes, I know.  Should of read it earlier but I needed something to read during the day.  I had a couple of girls come up to me when I had a goofy grin on my face and ask me what I was reading.  I told them and assured them that it was appropriate for them to read.  And yes, I told them it had sex but nothing that they haven’t seen or heard on television/movies/internet.  They asked me why I was grinning while reading a book?

I told them these things:

  1.  A hero that doesn’t think he’s a hero but he is.  It just takes TWO strong women to make him see the light.  Men can be dense.
  2.   The setting is Montana and on a farm.  Small town, too.  And yes, it’s smaller than our town.
  3.   A heroine that is much stronger than she realizes.  She just needed her confidence built back up.
  4.   Realizing that you DO have friends to help you when things go south.  There is no shame in asking for help.
  5.   Outstanding secondary characters that make you want to go back re-read their books again.
  6.   Villains that are truly vile.  No redeeming characteristics at all.  In fact, you want to slap them.
  7.   A couple that you truly know belong together but need a hit upside their heads to realize it.
  8.   A sensitive topic like domestic violence that needs to be talked about…a lot.
  9.   An author that just writes wildly romantic, emotional and sigh worthy books.  There is always a message but she never hits you over the head.
  10.   Lastly,  I just needed to read a book where two people met, fall in love, have to deal with some things and then have their HEA.  Simple, really.

Overall, I just love Ms. Marts.  Her writing, characters, and setting are top notch.  Watching Emma grow stronger every day and then finally showing her growth in the end.   I was just blown away.  Cash just needed that hit upside his head and he got it.    Plus, there are kittens.  I want Percy…

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CATCH UP WITH THE OTHER BOOKS IN THE HEARTS OF MONTANA SERIES!

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Synopsis: Sometimes you find what you need in the most unlikely places…

Charlie Ryan’s cheating fiancé left her with a broken heart and even broker bank account. She’s hit rock bottom, but everything is about to change. Suddenly, she’s inherited a Montana farm named Tucked Away from a grandmother she never knew existed. A fresh start is just what she needs – and no men in her future this time, even if the local vet is as hot as a Montana summer.

Zack Cooper is content with his simple life. Running his veterinary practice and raising his daughter are enough to keep him busy, and he doesn’t need a high-maintenance city girl like his ex who plans to sell her grandma’s ranch and split faster than a setting sun. So why can’t he stop thinking about Charlie and her hot-pink cowboy boots…and the way her eyes say she wants to stay while her lips tease him with plans of leaving?

Just when both start to believe love might be worth the risk…one night will change everything.

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Synopsis: Secrets have a way of revealing themselves….

Right after a fire breaks out in her diner, a phone call changes Cherry Hill’s life. The tragic death of her cousin leaves Cherry sole guardian of her eight-year-old nephew. But the upper crust side of the Hill family deems her unfit and is determined to take Sam away from her. The only one on her side is the sexy sheriff, Taylor Johnson, the man who broke her heart nine years ago when he left town.

Taylor Johnson has sworn to protect the citizens of Broken Falls, but should that extend to a fake engagement to the woman who captured his heart so long ago? It doesn’t take long for his pretend feelings to turn real for both Cherry and her adorable nephew, Sam.

But Cherry’s been hiding a secret from Taylor that could rip this new family apart…

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ABOUT JENNIE MARTS

Jennie Marts

Jennie Marts loves to make readers laugh as she weaves stories filled with love, friendship and intrigue. She is a USA TODAY Best-selling author and writes for Entangled Publishing. Reviewers call her books “laugh out loud” funny and full of great characters that are “endearing and relatable.”

She is living her own happily ever after in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, two sons, two dogs and a parakeet that loves to tweet to the oldies. She’s addicted to Diet Coke, adores Cheetos, and believes you can’t have too many books, shoes, or friends.

Her books include the contemporary western romance Hearts of Montana series, the romantic comedy/ cozy mysteries of The Page Turners series, and her latest series about hot hockey players, the Bannister Brothers Books.

Jennie loves to hear from readers. Follow her on Facebook at Jennie Marts Books , or Twitter at @JennieMarts. Visit her at www.jenniemarts.com and sign up for her newsletter to keep up with the latest news and releases.

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