Riverbend Gap
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4.6 • 58 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
When off-duty deputy Cooper Robinson happens upon a car balanced on the edge of a cliff, he does everything he can think of to distract the distraught driver from her perilous situation—and the attraction is instantaneous. The problem? She’s his brother’s new girlfriend.
When Katelyn Loveland’s car veered off a winding Appalachian Mountain road, she thought she was done for. That is until Cooper Robinson, local sheriff’s deputy, came to her rescue. And though Katie narrowly escaped her brush with death, she still fell. Hard.
She wasn’t the only one. But soon Cooper learns that the woman he’s more attracted to than any he’s ever met is his brother’s new girlfriend—and therefore unquestionably off limits. Yet, despite their best efforts, Cooper and Katie can’t seem to avoid running into each other. Or ignore the undeniable chemistry between them.
As they grow closer, Katie shares secrets from her past and the real reason she moved to their small North Carolina town. She also wins over Cooper’s welcoming and bighearted family. But they don’t know that her feelings for Cooper keep growing—all while she’s dating his brother. Soon the stakes of their emotional connection become higher than either could have imagined.
Katie stands to lose the first family she’s ever had, and a scandal could doom Cooper’s campaign for sheriff. Suddenly they find themselves on the edge of another precipice—and they’re forced to make a decision that could change their lives forever.
Slow-burn contemporary romanceFirst in the Riverbend Romance SeriesBook 1: Riverbend GapBook 2: Mulberry HollowBook 3: Harvest MoonBook length: 82,000 wordsIncludes discussion questions for book clubs
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Hunter (Bookshop by the Sea) kicks off the Riverbend Romance series with an enjoyable contemporary inspirational. Katie Loveland's on her way to meet her boyfriend's family for the first time, when she swerves to miss a deer and crashes her car. Luckily, Deputy Sheriff Cooper Robinson passes by and stays with Katie until she's rescued by the Fire Department. He's excited at the idea of seeing her again until he learns she's his brother Gavin's girlfriend. Katie and Cooper know they shouldn't be interested in one another, but after Katie is introduced to the family and the two spend more time together, it becomes impossible to ignore the growing attraction. The two begin spending more time together, but, with the current sheriff retiring and Cooper running in the upcoming election to replace him, decide to keep that secret. But everything is threatened after a picture of Katie and Cooper kissing is released, leaving Katie to turn to God for help sussing out where her romantic attachments lay. Hunter delivers a touching story of how family dynamics and personal priorities shift when love takes precedence. Hunter's fans will love this.
Customer Reviews
A good read!!
I’ve been searching for Christian novels for a long time, for some reason these are very hard to find online. However, this book was really refreshing, and serves as a reminder that family is important at the end of the day. Off to buy more books from this author!!