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Montana
Actually
Medicine
River # 1
By: Fiona Lowe
Releasing January 6th, 2015
Berkeley / Penguin
Blurb
A big-city doctor in a small-town Montana
practice....A former nurse who has sworn off doctors forever....The scene is
set for passions to ignite in Big Sky Country.
Perfect for readers of Robyn Carr and Sherryl Woods.
City
doctor Josh Stanton and his sports car don’t suit the country, but with his
medical school debt about to bury him, Josh has to make the best out of a bad
situation. Adjusting to his new job and life in the middle of nowhere isn’t
easy, but at least the views of the mountains—and one distractingly attractive
local—are stunning...
After
eight years away, Katrina McCade is back in Bear Paw for a break from her life,
bad choices—and men. But when a broad-shouldered stranger bursts into town, she
finds herself unexpectedly saddled with the town’s sexy new doctor as a tenant.
Katrina doesn’t need a man to make her happy, especially a disgruntled
physician. But try telling her body that…
Reasons I wanted to read Montana Actually: 1) It takes place in Montana. I would hope so, since it's in the title, but you never know. Okay, that's my main reason. I'm personally still trying to get use to Montana. I wasn't born and bred there, and still learning to embrace the charms that come from living in Montana. Now you know the reasoning behind reading Montana Actually, I might as well dive into what I liked about the story or the things that jumped out at me.
First off, I adore Josh. He made me laugh out loud, and all of it stems from his reaction to this small itty bitty town of Bear Paw. Let say that there are small towns like Bear Paw all around Montana. Coming from a big city is a rude awaking to Josh. Even if he came from a moderate size town would have would have been a rude awakening. I completely understand where Josh is coming from. I totally related to Josh and his attitude. Poor guy. The closes city is Great Falls; yeah, a rude awaking. Enough about Josh; the next important character is Katrina. I liked her too. Poor girl. She's had rotten luck with men, especially the last guy. So, she has decided that she doesn't need a man in her life and the perfect place to escape men is to go home. After all, the pickings are slim. Hahaha. It wouldn't be a romance if her plans weren't thrown out the door. Now there is a delectable doctor, which she's trying to warn herself away, but stupid hormones. Gotta love that they are hot for one another, but they kind of rub each other the wrong way. After all, they have been both burned by past relationships. Yes, chemistry is there, but they are trying to fight it.
Okay, I thought Montana Actually, was a cute read. I mean you have city boy who meets a country girl. Yes, it's a rough start between the two. However, situations throw them together and they have realize if its worth it. This story had me laughing out loud at times and times where felt bad for some of the characters. For instance, there is a part of the story where Josh was starting to feel like he was fitting when ended up as the butt of a joke. It was funny, but at the same time you felt bad for guy. This scene has to do with Rocky Mountain Oysters (aka bull balls). Fortunately, he was able earn the respect of the people shortly after that. So, you have Josh in a somewhat relationship with Katrina throw most of the book. However, I adore the secondary character story line between Beau and Shannon. That's actually really sweet story line. I have soft spot for Beau. Overall, Montana Actually, was a pretty good read. And yes, there are a few flaws to the story that kind of bugged, but they shouldn't effect others reading experience. Honestly, they are minuscule in the grand scheme of things. Other than that I found the story was entertaining and emotional. I would say pretty balance story. I like that it wasn't an instant love story, and that slowly build between two main characters. You really can't have instant love when they can barely tolerate one another. Plus, each of them was trying tell themselves why it was a bad idea to get involved with the other person. So, if you are looking that story with a city boy out of his element and trying to survive a small town and possibly fall in love (but not really looking for love), you might have it in Montana Actually.
Favorite Quote:
First off, I adore Josh. He made me laugh out loud, and all of it stems from his reaction to this small itty bitty town of Bear Paw. Let say that there are small towns like Bear Paw all around Montana. Coming from a big city is a rude awaking to Josh. Even if he came from a moderate size town would have would have been a rude awakening. I completely understand where Josh is coming from. I totally related to Josh and his attitude. Poor guy. The closes city is Great Falls; yeah, a rude awaking. Enough about Josh; the next important character is Katrina. I liked her too. Poor girl. She's had rotten luck with men, especially the last guy. So, she has decided that she doesn't need a man in her life and the perfect place to escape men is to go home. After all, the pickings are slim. Hahaha. It wouldn't be a romance if her plans weren't thrown out the door. Now there is a delectable doctor, which she's trying to warn herself away, but stupid hormones. Gotta love that they are hot for one another, but they kind of rub each other the wrong way. After all, they have been both burned by past relationships. Yes, chemistry is there, but they are trying to fight it.
Okay, I thought Montana Actually, was a cute read. I mean you have city boy who meets a country girl. Yes, it's a rough start between the two. However, situations throw them together and they have realize if its worth it. This story had me laughing out loud at times and times where felt bad for some of the characters. For instance, there is a part of the story where Josh was starting to feel like he was fitting when ended up as the butt of a joke. It was funny, but at the same time you felt bad for guy. This scene has to do with Rocky Mountain Oysters (aka bull balls). Fortunately, he was able earn the respect of the people shortly after that. So, you have Josh in a somewhat relationship with Katrina throw most of the book. However, I adore the secondary character story line between Beau and Shannon. That's actually really sweet story line. I have soft spot for Beau. Overall, Montana Actually, was a pretty good read. And yes, there are a few flaws to the story that kind of bugged, but they shouldn't effect others reading experience. Honestly, they are minuscule in the grand scheme of things. Other than that I found the story was entertaining and emotional. I would say pretty balance story. I like that it wasn't an instant love story, and that slowly build between two main characters. You really can't have instant love when they can barely tolerate one another. Plus, each of them was trying tell themselves why it was a bad idea to get involved with the other person. So, if you are looking that story with a city boy out of his element and trying to survive a small town and possibly fall in love (but not really looking for love), you might have it in Montana Actually.
Favorite Quote:
"Well, I hope it is. Life's often a winding road filled with blind bends, but keep driving, because when you least expect it, a spectacular view opens up that takes your breath away."
Copy provided by Berkley via NetGalley
Excerpt from Montana Actually:
Katrina walked
over to a horse he didn’t know. It was brown and white with a long white slash
down the center of its face and it immediately nuzzled her neck. He instantly
wanted to trade places with the horse.
He crossed his arms to stop himself
from reaching out and touching her. “Your horse?”
“Kinda. Like Boy, he belongs to the
ranch but when I’m home both Boy and Benji are mine again.”
“So, why weren’t you riding today?”
She sighed as she walked toward a stack of bailed hay. “Familial responsibilities and expectations.”
She sighed as she walked toward a stack of bailed hay. “Familial responsibilities and expectations.”
He knew all about that. “Why were
you avoiding me today?”
“I wasn’t avoiding you.” But the
startled look in her now wide green eyes gave her away. “I was busy and so were
you.”
“Katrina,” he said, shaking his
head. “Every time you got within three feet of me you made a ninety degree
turn.”
“I did not.” She cut the twine on
the hay bale.
“Yeah, you did. And we’ve just
walked a half mile with you dodging and weaving to keep a good foot and a half
between us.”
She snapped the pocketknife closed.
“Get over yourself.”
He laughed. “There’s nothing to get
over. All I’m saying is you don’t have to turn yourself inside out to avoid me.
I don’t have a problem with the fact that you kissed me.”
She pointed an accusing finger at
him. “Let’s get this straight, Josh. You kissed me, I was the one who pulled back.”
He stepped in close. “Sweetheart, we
both know you took my tentative kiss and turned it into every man’s fantasy.”
She shook her head so fast that her
hair flicked his chest. “No. I was the one who stopped it.”
“Because we were in the clinic.” He brushed
her hair behind her ear. “But we’re not at the clinic now.”
Her eyes shone with so many emotions
that they overlapped each other and he couldn’t decipher any of them except
desire. It dominated and cast the rest in the shade. He waited for her to say
or do something to tell him exactly what she wanted but she stayed silent so he
lowered his mouth to hers.
He tasted salt, beer and restraint.
He lightly nipped her lower lip.
She moaned, rose on her toes and
opened her mouth under his, taking him in.
Thank you.
The memory of their other kiss
fuelled this one and he explored her mouth, revisiting the places that made her
kiss him hard in return. For nights he’d fantasized about touching her and now
he could. His hands spanned her waist and he tugged her in against him. Her
breasts rose and fell against his chest and her arms rose and she linked her
hands around his neck.
God, she felt amazing. He wanted to
feel more.
His hands tugged her blouse out of
her jeans and then he was touching hot, smooth skin. His fingers burned with
her heat and he explored her one vertebrae at a time, pressing, kneading,
feeling, until his fingers discovered her bra catch.
Once he’d prided
himself on being able to undo a bra with one flick of his fingers but it had
been a while. Ashley had used sex as a weapon.
He found the hooks and twisted.
Nothing.
He hated looking clumsy. He tried a
second time, adding a flick.
Thankfully, the bra opened and his
hand sought the prize. He cupped round, hot, heavy flesh, loving the weight of
it in his palm. Picturing what her breasts might look like, his thumb scraped
across her already hard and raised nipple.
She cried out, the sound
reverberating in his mouth.
Every ounce of blood in his body
headed south. She was so amazingly responsive and every part of him wanted her.
He wanted to see her naked, touch her and explore every inch of her body. His
other hand reached to pop the buttons on her blouse.
She pulled away.
Jesus, not again. He was so hard he
could barely see straight, let alone construct a coherent thought, and
everything from her bright pink cheeks, her glazed eyes and her heaving breasts
said she wanted him as much as he wanted her. “Katrina, you’re killing me.”
She licked her lips. “Are you
married, Josh?”
“No.”
She nailed him with a look that
could have seared meat. “You sure about that?”
Indignation slugged him. “Of course
I’m damn well sure.”
“Engaged then?”
He shook his head. “No. What is
this, the Spanish inquisition?”
“Girlfriend back east?”
“Not any more.” It came out harsher
than he’d intended.
Her head tilted and her mussed hair
swung sideways. “So you’re single?”
A thread of panic ran though him
that she was interviewing him as a potential partner. He wasn’t looking for
anything more than the roll in the hay he was hoping to get but he wasn’t
having sex under false pretenses. “Categorically single. More importantly,
Katrina, I’m intending to stay that way.”
She smiled, a wide and unexpected
smile. “Excellent.”
Stepping back
in, she pressed her hands against his chest before rising up on her toes. “You
passed.” She kissed him hard.
Silver spots danced behind his eyes
and all he wanted to do was kiss her until they both collapsed in the hay. I
passed? His brain kept snagging on the word and he pulled away. “Excuse me?
What did I pass?”
“Everything.” Her hands tangled in
his hair, her fingers playing in the curls as she pulled his head back to hers.
“Even the fact you’re not a surgeon.”
The Stanton’s are surgeons. His
father’s censorious voice crashed into his head and he set her back from him,
his hands gripping the tops of her arms. “I’m not a surgeon? What the hell is
that supposed to mean?”
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