GRR Reviews The Broken Trail (Sweet River Redemption) by Christa MacDonald

The Broken Trail is a good romantic mystery about discoveries, secrets, and lies, and working against the system.

Katherine Grant was burned out from her high-pressure jobs in the city (and a few secrets). She moved to the small town of Sweet River and took a position at the Sweet River Christian Academy as a consultant when the school suddenly had a spike of 6 dropouts. The school director is icily hostile (they're just delinquents, why should we waste money on them) and Katherine realized the director is trying to drive her away. The director had previously stuffed the school staff and vendors with all her family and relatives (including in-laws). The director even forced Katherine to take up a tiny cabin on the land of Captain MacAllister, the local cop by renting out the housing previously allocated to her. // Mac had enough of women with quick tempers. He had no time to deal with any drama, not when poachers and narcotics peddlers and smugglers are encroaching on his jurisdiction. However, he can sense Katherine's quick temper is a facade that hides some deep trauma, and her intelligence and strength earned his admiration. But when a near tragedy forced them to confront their feelings, and each other's secrets, will the secrets break them... or bring them together forever?

The revelations of the old wounds and secrets were handled quite nicely, and the biggest one was used effectively for the darkest hour. Nicely done.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Educational consultant, shunned by a hostile Christian school, fell for the gruff police Captain, but they have dark secrets...

Overall Rating: 4/5

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