Montana Creeds: Tyler (McKettricks Series)
Tyler Creed, youngest of the three hell-raising half brothers born and raised in Stillwater Springs by an abusive drunk, is drawn home by an inchoate longing and almost immediately finds himself sheltering young Davie McCullough, a goth-attired, tattooed, and pierced troubled teen with a home life uncomfortably similar to Tyler’s own past. Complicating matters, Tyler’s first love, Lily Ryder, has also returned, and they soon discover their attraction is as strong as ever. Readers may find passing inaccuracies jarring, but the conclusion to Miller’s contemporary Montana Creeds trilogy contains her signature elements: a western setting, brawling siblings who gradually draw closer as they marry and start their own families, and external threats to their property and happiness. Fans of Logan and Dylan (both 2009) will be eager for Tyler’s story. --Lynne Welch