UNEXPECTED AND UNDENIABLE . . . Bailey Moore has an agenda: skiing in the Rockies, exploring castles in Europe, ballroom dancing in Argentina. Now that she has a second lease on life, she’s determined not to miss a thing. What she doesn’t realize is that item #1 comes with a six-foot-one ski god hot enough to melt a polar ice cap. She doesn’t want to miss out on him either, but Hudson Kincaid … Kincaid isn’t the type of guy to love and let go. And as gorgeous as Cedar Ridge is, she’s not planning to stick around.
As head of ski patrol at his family’s resort, Hud thinks he’s seen it all. But never has he run into someone like Bailey. She might look delicate, but her attitude is all firecracker. And her infectious joy touches something deep within him that he’s been missing far too long. Now he’ll just have to convince Bailey to take a chance on her biggest adventure yet . . . something rare and all kinds of wonderful.
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Loved this book! You cannot go wrong with Jill Shalvis. Every page is worth reading twice. So easy to love these characters. It’s everything I want in a contemporary romance.
Awesome book
Bailey & Huds tale is absolutely beautiful! Mountain romance at its best!
Bailey is an artist who because of life’s been uncertain because of health battles. She vows to accomplish her bucket list, not accounting for her attraction to the sexy ski patrol guy (Hud) who rescues her from the expert slope where she, a beginner is stranded!
A very emotional, passionate romance between two people who fight it all the way!
Cedar Ridge, a family run resort, needed a boost. For this, Carrie hired a graphic designer to prepare a panel on one of the external walls with the picture of the family.
Note: Carrie had mental issues (clear sign of dementia or Alzheimer’s).
Bailey was the designer who, despite not having any familiarity with skiing, decided to test it, but ended up trapped at the top of a mountain after breaking the binding. She is saved by “cute prince charming” (her words), Hudson Kincaid.
Hudson worked as a police officer, besides to ensure that guests were safe. Disappearances were common in a place like that.
Helping Bailey was not difficult. He thought she was very cute, although a little lost.
Until he found out that she was the designer hired by his mother.
Of all the siblings, Hudson was the first to veto the idea, but it was a losing vote.
Since Bailey lived two hours away, she would work on the panel on weekends, sleeping in one of the resort’s rooms.
This approximation increases Hudson’s interest in her. In addition, there was a resilient characteristic in Bailey that left the family in awe: she had recently come out of chemotherapy treatment.
Her hair was still very short.
For her, that work was proof that the worst was over, and also a tribute to her grandmother, her greatest motivator in art.
The resort was beginning to show signs that it would come out of the crisis left by Hudson’s father when he left, leaving the family in debt with a hefty mortgage.
Adding to his mother’s health problem, and the debt to the bank, Hudson still carried the guilt for his twin brother Jacob having left, and they haven’t officially heard from him since.
Jacob enlisted and was on a mission in another country, and the little Hudson knew about him was thanks to the help of a military friend.
Returning to the couple… Hudson realized that the wall he had built around his heart was starting to collapse thanks to Bailey, but when he sees her kissing another guy in the parking lot at the resort, he imagines that he doesn’t stand a chance with her.
Everyone in the family sees Hudson’s interest in Bailey, but knowing that she has a bucket list that would take her away, he cowers and says he can’t disrupt her dreams.
However, the chemistry between them was too strong to ignore.
And even if Hudson thought he was the wrong person for Bailey, in more ways than one she would show him that her stubbornness was greater than his grumpy side.
5 stars
After spending the last ten years of her life battling her illness Bailey Moore is finally ready to live her life, and is more than ready to tap into her adventurous side, and cross a few items off of her bucket list. Starting with getting in tune with her artistic side, and paint a beautiful mural for the owners of a local ski resort. The idea of throwing herself into this project is a little overwhelming, but also very exciting for her, she has never done anything in this large of a scale, and she may have to dig deep to accomplish it, but she is totally up for the challenge. Especially after she meets the handsome ski patrol officer, who just so happens to co-own the resort…the idea of catching of working for him is more than a little inspiring!
Being surrounded by the breathtaking Rocky Mountains everyday and working at the Cedar Ridge Ski Resort is the perfect way to live life according to Hudson Kincaid. He lives and breaths his work, and thoroughly enjoys what he does everyday, even if it leaves very little time for a personal life. He thrives on keeping busy because it keeps his demons at bay, and helps keep the guilt he carries buried deep inside. Hudson normally doesn’t let anyone get to close for fear of history repeating itself and leaving him hurt and disappointed, so being somewhat secluded in the mountains helps him maintain the distance he feels he needs, and also helps keep the women away… that is until a beautiful, quirky artist shows up at the lodge, and has him reconsidering his monk like ways..
Once again Ms. Shalvis has created two amazingly unique characters that were destined to find their way to one another, and I am so happy I had the pleasure of watching their little journey unfold. I have to say that this story was nothing short of exceptional, and that Ms. Shalvis totally reaffirmed my belief that she is a truly gifted storyteller, she never ceases to amaze me with her beautifully executed literary creations!!
If you have not had the chance to read one of her books yet, I must first tell you that you are missing out on some exceptional reading and also that you are missing out on the opportunity to meet some amazingly crafted characters that are destined to steal your heart!