Aiming for Love

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CONNEALY, MARY
AIMING FOR LOVE

Josephine Nordegren is one of three sisters who grew up nearly wild in southwestern Colorado. She has the archery skills of Robin Hood and the curiosity of the Little Mermaid, fascinated by but locked away from the forbidden outside world -- a world she's been raised to believe killed her parents. When David Warden, a rancher, brings in a herd much too close to the girls' secret home, her older sister especially is frightened, but Jo is too interested to stay away.

David's parents follow soon on his heels, escaping bandits at their ranch. David's father is wounded and needs shelter. Josephine and her sisters have the only cabin on the mountain. Do they risk stepping into the world to help those in need? Or do they remain separated but safe in the peaks of Hope Mountain?

My Reivew:

Eeep! New series by Mary Connealy alert! I can't get enough of her unique dead-pan quirkiness -- does that make sense? Probably only if you're read a Connealy extravaganza. This time she's outdone herself by taking her trademark wilderness theme to a whole new level. Seriously fun and clever and laugh-out-loudable!

Imagine living way up in the mountains and never seeing anyone other than family? And the only man you've had any interactions with for most of your life is your grandfather. But now it's just you and your sisters, living off the land having been indoctrinated by your hermit of a grandmother that the world is all evil and death. This is such a brilliant concept and the author does an amazing job with consistency in the way the Nordergren women react to the disparities the Wardens bring to their reclusive existence.

I don't even know where to begin with describing the chaos that ensues. Lots of action, of course, because that's another Connealy trademark. And an over arcing sinister plot that won't be wholly solved until the last book. (That's an educated guess on my part.) Villains worthy of a classic Western movie. All mixed up with lots of laughter and sweet romance.

Dave and Jo are perfect for each other and the man is a paragon of patience when it comes to dealing with his prickly mountain woman. Loved their interactions and the way love caught them by surprise...and brought even more mayhem to the Nordergren's all too predictable lives.

A brilliant start to the Brides of Hope Mountain series. (And isn't that cover gorgeous?! The second book is just as lovely -- Woman of Sunlight which comes out in March.)

Oh -- and I listened to the audible edition. Barbara McCulloh's narration brought so much to the story. The way she drawled out some of those one line zingers made me laugh all the harder. And she really got into character with all the various points of view. Really well done.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Aiming for Love, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday October 19 2019. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!