The Magnificent Seven Book

This is book 10 or 11 in series. I haven't read the others. Contemporary setting: A small ranching town in Montana. I stopped reading it for now. Based on what I have read (25%), I'd go with 2-3 stars. Maybe it will improve. The plot is okay, but the writing style feels weak, somehow lacking depth. It isn't drawing me in.

Who are The Magnificent Seven? They're more like The Brady Bunch than the fabulous western starring James Colburn et al. Five children, ages 2 through 10, plus their two single parents. Too many scenes revolve around the children, especially the spoiled twins. Two blended families, 3 + 4, described below:

Mitch Fielding, single father, making a mess of it, overwhelmed. Garrett Kincaid's illegitimate grandson -- one of Larry's unwanted seven, born of different women (see other books in series). He's raising twin girls: Ashley and Taylor, age six. Sexy. A building contractor, tool belt, boots, and dusty jeans. Takes temp work at Heather's ranch, giving her a reduced rate if she will watch his twins all day while he remodels her house, making it ready to sell.

Heather Johnson, single mom raising three kids: Jessica, age 10, Patrick 5, and Andrew 2. She's trying to fix up her dead and unmourned father's ranch to sell it. Works in public relations in San Francisco. Has issues with self esteem.

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I have liked several of Cheryl St John's historical romances, including His Secondhand Wife, The Tenderfoot Bride, Sweet Annie, and Joe's Wife. Those were all historical settings. This is contemporary. It feels too simplistic. Superficial. Boring but not terrible, so I may finish it some day.