Series: Sullivan's Crossing
Author: Robyn Carr
Pages: 384
Publisher: Harlequin - Mira
Release Date: January 8th 2019
Genre: Contemporary, Romance
Format: Kindle
In the fourth book in the Sullivan's Crossing series, Robyn Carr presents the going-ons in the small town of Timberlake, CO. Because I haven't read the first three book in the series, there were a lot of characters I kept losing track of. I had to make a characters' list, and how they were related. Although the author tried to naturally pepper in info about them all, you could still see there were details that you were missing as a reader. However, it wasn't something to stop you from enjoying the novel, if this is your typical genre.
It's not mine, I am picky with my romance books, but I'm a sucker for a pretty cover. And this one has a preeeeetty cover.
The novel starts calmy, in a typical small town way. Warm and fuzzy feels, the town is homey, the kind where people greet eachother and everyone knows everybody. The characters are likeable, nice and kind, the kind for whom you want nothing but the best. Of course, as mentioned, the long list of them is a tad daunting and I am still not very sure who is married to who. But that can be overlooked.
Although it started so nice, it suddenly turned into people being in so dire need to remove their clothes and just be in bed together. Ummkay! The main character, Dr. Leigh Culver, a woman who hasn't been in a serious relationship for quite some time, finds herself sleeping with the town's bar keeper, Rob, and becoming pregnant with his child due to... wait for it... a faulty anticonceptive overlooking on her part. It's highly unbelievable. But the two of them are mature... actually scratch that, only Rob is, because Leigh behaves like a teenager. In love are also Helen, Leigh's aunt, and Sully, the campground owner. Sparks fly and they too find themselves in bed in a matter on weeks. Love, man! To be honest, Helen and Sully's romance is more believable than Rob and Leigh's, plus they are cute and you just have to root for them.
Speaking of unbelievable, the characters are all mature and think clearly, and everybody does the right thing sooner or later. Small drama with a teenage couple, Finn and Maia, when the doctors discover she has a tumour, but is operable and she's fine in the end. Those two 18-years-olds are mature and every parent's dream. So cute! The award for the most annoying characters goes to Helen, Leigh's aunt. She acts like too good for this world. I know she did a lot of things for Leigh, but I don't like her. The only moment I rooted for her was when she told Leigh she will not help her raise a kid at 50+ years old.
It didn't real like real life at all. It read cozy and a bit of "oh, no!" but all is solvable in the end, don't you readers worry. It read so fast, I kept reading because I was engrossed in it, I really was! But the moment I realised everybody acted so cool and they took everything in stride despite a relatively conservative life thus far, well, I just don't buy it. I read the final quarter of the book just wanting to see where it led: spoiler: a happy ending all around. Shocker, huh?
I may be sarcastic and mocking towards this one, but for those you like cozy romance and happy endings, this is the perfect read. And since it's number four in the series, there is more cozyness to be had at Sullivan's Crossing.
2.5*
I received a free e-book copy from the publisher via Net Galley. All thoughts expressed here are my own.
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