FALLING FOR JILLIAN – Kristen Proby
Love Under the Big Sky , Book 3
Pocket Books
ISBN: 978-1-4767-5938-8
February 2015
Contemporary Romance

Jillian finally returned home to Cunningham Falls, Montana after her disastrous marriage ended, and she's happily selling real estate. Meanwhile, she's trying to avoid rancher and ex-military Zack King because of their one night fling last summer that ended badly the next morning when he announced it had been a mistake. When Jillian's furnace goes on the fritz, she calls one of her best friends, but it is Zack who shows up to check it out. Because repairs can't be made that day and it's cold out, he invites her to stay with him. Platonically, of course. But the lust that once sizzled between them flares again. Zack hurt Jillian once and makes it clear he isn't interested in any commitment.

Zack's first responsibility is his son, Seth, and after his marriage ended, he doesn't want to get involved with any other woman. Jillian intrigues him and makes his body come alive, something that should scare him away. This is why he told her after their one night fling that it was a mistake. Yet the more he's around her, the more he wants to be with her. Jillian lets him know that she isn't looking for a permanent relationship, so the only thing that holds them up is how it could affect Seth. His son has already been hurt at the hands of his mother, and Zack doesn't want him to get attached to a woman he grows to care for. But it's full steam (and steamily) ahead for Jillian and Zack as their passion flares out of control.

A couple hurt by bad past relationships discover love in FALLING FOR JILLIAN. Jillian wasn't looking for love, but wherever she turns, Zack seems to be there, helping her through one jam after another. She can't avoid him since her best friend is marrying Zack's brother, and their group of friends, which include Jillian's brother and her other friend who are a couple, socialize with each other. But she never forgot his rejection of her that fateful morning after their one night together. She vowed then that he wouldn't hurt her again. Yet they can't avoid each other, and add in his adorable son, Jillian and Zack are soon spending a lot of time together and can't resist the irresistible attraction that blazes.

Between his bad marriage and post traumatic stress from the military, Zack's only plan for the future had been raising his son and working on the family ranch. But Jillian soon has him rethinking his plans and wondering if they can make it permanent. She has some issues in her past that appear related to her failed marriage that she hasn't yet discussed with him. This seems to hold her back from taking their relationship to the next level. Can Zack gain her trust and get her to open up?

In FALLING FOR JILLIAN, there are lots of sizzling sex scenes despite his son and other couples popping in and out of scenes. While this is the third book in the Love Under the Big Sky series and I haven't read the other two, it wasn't difficult to follow along as FALLLING FOR JILLIAN focuses on Jillian and Zack and their road to romance and happily ever after.

It's winter in Cunningham Falls and things are heating up between Jillian and Zack in FALLING FOR JILLIAN. Grab a hot drink and snuggle up for some sizzling reading that will keep you enthralled.

Patti Fischer