Review: Great Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 3, 2014
I am a "Daly Way" fan and have read all 5 of Ms. Paulin' s books in this series.  And each book just gets better.  If you are familiar with these stories, then you already know that Daly is a small, present-day, western-type town populated by lots of men...and very few women.  As a result, polygamy has always been a way of life.  It's not only accepted, but expected, and there is no shame or stigma attached to the practice of one woman devoting herself to two or more men.  For me, the key to these relationships is not just the sexual aspect that you would expect, but the love and devotion that is shared equally.  The characters you read about are not just 'participants' in this lifestyle...they are a 'family.'  And for me, that is what separates these stories from just the basic menage' type of relationships you might expect to read about.Briar Rhodes lives in Chicago and works nights as a bartender to support herself as she pays her college fees.  She is used to being on her own and not depending on anyone else for assistance.  When she is informed that a father she barely knew has died and left her a ranch in her old hometown of Daly, she moves there to check the situation out for herself.  She needs to decide if she wants to live there on a permanent basis, or sell the place.It turns out that Jax, the attorney who came to Chicago to inform her of her inheritance, also loves in Daly.  He is a foreman on a nearby ranch owned by her uncle. Jax remembers Briar and had a crush on her when they were young.  He offers to help her with of the running of the ranch, should she decide not to sell.  Jax introduces his best friend and right-hand man Ram, along with the rest of his crew, Cannon and Hawk.  Sparks fly, and Briar finds herself in a menage' relationship of her own.  She must now not only decide if she wants to learn how to be a successful ranch owner...but whether or not she wants to take the chance to live in a special type of relationship that she has always wondered about.I would recommend this book to anyone who is familiar with Ms. Paulin' s work, and for those who are interested in finding out what living this lifestyle might be like.