Cade Gallagher was fired because he stood up to his boss who abused a horse. Once again, Cade is off to greener pastures, along with his new horse and his cat, when he gets a call from his former sweetheart, Lexi Simmons. Cade's foster mother has taken ill, so instead of driving to his new job, he turns back and heads home to Thunder Mountain Ranch. On his way, he phones his two favourite foster brothers, Finn and Damon, who will join him shortly. When Cade left Thunder Mountain Ranch, he broke Lexi's heart when he refused to get married; he wasn't ready. He never stopped loving her, but when they meet, he finds that Lexi has changed a lot. Can their lost love be recaptured?

MIDNIGHT THUNDER is totally awesome! Fangirling episode over. I am a fan of Vicki Lewis Thompson, and had I not been, MIDNIGHT THUNDER would have made me one! I fell in love with Cade right from the beginning: he's not perfect, but he's an honest man, he's got a good heart but he still has some maturing to do. Unlike Lexi who, in the five years where they've been apart, has grown up a lot: she's in a good place, she is not the clingy girl who would blindly do anything to please Cade, even though he remains the love of her life. And this is not a writer's pretence for the "I don't do relationships anymore, only casual sex" trope, not in the least; Lexi has a solid career whereas Cade is still drifting. Lexi and Cade reconnect like civilised adults, they go through ordinary issues like normal people, and that's the charm of Ms. Lewis Thompson's stories and characters, and she outdid herself big time with MIDNIGHT THUNDER. All the characters, background stories and character development are positively stellar; the warm family feeling is not saccharine-sweet, but heartfelt and genuine, and Lexi and Cade's rekindled romance is believable from beginning to end, along with the classy, sexy and tender love scenes.

The story is terrific: the strong plot features a story arc that will easily carry on through the next books in the series, which will feature Finn and Damon -- I cannot believe that there will be only two more books in the Thunder Mountain Brotherhood series: I wasn't even done with MIDNIGHT THUNDER that I was wishing for book two! There is a startling plot twist concerning a character that might lead to very interesting future developments. Need I mention Ms. Lewis Thompson's easy, down-to-earth and impeccable writing, flowing dialogue and realistic and often funny banter between the brothers. MIDNIGHT THUNDER is Vicki Lewis Thompson at her absolute best!

Book Summary

The lost cowboy

Thunder Mountain Ranch was the only place cowboy Cade Gallagher had ever called home. But after he and Lexi Simmons broke each other's hearts, he left it behind, along with his foster family. Since then, Cade has drifted, looking for something—anything—to call home. Until a call from Lexi changes everything

Cade has been gone too long. His foster mother is hospitalized, and the ranch is in deep financial trouble. Yet even as his world crumbles, Cade's hunger for Lexi is almost as tangible as the taste of her lips and the way her body fits deliciously against his. It's bittersweet surrender. But Lexi isn't the girl she used to be, and she's determined to have the hot cowboy in her bed only if she keeps him out of her heart.

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