by Pamela Clare
Blurb:
Harrison Conrad returned to Scarlet Springs
from Nepal, the sole survivor of a freak accident on Mt. Everest. Shattered and
grieving for his friends, he vows never to climb again and retreats into a
bottle of whiskey—until Kenzie Morgan shows up at his door with a tiny puppy
asking for his help. He’s the last person in the world she should ask to foster
this little furball. He’s barely capable of managing his own life right now,
let alone caring for a helpless, adorable, fluffy puppy. But Conrad has always had
a thing for Kenzie with her bright smile and sweet curves. One look into her
pleading blue eyes, and he can’t say no.
Kenzie
Morgan’s life went to the dogs years ago. A successful search dog trainer and
kennel owner, she gets her fill of adventure volunteering for the Rocky
Mountain Search & Rescue Team. The only thing missing from her busy life is
love. It’s not easy finding Mr. Right in a small mountain town, especially when
she’s unwilling to date climbers. She long ago swore never again to fall for a
guy who might one day leave her for a rock. When Conrad returns from a climbing
trip haunted by the catastrophe that killed his best friend, Kenzie can see
he’s hurting and wants to help. She just might have the perfect way to bring
him back to the world of the living. But friendship quickly turns into
something more—and now she’s risking her heart to heal his.
Themes: Contemporary
Rating: 4.5 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
OMG
the feels!
Ok, so now that I got that silliness out of my system…
This
story truly is packed full of emotional trauma and is the story of a man coming
out of the darkest and deepest pit he could find himself in, with the help of a
woman that is determined she not lose him to that darkness—and a sweet puppy of
course. I love everything Pamela Clare
has ever written so I was not really surprised to enjoy this story so much, and wasn’t
even really surprised by the darkness and emotion that she tackles so beautifully, but I cried so much through this story that I was surprised that she was able
to get to my heart even more than she usually does. While I can honestly say
that I have been putting this story off, knowing that I would be a wreck after
reading it, Pamela’s ability to put a person right there in the lives and minds
of her characters, to make the reader feel like they are living their lives, is
so masterful that I felt I was being pulled along with Conrad into Kenzie’s
circle of love and there was no greater feeling. Conrad has gone through an ordeal
so terrifying that most of the population will never experience something like
it and it has left him a shell of the man he once was. His friends and family are terrified they
will lose him forever, especially Kenzie and she refuses to let him give into
that darkness. When brilliance strikes
she uses the best weapon at her disposal, the sweet S & R puppy she is training, and uses her to force Conrad slowly back to the land of the living. As they spend more and more time together and
Conrad comes back to the life he left behind, he begins to see something in Kenzie
that he always ran from in the past and wonders if he made a mistake in doing
so. As their love grows deeper, Conrad’s
fears and worries rear back and soon he has to decide if he is a healed enough
man to embrace the light and love that Kenzie represents or if he will forever
remain in the darkness without the love of the woman that will sacrifice it all
for him. I ADORED every moment of this tear-filled,
emotional and draining read and wouldn’t miss a single moment of it, might even
go back for a reread soon, and seeing Conrad and Kenzie together gave me hope
that there truly is someone out there for everyone. Kenzie is a woman that will do just about
anything for those she loves, or just for those in need, even to the extent of
risking herself, but the way she fights for Conrad, again and again, refusing
to give up on him…man she is definitely the kind of woman I want to be when I grow
up. She is obviously sexy, brave, talented, sweet, and funny and that is a
bit intimidating to the rest of us normal women, but I can see why she needed
to be all of those things to match the amazing Conrad. Conrad has lived his life on the edge, always
reaching for the next extreme challenge, but now that he has lost his nerve and
willingness to even get out of his PJs, he needs an ass-kicking, and it comes in
the form of the sweetest woman he’s ever met and her cuddly puppy. Conrad is
sexy, sensual, heroic, and humble once he decided to pull his head out of his
butt; the best part of course is seeing how sweet he is with the puppy and then
with Kenzie one he lets himself accept their relationship. If I could find a man like Conrad for myself
you can damn sure bet I’d fight for him just as hard as Kenzie did and never
let him go. I am dying to see what comes
next in this amazing town full of sexy heroes, amazing women and crazy
characters. MORE, MORE, MORE, Pamela!
*ebook provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No compensation was provided.
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