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Americana #26
Big Sky Country
Riordan's disapproval of Kerry, his brother's fiancee, threatens to destroy the relationship, and Kerry's roommate, Jill, becomes intimately involved in her attempts to save it. Reissue.
120 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1977
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Janet Dailey
400 books1,862 followersJanet Anne Haradon Dailey was an American author of numerous romance novels as Janet Dailey (her married name). Her novels have been translated into nineteen languages and have sold over 300 million copies worldwide.
Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED.
She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on Radio and Television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world.
Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was 69.
Born in 1944 in Storm Lake, Iowa, she attended secretarial school in Omaha, Nebraska before meeting her husband, Bill. Bill and Janet worked together in construction and land development until they "retired" to travel throughout the United States, inspiring Janet to write the Americana series of romances, where she set a novel in every state of the Union. In 1974, Janet Dailey was the first American author to write for Harlequin. Her first novel was NO QUARTER ASKED.
She had since gone on to write approximately 90 novels, 21 of which have appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List. She won many awards and accolades for her work, appearing widely on Radio and Television. Today, there are over three hundred million Janet Dailey books in print in 19 different languages, making her one of the most popular novelists in the world.
Janet Dailey passed away peacefully in her home in Branson on Saturday, December 14, 2013. She was 69.
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April 13, 2020
"Big Sky Country" is the story of Jill and Riordan.
Our h is the beautiful best friend to a an average looking lady. The lady is engaged to OM. OM's brother does not want the wedding to go through as they're young, so the h steps in to protect her best friend. Able to charm the most resilient of men, she is shocked when the H mocks her, calling her a butterfly. But when the lady asks her help while visiting the OM and H's ranch, the h agrees.
Ofcourse then the book proceeds like a Diana Palmer novel, with loads of angry kisses between h and H, some catty OW drama, the H mocking the h due to his tragic past, confessions and a HEA. It was weird how abruptly the story ended, giving all the inhibitions they had during the courtship. Anyways, a good read!
Safe
3/5
Our h is the beautiful best friend to a an average looking lady. The lady is engaged to OM. OM's brother does not want the wedding to go through as they're young, so the h steps in to protect her best friend. Able to charm the most resilient of men, she is shocked when the H mocks her, calling her a butterfly. But when the lady asks her help while visiting the OM and H's ranch, the h agrees.
Ofcourse then the book proceeds like a Diana Palmer novel, with loads of angry kisses between h and H, some catty OW drama, the H mocking the h due to his tragic past, confessions and a HEA. It was weird how abruptly the story ended, giving all the inhibitions they had during the courtship. Anyways, a good read!
Safe
3/5
January 12, 2018
The H in this novel has a personality that's as charmingly abrasive as Dr. House. I didn't think I would like Riordan all that much, based on the blurb, but I was entertained by his frank and mocking commentary on everything. He also provided a very welcome break from the annoying presence of the heroine's mousy, insecure and clingy vine best friend Kerry. This is the first time in a long time that I've come away from a novel absoluting hating a minor character because her personality just got on my last nerve. The heroine Jill was more than a match for Riordan's biting comments and I enjoyed the way they sparred with each other. What I didn't enjoy so much was the fact that spineless Kerry was the source of their conflicts. Kerry was Jill's best friend and she relied on the heroine to do every f*****g thing for her. Kerry couldn't cope with Riordan's disapproval of her engagement to his brother Todd so she had to beg Jill ( literally ) to change all her summer plans just to act as protector cum babysitter.
I really hated Kerry. She's like a parasite that clings to the heroine. She's insecure because Todd is handsome and she's plain. I just wanted to knock her on her head because she gets anxious whenever an attractive woman is in Todd's vicinity. Her continual need for Todd's reassurance of his love and devotion annoyed me. Eventually after they're married and he gets used to her, Todd will start to grow irritated each time she grabs onto his hands when a beautiful woman is talking to him. She doesn't even have a personality and no real hobbies. Her life revolves around pleasing Todd. Wtf kind of one sided relationship is that ? Kerry spoiled this book for me because I couldn't understand why the heroine Jill would want to be friends with such a clingy insecure vine who just used her. Friendship is supposed to be symbiotic not a one way street.
OK now to the actual romance part: Riordan and Jill have a lot of chemistry but spend too much time trying to one up each other. They were fairly well matched though and I never got the impression that Jill allowed him to dominate and control and her. Jill was a heroine who had a lot of self confidence without being vain, even though she was extremely beautiful. She's one of the few heroines who actually know she's beautiful and who embraces it ( Thank God for that ). There wasn't any sex in the story although the MC's did come close a couple times. The wannabe OW Sheena was more of a pest ( to everybody ) because nobody seemed to like her much; the H seemed to tolerate her company just to be neighbourly and to make Jill jealous. It wasn't one of my favourite books by Janet Dailey but I did wish there was a little more time spent on the MC's and less on the plight of poor woebegone Kerry.
I really hated Kerry. She's like a parasite that clings to the heroine. She's insecure because Todd is handsome and she's plain. I just wanted to knock her on her head because she gets anxious whenever an attractive woman is in Todd's vicinity. Her continual need for Todd's reassurance of his love and devotion annoyed me. Eventually after they're married and he gets used to her, Todd will start to grow irritated each time she grabs onto his hands when a beautiful woman is talking to him. She doesn't even have a personality and no real hobbies. Her life revolves around pleasing Todd. Wtf kind of one sided relationship is that ? Kerry spoiled this book for me because I couldn't understand why the heroine Jill would want to be friends with such a clingy insecure vine who just used her. Friendship is supposed to be symbiotic not a one way street.
OK now to the actual romance part: Riordan and Jill have a lot of chemistry but spend too much time trying to one up each other. They were fairly well matched though and I never got the impression that Jill allowed him to dominate and control and her. Jill was a heroine who had a lot of self confidence without being vain, even though she was extremely beautiful. She's one of the few heroines who actually know she's beautiful and who embraces it ( Thank God for that ). There wasn't any sex in the story although the MC's did come close a couple times. The wannabe OW Sheena was more of a pest ( to everybody ) because nobody seemed to like her much; the H seemed to tolerate her company just to be neighbourly and to make Jill jealous. It wasn't one of my favourite books by Janet Dailey but I did wish there was a little more time spent on the MC's and less on the plight of poor woebegone Kerry.
February 24, 2021
It doesn't matter what else you do," Riordan's mouth twisted into a cold smile, "but don't be a fool and marry her!"
Riordan had made his disapproval of Kerry, his brother's fiancee, quite obvious. Yet Jill, Kerry's roommate, was determined to do anything she could to help her friend. Even if it meant setting a trap for Riordan.
Jill was beautiful; she could have any man she wanted. But when Jill challenged him, Riordan turned the tables on her
Riordan had made his disapproval of Kerry, his brother's fiancee, quite obvious. Yet Jill, Kerry's roommate, was determined to do anything she could to help her friend. Even if it meant setting a trap for Riordan.
Jill was beautiful; she could have any man she wanted. But when Jill challenged him, Riordan turned the tables on her
August 6, 2022
Trash romance fiction. HAHAHA! My sister and I read all of Janet Dailey's 50 states romance novels when we were in our teens. A strange freak siezed us and we decided to start reading them again. We read most of this one while driving home from Oregon after we found it in a used bookshop in Montana. It's a fun two hour distraction... mostly funny to laugh at the cheesey language. Makes me feel like I'm 15 again.
June 19, 2020
Visual story
I first had a paperback. Read it so many times the book fell apart. Finally got the ebook. I just love this story. Everyone should read this. Great plot and even better characters.
I first had a paperback. Read it so many times the book fell apart. Finally got the ebook. I just love this story. Everyone should read this. Great plot and even better characters.
July 31, 2021
Don't bother
Horrible story line, terrible characters, ridiculous ending. Sorry I wasted my money on g this one. Up until now,I have always enjoyed her books. But this one , was terrible
Horrible story line, terrible characters, ridiculous ending. Sorry I wasted my money on g this one. Up until now,I have always enjoyed her books. But this one , was terrible
June 7, 2023
Blauer Himmel über Montana
September 1, 2024
1.83★
Theme: 1.5
Writing: 2
Plot: 1.5
Pacing: 2
Character/s: 1.5
Entertainment: 2.5
Theme: 1.5
Writing: 2
Plot: 1.5
Pacing: 2
Character/s: 1.5
Entertainment: 2.5
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March 26, 2026I read this in 1979, so I don't remember much of it. I will have to read it again before completing this review. I just wanted to mark it "read" so that I won't lose it again.
September 8, 2015
"It doesn't matter what else you do," Riordan's mouth twisted into a cold smile, "but don't be a fool and marry her!"
Riordan had made his disapproval of Kerry, his brother's fiancee, quite obvious. Yet Jill. Kerry's roommate, was determined to do anything she could to help her friend. Even if it meant setting a trap for Riordan.
Jill was beautiful; she could have any man she wanted. But when Jill challenged him, Riordan turned the tables on her ....
Quite dated. Again the all macho hero who thinks the worst of all women or at least comes across that way. Heroine kept pushing the hero's buttons. She wanted to use her goodlooks to charm the hero and wind him round her finger to help her friend out. Of course it didn't work out according to plan.
Riordan had made his disapproval of Kerry, his brother's fiancee, quite obvious. Yet Jill. Kerry's roommate, was determined to do anything she could to help her friend. Even if it meant setting a trap for Riordan.
Jill was beautiful; she could have any man she wanted. But when Jill challenged him, Riordan turned the tables on her ....
Quite dated. Again the all macho hero who thinks the worst of all women or at least comes across that way. Heroine kept pushing the hero's buttons. She wanted to use her goodlooks to charm the hero and wind him round her finger to help her friend out. Of course it didn't work out according to plan.
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July 27, 2007I have actually read this book. The author goes into a lot of details about the area's she is writing about. It is a love story but it's done well.
March 25, 2010
Rating: 2.5/5
March 17, 2011
Quick read, romance. Currently reading "mindless" quick reads this week. Have other irons in the fire that require actual thinking! All in all, this author is quite entertaining.
December 17, 2015
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" آخر الغرباء "
" آخر الغرباء "
March 2, 2015
I enjoyed this book and it was a very quick read.
November 13, 2016
Jill is my favorite character. The author describes Jill's beauty as countless, her hair as the golden sun. Her beau, Riordan, is a macho, lady killer. Read this book for an unexpected ending.
January 8, 2017
Always a winner
Janet Dailey was the queen of American romance. This novel was no different. Great storyline and quality characters. A must read for traditional romance junkies.
Janet Dailey was the queen of American romance. This novel was no different. Great storyline and quality characters. A must read for traditional romance junkies.
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June 25, 2018"It doesn't matter what else you do," Riordan's mouth twisted into a cold smile, "but don't be a fool and marry her!"
Riordan had made his disapproval of Kerry, his brother's fiancee, quite obvious. Yet Jill, Kerry's roommate, was determined to do anything she could to help her friend. Even if it meant setting a trap for Riordan.
Jill was beautiful; she could have any man she wanted. But when Jill challenged him, Riordan turned the tables on her ...
Riordan had made his disapproval of Kerry, his brother's fiancee, quite obvious. Yet Jill, Kerry's roommate, was determined to do anything she could to help her friend. Even if it meant setting a trap for Riordan.
Jill was beautiful; she could have any man she wanted. But when Jill challenged him, Riordan turned the tables on her ...
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