Review: Readers and Authors Take Note: This is How a Much Loved Series Should End
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 19, 2014
I have read every Rough Riders book.  I fell in love with the McKay Family from the start.  I have laughed, cried, related to and learned from this series.  When I heard the announcement that Ms. James was ending the series I was upset.  I thought the series still had juice and the writing was constantly improving.  I then worried about how she would end the series, I mean so many other's final books have seemed weak or rushed and then I soured on the series.I SHOULD NEVER HAVE DOUBTED LORELEI JAMES!  She has given the Rough Riders Series fans the book that they can sink their teeth into and savor.  Carson and Carolyn McKay share the history of their deep love and bond. We learn how they met and married. We learn more about the McKay Ranching start-up and the brothers.  We also get a rare glimpse into the West family.  As we follow the couples' history, we learn more about the McKay kids that we all love. The existing books are given more flesh from the insights shared in this book.  This is a love story and a story of how a family is built with a strong father and the even stronger woman beside him.  I laughed, nodded my head in agreement and I cried.  This has some very emotional moments, be prepared.I hate to think that this series has ended.  I love so many of the characters and I consider three of the RR books to be on my "Most Loved" list and now I am adding CTMA to the top of the list.  Ms. James did not let her readers down, this book is in my opinion, the strongest book that she has ever written, the characters are complex and the story tight.  The emotional scenes ring true and are not manufactured.Thank you Lorelei for writing the Rough Riders Series, I can honestly say it changed my life (see my Facebook page for an Open Love Letter).  I will mourn the fact that there will be no more hell raising McKays to read about, no more watching the clock to see if the newest book has downloaded but you gave us a wonderful final gift and for that I am eternally grateful.