What do you think?
Rate this book
High Country Hearts
Her old college crush in Canyon Springs! When Olivia Diaz promised her parents she'd manage their mountain cabin resort for the summer, she thought she'd find some direction for her life. She didn't expect to be working side by side with Rob McGuire. Rob's as handsome—and as guarded—as ever. Can free spirit Olivia get him to open up about his life, his faith…his mysterious past? Because the more time they spend together, the more Olivia realizes Rob could be Mr. Forever.
224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 21, 2012
3 people are currently reading
81 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 reviews
September 29, 2018
As paperback Christian romances go, this one was pretty good.
February 20, 2012
This is the kind of book you are tempted to speed-read through, but resist that urge and savor every minute of it! Kaye has done an incredibly tantalizing job of creating an engaging plot and intriguing character development. There's a great slow reveal of the hero's back story that's accompanied by more than a couple of jaw-dropping moments. I love being surprised and I was gobsmacked at one part!
This is a well-paced romance. Rob and Olivia definitely hit some pitfalls in their developing relationship but those stumbling blocks are realistic and build to credible and extremely satisfying conclusion.
Rob's battle with his past makes him hardest on himself. He's worried about being knocked off the pedestal Olivia put him on back in their college days but, in reality it's Rob who has smashed that pedestal to smithereens. He continues to allow those shards to cut into his life, dragging him back into the past again and again. Caution is his middle name while Olivia's is Impulsive. But she also has the depth and maturity of a woman anchored in Christ in spite of the fun-loving, carefree persona she has created. This lush contrast between hero and heroine make this read all the richer.
High Country Hearts definitely belongs on every romance lovers TBR list!
This is a well-paced romance. Rob and Olivia definitely hit some pitfalls in their developing relationship but those stumbling blocks are realistic and build to credible and extremely satisfying conclusion.
Rob's battle with his past makes him hardest on himself. He's worried about being knocked off the pedestal Olivia put him on back in their college days but, in reality it's Rob who has smashed that pedestal to smithereens. He continues to allow those shards to cut into his life, dragging him back into the past again and again. Caution is his middle name while Olivia's is Impulsive. But she also has the depth and maturity of a woman anchored in Christ in spite of the fun-loving, carefree persona she has created. This lush contrast between hero and heroine make this read all the richer.
High Country Hearts definitely belongs on every romance lovers TBR list!
December 9, 2017
Olivia Diaz returns home without any notice, expecting to step into managing her family's cabin resort. She's surprised to find that her parents have gone away for a much-needed vacation and left Robert McGuire in charge--as manager! Rob's been hired to update the cabin resort and find ways to increase bookings. Up to now, most of his dealings have been with another daughter of the family. He finds a bit of resistance to some changes he's considering--at the same time, he is dealing with vandals who deface cabins on the property.
As with most of these formulaic romances, had the two lovebirds decided to communicate honestly with each other earlier, they'd have saved themselves much misunderstanding and heartache. Olivia knew Rob in college and looked up to him then as well as hoped he would notice her. Since then, Rob feels he's made some bad choices in his life and fallen from the pedestal on which she seems to have placed him--rather than tell her the truth, he tries to hide it. When Olivia later does something that she is doing to help him, he takes it that she didn't trust his word and needed to hear the truth from the other person.
As with most of these formulaic romances, had the two lovebirds decided to communicate honestly with each other earlier, they'd have saved themselves much misunderstanding and heartache. Olivia knew Rob in college and looked up to him then as well as hoped he would notice her. Since then, Rob feels he's made some bad choices in his life and fallen from the pedestal on which she seems to have placed him--rather than tell her the truth, he tries to hide it. When Olivia later does something that she is doing to help him, he takes it that she didn't trust his word and needed to hear the truth from the other person.
March 23, 2022
This one was a little cringier than most 'Love, Inspired' books, as the heroine met her love interest back in college, when he led the Bible study on campus that she was active in and she actually had a fan club for him. So gushy and moon-eyed is on the menu. The thing that redeems it is that he'd fallen from grace and was sadder and wiser... and so her flibberty-jibbet annoying personality was of use to pull him out of his self-flagellation, heal his heart, help him find his way back to his faith, and bring about a happily ever after.
In case you wondered, it's secret child, resort, and sort-of builder (resort renovations). From our BINGO board. And as with the formula books, SO MUCH could be avoided, if they just told each other the truth. Yeah, I knocked up a girl and have a child. But it has to come out the *dramatic* way (not always - I just finished 'Plains of Passage', and she held out for a while, but then told the truth before it came out the *dramatic* way - but that was such a pleasant surprise, that when my next book was this and we were back to the *dramatic* thing, I had to heave a sigh.
I didn't care for Olivia. I wasn't even fond of 'Romeo Rob' (←NOT kidding). The redeeming thing was the fall from grace and return to the Father, Elohim - which is MOSTLY why I read these books.
Beware - this is something like #4 in a series that isn't marked as a series by Kaye -OR- Goodreads, so that's kind of annoying, too. So there are something like four sisters and two brothers and they're all gonna hook up or just hooked up (I think two of her sisters get married the same MONTH as them?)... it's more par for the 'Love Inspired' author's course, because that's also seriously overdone.
But would I recommend this? I guess so. You might like them better than me. And the story is definitely worth it, so there's that. But the writing didn't blow me away, the dialogue was average (not witty, not amusing, not painting beautiful pictures for me), and the characterizations were kind of one-dimensional. It's the redemption and spiritual message that carries this one.
In case you wondered, it's secret child, resort, and sort-of builder (resort renovations). From our BINGO board. And as with the formula books, SO MUCH could be avoided, if they just told each other the truth. Yeah, I knocked up a girl and have a child. But it has to come out the *dramatic* way (not always - I just finished 'Plains of Passage', and she held out for a while, but then told the truth before it came out the *dramatic* way - but that was such a pleasant surprise, that when my next book was this and we were back to the *dramatic* thing, I had to heave a sigh.
I didn't care for Olivia. I wasn't even fond of 'Romeo Rob' (←NOT kidding). The redeeming thing was the fall from grace and return to the Father, Elohim - which is MOSTLY why I read these books.
Beware - this is something like #4 in a series that isn't marked as a series by Kaye -OR- Goodreads, so that's kind of annoying, too. So there are something like four sisters and two brothers and they're all gonna hook up or just hooked up (I think two of her sisters get married the same MONTH as them?)... it's more par for the 'Love Inspired' author's course, because that's also seriously overdone.
But would I recommend this? I guess so. You might like them better than me. And the story is definitely worth it, so there's that. But the writing didn't blow me away, the dialogue was average (not witty, not amusing, not painting beautiful pictures for me), and the characterizations were kind of one-dimensional. It's the redemption and spiritual message that carries this one.
September 18, 2023
Libby. Fun romance. Knew each other in College. Bible Teacher came to manage Parents resort. Has a Baby Girl born out of wedlock.
January 11, 2015
I liked the story and the characters, and some of Kaye's comments about forgiveness are just excellent. HOWEVER, I really wish more than half of the sentences in the book were not weird fragments. If Kaye had given more sentences subjects and made them complete sentences, I would not have been nearly as irritated with the writing and it would have been way easier to breeze through.
March 13, 2016
Olivia Diaz comes home to Canyon Springs to find someone from her college days, Rob McGuire, but her parents have gone on vacation! How can she prove her usefulness to her parents if they are not around? Does Rob now have the job she wants? What about his past mistakes? Will he tell her about his daughter?
October 28, 2016
Finally ready to settle down and run the resort for her parents, Olivia comes back to find them on vacation and a new manager in place. Rob is from her past but she doesn't know the real Rob. When they become reacquainted will they even like each other?
October 6, 2015
I love Canyon Springs! Another beautiful Christian love story. A book with good values, happy ending and a little mystery to it.
Read
May 3, 2013Kept my interest. Very good book.
February 4, 2014
Beautiful story of forgivness and God's direction in our lives today. A real eye opener.
July 27, 2016
Slower moving than other Love Inspireds I've read, but it wrapped up well. Good read.
Read
July 16, 2014very good. once again renewed at library so mom can read it.
August 11, 2014
cute book. fast/easy read.
Displaying 1 - 14 of 14 reviews