I couldn’t wait to get back to Gossamer Falls, North Carolina!

This series centers around the Quinns, a large, closely knit, sprawling family who’ve lived in the Western North Carolina mountains for over 100 years. Book one featured Callum Quinn, book 1.5 featured his cousin, Cassie Quinn and this second book in the series, features their cousin Grayson Quinn. I’m not from a large family, so I love reading about the support, love and challenges that come with it and result from living in close proximity. Blackburn explores all kinds of ships in this series: romantic relationships, friendships, family relationships, and client relationships.

Although I enjoyed book one, this book grabbed my emotions and wouldn’t let go! I felt so connected to Police Chief Grayson Ward. The way he expressed himself and communicated with Meredith gave me a lump in my throat!

I admired Dr Meredith Quinn and her mobile dental clinic. Her determination to help the underrepresented, underserved, and the needy was commendable. I could imagine her out in Flossy, driving the windy mountain roads on a Saturday and smiling as she thought of her next client on the roster.

The humour in this story elevated it! I chuckled reading about the book return fiasco, the Mexican food ‘silent’ aftermath, and the experience resulting in gifting cow patty ornaments!

The second chances theme was woven throughout, the plot was heavier on the suspense side than the romance, and the reminder that just because one is forgiven doesn’t mean that there won’t be consequences was timely. Blackburn writes first-class romantic suspense and that’s why she’s an auto-read author for me.

This, my third book by Blackburn, was one of my most anticipated ARCs this month and it more than met my expectations. I’m impressed with the author’s rich storytelling, her authentic characters, and her ability to write a fantastic story balancing faith, romance and suspense. I can’t wait for the next installment.

I was gifted this copy by Revell and NetGalley and was under no obligation to provide a review.