Ready for Wild: Grand Valley, Book 3

In the excellent third Grand Valley contemporary Western romance (after Second Chance Season), Blake makes the Colorado wilderness come alive with sweeping descriptions of the mountains and valleys. Amber Regan is the sexy host of a hunting show on cable TV. Braden Montgomery is a game warden who hates hunting shows. There are too many reasons why the two of them together would never work, but there’s one reason why they do: they encourage each other to be their best. Blake treats hunting with respect, and even non-hunters will appreciate that Amber and Braden believe in conservation and don’t view killing animals as sport. The protagonists have intense chemistry from first sight, and their flirtatious banter is witty, blunt, and sexy. Heat sizzles through every text message and singes every look, and the sex is inevitably scorching. Braden has to learn to open himself up emotionally, to be unselfish, and to accept change, and Amber has to learn not to run when things get hard. Alternating viewpoints illustrate how each one grows into love and togetherness, leading to a satisfying conclusion. (Nov.)