This is a good book. The two main characters are McKenna and Quinton. Quinton is looking for his brother Clayton in Alaska but all he can find his McKenna. McKenna is Clayton stepsister. McKenna is running Clayton’s bar. She will not tell Quinton where Clayton is. There is an attraction. They both have issues but together they work them out and fall in love.

These were both fantastic books!

Alaskan Blackout is about Quinton looking for his brother. He wants to right some of his dad's wrongs. Quinton meets McKenna and she refuses to help him find his brother (her half brother). They start to catch feelings for each other and he becomes very protective of her. This is a feel good romance and love wins in the end!

The Wrong Rancher was just as good! Piper comes to Texas to meet the father she never knew about. She crosses paths with Maverick when she lands and they keep running into each other. Piper's family is already hesitant about her and her attraction to Maverick causes more problems. Their families have been rivals dating back to their grandfathers.

Both of these books are full of romance and amazing characters. I received this book through NetGalley! We have purchased it for our library and I can't wait to recommend it to my patrons!

I received an arc from NetGalley and this is my honest opinion.

Great loves stories to enjoy during the end of your summer. I would have to say that the Maverick and Piper story was my favorite of the two. A book ad authors I would recommend.

This is the 3rd book in the “Kingsland Ranch Series.” Joanne has delivered yet again another suspenseful romantic read. The characters are believable and are great with a plot that held me captive. Quinton is a wealthy CEO cowboy. Quinton is in Alaska searching for his estranged half-brother Clay where he meets his half-brother’s best friend McKenna. McKenna has been taking Clay’s bar and home while he is away. Quinton is searching for Clay because he wants to give his brother his share of the inheritance from his deceased father. McKenna is being very tight lipped and not giving him the information, he is asking for. Clay has told McKenna how his father has treated him and McKenna is thinking that Quinton is not a good person. Quinton shows up at the bar everyday and to get McKenna to open up about the whereabouts of Clay and she is not giving out any information. As the two continue to spend time together they getting closer and feelings for each other are sizzling hot. When a storm hits and the power goes out, McKenna and Quinton find themselves stranded alone and spending the night together and sharing a passionate night together.

Where is Clay, why is McKenna being so secretive, is Clay alive, why is he not running the bar and living in his home? I know you want answers. Pick up your copy today you will not be disappointed.

I received an ARC and I am leaving my review voluntarily.

A steamy romance. Great story of Alaska. Fun couple as there is conflict prior to the romance. Interesting search. The copy I received from NetGalley was a combination of two books. One taking place in Alaska and the other in Texas. Nice to see how those rich Texans live. Both stories were good. I did skip over the intimate scenes. My review is voluntary.

Quinton Kingsley is searching for his brother in Alaska. He goes to the bar his brother owns and finds McKenna O’Brien, McKenna is his brothers' stepsister; she will not tell him where his brother is, and he decides to stay in town anyway.
They are attracted to each other, and Quinton feels like he can't get involved with his brother's stepsister.
The Wrong Rancher
Piper Gallagher just got to town and meets Maverick Kane at the airport while waiting on her bags. Piper is in town to meet her father a man she has never meet. Piper and Maverick keep running into each other in the small town. After meeting her family, she finds they are feuding with the Kane family and have been for years.
I have read all the books in Joanne's series about the Kingsland ranch family. Both books are great reads.

I'm so in love with Quinton!

Alaskan Blackout by Joanne Rock is the first story in this two-fer, and it's hands-down my favorite. Quinton heads to Alaska to find his reclusive brother in order to settle their father's estate, but the only one who knows how to find him is his stepsister, McKenna. While he's sticking close to her as his only lead, he also finds himself wrapped up in solving her problems with a cyber harasser and trying his best to avoid their crazy-hot chemistry.

McKenna is as loyal as can be, and she's not going to help Quinton find Clayton no matter what he does (or how well he does it). Still, neither can resist when a storm knocks out the power and traps them overnight. Forced proximity for the win! I absolutely loved these two together. I completely understood their reasons for avoiding a relationship, but with a connection like theirs, it was inevitable.

This story drew me in right away and I couldn't get enough of their romance. The HEA was perfect, the complication leading up to it was a bit of a surprise but it was beautifully handled. I'm really looking forward to reading more in this delicious series.

The second story, The Wrong Rancher, was by J. Margot Critch, a new author to me. This story sees Piper getting to know the Hardwell family after discovering that their patriarch is her bio father, while trying to avoid the simmering attraction she feels for the grandson of the family's nemesis, Maverick Kane. Kane doesn't know that she's part of the family for a while - they're keeping the news on a need-to-know basis - but he can't resist her and pulls out all the charm while getting to know her.

Maverick and Piper are terrific together, but the story just didn't feel as fleshed out as it could have been. Piper didn't come across as being as much in love with Maverick as he was with her, which left their HEA feeling a little premature. Still, the writing was compelling and the story kept me interested throughout. It appears that this story is part of an overall series of interconnected romances, so fans of the Hardwell family will want to make sure they don't miss this one.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book/set.

Thank you to Net Galley and the publisher for this arc. I liked the story and the characters were great together.

This is a Romance, and this is the third book in the Kingsland Ranch series. I have read the second book in this series before picking up this book, but I do think you can read this book as a standalone without any problems. I really loved getting to know all the characters in this book. This book does have some steamy times in this book, but this book is not as steamy as some Harlequin Desire books. I really loved the ending in this book. This was a short book, but there was so much in this short book. This book is really well written. I was kindly provided an e-copy of this book by the publisher (Harlequin Desire) or author (Joanne Rock) via NetGalley, so I can give an honest review about how I feel about this book. I want to send a big Thank you to them for that. This book is scheduled to be released on August 22-2023.

This book was a decent story, but the characters were nice but kind of bland. The plot was also a little weak. The dialogue was good. The reason why McKenna was hiding out in Alaska was I think was alluded to being resolved, but I would have liked to know for sure. I haven't read the earlier books in this series, so I can't speak to how this book built on the previous ones (esp if Quinton's personality was developed more in those books). Overall, an ok book. * I received an ARC of this book from Netgalley and this is my voluntary and honest review.

Alaskan Blackout is a well written romance. A very good plot , character and setting makes this a must read. I received an advance ebook from the publisher and Netgalley. This is my unbiased review.

When Quint goes to the Aleutian Islands in search of his estranged half-brother, the last person he expects to be drawn to is McKenna, Clayton's step-sister - and the only person who knows where he's hiding.

This was a quick read about a pair of people who butt heads a-plenty even as they acknowledge how much they like each other. I liked the wild, windswept setting of the Aleutian Islands, and learning more about how people lived in such an isolated place. The central scene where Quint and McKenna take shelter from the cyclone is written in a striking, cinematic way.

I also liked the inclusion of a revenge porn subplot in McKenna's past, and how it is handled - the author does not go into gory details, but instead focuses on how it affected McKenna's life and led to her taking going to ground in Alaska.

However, I did feel that the romance felt somewhat shallow. While McKenna is a vivid heroine, Quint felt harder to know. He was likable but somehow colorless. I also didn't quite see what drew the characters to each other so powerfully. While Quint does plenty to show McKenna how he cares for her, I didn't really know what sparked such ill-advised attraction in him towards her, and did not really feel that the characters had really fallen in love by the end of the book. I also thought the surprise pregnancy twist was kind of unnecessary as it didn't really add to the story.