Country Proud - (Painted Pony Creek, 2) by Linda Lael Miller (Paperback)

About the Book

"Sheriff Eli Garrett is grateful for the good things in this life. Like his two best friends since childhood. A job that he loves. Enough land under the big skies of Montana to make a man feel free. And Brynne Bailey, finally back home in Painted Pony Creek to stay. Brynne was his high school sweetheart--and the girl he'd betrayed all those years ago. But now, with a new year right around the corner, it's time to make amends and see what the future might hold...if she'll let him. Brynne has one rule for herself: never date another cop. She made that mistake once before, and her heart still hasn't recovered from losing the kids she'd started to think of as her own. So she's happy to put the past behind her and be Eli's friend. Anything else is out of the question...until one electric kiss changes everything between them. But when a case blows wide open, putting Eli in danger, Brynne will confront her biggest fear. Some rules are meant to be broken and some hearts are worth the risk for a second chance with your first love."--Publisher's description.

Book Synopsis

"Linda Lael Miller creates vibrant characters and stories I defy you to forget."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author

First love always burns brighter...

Sheriff Eli Garrett is grateful for the good things in this life. Like his two best friends since childhood. A job that he loves. Enough land under the big skies of Montana to make a man feel free. And Brynne Bailey, finally back home in Painted Pony Creek to stay. Brynne was his high school sweetheart--and the girl he'd betrayed all those years ago. But now, with a new year right around the corner, it's time to make amends and see what the future might hold...if she'll let him.

Brynne has one rule for herself: never date another cop. She made that mistake once before, and her heart still hasn't recovered from losing the kids she'd started to think of as her own. So she's happy to put the past behind her and be Eli's friend. Anything else is out of the question...until one electric kiss changes everything between them. But when a case blows wide open, putting Eli in danger, Brynne will confront her biggest fear. Some rules are meant to be broken and some hearts are worth the risk for a second chance with your first love.

Painted Pony Creek

Book 1: Country Strong
Book 2: Country Proud

Review Quotes

"Linda Lael Miller creates vibrant characters and stories I defy you to forget."--Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times bestselling author

"Miller's name is synonymous with the finest in western romance." --RT Book Reviews

"Miller's romance won't disappoint." --Publishers Weekly

"Miller has found a perfect niche with charming western romances and cowboys who will set readers' hearts aflutter. Funny and heartwarming...a must-read." --RT Book Review on Big Sky Wedding

"An engrossing, contemporary western romance... Miller's masterful ability to create living, breathing characters never flags...combined with a taut story line and vivid prose, Miller's romance won't disappoint." --Publishers Weekly on McKettrick's Pride (starred review)

"Miller delights readers."--RT Book Reviews on The Marriage Season

"The Marriage Season is a wonderfully candid example of a contemporary western with the requisite ranch, horses, kids and dogs-wouldn't be a Linda Lael Miller story without pets." --Fresh Fiction on The Marriage Season

"Fans of Linda Lael Miller will fall in love with The Marriage Pact and without a doubt be waiting for the next installments... Her ranch-based westerns have always entertained and stayed with me long after reading them." --Idaho Statesman on The Marriage Pact

"Miller has found a perfect niche with charming western romances and cowboys who will set readers' hearts aflutter." --RT Book Reviews on The Marriage Pact

"All three titles should appeal to readers who like their contemporary romances Western, slightly dangerous and graced with enlightened (more or less) bad-boy heroes." --Library Journal on the Montana Creeds series