Montana Rose

This was an enjoyable, light read. The writing style keeps the action going while showing how each character grows into a greater faith and a better person. The hero is not entirely realistic, but somehow Connealy pulled it off. I really enjoyed seeing Cassie come to life and realize that she wasn't an utter failure in life just because her egotistical first husband had said she was. And it was a pleasure to see her quit being so gullible.
I loved the independent woman, Belle, who the next book will be about; even though she can't see it herself, a great deal of her independence is a desperate bluster, and I'm looking forward to reading her story.
Two nit-picks: toward the end, I felt this was indeed clarified better; but it bothered me at times that Red kept wanting Cassie to buck his authority. He could easily have been playing with fire and hurt her just as much by drawing out her suppressed anger as by doing as he wished and drawing out her subdued personality. I don't know how well this might have worked in real life.
Second, Red was too perfect! Too many books like this might easily lead girls to expect the moon and then get disappointed. Hence, young ladies read with caution. :)
The resolution with Wade single-handedly added one star to my rating.