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Hopefully I can read some more books by this author, Miniseries: sitelinkCameron's Pride Last week, I saw an old cowboy walking across the parking lot, handinhand with his silverhaired wife, and I smiled.
Theres something about a cowboy, something romantic and solid and heartwarming, and Into the Storm captures it, Its the perfect blend of relatable characters with a few hard miles on them, an interesting setting with the little details that make it real without weighing the story down, and a plot that makes it hard to put down.
I read the whole thing in two sittings, and feel like Ive been to Jakes ranch in Colorado and made friends with him and his family.
And ShelbyI just want to hug that girl and tell her how proud I am, Can you tell I LOVED this book C on AAR, so,stars After having a chance to speak with several Harlequin Heartwarming authors at RWA last year, I've been curious to try some of the books in this line.
There have been discussions in Romland, both online and off, about the market for noninspy books with a lower sensuality rating.
There's definitely room in the market for books of all sensuality levels, and I'll be curious to try more from Heartwarming.
However, Into the Storm just didn't work when it came to capturing my interest,

The book opens as Colorado widower Jake Cameron is watching his grown sons compete on the bullriding circuit.
I had high hopes for the story as the brief opening chapter provided a window into Jake's pride in his sons, his worry for his family, and also the loneliness of life without his wife.
Things pick up as Jake finds himself injured when his truck runs

off the road in the snow.
Luckily, traveling horse trainer Shelby Doucette, en route to a job, comes across him and is able to help.
Since her own car is now broken down, Shelby accepts Jake's offer of a ride once his truck is back on the road.


That ride soon turns into something more, When Shelby ends up having to leave her training job following sexual advances from the ranch owner's son, Jake steps in to rescue her, providing work and a place to live in an isolated cabin on his property.
It's obvious to pretty much everyone in the book that Shelby is running from something, but it's equally obvious that it will take a lot of time before she would ever trust anyone with her secrets.
Likewise, Jake misses his wife desperately and struggles with keeping the family going alone, but he also can't deny feeling very attracted to Shelby.


Into the Storm could have been a very poignant story, However, the emotional potential of the storyline never feels fully realized and what we do get ends up being somewhat marred by unnecessary melodrama at the end.
The writing often felt choppy and ameteurish, with lots of telling and not enough showing, In addition, the dialogue is sometimes so simplistic that I sometimes felt a little patronized, Maybe people in rural Colorado really do talk this way, but I've never heard a character say "Girl" to a female character so many times in my life.


This is a partial review, You can find the complete text at All About Romance: sitelink com/cgibin/bookRev Can she finally stop running

Horse trainer Shelby Doucette never bothers to unpack her bags.
With no roots, no ties and no fixed address but her granddad's old sedan, she's avoided emotional connections, and eluded her past, for fourteen years.
Get in, do the job, get out, That's always been her way, Until she meets Jake.

Widower Jake Cameron is unlike any man she's ever known, but that doesn't mean he can be trusted.
He has a way of sneaking through her defenses, a way of making her want to stay for good.
But being with Jake would mean finally facing her past, And heading directly into the storm hooked from the start and had a hard time putting down, The story, the characters and the setting was just wonderful, I enjoyed this book very much, Born and raised a Kentuckian, Helen DePrima fell in love with all things Western while spending summers on a ranch as a teen and later living in Colorado for ten years.
Retiring afteryears rehabbing wildlife in New Hampshire, she turned again to her earlier passions, writing and the West.
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