The View From Here

Eureka, Colorado #1

by Cindy Myers

When the father she never knew dies and leaves her a gold mine, recently divorced Maggie Stevens heads for the remote community of Eureka, Colorado to claim her inheritance and to solve the mystery of the man who abandoned the family when Maggie was only three days old. She hopes time in the mountains will help her figure out what to do now that life hasn’t worked out the way she planned. In Eureka, Maggie meets a number of people who touch her life in different ways: bitter librarian Cassie Wynock, who clings to her pride in her family’s past, while mourning her secret love affair with Maggie’s father; town mayor Lucille Theriot, who’s trying to figure out how to heal old wounds with the wayward daughter and grandson who have moved in with her; and Jameson Clark, whose love-hate relationship with her father intrigues Maggie, and whose attraction for her she finds both frightening and exhilarating. As Maggie confronts the sins of her father and the mistakes of her own past, she learns to look at life differently, and discovers it can take a village – or one small mountain town – to heal a heart.

Genres: Romance, Fiction, Family, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Womens Fiction, Chick Lit

322 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Cindy Myers worked as a newspaper reporter, travel agent, and medical clinic manager before turning to writing full time. She’s written both historical and contemporary romance, as well as dozens of short stories and nonfiction articles. Former president of San Antonio Romance Authors, Cindy is a member of Romance Writers of America, Novelists Inc., and Rocky Mountain Fiction writers. She is in demand as a speaker, teaching workshops and making presentations to both local and national writing groups. She and her husband and their two dogs live in the mountains southwest of Denver.

Reviews

[Leigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute Book !!!

[CindySR · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Typical predictable chick lit that gets an extra .5 for reminding me of a favorite old TV show, Northern Exposure. I hated the name of the leading man and it grated on me through the whole book. The name is Jameso. Ugh. The characters were OK but the most interesting character was dead!

It's the first in a series but I won't be reading the rest.

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Romance. Setting is contemporary mining town in mountains of Colorado. Story about second chances. It was a quick read.

[Susan W · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a wonderful surprise!

I really wasn't sure what to expect as Kobo ratings had this fairly high and Goodreads about average and never having read anything from this author before I really wasn't sure.

I'm glad I took that chance.

This was one of those comfort reads. You can curl up on a cold winter day and truly get into. It was easy and managed to keep me interested till the end. I even got up at 5 AM to finish it.

Already looking forward to more, I'm glad I see that its a series of tales from Eureka.

PS. The Cassie old librarian reminds me of Mrs. Olsen from Little House on the Prairie. Lots of really great characters in this book.

[SOS Aloha · Rating 4 out of 5]

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. – Edward Abbey

I began to read this book during an overnight “campout” on the USS Missouri. When the captain called for “lights out”, I pulled out my flashlight to continue reading. A VIEW FROM HERE has a quiet excitement about it. Maggie Carter is on the cusp of an adventure … or a disappointment … depending upon how she views it. Still shell shocked from her divorce, Maggie learns she has inherited a cabin, a Jeep, and a mine from her absentee father, a Vietnam Veteran. She steps out of character, travels to Eureka, and asses her unexpected windfall. Along the way, she meets the quirky townsfolk who knew her father. Some loved him, some loathed him, but all agreed that he became a part of the community. Maggie resents that her father gave himself to the community rather to his family. Yet the view from her father’s cabin inspires Maggie to embrace the memory of her father. In turn, her father inspires Maggie to embrace life, despite its crooked roads and dangerous curves.

THE VIEW FROM HERE gives readers mature heroines – Maggie, Lucile and even Cassie are over forty and disappointed with their family relationships. Maggie’s arrival in Eureka creates some dust among the townsfolk. But it was dust that needs to be swept away. Just as Maggie grows comfortable with who she is … the author gives her a romance with a younger man. The author delivered vivid descriptions of Eureka, the mountains, and the mines that evolved charm, peace, and mystery to create a compelling story of hope.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I must've tried to read five books before I stumbled across this gem. It started with a devoted wife packing up after her husband divorced her. She'd not only put off college at his request, but also motherhood. Just when she doesn't know which way to turn, she inherits a tiny cabin in Colorado from her estranged father. In hopes of learning more about the father that abandoned her, she goes there and inadvertently discovers herself. The inhabitants of the small town welcome and resent her all based upon how her father had treated them. I can't express how refreshing it was to read a book like this with believable yet intriguing secondary characters. This novel made me wish I had a cabin in Colorado!

[Katie Kinsey · Rating 4 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed this novel. It took me to a beautiful small mining town in Eureka, Colorado. It wasn't under the best of circumstances why Maggie left Texas, her husband Carter had left her for another! She had received a letter from Colorado stating the she was the soul heirs to her father estate in CO. She had never met him, he left when she was just a babe her mother had raised her. Around the same time of her divorce, her mother passing and the unexpected inheritance, she got a chance to travel has she had wanted to do to clear her head and get away for a while.
I found this novel a great winter get away.

[Nora-adrienne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't do this very often, but this book was my FIVE STAR ending to this year. I'll have to try and put my thoughts down about this amazing book later in the morning. It's 2:42 am here in Brooklyn.
I started reading this book at 8pm this evening.

FTC Full Disclosure: I received my copy of this book from the publisher, who only request I give it a fair and honest review.

[Verona]

This was basically a love story, and I am not a big fan of that genre, but the story did develop nicely. There was enough history and old west lore to liven up the details. The characters were interesting and I enjoyed "meeting" these new people. I like reading outside mymfavoritemauthors and genres to broaden my horizons.

[Robyn Helsel · Rating 4 out of 5]

The View from Here by Cindy Myers was a pleasant read with a little bit of gold-finding history. Although the cover makes you think you will be reading a sappy romance novel, the romance part doesn’t really happen until about two-thirds of the way into the book. I liked the descriptive images of Colorado and most of the characters. Yes, it was predictable at the end and like a true romantic novel; sometimes it is nice to read something you know will come out happy in the end. A review I read said “One criticism/complaint--it really needs a divider every time the scene changes. Not realizing for a couple of seconds that you are no longer in the same "area" is distracting.” I did not notice that at all; the author places spaces within the chapters so you can tell there is a transition to something else.

[Peggy Forde · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful book, set in a small mining town in Colorado where the inhabitants are either running away from or to something. The main character, Maggie, is both running away from a failed marriage and to the father she never knew who has died and left her a cabin and a mine. In the course of her interactions with the town folk, and learning to cope with the isolation of the cabin, she discovers an inner strength which allows her to let go of the past. This appears to be the first in a series, but I found the story provided enough closure that, if I don't continue with it, I am satisfied.

[Etha Carson · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun read, more than just another romance

I wanted a 4 1/2. A 5 needs to be gripping enough you hate to put it down, not quite there. I enjoyed the environmental educational touch for historical mining, the itch for the hunt that remains today and the village life of the local mountain village....all played as the backdrop for characters developed for the village who must make real to life decisions after past conflict and paths for addressing these issues and do the choices improve their lives.

[Lola · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maggie never knew her father because he deserted the family when she was a small infant.
But now, upon his death he left all his possessions to her. She inherited a mountain cabin in Colorado, an old Jeep, a snowmobile, and an old gold mine.
She goes to look everything over & hopes to learn what her father had been like. Recently divorced when her husband left her for another woman, Maggie wanted a change in scenery, too, as she tries to decide what to do with her life.
There is also a handsome man in the story.

[Kim · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: The View From Here (Eureka, Colorado #1) by Cindy Myers (11/14/18)
Why I picked this book up: I was looking for a book by an author with the same first or last name as me, to fulfill a challenge prompt.
What I thought about it: I didn’t realize this was part of a series, but I enjoyed it enough to read more.
Overall impression: 4/5.00
Popsugar (Advanced) prompt: A book by an author with the same first or last name as you

[Ann Boytim · Rating 3 out of 5]

When Maggie Carter receives word that her father has died and she has inherited an old house and an abandoned mine in Colorado she packs up and leaves. Newly divorced and not much of a future Maggie thinks she will start again. Maggie never knew her father and finds this small town and people very interesting to say the least but they are friendly and this old cabin becomes her temporary home.

[Dona · Rating 5 out of 5]

Husband divorce Maggie, Maggie's father dies - one who has been out of her life since she was a child - leaving her all his world goods - gold mine, cabin in the mountains and some cash. Maggie goes off to see her inheritance and maybe learn about her Dad. She falls in love with the area and learns so things about her Dad & herself

[Molly Guinn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great read

The book is really good. Great story and characters. I will be reading more in this series and by this writer. One criticism/complaint--it really needs a divider every time the scene changes. Not realizing for a couple of seconds that you are no longer in the same "area" is distracting.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

Instalove with no chemistry, but otherwise interesting characters. One issue is: what year what it? What year was the main character born? In one place, it says 1972. In other place, it suggests 1968. We learn she’s 39 but she’s acted like she’s 45+ prior to that (which sort of makes sense, given how she’s lived her life). Not sure I liked the lecture Bob gives Cassie at one point.

[Anita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute, easy read about a woman who has just gone through a divorce and is looking for a new life, when she learns that she has inherited a cabin and a possible gold mine in Colorado. When she gets to the little town of Eureka, Co. she finds and eccentric group of town folks who all have stories to tell about her deceased father, who she never knew and a new life.

[Melanie Wissel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fast, light read though very predictable ending. I read the Reader's Digest version which was clean,but noticed in others reviews the uncut version had a little language and a probably a more detailed sex scene. I liked the characters and the setting. It's not amazing but is enjoyable

[YARBOROUGHD · Rating 5 out of 5]

I honestly thought I would not like this book, I was right. I Loved it! I wanted to laugh and cry, I really loved the characters. I did not want to put it down I stayed up late to finish the book and took that deep breath and wanted to hug the characters. Great read.

[Sapna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had only read a short story by Cindy Myers earlier. So this was a first novel of hers that i read. Loved the story and how eager I was to know what comes next.
A story of finding new hope and a new life in a totally different place.

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 1-2 stars! I enjoyed it!

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finding answers

I gave it a three because it's a good story. I just don't enjoy cursing. They both found their way to love from loss.

[Deann Doolittle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good summer read!

[Marilyn A. · Rating 3 out of 5]

A divorced lady moves to Colorado. Quite like a hallmark movie.

[Rebecca Williamson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very sweet!

[Romi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a sweet, light read. I enjoyed the premise and the story and I really liked many of the characters. Fun read.

[Linda R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was a nice easy read

[Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very good
Simple easy chick lit