Given he’s never ridden a horse, he thinks they are messing with him, but no, he gets a horse. Jay is fresh from losing his job as a marketing consultant in the city, and when jobs are scarce, he takes a last-chance job at a ranch in Montana, which promises a low salary, but somewhere to live and a horse. Very often, there is the associated ‘misunderstood’ trope, the ‘hate to love’ trope, and of course, the best one of these types of stories, ‘opposites attract.’ When a central character, for some reason, is thrown out of what they know and placed in a new situation that is alien to them, with all its associated difficulties, I love the way things go. I’ve always been fascinated by the ‘fish out of water’ trope, ever since I read my first Mills and Boon, and even before that in the Narnia books or the Enid Blyton school stories. She has also brought along book to give away! Please join me in giving her a big welcome! RJ has come to talk to us about Crooked Tree Ranch.

Only through trusting in love and friendship can Justin and Adam learn to look to the future instead of letting the past destroy everything.Today I am so pleased to welcome RJ Scott to Joyfully Jay. Their story unfolds against the chaos that overtakes the ranch, with Adam regaining memories that terrify him and make him look at Justin differently, and Justin leaving the ranch to make things right. And then lust becomes part of the equation, and Ryan’s quiet life is thrown into turmoil. But while Jordan is sexy, he’s also very much stuck in the closet-everything that Ryan doesn’t need in his life. He hoped this would be one day of work and nothing more.

Sheriff Ryan Carter is advising on the new movie being made at Crooked Tree.

After all, who the hell would buy into him being a romantic straight lead if rumors about him being gay were proven to be true? Filming at Crooked Tree Ranch in Montana, in the ice and snow, Jordan is fighting to make a go of his new company and dealing with fears of exposure over one huge secret. The star of eight made-for-TV Christmas movies, the leading man who always gets his girl. Jordan Darby is known as the King of Christmas. An actor in the closet, a sheriff in love, and memories that won’t stay hidden.

Crooked Tree Ranch by R.J. Scott