Review: Wonderful contemporary romance
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 21, 2014
This is the second book in A Silver Creek Romance and a great addition to the series.  I read the first one so know some of the background story and wondered what the author would do with these two, and I will tell you that I went through many emotions about Quinn from beginning to end.  This is an engaging story full of drama, humor and angst and I am anxiously looking forward to hearing more about the Mitchell family.\Lark Mitchell stays home most of the time; she is a gamer geek that lives on the family ranch, Elk Haven, along with her brothers, she helps with their computer setup including the web page for the ranch retreat.  She recently has branched out to help others in the Silver Creek community, earning extra money, trying to be more independent.  She is a bit insecure outside her little world but wants to prove to her brothers that she can do things for herself.Quinn Parker is opening a ranch for troubled kids, building a very large home not far from Elk Haven called the Longhorn Ranch.  Not long ago, Lark’s brother Cade accused Quinn of having something to do with his tack during a rodeo causing his horse to freak out almost killing him and ruining Cade’s leg.  Quinn has done many things in his life that he is not proud of, but he is innocent of Cade’s accident.  However Quinn does not have many friends on the circuit and when golden boy Cade accused him, everyone believed the story which got him bared from ever competing again, now he is after revenge because he thinks he is nothing without the rodeo.  When he hires Lark to set up his computer system for the ranch the sparks fly, and not always in a good way.Untouched is a good story with heartache, humor and triumph; however I was not sure I was going to like the journey.  Quinn was hard to like, I actually disliked him at times ready to put down the book but I am so glad I stuck with it because his groveling at the end was the perfect punishment.  He is not an easy person to like but he is always upfront and honest with Lark.  I like Lark and was happy to see her grow into a confident woman, even when Quinn was being such a jackass, her new found confidence helped her through the pain.I really liked the secondary story with Sam and Jill and their renewed love, really enjoyed how Jill would talk with Lark while staying on the ranch about the longevity of love and lust.  The real test is with the neglect of their marriage, they both needed to make some decisions about the future and their story was touching.The brothers, Cole and Cade were so over the top with their protection of Lark in the beginning that I was glad to see they also did some growing of their own and I like how it ended.  Although this is the second in the series, it is easily read as a standalone as the author explains everything from the past.  Overall a great story, I had issues with Quinn, but he did redeem himself in the end. I am excited to read Cade’s story next and then I am hoping to see something from the missing sister in the future.Copy from publisher through NetGalley for an honest review