She's 43, and as the book opens she's just found out she's going to be a grandmother. You certainly don't get many heroines like Brooke in romance novels. It's the third book in the series, but why not?Īs Wendy says, what's most interesting about this book is the heroine. They'be been sat in my TBR for a while, until I read Wendy's really intriguing comments on Gentle On My Mind. Her latest work is a small town/modern Western series, which is not usually what appeals to me, but her name on the covers made me pick up the books anyway.
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You certai I loved Susan Fox's Planes, Trains and Automobiles series so much that it placed her on my autobuy list. It's the third book in the series, but why not? As Wendy says, what's most interesting about this book is the heroine. I loved Susan Fox's Planes, Trains and Automobiles series so much that it placed her on my autobuy list. If the baby's a girl I'm sure she'll be happy with blue. But I'm sure many others did.Ī line that sums up the book's politics, and intellectual curiosity, pretty well: "Funny," she said to the cat as he tagged along at her heels, "I don't think of blue as being a boy's color. The last quarter of the book felt particularly "uplifting," and not in a way that I found appealing. Pretty hallmark cardy, emotion-wise I felt more as if I was reading a story written by a person who had read about bipolar disorder, rather than experienced it herself. But after Jake hears Brooke's news, he comes back, and the two decide to give marriage a go. But then Brooke discovers (view spoiler). After Jake's mission (to track down a murdering drug-dealer in town) ends, their affair ends, too, and Jake returns to Vancouver. This opening is pretty contrived, but once our hero's true identity is revealed, the book focuses primarily on the relationship between Brooke and the 35-year-old RCMP Jake Brannon. Until a tough-looking guy crashes his motorcycle into her white picket fence, threatens her with a gun, and collapses on her doorstep. But by this book, she and her son have made up, and she's on an even keel after kicking the bottle and getting on the psych med trail. Brooke's son, whom she had at 14, featured in the previous book in this series (which I haven't read) apparently in that book, we hear all the nasty details about how bad a mother Brooke was, due to her undiagnosed mental illness, her compensatory drinking, and her physically abusive spouse. But by this book, she and her son have made up, and she's on an even ke Picked this one up because it has both an older heroine (43) and a heroine who has bipolar disorder and who is a recovering alcoholic. Picked this one up because it has both an older heroine (43) and a heroine who has bipolar disorder and who is a recovering alcoholic. It’s a combination that could make even a die-hard loner long to put up his boots and put down roots at last, and show her just how good a second chance can get.more Jake knows she’s vulnerable, but she’s also strong, kind, and hotter than hellfire. Instead, she’s offered him a place to heal and a cover story as he searches for a wanted man. Brooke is drawn to everything about wounded undercover cop Jake Brannon-his raw masculinity, his tenderness, and the undisguised desire that makes her feel more alive than she’s ever been.īy rights, Brooke should curse Jake for complicating her life. But now a stranger’s Harley has shattered her fence and her peace of mind in one swoop. She’s spent five years repairing past mistakes and making her life in Caribou Crossing steady and predictable. But now a stranger’s Harley has shattered her fence an In her latest contemporary romance, Susan Fox welcomes readers back to Caribou Crossing, the ruggedly sexy Western town that seems made for starting over.īrooke Kincaid knows second chances don’t come cheap.
Brooke Kincaid knows second chances don’t come cheap. In her latest contemporary romance, Susan Fox welcomes readers back to Caribou Crossing, the ruggedly sexy Western town that seems made for starting over.
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