phyllish
Written on Sep 23, 2018
My rating is 4.5 stars
As a lawyer, Leigh’s job had her pretty sedentary, so starting off this hunting trip with a seven-mile hike, in the mountains, was quite a stretch. Especially with the elevation meaning less oxygen than she was accustomed to. But she was tough and determined and mad at Colton so she pushed through and did the best she could.
Author, Jeanette Lewis, did a great job of setting the stage for the story. I loved the way the events unfolded as they met for the second time discovering who they were going on this trip with. The explosion when that happened was classic, as were Colton’s attempts to get her to call off the trip. True, it wouldn’t have been funny if it was me, but it did have me laughing. Such a guy!!
Leigh’s motivation for the trip was to prove herself to her brothers. It was also a tribute to her dad who had died when she was not yet a teenager. I liked getting to know this feisty Southern belle.
Colton was such a bear of a man. It was interesting how he had never really been in a relationship. He really fit the mountain man image – perfectly content hiking and fishing and hunting and camping out away from most people. Despite that persona, he had a heart as big as his body and cared deeply for his family.
It was very reasonable the way that Leigh and Colton’s relationship went from them being mortal enemies to attraction to like. The pace at which it happened made sense and I appreciated that they were both concerned the way they felt was a result of being alone together and they shouldn’t assume it could survive any distance.
There was some added excitement as they encountered unexpected danger on the trip and afterward. But no spoilers, so I won’t say anything more!
Brynn and Ledger from Loving the Mountain Man had cameo appearances in this story, but don’t worry, if you haven’t read that one, you won’t feel like you are lost reading this one.
This review was originally posted on Among the Reads
I was given a free copy of this item. This gift did not influence my opinion or review.