River Through the Valley
About
It started one unexpected night that didn’t go as planned. But it ended up following her to work, home and possibly into forever…
Melanie Rydell meets a strange man that she has a strong connection with on the very night she comes home to River’s End with new ambitions for her life. A short fling is not in her plans, so she refuses to give him her name, or take his. But she can’t deny their amazing weekend and agrees to consider seeing him again.
Melanie is a successful artist who jointly works in the construction field. Reporting to work framing houses in the Rydell River Valley, she comes face to face with the man she had shared everything with that one weekend. Everything but her name.
Kyle Wade has family connections in the Rydell River Valley that were the source of his greatest trauma, shame, rejection, and pain. But now he’s working ten miles from that place. Forced to be there, he lets the short fling with the mysterious woman, help soothe the bitter taste of being back in this valley. But when the woman shows up as his employee… all thoughts and plans morph into making sure no one finds out what was between them. Even as Kyle can’t resist the unique person he finds in Melanie Rydell.
What Melanie doesn’t realize is the intense connection that her boss has to the rest of her family. It is not small thing and something that will change everything between everyone, but most especially between them.
Praise for this book
"Returning home without warning leads Melanie to a bar she had never been to before. In walks a tall dark stranger, who intrigues her. Introducing themselves as Eleanor and Franklin they start a thing they don't know where it's going. This story made me laugh, and cry, I couldn't pour it down. Very Good Read."
"Another great addition to this series! This book is Melanie's story and it was a great one. Melanie is the daughter of Jack and Erin Rydell. She is a free spirit and looking for her place in the world. She has decided to come back home and figure out her next move. Mel meets in Kyle in a bar and they spend the weekend together not knowing that Kyle is Melanie's new boss on the job site. This book was an emotional journey for both of them as well as the Rydell family. I really enjoyed reading it!"
"This contemporary romance can be a standalone but I highly recommend you read the series because it will enhance the storyline. Melanie Rydell makes her own way. She's the late in life child of Jack Rydell's and his second wife Erin. She is gifted as an artist and takes jobs that supplement her income and skills. When she meets man in a bar that intrigues her, the encounter continues through the weekend. Both are surprised to find she is his new employee at a construction site. They fight their attraction without success, thankfully. Faithful readers of the series will enjoy revisiting characters and family members. Parts of previous books that may have been forgotten are brought to light and handled skillfully. Such a moving story!"