Journey to Hawk's Peak (Montana Gallaghers, #5)
by M.K. McClintock
Struggling to survive in a world that has rejected her she runs away to a small town. Thinking that unanimity will protect her. But as many learn the hard way running away is not a solution. Small town life, well like anything its a pipe dream. Finding herself through her personal struggles, and through the eyes of those around her she will find her place at Hawk's Peak.

Ah, the wild west where the law often can not protect you. Lucky for Amanda she has been taken into the Gallagher family which protects its own.

She landed in Briarwood, Montana with little to her name and an unknown past. Brought to Hawk's Peak, the home of the Gallaghers, she is hoping to make a new start. Yet, she is unsettled and worried her past will catch up and bring misery to those she now calls family.

The story is a blend of life in the wild west along with the romance which blooms between Amanda and Ben, one of the men employed by the Gallaghers. Things get bumpy when they discover she is being sought by the man she'd fled.

Overall, a fun romance novel where things are kept 'clean'. I may be seeking out the first 4 novels in this series. If you haven't read previous ones, that isn't a big issue as it can stand alone.


Note ~ I received an advance reader copy from Netgalley in hopes of a review. All opinions are my own.

Amanda and Ben must take a chance for risks of new life and love in this well written western. This author sweeps the reader back to Montana of old days with this 5th Gallagher book with excellent story line, settings and characters. Recommend this author to lovers of historical romance.

Ebook from Netgalley and publishers with thanks. Opinions are entirely my own.

I felt very lost in this book, it's not the first in the series, however it's the first I've read that the author doesn't sufficiently cover the back story for anyone who hasn't read the first books.

M.K. McClintock’s Montana Gallagher novels are very good reads. I’m glad Ms. McClintock keeps the series alive with new stories about the inhabitants of Heart of the Mountain ranch. In “Journey to Hawk’s Peak”, she writes about Amanda. Amanda helped her father out in their mercantile in Iron City, until his murder and a fire destroyed her life. She had to run for her life and hitched a ride with a wagon train going west. Alone and scared, she made herself indispensable to the families of the train by cooking and watching their children. She found work in a saloon when she was discovered there by the Gallaghers and offered a job on their ranch.

Even though she was happy and content with her new life, she was in constant fear that her past would be discovered and her happiness shattered. Before escaping Iron City, she had been falsely arrested for setting the fire that stole her livelihood. A sympathetic deputy helped her escape and she’d been on the run until she reached Montana. This story becomes very involved and I enjoyed reading about the mishaps, troubles and the solutions that the Gallagher’s find for Amanda.

I enjoyed this book very much and hope to read more stories from this series. I will also be looking for books in her other series. I think Ms. McClintock has a wealth of plots left for us to enjoy.

I received a Kindle copy of this book from NetGalley.com in return for my honest review.

Journey to Hawk's Peak is about a woman rebuilding her life, and trying to fun from her past after enormous tragedy. Once a child of a fairly well off family, who owned a business and land, Amanda Kelly discovered all that could change in the blink of an eye. When tragedy strikes and Amanda ventures off to a new life, she also finds it's easy to run but not to hide.

In my honest opinion, this story was OK. Not bad, not great, just Ok. Parts of the book were very well written, and you could feel poor Amanda's heartbreak. Other times, I felt like I was missing a huge part of the story. Like, who is this Nathan guy? We see he caused some chaos for the Gallagher family, but there is never much detail. We get no backstory on Ben, though his past is alluded to several times. I think I could have enjoyed this more if I could have connected better with the characters. Perhaps if the author had a novella with that backstory, I would have enjoyed this more.