• Country Strong

  • Painted Pony Creek, Book 1
  • By: Linda Lael Miller
  • Narrated by: Jack Garrett
  • Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (207 ratings)

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Country Strong

By: Linda Lael Miller
Narrated by: Jack Garrett
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Publisher's summary

The first book in a brand new western romance trilogy from number one New York Times best-selling author Linda Lael Miller!

For outsiders, Painted Canyon, Montana might simply be a picturesque western town, but for rancher and horse trainer Cord Hollister, it's meant salvation. That's why he recognizes in newcomer Shallie Fletcher another lost soul looking for a fresh start. But can he convince her that Painted Canyon is the perfect place to put down roots-and that love awaits if she'll just take a chance?

©2020 Hometown Girl Makes Good, Inc. (P)2019 Recorded Books

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OK not her best

Very predictable. No surprises. Not the standard I have come to expect. Will give her another chance but not this series

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Another great one!

I would recommend this book to readers who enjoy the other contemporary books (series’s) this author has written… I love her contemporary and historical books, and wonder if the negative reviews I’ve seen on here are from others who are more into the historical fiction. County Strong kept me interested and I listened to it in just a couple days. Great character development, keeps ya guessing, great romance, and also some humor thrown in there. Can’t wait to listen to the next book.

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Second Chances

Overall a good book. The strong characters and their stories are worth knowing. I appreciate Miller's emphasis on the value of family, friends and all creatures
great & small. My only disappointment was some unnecessary repetition and that intangible that elevates a good story to a great one.

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Elongated and over wordy

Found this to be monotonous in several places. I ended up skipping through. Somehow I was not invested in these people.

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broken family finding a new beginning

loved the book . I have the paper back I read it several times. it was nice car book. I love to read. this made my trip. very good book.

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Clean

A little slow, but overall GOOD Listen. I love Linda L. Miller's books. I'll keep listening

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A bit long repetitive and sappy

The general story line is good, but the same phrases or thoughts are repeated many times and it is a bit too sweet.

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Boring

This book was super sappy with no action. I usually love her books, so I was really surprised.

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Great story!

Loved it! Linda Lael Miller is one of my favorite authors! She keeps me engaged and make me feel like I'm part of the story. I highly recommend this audio book and all others by this gifted author.

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Zzzzzz…..

I’m struggling to finish this, I’ve made it to chapter 18 and I’m literally falling asleep. It’s so slow, there’s no excitement, the love story is mediocre at best, the love scene was rushed and poorly executed. I don’t know if I can finish this one… I’m going to try but honestly I don’t know if it’s going to be worth it. Glad it was free.

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