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Big Sky Summer: Book 4 of Parable, Montana Series
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Big Sky Summer: Book 4 of Parable, Montana Series

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The "First Lady of the West," #1 New York Times bestselling author Linda Lael Miller, welcomes you home to Parable, Montanawhere love awaits.

With his father's rodeo legacy to continue and a prosperous spread to run, Walker Parrish has no time to dwell on wrecked relationships. But country-western sweetheart Casey Elder is out of the spotlight and back in Parable, Montana. And Walker can't ignore that his "act now, think later" passion for Casey has had consequences. Two teenage consequences!

Keeping her children's paternity under wraps has always been part of Casey's plan to give them normal, uncomplicated lives. Now the best way to hold her family together seems to be to let Walker be a part of itas her husband of convenience. Or will some secretslike Casey's desire to be the rancher's wife in every wayunravel, with unforeseen results?

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PublisherHarlequin HQN
Release dateJun 1, 2013
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Big Sky Summer: Book 4 of Parable, Montana Series
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Linda Lael Miller

Nach ihren ersten Erfolgen als Schriftstellerin unternahm Linda Lael Miller längere Reisen nach Russland, Hongkong und Israel und lebte einige Zeit in London und Italien. Inzwischen ist sie in ihre Heimat zurückgekehrt – in den weiten „Wilden Westen“, an den bevorzugten Schauplatz ihrer Romane.

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  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Read from May 09 to June 08, 2013Read for Review (Harlequin via Netgalley)Overall Rating: 3.50Story Rating: 3.00Character Rating: 4.00First Thought when Finished: I ADORE Linda Lael Miller's characters. They make me root for the HEA every dang time!Story Thoughts: Just going to say it: I was not a huge fan of the base of this storyline where the kids were concerned. I don't understand the whole lying about who the father was when he clearly wanted to be in the picture. On both sides (father and mother) it pissed me off. It is hard to love a story when you just don't get why it happened in the first place.Character Thoughts: I love the characters of the Swoon-Worthy Cowboys series. As much as I didn't understand why Walker and Casey made some of the decisions that they did, I still was rooting for them to work it out. Plus, we got to see all the couples we already know and love. I just need Bry to have a love story. That girl sure does deserve one!Final Thoughts: While this might not be my favorite in the series it was still a pretty good read!
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Very good book. There's a lot of heat between Casey and Walker as they now have to deal with their feelings for each other and with the consequences of their longstanding relationship. Casey has been on the road for years, raising her two children as best she could. She's tired of the lifestyle now that she has met all the goals she set for herself. She wants to give the kids a stable home and the chance to go to school and make friends and just live a normal life. She settles in Parable, where her "friend" Walker lives. She has done a great job of keeping the secret of who her kids' father is, not wanting them to become part of a media circus. But now that they have settled down Walker wants his proper role in their lives. I liked Casey. She has been a terrific mother, raising Clare and Shane to be pretty good kids. They don't seem to have any of the problems that most celebrity kids seem to have. They have known Walker for most of their lives, but only as a family friend. When she got pregnant (both times) she wasn't ready to settle down and convinced Walker that staying anonymous was the best way to handle things. Now she realizes that that maybe wasn't the best way to do it. Both kids have made it clear that they wished they had a real father. She goes to Walker and agrees with him that it's time they tell the kids the truth. Casey is really scared. She is afraid that the kids will hate her for not telling them the truth. She also knows that she still can't resist her physical attraction to Walker. They have always been physically compatible but can't be together for five minutes without finding something to argue about. Casey tends to start the fights as a way to keep Walker at a distance. Casey has a lot to deal with once the truth comes out. Her son seems to take the news well, but her daughter is having a hard time with her feelings of betrayal. Casey decides that she and Walker should marry to protect the children, but she doesn't want to risk her heart on a real marriage. She soon realizes that her heart is already at risk because she has loved Walker all along and wants nothing more than to be a real wife to him. Walker has long wanted to be a real father to his kids. He is tired of just being the family friend and wants to tell the kids the truth. He finally tells Casey that she has to tell them. I liked the fact that he lets her know that they will do it together, that he is not going to try to take the kids or anything like that. He just wants to be a real dad. I really enjoyed seeing him become that father rather than just the cool friend. He soon realizes that being a father is a little more complicated than he thought but I thought he handled it very well. I also enjoyed the way that he made sure that Casey knew that he was there for whatever she needed for the kids or for herself. I also liked the way that he finally admitted to himself that Casey's desire to keep his fatherhood secret had allowed him to not have to deal with the hard things. Once they married he finally got a taste of the things she had had to deal with all those years, especially the tabloid reporters. This made him appreciate her even more. I liked the way that he finally admitted his love for her. One of the best things about the book was the way it showed how hard both Casey and Walker had to work to make their relationship a success. Both of them had to learn to compromise and both of them had to learn to actually talk to the other one. Casey also had to face up to her mistakes even though she had made them with the best of intentions. I liked both kids also. They were both realistically done without being obnoxious or too sweet. I also enjoyed catching up with the characters from previous books. I'm looking forward to the next book and seeing Brylee finally get her own happy ending.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    4 STARS Big Sky Summer (Swoon-Worthy Cowboys #4) I have enjoyed this series. I have read all four so far. It starts with a wedding of Sheriff Boone Taylor and Tara Kendall. We see a lot of the same characters from previous books. I like catching up with old friends seeing what the characters have been doing since the last book.Walker Parrish was attending the wedding as guest and friend of Boone. His sister does not come to weddings since she was left by the alter when Hutch called off the wedding to her in this church two years ago. Now he is one of the best man for Boone the other best man is Slade. Casey Elder is singing at the wedding. She is a famous singer that had moved to town a few years ago. She wants her two teenagers going to school for the first time. Casey has done a good job at keeping the secret of who the father of her two children is. Hardly anyone knows. In fact she hid the news to the father by lying to him that it was some other guy till it happened a second time. Walker when he found out both children were his he wanted to get married and bring them back home to his ranch. Casey wanted to keep singing. She agreed to let Walker be close to her kids as a family friend. He has always wanted more. He loves his kids.Casey's daughter Clare 14 has given up on wishes. She tells her mom she has wished since she was little for a dad. Casey realizes that she made a mistake and needs to tell her children that Walker is their father. She is afraid that her kids will hate her for telling them lies for years about their father.Casey and Walker met at the rodeos around the country when she was just starting out singing and Walker was being in the rodeos. They were great in bed but out they wanted different things. In fact when Casey came over to Walker's ranch to tell him that he was right they fell into the same patterns sleeping together and then fighting.They have a lot of issues they need to work out as a family. It is not easy for the kids to realize that their mom lied to them. Walker did to. Walker did not even tell his sister about them. She thought she was a honoree Aunt to them not a real aunt.Does have some love scenes in it, has horses and rodeos, ranching and small town helping those in need. In other words it is a romance book written by Linda Lael Miller.I was given this ebook to read and asked to give it honest review by Netgalley.05/28/2013 PUB Harlequin Imprint Harlequin HQN 384 pages ISBN: 0373777655
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Singer Casey Elder has kept her children's father a secret but now it is time to tell the truth. An easy ready cowboy romance
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    I would say rating is 3.5. Story is very good. Characters are good but I found the writing a bit rambling. Found myself skipping through parts simply because they weren't relevant to the overall story. I would still recommend.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Casey Elder, big country singing star, has come to Parable, Montana with her two teenage children, Clare and Shane, to settle down. She wants the children near their father, rancher and cowboy Walker Parrish; the trouble is no one except Casey and Walker know he's their father. Casey and Walker need to maneuver their complicated relationship, and maybe let the children know they have a real dad.Every once in awhile, I like to read a cowboy romance, and Linda Lael Miller is one of my go-to's. But honestly I wasn't sure what to make of this one. I was never clear why no one guessed Walker was their father, especially as Shane looks like his dad. I also never got exactly why Casey thought the lie was necessary or why Walker went along with it. There was some rationalization, but it was pretty weak. Therefore, neither Casey or Walker were very likeable (especially Casey). Why it took them fifteen years to come clean boggles the mind; also the fact that neither seemed to find anyone else during that time even though the kids spent a few weeks on "uncle" Walker's ranch every summer. There were a few other weird plot holes: the sudden approach by Casey's manager, the fact that Walker's sister never questioned the kids being her niece and nephew, the mean sheriff who wanders in and out of the story with no particular point. I do enjoy Ms. Miller's writing and I want to see what happens with Brylee, but this was not the best cowboy romance I've read.
  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    Big Sky Summer by Linda Lael MillerCassie has two kids and they are by Walker but they are not married. Walker doesn't even know they are his.Mitch is divorced again, a good friend and he asks her to marry him. He is the manager of her music career.Cassie Elder and Walker Parish do reveal the news to the kids and Claire bails, Shane is ok with it. They celebrate by having hot steamy sex and he informs Cassie that if she gets pregnant they will raise the kids together.Cassie is a well known musician and had often traveled the country for concerts. A quick marriage is in order....Major upheaval in the house as the tabloid photographers bombard them all...
  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    Big Sky Summer by Linda Lael Miller features some of my favorite things in a story, small towns, romance, and cowboys. I have had the pleasure of reading all the books in the Big Sky series and I have enjoyed each one. I always love returning to a town to catch up with some of my friends from previous books. Linda Lael Miller does a great job of giving updates on friends from past books in the series as well as telling a wonderful story about the main characters.Walker Parrish has been spending time with Casey and their children for many years. However these teenagers don't know that Walker is their Dad.Walker and Casey's always spark when they are together but sometimes those sparks turn into heated arguments other times they turn into babies.Walker is a handsome cowboy who has a ranch to run and animals to take care of. Casey is a super star trying who was in need of some quite time. She and her children have moved to Parable, Montana where Walker (the children's dad lives). When the children find out that Walker is their Dad there are some touchy moments and lot for everyone to take in. I thought Linda Lael Miller did a great job of showing all the emotional issues that would be involved in a secret of this size.I loved that Walker and Casey sizzle, they just have to figure out what their feelings are for each other. It takes awhile for them to get on the same page and get their family together but it was an fantastic story to read.I can not wait for the next in this series, I'm not sure but I think it my be Brylee Parrish's turn to find her happily ever after. If you like small town, western romances I think you will enjoy this one. I have yet to meet a Linda Lael Miller book that I didn't like.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Singer Casey Elder has always kept the name of her children's father a secret. Now that she has moved to Parable, Montana, that becomes a bit more difficult because their father, Walker Parrish, lives on a nearby ranch. Casey and Walker still have feelings for each other but don't feel they can get along well enough to live together. They come to the conclusion that they should get married for the sake of the children and the sparks begin to fly. This is a sweet story about families and the relationships between parents and their children. It is also the story of community support and friendship. Once again, Linda Lael Miller treats her readers to good visit with the people in Parable. This review is based on a copy of the book provided by NetGalley.