BOONE
– Emily March
Eternity
Springs: The McBrides of Texas, Book 18
St.
Martin’s Paperbacks
ISBN:
978-1250314956
December 29, 2020
Contemporary Romance
Eternity Springs, Colorado – Present Day
Hannah Dupree has been wandering the United
States looking for solace, yet she still can’t forget about the tragedy that
has haunted her for three years. She arrives in Eternity Springs as dawn breaks
at Lover’s Leap. It would be so easy to end it all there. Her misery. Her life.
As Hannah contemplates jumping, a strange man in a motorcycle roars up and
distracts her. His name is Boone McBride, and his presence is calming. He
invites her to breakfast and takes her to his home, where he offers her a place
to stay for a few days in a cottage not far from his house. Hannah agrees to stay
for a few nights, but she plans to leave before she gets attached to Eternity
Springs—and Boone.
Boone knew exactly what Hannah planned to do at
Lover’s Leap and his expertise in dealing with troubled people helps him in
deescalating the situation. Boone has his own issues, one that led him to leave
his lifelong home in Texas several years ago. He and his wife were unable to
have children and planned to adopt. But a last-minute change by the baby’s
mother left them with no child—and his wife was devastated. She committed
suicide and it has haunted him. Just a couple of days before Hannah arrived,
Boone learned that a baby abandoned by its mother had a note with it. The note
said that she wanted Boone to raise and adopt the baby. He’s grappling with it,
mainly because he suspects who the mother is and he feels like if he turns it
down, he’s failing her…again.
As readers can tell from the early chapters of
reading BOONE, Hannah and Boone are both tragically marred by what has happened
to them. She does tell him early on that her two sons drowned, but she doesn’t
let him know the circumstances. Boone doesn’t tell Hannah about the baby he has
been asked to adopt. He fears the idea of talking about the baby would scare
her away. Besides, her plan is to stay only a few days. There will be a wedding
the coming weekend in Eternity Springs and Boone’s relatives will be descending
on the little town in Colorado. Boone asks Hannah (and she agrees) to be his
“plus one” for the wedding to ward off his mother’s matchmaking shenanigans. As
Boone and Hannah get to know one another, they start to have feelings for each
other. But she is about to leave, right? Boone will be going to Texas to get
the baby right after the wedding. Then, he learns the nanny that was hired had
an accident and will be unable to help him once he returns to Colorado. He
looks to Hannah for help. Will she accept?
BOONE is an uplifting tale that has two people
still hurting and haunted by the past coming together to heal themselves. Many
people have made a home in Eternity Springs and all have encountered Celeste,
the owner of Angel’s Rest, a resort and spa that has helped bring tourists to
the small town. Celeste is a bit of a celestial herself. Is she an angel in
disguise? She always seems to be there when someone is experiencing an
emotional crisis and she helps guide them through it. In BOONE, how does
Celeste bring together Boone and Hannah? Will Hannah finally tell the full—and
tragic—tale of what happened to her children? Will Boone adapt to having a baby
in his life? And finally, will Hannah be a part of the new family?
During the darkest times of winter, it’s always
good to pick up something that leaves you good and warm inside. With BOONE,
this is that book you will want to pick up to help you through the coldest
season.
Patti Fischer
Romance Reviews Today
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