punkrockgirlpa's review
4.0
I am a HUGE fan of Anne Frasier's work. So I figured what the hell I'd give her old romance works a whirl. I have read the orchard and adored it. I feel like I have a tiny small bit of insight into who she was before and after the loss of her husband from reading her romance and reading her work under Anne Frasier. So perhaps I just have a soft spot for this woman. I will say I am not always a fan of romance. Its usually a bit too cheesy for me...basically I'm like Ash. I'm a cynic but deep down probably a big softy. Were there problematic elements here and there in this? oh yeah! But I will admit I simply couldn't put it down. It was like a guilty pleasure I couldn't get enough of. What can I say once a storyteller, always a storyteller! I'm excited to read more of her romances in between anticipating her next new release! :)
lisadee's review
4.0
What do you read when real life gets to be too much and everything you read seems to be either speaking to that grief, and heartbreak or making it worse? You read the most escapist/romance/adventure that you can find. This was a fun read; a little heavy on the stereotypical bad boy finds "Lily white" fragile girl. Corey is a young girl who no one seems to care about sending into the wilds of the Amazon to gather information for a possible church mission. The innocence of her is so overstated it is funny sometimes but who can resist that bad boy of a bush pilot? Ash is rough on the outside, but hiding a vulerable side that Corey is stunned to find. Really Corey that stunns you? It's all in fun though and succeeds in my escapist literary needs of the moment.
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