Wild Montana Skies

The last thing Search and Rescue helicopter pilot Kacey Fairing needs upon returning home to Mercy Falls, Montana, is to run into her mistakes. After a devastating crash during her recent military tour in Afghanistan, she is emotionally broken but ready to start putting her life bak together. She just wants to reconnect with her teenage daughter and spend the summer working as the new lead pilot of PEAK Rescue in Glacier National Park.
   But her mistakes aren't so easily forgotten. Because Ben King is also back in town.
   Country music star Ben King abandoned his past when he moved to Nashville thirteen years ago to start his career. He hoped to heal his broken heart, caused by losing the woman he loved. But when his father is injured, Ben is called home to help manage PEAK Rescue during his recovery. He doesn't realize his father has ulterior motives until his old flame, Kacey, walks into his house and back into his heart. 
   Now, with Mercy Falls in a state of emergency due to flash floods, Kacey and Ben will have to work together to save lives. But when secrets are uncovered and old hurts rise to the surface, will they walk away again? Or can they find a different ending to their country love song? (copy of back cover)

   I enjoyed this book. It was a classic love story in many ways, and I think it will appeal to a lot of people. It had several great themes, including the "secret child" theme, a favorite of mine. What can I say? It adds so much delicious drama! It was also a story about old flames and past hurts. It was a romance packed with excitement and drama, and there is probably at least one aspect of it that would appeal to you. It's a western romance, a rescue and paramedics romance, a hidden child romance, and an old flame romance. It's even a celebrity romance. 
   This book has a lot of themes, and I enjoyed many of them. I have to say, though, that I wish there had been less of them. I think any of those elements would make a great book, but Ms. Susan May Warren put ALL of them in her book. It was a lot to focus on, and it felt kind of flighty in the novel. We couldn't stay on one theme for too long, or go into it in too much depth on any of them. I think if Ms. Warren had chosen only two or three themes and gone more in depth I would have been more invested in Wild Montana Skies. For me, it was a very light read. I was never at the edge of my seat.
   That said, it was an enjoyable book. None of the main characters were obnoxious, although I personally couldn't relate very much to Kacey. It had a good plot, and plenty of romance and drama. I just felt it could have been better, so it was just OK for me. It could have been worse, but I would have liked it to be better. 
   If you're looking for a light read, this might be it. If you enjoy any of the themes I talked about, you should check it out. I would also recommend the Porter Family series by Becky Wade for anyone who enjoyed Wild Montana Skies. It has several of the same themes, although not all in one book. They are spread out, and I enjoyed them a little more than Wild Montana Skies, myself.

*I received a free copy of this book in order to review it.