Wild Iris Ridge
RaeAnne Thayne
Harlequin HQN, Jun 24 2014, $7.99
ISBN: 9780373778591
After years away, recently unemployed Lucy Drake returns to Hope’s
Crossing where she inherited her late Great-Aunt Annabelle’s Victorian
mansion. As she muses no longer working
eighteen hour days, Lucy considers converting her home into a B&B, which
she thinks means 24 hour days. Lucy also
reflects back to why she left town years ago; when she fell in love with
Brendan Caine, but he fell in love with her BFF cousin Jess.
Fire chief Brendan hopes Lucy leaves town as his memory of her is
unfavorable. A widower single dad for
two years, Brendan raises five year old Carter and nine year old Faith; and
believes he has enough on his plate rather than have to deal with cold
Lucy. She prefers to avoid him as she
cannot handle a second rejection from him.
When they meet each feels a deep attraction that neither desire.
The latest Hope’s Crossing contemporary (see Willowleaf Lane,
Blackberry Summer and Woodrose Mountain) is a warm second chance at love family
drama. The changing relationship between
the lead adults cleverly goes through Dr. Elizabeth
Kubler-Ross’ phases: denial, anger, bargaining,
depression and acceptance. Though the acceptance
phase seems too abrupt fans will enjoy this warm tale.
Harriet Klausner
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