GRR Reviews Mountain Hearts (Peakview) by Jill Haymaker

Mountain Hearts, at its heart is basically a "boy meets girl" simple romance, without too many complications. it was the extra touches, about grief, loss, and the slow redemption through love, that made it good.

Suzy Quinlan, single parent (her husband died in Iraq) lost her son to congenital heart disease at 5. Numb with grief, she had to get away, and she drove in the winter storm and ended up stranded in Peakview, Colorado. Jerry Decker, an Iraq vet, returned with his body intact, but soul broken. He lived alone on the outskirts of town, with only his dog "Bear" as the sole companion. When the two met in town, they found each other as kindred souls, but she has a career as a paralegal in Denver, while he cannot live in a large town with his PTSD nightmares. Love can change people for the better... but will it be enough to allow these two to come together?

Let's just say someone is looking for a career change, okay? And I like the slow-simmer type of love stories. And you do, then Jill Haymaker never disappoints.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Widow getting away from pain of losing her son was stranded in a small town and met the town recluse sharing similar pains...

Overall Rating: 4/5

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