Welcome to the bestselling Diamond Creek, Alaska Novels – a sexy and steamy contemporary romance series set against the wilderness and beauty of small-town Alaska! Sometimes love happens in a crash—or at least that’s how Risa and Darren met.
Risa Holden often feels like her life is spinning beyond her control. On the heels of an emotional betrayal, she’s more committed than ever to making sure … making sure she doesn’t hope for too much, especially not love. When Darren Thomas, a smoldering and oh-so-sexy cop, helps her after she crashes her car, she thinks a fling is in order. Her heart has other ideas.
Darren Thomas looks dangerously delicious in his uniform—with a smile that melts hearts and a body to notch up the heat. When he meets Risa, the spark between them burns so hot and fast, he can’t think straight. After facing a tragedy in his career, he retreated home to Alaska with plans to keep to himself. Risa tests his convictions by rattling the cage around his heart.
The sensual passion between Risa and Darren weaves a spell beyond their control. Both are tumbling far and fast—love the only thing that might break their fall.
*All novels in this series are full-length standalone novels with an HEA.
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This was yet another wonderful book from JH Croix! Darren is called out to an accident, only to look into the eyes of the most beautiful woman he’s ever seen. Risa swerved to miss a moose, now she is sitting up against the alder trees when the hottest cop she’s ever seen comes to her rescue. These are two people who believe they are too broken for love. Can they figure out how to get out of their own way, to find a love that could last a lifetime? Check out this book today!
Fabulous Meet Cute!
Risa Holden and her older brother, Trey, were born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, and they both returned there after college. Trey is a lawyer, and Risa worked her way up over the years to her current position managing an art gallery. A year ago, following the tragic death of his wife, Trey moved to Diamond Creek, Alaska, and she’s been visiting him and her nephew there every month since then.
Diamond Creek is a close-knit small town boasting a breathtaking variety of natural scenery, including mountains, glaciers, forests, and ocean. It is a popular tourist destination in the summer for hiking and camping in the mountains, and for boating, swimming and fishing in the ocean. In the winter, there are also terrific opportunities for downhill and cross-country skiing at the Last Frontier Lodge.
At age 31, Risa’s parents are hoping, for her sake, that she might find a kind and decent man to settle down with, but romance hasn’t been good to her over the years, up to and including her recent bitter breakup with a boyfriend who cheated on her with one of her closest friends. But suddenly, on her latest visit to her brother, she is rescued by a handsome cop, of about her age, when her car skids off the road, onto a steep incline, and lands in the branches of a huge tree. The attraction between them is immediate, mutual, and overwhelming.
What a memorable Meet Cute! Wow! I really liked the hero and heroine of this contemporary, romance novel. They are both honorable, compassionate people and, though the sexual chemistry between them is explosive, it is clear that they have far more going for them than a desire to have a cheap fling. The progression of their romance is compellingly done, and their HEA is very satisfying.
I am extremely fond of Diamond Creek, Alaska. I love the recurring cast of local citizens, and it is such a vividly gorgeous setting, I enjoy revisiting it again and again by reading and re-reading every one of the 15 books (so far) set in this fictional small town. Nine of the books are listed as the “Last Frontier Lodge” series, and six of the books are listed as the “Diamond Creek” series, but all of these books are in the same town. I have included a currently complete list of these books below, just beneath this review, for anyone who might be interested.
I rate this book as follows:
Hero: 4 stars
Heroine: 4 stars
Subcharacters: 4 stars
Romance Plot: 4 stars
Setting: 5 stars
Writing: 4 stars
Overall: 4 stars
Last Frontier Lodge Series
1 Take Me Home, Gage and Marley
2 Love at Last, Garrett and Delia
3 Just this Once, Becca and Aiden
4 Falling Fast, Ginger and Cam
5 Stay with Me, Jessa and Eli
6 When We Fall, Lacey and Quinn
7 Hold Me Close, Owen and Ivy
8 Crazy for You, Sawyer and Violet
9 Just us, Jacob and Ellie
Diamond Creek Series
1 When Love Comes, Luke and Hannah
2 Follow Love, Nathan and Tess
3 Love Unbroken, Trey and Emma
4 Love Untamed, Susie and Jared
5 Tumble into Love, Risa and Darren
6 Christmas Nights, Travis and Janie
This is my sixth book that I have read by this author and it was great. Each book that I have read I really enjoy it. Her writing makes you really feel the characters pain and their love. She really capture the Alaska environment and sets the mood of the book in a very realistic way. Good read!!!
It was so good that it made me go look for more books by J.H. Croix.
Love the scenery descriptions.
I Loved these characters. I missed them when I finished reading the book. They were people I would enjoy knowing!
A wonderful series. Love to read about this little town in Alaska!
Great story! An Entertaining and relaxing read.
Very good read. I couldn’t put the book down. Looking for more by this author
This was nice, but just that. Not a page turner
Great story telling. Kinda funny at times loved this.
Sweet romance novel. Everything you would like in a live story.
Wonderful characters
Great book
Author’s colorful description of Alaska makes you want to visit.
Love this author!
a quick read
what a great series and funny.
Not my favorite JH Croix book but worth reading. Most of her books set the bar high on quality.
Nice love story about Darren and Risa. Some interesting twists and turns has this couple works their way towards love.