Review : Home at Chestnut Creek

Home at Chestnut Creek by Laura Drake

(Chestnut Creek #2)

Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Western,

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Pages: 624

Published: July 2nd 2019 by Forever

From an award-winning author who "writes real cowboys with heart and soul" (Carolyn Brown, New York Times bestselling author) comes an unforgettable western romance about two strangers who learn that home is where the heart is. . .

First rule of life on the run: never get attached. Nevada Sweet knows that better than anyone-it's just too dangerous to stay put. And until now, she's never wanted to. But she gets more than she bargained for when she walks into the Chestnut Creek Café looking for a job. Despite the protective wall she's built, her coworker Joseph has her imagining a life she isn't yet convinced she deserves...

While Unforgiven, New Mexico has always been home, Joseph "Fishing Eagle" King still feels like an outsider-no matter how much he tries to give back to his Navajo community. Beneath Nevada's biting wit, he glimpses a similar vulnerability. Against all odds, Joseph finds himself falling for her, and it's clear she's not as unaffected as she pretends. When her past finally catches up with her, she'll have to decide whether to keep running, or fight for what's hers.

Includes the bonus novel Wild Cowboy Ways by Carolyn Brown!

Nevada is on the run and isn't interested in making ties. As of now she's stopped in a place called Unforgiven, New Mexico and working in a cafe until she goes back on the road. She never expected to like this town and its people and while some can be gossipy and cause problems that's the least of her worries. Now she seems to have an attraction to her coworker Joseph, but they have their own hang up why things can't work and try to fight the feels. On top of that her past might be coming sooner then she thinks and might not be able to stick around.

I thought that this book was pretty good. But tbh for a bit it did drag on for me. I liked the characters and getting to know them. It was interesting seeing a bit into Josephs life and the problems he was dealing with when it came to family issues. He very much like Nevada was running away, it wasn't a life or death situation but he clearly loved his family and it must of been tough to be away. If you like a good contemporary book you'll like this book, but with the added benefit of an extra book to read since this book contains not one but two stories. I was expecting a short story, novella type of book but no its a full novel and there is plenty going on to keep readers interesting. Overall loved it, highly recommend!