About Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure

In the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, loyalty…and a hidden fortune.

Jude Coulter is far more comfortable in his family’s sapphire mine tucked in the Montana mountains than the bustling streets of New York City where he’s been sent to deliver a shipment of gems. His relief at boarding the train for the first leg of his journey home is short-lived when an accident renders him unconscious.

Angela Larkin worked hard to earn this assignment for the Treasury—an undercover mission to determine the source of the sapphires brought each year for auction in the city. When an accident causes her target to lose his recent memory, Angela jumps at the opportunity to create the ideal ruse. Jude seems surprised to learn the two of them had married and were returning from a glorious wedding trip, but he doesn’t question too strongly.

Yet when an unexpected threat arises, they find themselves dependent on the other to navigate the treacherous journey home. As the danger mounts, so too does an attraction neither of them anticipated. But can this love withstand the revelation of their tangled beginnings?

From a USA Today bestselling author comes a mountain family saga filled with a pretend marriage, amnesia, undercover agents, and a love worth treasuring far more than riches.

My Thoughts

Another lovely book in the Brothers of Sapphire Ranch series!

Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure is a story with an intriguing plot, wonderful characters, a western backdrop, and a beautiful faith element.

Both Jude and Angela fit together so well. I had my doubts about Angela at first, but Misty did an excellent job of giving her a solid reason for lying (at least in Angela’s mind). And more than that, Angela also had a conscience that burned about the lie she was performing. That made her a far more sympathetic character. Her backstory was quite touching as well and put her desperation in perspective.

And then there was Jude. I absolutely loved his commitment not to be unequally yoked with an unbeliever. His firm stand, even when it was difficult, was laudable, especially since he did it with gentleness and courage in sharing the gospel.

The journey with its various modes of travel (train, steamboat, horseback) was fun to read about. Misty always does a great job of bringing the setting to life.

I am very much looking forward to the next book in the series. The sneak peeks in this book were just enough to get me itching for its release, not to mention the ending. Ack, I really need to get my hands on it . . .

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book, but was not required to leave a positive review. My thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.

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P.S. I have reviews for Book 1 and Book 2 in the series as well, both books I highly recommend.

An Excerpt From Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure

“May I show to your cabin?” The man must be around Jude’s age, but with his hair pomaded nearly flat to his head, he looked younger.

Jude stepped from behind his wife to answer. “Yes, thank you.”

The fellow smiled. “It would be my pleasure. Your names?”

“Mr. and Mrs. Jude Coulter.” The words nearly stung his tongue. So foreign. Not that such a concept hadn’t ever crossed his mind. But he’d expected to remember the process of getting to the married state. The last thing he could clearly recall was nailing shut a crate of packed sapphires beside the storage building on the ranch.

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More From Misty

In my latest release, the hero and heroine travel up the Missouri River in a steamboat, and I loved the research for that portion of the story!

Traveling on a steamboat in 1869 was an experience like no other, and took about two months to travel from St. Louis, Missouri to Fort Benton in the Montana Territory. Passengers would step aboard these floating palaces to find ornate decorations, plush accommodations, and the promise of new scenery at every bend in the river. Despite the occasional discomforts of travel—such as noisy engines and the ever-present risk of boiler explosions—passengers reveled in the novelty and the relative speed of steamboat travel.

The Missouri was notorious for its shifting channels, snags, and sandbars, which could easily ensnare even the most experienced pilot’s vessel. Navigating this river required an intimate knowledge of its capricious nature, and the river pilots were worth their weight in gold.

River towns along the Missouri thrived thanks to the steamboats. These towns became hotbeds of economic activity, where goods were loaded and unloaded, and stories from faraway places were exchanged. The arrival of a steamboat was an event, often met with fanfare and excitement by the local populace.

I pray you love the peek at steamboat life in Protecting the Mountain Man’s Treasure!

Blessings!

Misty

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