Review: Love the Colorado series!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 4, 2014
This is the sixth novel in The Colorado Mountain Series and I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first.  As a staunch fan of Ms. Ashley's stories, it's always exciting when a new book is released.We have our usual Alpha Male, his name is Jacob Decker, known as Deck.  He is an Alpha and a whole lot more.  He is walking in Gnaw Bone, Colorado when he hears a female voice calling his name. He turns and sees a beautiful woman walking eagerly his way, and is confused, remembering only one person ever called  him Jacob;  and then she smiles.  Emmanuelle Holmes approaches him with a sweet kiss on the cheek.  Her male companion is not very pleased with her friendliness. Emma and Deck have not seen each other in nine years, since Deck's girlfriend and Emme's best friend, Elspeth, had broken his heart. His only thoughts at the time were to leave town and try and forget the whole disaster of a relationship.  That meant putting his friendship with Emme aside, and over the years that seemed the hardest to forget.Emme Holmes was a quiet, shy, very sweet girl, who was in love with her best friends boyfriend.  When Elspeth had run off with a rich man willing to give her all she desired, Emme approached Jacob, to offer comfort and more if he wanted.  She also understood when he turned away, but she gave him a gift he still takes wherever he goes.  "A long triangular tube of exquisite stained glass leading to five disks also made of stained glass. A kaleidescope."  The last thing she said as he shut the door was that when he thought he had lost all beauty, turn the dial.Jacob and Emme's reunion is a wonderful story. There's an old grand mansion being restored, friends from other Colorado Mountain stories, danger and intrigue, and a sweet and beautiful love story. It has it's challenges, but Emme and Jacob have been through so much already their ties are too hard to break.I highly recommend this novel to Kristen Ashley fans new and old, and anyone who loves small town stories with big hulking guys who love their women above all else.I received this novel from the publisher and NetGalley for an honest review.Pat Fordyce