Crystal Creek #06 After the Lights Go Out

The Hole in the Wall Dude Ranch is making its grand opening in this book. Scott Harris knows that he has to win over the people in the town of Crystal Creek. Scott is confidant that they will love the ranch as much as he does. Scott quit his job as a high-powered attorney and put everything into the ranch. The best thing he ever did was hire Valerie Drayton as his ranch manager. The one thing that Scott had not expected was to feel jealous when other men started showing an interest in Val. Now Scott must come clean about his feelings for Val or take the chance of losing her forever.The story of Scott and Val was good and the book stood on it's own more than any other. The reader really did not know Scott or Valerie until this book. This is unusual considering most characters show up regularly in the series before they get a story of their own. Beverly Townsend is a major secondary character in this book along with Scott's brother Jeff. This sets up the next book in the Crystal Creek series (Hearts Against the Wind) where Jeff and Beverly are the main characters.