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A Montana man always protects the woman he loves
He discovered her during a Montana blizzard, freezing cold, impossibly vulnerable, a little boy by her side. Undercover DEA Agent Beck "Trigger" Cooke is astonished to recognize Ashley Swan--award-winning actress, famous beauty--and missing for over a year. To keep her and the child hidden from a sadistic madman, he secrets the pair away to his isolated home.
No longer a prisoner, and protected at Hope Ranch, Ashley recovers and learns the tall, tempting federal agent may have a dark past, but it hasn't destroyed his sense of honor.
As they shed past roles and find common ground, Ashley and Trigger can't help but fall slowly, carefully, in love. But danger still lurks outside the boundaries of Hope Ranch, for until her crazed captor is brought to justice, and Trigger's undercover past is laid to rest, none of them will ever be truly safe...
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Two trapped souls-one held captive by unshakable guilt, the other by a kidnapper-find comfort in each other in Ryan's thrilling first Montana Heat contemporary romantic thriller (spun off from the Montana Men series). Oscar-winning actress Ashley Swan has been missing for almost a year when she's found-battered and unconscious-by DEA agent Beck "Trigger" Cooke. Trigger, who was first introduced in Stone Cold Cowboy, has returned to Montana to heal from a gunshot wound and recover from living undercover as a drug dealer. He's shocked when he finds Ashley on his property along with an orphaned little boy named Adam. Sensibly, he keeps their whereabouts a secret until he uncovers the truth about their disappearances, but Ashley's location is eventually discovered by her kidnapper, who wants to get her back. To help her, Beck must step out of his private existence into her very public one, exposing himself to a powerful drug dealer who's bent on revenge. Beck's compassion for the troubled duo helps him to regain his true self, and his faith in Ashley helps her find the strength to fight back. Blackmail and bullets abound. Ryan's fans will applaud the action, embrace the newcomers, and eagerly await the next in the series. (Aug.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Can romance blossom in the aftermath of trauma? A movie star and an undercover agent try to find out in Ryan's new Montana Heat series.When A-list actress Ashley Swan goes missing, Hollywood assumes she's taking time away from the spotlight. A year later, Beck "Trigger" Cooke, an undercover DEA agent, finds her and a little boy in the snow outside his isolated Montana house. He recognizes Ashley immediately and soon learns that the boy is named Adam and his mother was killed by the same man who'd been holding Ashley captive, beating and starving her. Beck begins the slow process of nursing the actress back to health and guiding her through the process of reclaiming her life. Part of that will involve figuring out how to wrangle the media circus that surrounds her on her own terms. Ashley's captor, Brice Mooney, is also a celebrity, a talk show hostone with a dossier of blackmail on a lot of powerful people. As if that weren't enough, Beck has been laying low to avoid a drug dealer who blames him for the death of his cousin. Being with Ashley and Adam makes Beck think that maybe he is ready to give up being an undercover agent before the darkness of associating with murderers and drug dealers consumes him. He allows himself to be photographed with Ashley on the way to the hospital, despite the danger of being recognized. What Beck and Ashley don't know is that while they're taking steps to put the man responsible for her kidnapping away, a vengeance-fueled drug dealer is growing closer to finding Beck's true identity. When the two villains team up to catch Ashley and Beck, their worlds collide in an action-packed climax straight out of a summer blockbuster. There's more action than romance in this thrill-a-minute roller coaster, but as always, Ryan (His Cowboy Heart, 2017, etc.) doesn't disappoint. Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Booklist Review
When young, beautiful Academy Award winner Ashley Swan disappeared a year ago, some thought she was tired of celebrity life and had decided to drop out of sight. Instead, she was kidnapped and held prisoner by wealthy, powerful, and evil TV host Brice Mooney. When Ashley finds an opportunity to escape, she grabs her fellow captive, four-year-old Adam, and flees into the Montana wilderness and a raging blizzard. When Ashley collapses, Adam finds Beck, an undercover DEA agent who is recuperating from physical and mental wounds. Ryan's suspenseful, contemporary western romance, the first full book in her Montana Heat series, will keep readers turning the pages.--Herald, Diana Tixier Copyright 2017 Booklist