MONTANA JUSTICE (Resting Warrior Ranch 11) by Josie Jade

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 1, 2025

She ran to save her life.
Now the man she once betrayed is her only hope.

Home to both the Resting Warrior Ranch and Pawsitive Connections, Garnet Bend, Montana is a small town full of big heroes. Anyone would want to live there.

Anybody but Piper Matthews.

She swore she’d never come back after what her father did to the town and what she did to Sheriff Lachlan Calloway. But desperation has a way of rewriting promises. With a baby in her arms and nowhere left to run, Piper returns to the only place that ever felt like home.

Lachlan never expected to see Piper again—especially not with a child that has his eyes. The woman who once disappeared without a word is now sleeping under his roof, guarding more secrets than she’s willing to share.

She says she’s done running. But Piper’s past is closing in fast—and it’s darker, more dangerous, and more tangled up in Lachlan’s world than he could ever imagine.

In a town built on quiet loyalty and buried lies, the truth is about to break everything wide open.

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REVIEW: MONTANA JUSTICE is the eleventh instalment in Josie Jade’s contemporary, adult RESTING WARRIOR RANCH erotic, romantic suspense series co-authored with Janie Crouch. This is Sheriff Lachlan Calloway, and twenty-seven year old Piper Matthews’ story line. MONTANA JUSTICE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. RESTING WARRIOR RANCH series is a spin off from Janie Crouch’s ZODIAC TACTICAL series

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lachlan and Piper) MONTANA JUSTICE follows in the wake of the return of Piper Matthews to her hometown of Garnet Bend, Montana. Eight years earlier the Matthews family were run out of town but Piper’s return came with years of abuse and grooming. A one-night stand with Sheriff Lachlan Calloway ends when Piper ghosts our story line hero, only to return approximately one year later, desperate for help in the wake of too many secrets and lies including the birth of her son, Lachlan’s child. Struggling to settle , Lachlan suspects there is more to Piper’s story but the truth is much larger than he could have ever imagined.

The world building follows several paths including law enforcement’s desperate attempts to track down a drug dealer who is specializing in designer drugs but the deeper Lachlan begins to dig, the enemy is always one-step ahead of our story line hero. As Piper’s emotional fragility continues to spiral, lies are about to reveal a betrayal for everyone involved. The sins of the father weigh heavily on a young woman whose life has never been under her control

The relationship between Lachlan and Piper is one of second chances, of a sort. Lachlan had recognized Piper from years earlier but her family’s reputation is destroying any hope for Piper’s permanent return. Lachlan wants a happily ever after with the woman who gave birth to the child he never knew but Piper’s secrets are about to destroy any chance of happiness for our story line couple. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of familiar and energetic secondary and supporting characters many of whom we met in the previous story lines and original series. From law enforcement, to employees and crew at Resting Warrior Ranch, as well as the burned and spurned locals of Garnet Bend, not everyone is pleased with the return of our story line heroine.

MONTANA JUSTICE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, corruption and mistreatment, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, edgy and captivating; the romance is fated and provocative; the characters are desperate, dynamic and broken.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Montana Sanctuary
Montana Danger
Montana Desire
Montana Mystery
Montana Storm
Montana Freedom
Montana Silence
Montana Rain
Montana Heat
Montana Memory

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Reviewed by Sandy