I really enjoyed this story of a socialite and an Army ranger home on leave. I liked both the hero and heroine. The hero was a nice man, strong and capable but willing to be open and accepting and vulnerable. The heroine, a rich society type, was shown to be trying to change her life and recover from her mistakes. It was well written and the plot made sense. The end was a bit short but only just a bit. I quite enjoyed it and am looking forward to reading more in the series. ( )

Disclaimer: I got this as part of a Harlequin reader panel.

I honestly thought it was horrid. I had to result to MST3K'ing it to get through it.. One problem I thought it didn't have enough from the male lead's perspective. There was a huge gap in the thought process from her walking away to him walking in on her in his house on his return. It was like a longer book had severely gotten parts chopped away.

You can read several of my snarky comments of individual parts at my Kindle page.
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A story of a wealthy daughter who always was having her pictures put in tabloid and a Major Brant Weston.
They meet because Mimi slides off road in a snow storm trying to get to her stepmom's. Her stepmom is away. So Major Brant allows her to stay at his place in hiding while she tries to deal with whatever she is running from. He recognizes her but does not let on.
I will not reveal the secret to entice you to read the book. There is a lot in truth in love knows no boundaries - rich or poor - place in society. It crosses boundaries. We forget just because people have money, they are real people too who would like to live their lives sometimes out of the spotlight.
A story of discovering love admist mistakes and fate bringing two people together. A story hard to put down. ( )

I received this book as a free gift from Harlequin, but I liked the cover, so it did not take me long to get around to reading it. Normally, I find Harlequin romances formulaic in format and rather predictable. This book was a bit better than most, maybe because this is the second book that I have read by RaeAnne Thayne.
I found the situation that put a Hollywood socialite at the mercy of a random cowboy / army major to be a little unbelievable, but once the plot moved past the initial stages, I liked the chemistry between Mimi Van Hoyt and Brant Western. The two characters were in many ways complete opposites, but they still complemented each other. It was hugely ironic that Mimi became homemaker to Brant's place -- nesting syndrome was kicking in early. I also did not expect the period of separation, though it fit with Brant's military duties.
This book was a sweet, quick read that made me smile. ( )

Not wonderful, but not bad - it ends better than it started. For the first few chapters, it felt like they were going through the motions - let's set up a nice romance trope and set them going! A poor implementation of the usual overwhelming attraction between entirely inappropriate people theme, especially when they gave in to it. But shortly thereafter - I guess with Mimi's accident - they started becoming more solid, especially as they shared their pasts. And by the end I was crying, and it was a proper HEA. Now I want more Cold Creek stories - I love interlinked series like this. ( )