Publisher: Signet
Published: February
3, 2015
ISBN: 978-0451470812
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Format: Ebook - Netgalley
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina Gina@loveromancesandmorereviews.com
FIVE HEARTS
The Traveler family motto has always been “If
you’re not competing, why bother?”
Danielle “Danny” lived that motto to the fullest until one day her world
came crashing down—figuratively and literally. Trapped in a chimney—a small space
between two rocks with only a glimpse of sky visible, she waited hours upon
hours for rescue. She wasn’t completely
alone, but there in that dark place she could only fight to breathe and wonder
if each breath would be her last.
Her injuries put her in months of rehab,
but no amount of therapy could stop the nightmares. Nothing could take her out of that dark,
airless place in her mind. Needing a
change, something to hold on to, she comes to Mustang Ridge, Wyoming. There she meets the Skye family and is
quickly taken under their wings. They
give her what is essentially her own space—Jenny and Krista’s parents’ Rambling
Rose RV, to stay in. But Danny can
barely stay in what is really a comfortable space. To her it is too small and too airless.
But the someone comes into her life, someone
who turns her life upside down and suddenly everything is righted.
Sam Babock has made a nice life for
himself. At a relatively young age he
found quite the gem mine and is able to buy himself pretty much anything he wants. At the time he came into his fortune he
bought a motorcycle, a big ole Harley.
And within hours of getting it his father decided to take a ride…a ride
he did not return from. The guilt of his
father’s death has haunted him. If Sam
were to assess his life and tell you his life, he would tell you how every
person he loved died. He simply cannot
take another chance on loving another person.
But that doesn’t stop him for seeking out
Danny and being there to support her, to show her that she really can make it
back and be her own person. But is he
strong enough to let Danny do the same for him?
From the very first Mustang Ridge book, SUMMER AT MUSTANG RIDGE, I have a Jesse
Hayworth fan. Each story brings to life
the struggles and ultimate renewal of the main characters. FIRELIGHT
AT MUSTANG RIDGE is no different, but I do think it is the best one
yet. There is a sense from the very first
words that in this story Ms. Hayworth drilled down into her own dark place and
found her own light. Either that or she
has such a strong sense of what people can struggle through and how the lucky
ones can make it out of their own personal caves.
When Ms. Hayworth describes the darkness
in the cave Danny ventures into she doesn’t just paint a picture of a woman
trying to get out into the fresh air.
You know what it feels like to struggling for the next breath and how
your lungs fill when you are once again out in the sun. You feel Danny’s courage when a little girl
reaches out to her and she puts her own fears aside to be there for little
Sonja.
Sam’s story is no less poignant. His battle parallels Danny’s and while her
demons came from nature and his come from his own losses, the two are such
incredible mirrors to each other.
Hayworth’s characters are amazing. They are true to life. They could be people you meet and you would
want to know. Her stories are true to
life and can be read for the simple enjoyment of a good story or to sit back
and look at the ins and outs of your own life.
Each book is a standalone and the series
does not need to be read in order. That said,
you don’t want to miss a one.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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