I sincerely hope that you guys are keeping with this series, and even though the author touches base with who is who, it will definitely be more beneficial to you if you read the whole series.. I love this series, it is sweet and sexy without being nasty and you will fall in love with each couple and root for them the whole time. In this book we have Harrison and Kenzie, he is part of the "Team" these are a bunch of Scarlett's volunteers who are rock climbers who help out those who get in some sticky situations. Harrison was part of the team but in a climb that he went with some friends, lost them and he had a hard time coming back from that. Kenzie has always loved Harrison but she was in a friend zone, but when he returned to Scarlett Springs eventually he wanted more, but he was still going thru a hard time, and lovingly Kenzie assisted him and was there when he needed her the most..Loved reading of previous characters..Enjoy!

Conrad Harrison was on a climb on Mt Everest when a tragic accident killed his long time climbing partner and 2 others. Conrad has survivors guilt and has been holed up in a Tibetan Monastery for the past 15 months. A friend and team leader for the local SAR comes to the monastery to tell Conrad it has been long enuf, he needs to come home. Conrad vows he will never climb again. Kenzie a member of the local SAR team, kennel owner and trainer of SAR dogs, has had a thing for Conrad for years. She is determined to do whatever she can to get Conrad to rejoin life.

This book is in the romantic suspense genre but the suspense doesn’t show up til late in the book. It is mostly about personal relations between the characters. It was interesting learning about SAR dogs and their training. This book is part of a series but could easily be read as a stand alone. Thank you to net galley for an advanced readers copy.

My heart broke for Harrison as the book opened. A horrible thing to happen and horrible to deal with the feelings of being the one that survival. I thought that Harrison did a good dealing with things at first, when he got home to Scarlett, not so much. Kenzie foisting Gabby off on Harrison was a great idea, giving him someone else to deal with letting him push of what happened.

Watching Harrison come back to life was great, as was seeing the relationship develop between Kenzie and Harrison. They were perfect for each other, Kenzie was there to help Harrison deal with things and Harrison started to work back with the Teams.

I hated how Harrison was hounded by the press, hated that Harrison couldn't just live in peace until he was ready to talk about things.

The drama at the end was scary, gave Harrison a way to get back to climbing and not be in his head. I was glad with how things ended up. The ending made me smile, it was a great way to bridge the past and present.

Full review to be published online in mid July.

HOLDING ON is another great read in Pamela Clare’s fantastic “Colorado High Country” series; and it was great to catch up with the S&R gang. CHC in general is more CR than the solid RS of I-Team; and this one was a little on the sweeter, angsty side. The suspense of the story didn’t show up until late in the book. That’s okay. The tight writing, solid character driven plotline and enjoyable romance made up for the lack of suspense.

As always, Clare’s meticulous research into Search and Rescue, as well as the K9 Rescue Unit, was well done. Her enthusiasm for Colorado and S & R is obvious; and translates lovingly to the page. I especially enjoyed the personal touch of including the training of Kenzie’s K9 dogs; as well as the other dogs in her kennel.

Not only to you have a romance, but also edge of your seat high country action, drama, rescues, and of course extreme climbing. The author did a remarkable job of transporting me into the midst of all the action. Other than the cold, it was as if I was experiencing first had what it was like to live the life of each one of these characters.

Since this is the sixth book in the series, there were a lot of characters from the previous books involved in this story...the author did a great job off providing their backstories, making easier to understand the roles each of them play. Having now read this latest book in the series, I find that I now must read those characters’ stories as well.

This ARC book was complimentary, provided by the Publisher and NetGalley. I am voluntarily providing my honest review.