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Hope's Crossing #6
Christmas in Snowflake Canyon
Holiday gifts don't always come in expected packages... especially in the town of Hope's Crossing.
No one has ever felt sorry for Genevieve Beaumont. After all, she has everything money can buy. That is, until two years ago, she discovered her fiancé had been two-timing her and she fled to Paris. Now, after receiving an ultimatum from her father, she's back in Hope's Crossing and finds herself in a bit of a pickle...
Genevieve's salvation appears in the most unlikely of prospects: Dylan Caine, a sexy, wounded war vet whose life is as messy as hers. Dylan's struggling to adjust after his time in Afghanistan, and the last thing he needs is a spoiled socialite learning about the real world for the first time. True, she may have unexpected depths and beauty to match. But he knows he could never be the man she needs…and she knows he could never be the man she thinks she wants. So why are they each hoping that a Christmas miracle will prove them both wrong?
No one has ever felt sorry for Genevieve Beaumont. After all, she has everything money can buy. That is, until two years ago, she discovered her fiancé had been two-timing her and she fled to Paris. Now, after receiving an ultimatum from her father, she's back in Hope's Crossing and finds herself in a bit of a pickle...
Genevieve's salvation appears in the most unlikely of prospects: Dylan Caine, a sexy, wounded war vet whose life is as messy as hers. Dylan's struggling to adjust after his time in Afghanistan, and the last thing he needs is a spoiled socialite learning about the real world for the first time. True, she may have unexpected depths and beauty to match. But he knows he could never be the man she needs…and she knows he could never be the man she thinks she wants. So why are they each hoping that a Christmas miracle will prove them both wrong?
368 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published September 1, 2013
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RaeAnne Thayne
311 books3,852 followersI'm not one of those people who knew from birth she was destined to become a writer. I always loved to read and throughout my childhood I could usually be found with a book in my hands. To the disgust of my friends, I even enjoyed creative writing assignments that made them all groan. But I had other dreams besides writing. I wanted to be an actress or a teacher or a lawyer.
Life took a different turn for me, though, when my mother made me take a journalism elective in high school (thanks, Mom!). I knew the first day that this was where I belonged.
After I graduated from college in journalism, I took a job at the local daily newspaper and I reveled in the challenge and the diversity of it. One day I could be interviewing the latest country music star, the next day I was writing about local motorcycle gangs or interviewing an award-winning scientist.
Through it all -- through the natural progression of my career from reporter to editor -- I wrote stories in my head. Not just any stories, either, but romances, the kind of books I have devoured since junior high school, with tales about real people going through the trials and tribulations of life until they find deep and lasting love.
I had no idea how to put these people on paper, but knew I had to try -- their stories were too compelling for me to ignore. I sold my first book in 1995 and now, more than 30 books later, I've come to love everything about writing, from the click of the computer keys under my fingers to the "that's-it!" feeling I get when a story is flowing.
I write full-time now (well, as full-time as I can manage juggling my kids!) amid the raw beauty of the northern Utah mountains.
Even though I might not have dreamed of being a writer when I was younger, now I simply can't imagine my life any other way.
I love to hear from readers. You can reach me at my email address, raeannethayne@gmail.com
Life took a different turn for me, though, when my mother made me take a journalism elective in high school (thanks, Mom!). I knew the first day that this was where I belonged.
After I graduated from college in journalism, I took a job at the local daily newspaper and I reveled in the challenge and the diversity of it. One day I could be interviewing the latest country music star, the next day I was writing about local motorcycle gangs or interviewing an award-winning scientist.
Through it all -- through the natural progression of my career from reporter to editor -- I wrote stories in my head. Not just any stories, either, but romances, the kind of books I have devoured since junior high school, with tales about real people going through the trials and tribulations of life until they find deep and lasting love.
I had no idea how to put these people on paper, but knew I had to try -- their stories were too compelling for me to ignore. I sold my first book in 1995 and now, more than 30 books later, I've come to love everything about writing, from the click of the computer keys under my fingers to the "that's-it!" feeling I get when a story is flowing.
I write full-time now (well, as full-time as I can manage juggling my kids!) amid the raw beauty of the northern Utah mountains.
Even though I might not have dreamed of being a writer when I was younger, now I simply can't imagine my life any other way.
I love to hear from readers. You can reach me at my email address, raeannethayne@gmail.com
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January 21, 2014
5++ Stars! Not only one of the best Christmas stories I've ever read, one of the best books...period!!
From the first funny raucous scene at the bar where Dylan comes to Gen’s aide…not that she needed his help…until the very last page, I was utterly captivated. This wounded warrior, who’s missing a hand and an eye, takes on the town socialite, who is dealing with her own devastating predicament. These two go head to head as they are sentenced to do community service as penance for getting into a bar fight. They work at together at A Warrior’s Hope, a getaway for wounded warriors, men and women and their families, a free vacation in the mountains of Colorado. This is a chance for this community to give back to those who have lost so much and it just so happens that Dylan Caine, one of their own, doesn’t believe in the program, and now, not by his doing and much to his dismay, he is being forced to volunteer. Genevieve Beaumont is back home in Hope’s Crossing, cut off from her trust account, she had to leave her fancy life in Paris behind. In debt, and running out of options, her nerves frayed, she does the unthinkable, and it lands her handcuffed to Dylan Caine, and in the back of police cruiser. Her sentence…working with Dylan at A Warrior’s Hope.
You could cut the sexual tension with a knife, but this is a clean romance...no sex! It didn’t matter; the characters and their dilemma drive this story. This is about two people seeing themselves for what they are, and realizing they have more to offer someone than they thought they did. I can’t even begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this. Gen was a spitfire, a changed woman, someone I would want to have my back. I adored her. Dylan, he puts on a good front, but he’s hurting and it takes this once spoiled, bratty socialite to make him see, that he was ‘perfect’ for her. She had the ‘perfect’ man, who turned out to be an ass, and now she wanted what she ‘needed’, didn’t want to settle, and Dylan was it for her.
What a thought provoking memorable read! I don’t need the bedroom antics, not when the story was as good as this one was. I loved the witty banter, the heartfelt moments, the family aspect and most especially, Gen and Dylan. They were perfect together, even if they couldn’t see it. There are a few side stories, involving the guests at A Warrior’s Hope, and some of Dylan’s family. I loved his father, what a kind sweet man; you could feel the love he had for his son! I had no idea this was part of a series, and now I want to go back and read all the books in the Hope’s Crossing series. I’ve read a few books by RaeAnne Thayne and found them to be enjoyable, but this is by far the best book I’ve read from her. She has grown in leaps and bounds as an author.
Don’t wait for the holidays to read this, the message this book delivers doesn’t need a time of year to define it!
*A copy of the book was provided by Harlequin via NetGalley*
September 15, 2015
First off, ignore the cover copy because it is horrid. This book is two years after she dumped the philandering ass and her father never said anything about disinheriting her. That's all crap. Who comes up with this stupidity?
Anyway, I enjoyed this a good deal more than I expected. Gen is courageous and sweet and I just fell in love with her immediately and that never abated. Dylan was harder to like. He has moments of real charm and you can't help but admire his strength . . . mostly. His huge insecurity about his missing hand and eye got tiresome, though. He seriously needed someone to kick him in the pants. And I don't mean about his limitations. Those suck and he can have all the pity he wants for that bit. No, I mean his reflexive "I'm broken and hideous and undeserving of love" nonsense. That got beyond old. That said, he's a real studly softie, so I can see why Gen put up with it as long as she did. Oh, and I loved how Gen got through to him by not kicking him in the pants. That was extremely well done and an aspect of her enormous strength as expressed through her inherent kindness. Seriously, love her.
So I thoroughly enjoyed the book. And yes, it was a little strange coming in on the sixth of an established series. There were lots of couples you could tell had their own earlier books. I wasn't sure I wanted to wade through all of them so I picked this one as a likely starting point (because I'm really interested in the next series that starts with another of the Caine brothers). I didn't find this frustrating, actually, and that was very good. I'm actually looking forward to picking up the next.
A note about Steamy: There was no steam. A couple of interesting kissing scenes, but nothing explicit.
Anyway, I enjoyed this a good deal more than I expected. Gen is courageous and sweet and I just fell in love with her immediately and that never abated. Dylan was harder to like. He has moments of real charm and you can't help but admire his strength . . . mostly. His huge insecurity about his missing hand and eye got tiresome, though. He seriously needed someone to kick him in the pants. And I don't mean about his limitations. Those suck and he can have all the pity he wants for that bit. No, I mean his reflexive "I'm broken and hideous and undeserving of love" nonsense. That got beyond old. That said, he's a real studly softie, so I can see why Gen put up with it as long as she did. Oh, and I loved how Gen got through to him by not kicking him in the pants. That was extremely well done and an aspect of her enormous strength as expressed through her inherent kindness. Seriously, love her.
So I thoroughly enjoyed the book. And yes, it was a little strange coming in on the sixth of an established series. There were lots of couples you could tell had their own earlier books. I wasn't sure I wanted to wade through all of them so I picked this one as a likely starting point (because I'm really interested in the next series that starts with another of the Caine brothers). I didn't find this frustrating, actually, and that was very good. I'm actually looking forward to picking up the next.
A note about Steamy: There was no steam. A couple of interesting kissing scenes, but nothing explicit.
December 1, 2014
Rated 5 Blue Ribbons + Recommended Read courtesy of Romance Junkies. Posted at TBR Mountain Range amongst other books I've read this year.
Such hilarious real-to-life situations between a couple that are laugh-out-loud funny. An injured war veteran and a former high school cheerleader start a bar fight over Christmas songs. Things go from wrong to worse and they end up doing community service over the holidays. "Bah humbug" is a love-match in the small town of Hope's Crossing.
As a fan of the Hope's Crossing series, I have been anticipating Dylan Caine's story since getting to know him in WILLOWLEAF LANE. I had such a great time reading this heartrending and often hilarious romance about a wounded war veteran who finds himself jailed with his partner in crime, former head cheerleader Genevieve Beaumont. Destined to become a holiday favorite, CHRISTMAS IN SNOWFLAKE CANYON explores love between two people with a bad case of "bah humbug".
Dylan Caine moved back to his hometown of Hope's Crossing after spending time in rehab for his injuries sustained in an explosion in Afghanistan. He's been keeping to himself at his cabin, sulking about the loss of his arm and an eye, as well as dealing with the flashbacks of war and his sense of failure. In the meantime, he is making his family crazy enough to try anything to get him to socialize. While waiting for his brother to meet him at a local bar, Dylan gets into a bar fight when he tries to protect Genevieve "Gen" Beaumont, the mayor's daughter. Gen has been forced home from Paris by her parents who are tired of paying her way. Determined to get Gen to make something of herself, her father cuts off her money and gives her an ultimatum to fix up her grandmother's house in order to sell it, which will fund her future interior design business in Paris.
Gen isn't happy about being back in Hope's Crossing since her complete humiliation by a cheating fiancé who got another girl pregnant right before their wedding day is still the talk of the town. Listening to the same Christmas carols over and over in the bar, where she's drowning her sorrows about being without her friends during the holidays, sends her right over the edge. Confronting the woman responsible for Gen's music misery, Gen pops her one in the nose when she won't stay away from the jukebox. Dylan comes to Gen's aid when the woman's associate steps in and the altercation leads to a bar fight, then consequently, Gen and Dylan's arrest.
Apparently, punching a District Attorney in the nose, even one with a bad taste in music, isn't the smartest thing the mayor's daughter has done, but Dylan doesn't regret defending Gen. His brother finagles an agreement for one hundred hours of community service to keep them both from serving time and having a record. Neither of them is thrilled about the arrangement but they must spend the holiday season helping out at the newly formed program, A Warrior's Hope.
I really can't say enough good things about this book. There were so many laugh-out-loud moments between Gen and Dylan, not to mention their families who add in more comedic situations. For those who love the Hope's Crossing series, you'll be thrilled to read more about the many characters from previous books that we've come to love, plus some new ones at A Warrior's Hope. The program designed to help veterans adds to the emotional pull of this story.
After reading WILLOWLEAF LANE, I couldn't think of anyone I'd rather read more about than Dylan Caine. He's rough around the edges but you can't help but hope that there is a perfect woman for him. Believe it or not, Gen is exactly that. Gen is also hilariously funny in her own right. She says the darnedest things without thinking and gets herself and anyone else around her into one fix after another. Their growing affection for one another is endearing and once you know Gen for who she really is, instead of the bratty little rich girl we all think she was, then I think you'll agree that their romance is quite precious to witness.
I'm really going to miss this series when it ends. RaeAnne Thayne knows how to tie her readers to her characters with laughter and heartache before gifting them with another happy-ever-after. Just when I think I've read my favorite book by Ms. Thayne, I find another one that claims that spot. Although it's not necessary to read the prior books to this one in order to enjoy CHRISTMAS IN SNOWFLAKE CANYON, you'll have a better sense of what this couple has been through prior to coming together in this novel. That backstory makes the enjoyment all the sweeter.
Kaleidoscopic emotion, CHRISTMAS IN SNOWFLAKE CANYON is a guaranteed joyride through some uneven and unexpected holiday terrain, celebrating the season with heartwarming and heartrending moments where laughter, tears and love collide. A Romance Junkies Recommended Read!
Such hilarious real-to-life situations between a couple that are laugh-out-loud funny. An injured war veteran and a former high school cheerleader start a bar fight over Christmas songs. Things go from wrong to worse and they end up doing community service over the holidays. "Bah humbug" is a love-match in the small town of Hope's Crossing.
As a fan of the Hope's Crossing series, I have been anticipating Dylan Caine's story since getting to know him in WILLOWLEAF LANE. I had such a great time reading this heartrending and often hilarious romance about a wounded war veteran who finds himself jailed with his partner in crime, former head cheerleader Genevieve Beaumont. Destined to become a holiday favorite, CHRISTMAS IN SNOWFLAKE CANYON explores love between two people with a bad case of "bah humbug".
Dylan Caine moved back to his hometown of Hope's Crossing after spending time in rehab for his injuries sustained in an explosion in Afghanistan. He's been keeping to himself at his cabin, sulking about the loss of his arm and an eye, as well as dealing with the flashbacks of war and his sense of failure. In the meantime, he is making his family crazy enough to try anything to get him to socialize. While waiting for his brother to meet him at a local bar, Dylan gets into a bar fight when he tries to protect Genevieve "Gen" Beaumont, the mayor's daughter. Gen has been forced home from Paris by her parents who are tired of paying her way. Determined to get Gen to make something of herself, her father cuts off her money and gives her an ultimatum to fix up her grandmother's house in order to sell it, which will fund her future interior design business in Paris.
Gen isn't happy about being back in Hope's Crossing since her complete humiliation by a cheating fiancé who got another girl pregnant right before their wedding day is still the talk of the town. Listening to the same Christmas carols over and over in the bar, where she's drowning her sorrows about being without her friends during the holidays, sends her right over the edge. Confronting the woman responsible for Gen's music misery, Gen pops her one in the nose when she won't stay away from the jukebox. Dylan comes to Gen's aid when the woman's associate steps in and the altercation leads to a bar fight, then consequently, Gen and Dylan's arrest.
Apparently, punching a District Attorney in the nose, even one with a bad taste in music, isn't the smartest thing the mayor's daughter has done, but Dylan doesn't regret defending Gen. His brother finagles an agreement for one hundred hours of community service to keep them both from serving time and having a record. Neither of them is thrilled about the arrangement but they must spend the holiday season helping out at the newly formed program, A Warrior's Hope.
I really can't say enough good things about this book. There were so many laugh-out-loud moments between Gen and Dylan, not to mention their families who add in more comedic situations. For those who love the Hope's Crossing series, you'll be thrilled to read more about the many characters from previous books that we've come to love, plus some new ones at A Warrior's Hope. The program designed to help veterans adds to the emotional pull of this story.
After reading WILLOWLEAF LANE, I couldn't think of anyone I'd rather read more about than Dylan Caine. He's rough around the edges but you can't help but hope that there is a perfect woman for him. Believe it or not, Gen is exactly that. Gen is also hilariously funny in her own right. She says the darnedest things without thinking and gets herself and anyone else around her into one fix after another. Their growing affection for one another is endearing and once you know Gen for who she really is, instead of the bratty little rich girl we all think she was, then I think you'll agree that their romance is quite precious to witness.
I'm really going to miss this series when it ends. RaeAnne Thayne knows how to tie her readers to her characters with laughter and heartache before gifting them with another happy-ever-after. Just when I think I've read my favorite book by Ms. Thayne, I find another one that claims that spot. Although it's not necessary to read the prior books to this one in order to enjoy CHRISTMAS IN SNOWFLAKE CANYON, you'll have a better sense of what this couple has been through prior to coming together in this novel. That backstory makes the enjoyment all the sweeter.
Kaleidoscopic emotion, CHRISTMAS IN SNOWFLAKE CANYON is a guaranteed joyride through some uneven and unexpected holiday terrain, celebrating the season with heartwarming and heartrending moments where laughter, tears and love collide. A Romance Junkies Recommended Read!
January 22, 2014
Wonderful book. I loved the beauty and the beast theme. Gen has been the girl that everyone loves to hate. While engaged to her fiance she was the epitome of a bridezilla. When she caught him cheating she dumped him and fled the country to recover. Now she's back, with her father cutting her off financially until she can get her act together. Dylan is back home in Hope's Crossing after losing a hand and an eye in Afghanistan. All he wants is to be left alone. When the two of them end up having to do some community service together, sparks start to fly.
From the moment Gen and Dylan met in the bar there was a connection between them that couldn't be denied. Gen is there trying to forget that she's stuck in town until she can fix up her grandmother's house and sell it. Dylan is there, waiting for his brother, because his family won't let him hide out in his cabin by himself. Both are getting annoyed by the Christmas carols being played on the jukebox, but Gen loses it first and starts a brawl with another patron over it. Dylan steps in to try to protect her and both end up arrested and sentenced to community service.
The place of their service is A Warrior's Hope, the local center for wounded veterans. Dylan isn't happy about it because it reminds him of everything he's lost. Not just the physical losses but the emotional ones also. In the same blast that injured him he lost five friends and he blames himself. All of these things make him feel that he is a "washed up army ranger with missing parts" and not someone worth being around. But he mans up and puts in the time. As he and Gen work together at their assigned tasks he finds that she is not the spoiled brat that everyone thinks she is. I loved the way that he sees the goodness in her that others take much longer to see. He also discovers that being around her is changing him. Just listening to her talk relieves some of the mental stress he is under and soon he is laughing and smiling more. I loved seeing him cave in to her demands when they were decorating the trees at the cabins. He doesn't quite understand what is happening to him and at times it really scares him. The occasional thought he has of getting closer to her tends to send him running in the opposite direction. His cynicism crops up now and then when her optimism gets to be too much for him. I loved the ending when his fears get shown up by her courage and he decides it's time to embrace life again.
Gen's time at A Warrior's Hope shows her that she can change from the spoiled brat she used to be into someone she can be proud of. She started by standing up to her father and not letting him get her off from her sentence. She was also determined to do the best she could at renovating her grandmother's house. I really enjoyed her enthusiasm for the project and the way that it spilled over into her interactions with Dylan. She really wants to change but it's really hard when the people around you can only see the old you and not the person you're trying to be. I loved the fact that Dylan was one who could see that the apparently snobby person on the outside was hiding the woman who was shy and not very sure of herself. The changes in her started to become really apparent when they were working at A Warrior's Hope. Her enthusiasm and talent for decorating the Christmas trees surprised everyone and started them looking at her differently. I loved seeing her start to connect with people and let them see who she really is. The party she went to with Charlotte started out so well, until she ran into one person who was a real nasty piece of work. It set her progress back a little until Dylan was able to show her that she couldn't let one person's opinion affect her that badly. I really liked the way that she saw Dylan for who he was, not the damaged surface. She realized that she was falling for him and got frustrated with his hot and cold attitude. I also loved seeing how her optimism and softhearted personality caused her to try to help one of the wounded vets who was staying at the center. In spite of Dylan's cynical attitude about it she was sure that she was doing the right thing. Her way of calling the vet, and by extension Dylan, on his stupidity on throwing away love was fantastic and incredibly moving. I loved the whole wedding planning scene and the way that she was embraced by the people who used to look down on her. It gave her the final boost of confidence that she needed to then go after Dylan and tell him how she felt.
The romance between Dylan and Gen was a slow build up as they had to deal with their own issues before they could truly open themselves up to the other one. Each was much better at seeing the good in the other person. I loved the attraction that was so evident between them but also that it didn't take over the entire story.
Once again I loved the people of Hope's Crossing. They all have their flaws and issues but they live their lives as best they can. Most are cautious about trusting Gen at first but are willing to be convinced. Dylan's family love him, but are also very good at getting up in his business. I loved seeing the way they came together to help Gen plan the wedding and encourage her to stay around.
From the moment Gen and Dylan met in the bar there was a connection between them that couldn't be denied. Gen is there trying to forget that she's stuck in town until she can fix up her grandmother's house and sell it. Dylan is there, waiting for his brother, because his family won't let him hide out in his cabin by himself. Both are getting annoyed by the Christmas carols being played on the jukebox, but Gen loses it first and starts a brawl with another patron over it. Dylan steps in to try to protect her and both end up arrested and sentenced to community service.
The place of their service is A Warrior's Hope, the local center for wounded veterans. Dylan isn't happy about it because it reminds him of everything he's lost. Not just the physical losses but the emotional ones also. In the same blast that injured him he lost five friends and he blames himself. All of these things make him feel that he is a "washed up army ranger with missing parts" and not someone worth being around. But he mans up and puts in the time. As he and Gen work together at their assigned tasks he finds that she is not the spoiled brat that everyone thinks she is. I loved the way that he sees the goodness in her that others take much longer to see. He also discovers that being around her is changing him. Just listening to her talk relieves some of the mental stress he is under and soon he is laughing and smiling more. I loved seeing him cave in to her demands when they were decorating the trees at the cabins. He doesn't quite understand what is happening to him and at times it really scares him. The occasional thought he has of getting closer to her tends to send him running in the opposite direction. His cynicism crops up now and then when her optimism gets to be too much for him. I loved the ending when his fears get shown up by her courage and he decides it's time to embrace life again.
Gen's time at A Warrior's Hope shows her that she can change from the spoiled brat she used to be into someone she can be proud of. She started by standing up to her father and not letting him get her off from her sentence. She was also determined to do the best she could at renovating her grandmother's house. I really enjoyed her enthusiasm for the project and the way that it spilled over into her interactions with Dylan. She really wants to change but it's really hard when the people around you can only see the old you and not the person you're trying to be. I loved the fact that Dylan was one who could see that the apparently snobby person on the outside was hiding the woman who was shy and not very sure of herself. The changes in her started to become really apparent when they were working at A Warrior's Hope. Her enthusiasm and talent for decorating the Christmas trees surprised everyone and started them looking at her differently. I loved seeing her start to connect with people and let them see who she really is. The party she went to with Charlotte started out so well, until she ran into one person who was a real nasty piece of work. It set her progress back a little until Dylan was able to show her that she couldn't let one person's opinion affect her that badly. I really liked the way that she saw Dylan for who he was, not the damaged surface. She realized that she was falling for him and got frustrated with his hot and cold attitude. I also loved seeing how her optimism and softhearted personality caused her to try to help one of the wounded vets who was staying at the center. In spite of Dylan's cynical attitude about it she was sure that she was doing the right thing. Her way of calling the vet, and by extension Dylan, on his stupidity on throwing away love was fantastic and incredibly moving. I loved the whole wedding planning scene and the way that she was embraced by the people who used to look down on her. It gave her the final boost of confidence that she needed to then go after Dylan and tell him how she felt.
The romance between Dylan and Gen was a slow build up as they had to deal with their own issues before they could truly open themselves up to the other one. Each was much better at seeing the good in the other person. I loved the attraction that was so evident between them but also that it didn't take over the entire story.
Once again I loved the people of Hope's Crossing. They all have their flaws and issues but they live their lives as best they can. Most are cautious about trusting Gen at first but are willing to be convinced. Dylan's family love him, but are also very good at getting up in his business. I loved seeing the way they came together to help Gen plan the wedding and encourage her to stay around.
January 17, 2016
By: RaeAnne Thayne
Published By Harlequin HQN
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Series: Hope's Crossing #6
Review:
"Christmas In Snowflake Canyon" by RaeAnne Thayne was a wonderful Christmas romance that once I started it I couldn't put it down until the end. This author did some job with the "retelling of the 'Beauty and the Beast fairytale" ... with Genevieve Beaumont being the Beauty and Dylan Caine being the beast. This was definitely a story of "a sensitive portrayal of severely injured people that were both personal emotional and physically hurt." For Dylan who had gone off to war and come back broken and not only in spirit...for he had lost his eye and hand in Afghanistan. We will see that Dylan's family of five older brothers, a sister and father who wants him to get out and socialize but he is not really for that. Then their was Genevieve who was the mayor daughter of , back from Paris 'trying to get over her fiancé who had two timed her...now back home due to parents call...now trying to fix up and sell her grandmother home. We will find that .... well is Genevieve Beaumont the 'cold hearted bitch' we though she was? Guess what happens when they are both end up at "Hopes' Crossing.' When Dylan and Genevieve had met this wasn't a happy meeting... now having to serve some community service at the 'Wounded Warriors' and this is where this story really picks up. We find....and this is where I say you must pick up "Christmas in Snowflake Canyon" to see how this author brings it to its all out to her readers. You will find this a well written script and I think is the ending to this Hopes Crossing series. You will find from this novel will truly touch your heart from the beginning till the end. You will see where people can change if they have the mind to as in the case of Genevieve... who would have believed it of her from previous series? I really enjoyed how this author was able to give us a inside view of the 'Wounded Warriors Program' that was simply beautiful and so very touching. All of the characters were so fantastically well developed and so very captivating... leaving me only to say Wow...what a amazing read that I would recommend.
Published By Harlequin HQN
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Series: Hope's Crossing #6
Review:
"Christmas In Snowflake Canyon" by RaeAnne Thayne was a wonderful Christmas romance that once I started it I couldn't put it down until the end. This author did some job with the "retelling of the 'Beauty and the Beast fairytale" ... with Genevieve Beaumont being the Beauty and Dylan Caine being the beast. This was definitely a story of "a sensitive portrayal of severely injured people that were both personal emotional and physically hurt." For Dylan who had gone off to war and come back broken and not only in spirit...for he had lost his eye and hand in Afghanistan. We will see that Dylan's family of five older brothers, a sister and father who wants him to get out and socialize but he is not really for that. Then their was Genevieve who was the mayor daughter of , back from Paris 'trying to get over her fiancé who had two timed her...now back home due to parents call...now trying to fix up and sell her grandmother home. We will find that .... well is Genevieve Beaumont the 'cold hearted bitch' we though she was? Guess what happens when they are both end up at "Hopes' Crossing.' When Dylan and Genevieve had met this wasn't a happy meeting... now having to serve some community service at the 'Wounded Warriors' and this is where this story really picks up. We find....and this is where I say you must pick up "Christmas in Snowflake Canyon" to see how this author brings it to its all out to her readers. You will find this a well written script and I think is the ending to this Hopes Crossing series. You will find from this novel will truly touch your heart from the beginning till the end. You will see where people can change if they have the mind to as in the case of Genevieve... who would have believed it of her from previous series? I really enjoyed how this author was able to give us a inside view of the 'Wounded Warriors Program' that was simply beautiful and so very touching. All of the characters were so fantastically well developed and so very captivating... leaving me only to say Wow...what a amazing read that I would recommend.
April 24, 2014
When Genevieve left Hope's Crossing she didn't plan on returning. The daughter of the town's wealthiest and most snobbish parents she was never liked by the locals. Now back in town and broke, her father offers her a chance to bounce back. If she can renovate and sell her grandmother's house she can keep whatever money she makes as start up capital for the interior design business she wants to start.
But before she can even begin she finds herself in a bar room brawl with the Assistant District Attorney over Christmas carols being played on the jukebox while she was trying to drown her sorrows. Now on top of the renovation nightmare she has 100 hours of community service with the guy who stepped in to help her.
Dylan hates bullies and when he saw the District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney ganging up on Gen, he stepped in. The bar room brawl that followed got them both 100 hours of community service and Dylan is anything but happy about it. Not only must he work alongside Gen he also finds himself working for a community group that helps soldiers who have suffered severe physical trauma. Dylan who lost an arm and an eye in combat would rather be anywhere else.
Christmas in Snowflake Canyon is great. It's your run of the mill contemporary romance...cute and quirky, occasionally sad and also quite funny. If I have a criticism, Dylan's continual cold feet even when Gen was doing everything short of throwing herself at him got a little old after the 4th or 5th time, but aside from that it was pretty good fun.
But before she can even begin she finds herself in a bar room brawl with the Assistant District Attorney over Christmas carols being played on the jukebox while she was trying to drown her sorrows. Now on top of the renovation nightmare she has 100 hours of community service with the guy who stepped in to help her.
Dylan hates bullies and when he saw the District Attorney and Assistant District Attorney ganging up on Gen, he stepped in. The bar room brawl that followed got them both 100 hours of community service and Dylan is anything but happy about it. Not only must he work alongside Gen he also finds himself working for a community group that helps soldiers who have suffered severe physical trauma. Dylan who lost an arm and an eye in combat would rather be anywhere else.
Christmas in Snowflake Canyon is great. It's your run of the mill contemporary romance...cute and quirky, occasionally sad and also quite funny. If I have a criticism, Dylan's continual cold feet even when Gen was doing everything short of throwing herself at him got a little old after the 4th or 5th time, but aside from that it was pretty good fun.
August 3, 2016
Closer to 3.5 stars
Part of a series, this chick-lit contemporary romance can easily be read alone. It is about the familiar trope: bad boy vs. spoiled little rich girl. Dylan Caine and Genevieve Beaumont met in a dive bar when she has had one drink too many. She came across as a bumpkin without a filter and made a few stupid mistakes. Dylan then came to her rescue and they both landed in jail.
The result is they have to perform 100 hours of community service, before Christmas, to avoid having a permanent record. And, where of all places, but a wounded veterans recreation center. This was a sore spot for Dylan because he had returned home from fighting in the Middle East minus a hand and with the loss of one eye. Working side by side is not what either wants but boo-hoo.
Over a period of days, these two learn from the strengths and weaknesses of other veterans. Dylan is recovering at his own pace when he sees men and women whom are worse off them he is; it is humbling. Genevieve loosens up, shakes up and grows up. She becomes a better person and, at the same time, never loses her quirkiness. This is a heartwarming story that will make you appreciate what you have.
Part of a series, this chick-lit contemporary romance can easily be read alone. It is about the familiar trope: bad boy vs. spoiled little rich girl. Dylan Caine and Genevieve Beaumont met in a dive bar when she has had one drink too many. She came across as a bumpkin without a filter and made a few stupid mistakes. Dylan then came to her rescue and they both landed in jail.
The result is they have to perform 100 hours of community service, before Christmas, to avoid having a permanent record. And, where of all places, but a wounded veterans recreation center. This was a sore spot for Dylan because he had returned home from fighting in the Middle East minus a hand and with the loss of one eye. Working side by side is not what either wants but boo-hoo.
Over a period of days, these two learn from the strengths and weaknesses of other veterans. Dylan is recovering at his own pace when he sees men and women whom are worse off them he is; it is humbling. Genevieve loosens up, shakes up and grows up. She becomes a better person and, at the same time, never loses her quirkiness. This is a heartwarming story that will make you appreciate what you have.
January 16, 2014
bland and a bit boring sad to say. good premise but didn't go anywhere
January 8, 2018
I was pulling old books off the shelves while volunteering at my library's bookshop and luckily enough I got to keep any I wanted older than a certain date. I wasn’t going to pass up a free book even though I could tell this was a goody goody PG rated “romance” with no sex. I steer clear of Harlequin like the plague once I wised up on them, but I was pulled in by the wounded war vet aspect.
I wasn't crazy about the beginning. Genevieve didn't have the best first impression. Punching someone over a Christmas song. It made her seem really unstable and was so unexpected. I also really hate sordid details that I’d be better off without. Dylan dated the police officer in high school and dumped her for her sister. That made him look so bad. What kind of disgusting jerk does something like that?
Genevieve was exactly the kind of character I don’t like, judgmental, vain, spoiled. She pointed out that someone had split ends and wrong shade of lipstick. That is so mean. And I didn’t like her name either, it’s so old-fashioned it isn’t even funny. She should’ve had a better name, something from the 20th century perhaps.
I liked the tension between them. That they came from different social circles and didn't fit in together. He has an eye patch because he lost an eye and is missing his left hand. As he was walking her to her car one day, after they agreed to doing 100 hours at a Warrior's Hope, she slipped and he caught her. She was really attracted to him but he didn't know that and told her to stop being so chickenshit and getting disgusted because a wounded war vet prevented her from falling on her butt. I liked when at the first day at the center she told him he was wrong, that he implied she flinched away because she was disgusted about his arm. That wasn’t it, he made her nervous; it wasn’t his missing eye or hand, just him. I thought that would end it, but it didn’t.
The time when they were sorting boxes at the cabins was so boring. I realized I was reading about her going on and on about it and it wasn’t important in the slightest. I hate wasting my time reading mundane, trivial details from everyday life. I don’t care how they’re organizing and in what order they’re going.
I couldn't believe that on pg. 190 Charlotte, Dylan's sister who works at A Warrior's Hope, asked Gen if she'd ever thought of doing interior designing. Gen had already told her she took interior design in college and wanted her own company, on pg. 86, and she told her that again. That was a pretty big oversight. I got so sick of hearing about her decorating and people fawning over it.
I didn't like that she skipped over the catered dinner when the warriors first arrived. And then skipped over the ski trip the next day. Those were details I wanted. And Gen had too many scenes at this part. I wanted more of Dylan and his thoughts, not Gen and her decorating and wallpaper work.
I liked the scene where they took the wounded vets up to the frozen waterfall on horseback, and Trey, the young guy, told Gen about his ex-fiancé who left him after his accident. Gen said she hoped she didn't have anything in common with her besides the laugh and name that he had told her about, and said she hoped she wouldn't have destroyed a future with a man because of something out of his control, and looked at Dylan and he was looking at her, was listening to their conversation.
Dylan was hot and cold. He kept being sarcastic with her, derisive of what she was saying and her lifestyle. Then he would apologize and be nice again, only to turn around and lose his patient with her all over again. It irritated me and made me dislike him a little.
His dad had him bring her food, and while there he decided to help her work on the walls. I won’t even go into how sick I was of hearing she had to take the wallpaper off and use the steamer and peel off the paper. Not what I would ever want to spend my time reading about. I like more excitement than this could provide, some reason to make me want to leave my own dull life and immerse myself in this. Why would I want to spend my time reading about wallpaper being removed? Ask yourself if it’s worthy of someone’s time. I didn't like when she said why does he always mention his arm, because he held up his injured arm and said to keep in mind that one of them has a liability, and earlier she said she needed a hand and he held up his one hand and said he was her guy. It was rude of her to say that. She could’ve found a better way, let him know she didn’t even think of his missing arm.
I think it’s weird what authors have their characters say. She’s attracted to Dylan, so it was extremely weird and wrong of her to say that she would marry his dad if he was a few years younger. Just because an older man gives you food, you say you want to marry them? And this is the dad of the guy she’s going to get with. Uncomfortable to say the least.
After he heard what she said to Trey about loving a man despite his imperfections he took a shot at her for having another conquest. It was ruined.
It was so nice of Gen to want to find Trey's ex-fiancé. That was really caring and I liked that she wasn't dissuaded when Dylan wouldn't help and told her it was a bad idea and stay out of it. Trey had broken it off and didn't tell her where he was going, to beat her to the lunch at ending things.
There were way too many characters. I could not keep up with so many of them. There was her family, her parents and brother. Then the family of the girl who was killed in an accident that he was driving in, also the girl that was injured and her family. There was Dylan's family: he had six siblings, 5 of which were brothers. Then they all had a significant other, spouse and/or children or step-children.
I just wanted these two to HAVE SEX ALREADY. I thought they would when he came to her house to drop the food off. That was my fear when I first found the book and at some point I could tell it just wasn’t going to happen. I can’t stand books classified as romance that don’t have sex in it. That isn’t romance to me and shouldn’t even be considered romance. Having two adults be attracted to each other, think about sex, and then not have sex is such a confusing thing to do. We’re all adults here. Not having them have sex is making them too prim and proper, and it’s boring.
This wasn’t the wounded war vet illumination I was hoping for. You barely even knew he was a service member at all. He almost could have lost the limb and eye in another type of accident for all that the author touched on it. She only made a couple of references to it, that he would rather carry his 75 lbs of equipment in 120 degree heat without showering for weeks than do what his sister wanted him to do, and something about that seemed a little exaggerated and disrespectful. It was just putting up Christmas decorations. And it was all so vague. “He was a trained army ranger, sent in to dangerous hot spots for difficult missions. He had seen and done things that kept him up nights—and had spent months in rehab, a very special kind of misery.” No research would have to be done at all to come up with this stuff. It’s like no research was done. What has he seen and done, specifically? I don’t like using my imagination. What dreams does he have? What kind of missions? “Dangerous hot spots for difficult missions” couldn’t have been any vaguer. What did he do in rehab exactly? What kind of exercises? There’s so much left out that it’s almost an insult to do a wounded veteran character and leave all of this out.
I didn’t get as much of the struggle a wounded war vet would be going through, that should have been there. He had to wear a bolo tie because he can’t tie a tie anymore. He doesn’t like undressing and dressing in front of ppl because it was awkward and uncomfortable and he felt like a kid. He usually doesn’t wear short sleeves in the summer. He didn’t like the adapted sports equipment; he missed being able to fly fish.
Genevieve started out self-centered, spoiled, vain and judgmental and did a 360 way too soon. She changed so fast it was like she was never this way at all. There needed to be more time for her to realistically and believably change her ways.
I wasn't crazy about the beginning. Genevieve didn't have the best first impression. Punching someone over a Christmas song. It made her seem really unstable and was so unexpected. I also really hate sordid details that I’d be better off without. Dylan dated the police officer in high school and dumped her for her sister. That made him look so bad. What kind of disgusting jerk does something like that?
Genevieve was exactly the kind of character I don’t like, judgmental, vain, spoiled. She pointed out that someone had split ends and wrong shade of lipstick. That is so mean. And I didn’t like her name either, it’s so old-fashioned it isn’t even funny. She should’ve had a better name, something from the 20th century perhaps.
I liked the tension between them. That they came from different social circles and didn't fit in together. He has an eye patch because he lost an eye and is missing his left hand. As he was walking her to her car one day, after they agreed to doing 100 hours at a Warrior's Hope, she slipped and he caught her. She was really attracted to him but he didn't know that and told her to stop being so chickenshit and getting disgusted because a wounded war vet prevented her from falling on her butt. I liked when at the first day at the center she told him he was wrong, that he implied she flinched away because she was disgusted about his arm. That wasn’t it, he made her nervous; it wasn’t his missing eye or hand, just him. I thought that would end it, but it didn’t.
The time when they were sorting boxes at the cabins was so boring. I realized I was reading about her going on and on about it and it wasn’t important in the slightest. I hate wasting my time reading mundane, trivial details from everyday life. I don’t care how they’re organizing and in what order they’re going.
I couldn't believe that on pg. 190 Charlotte, Dylan's sister who works at A Warrior's Hope, asked Gen if she'd ever thought of doing interior designing. Gen had already told her she took interior design in college and wanted her own company, on pg. 86, and she told her that again. That was a pretty big oversight. I got so sick of hearing about her decorating and people fawning over it.
I didn't like that she skipped over the catered dinner when the warriors first arrived. And then skipped over the ski trip the next day. Those were details I wanted. And Gen had too many scenes at this part. I wanted more of Dylan and his thoughts, not Gen and her decorating and wallpaper work.
I liked the scene where they took the wounded vets up to the frozen waterfall on horseback, and Trey, the young guy, told Gen about his ex-fiancé who left him after his accident. Gen said she hoped she didn't have anything in common with her besides the laugh and name that he had told her about, and said she hoped she wouldn't have destroyed a future with a man because of something out of his control, and looked at Dylan and he was looking at her, was listening to their conversation.
Dylan was hot and cold. He kept being sarcastic with her, derisive of what she was saying and her lifestyle. Then he would apologize and be nice again, only to turn around and lose his patient with her all over again. It irritated me and made me dislike him a little.
His dad had him bring her food, and while there he decided to help her work on the walls. I won’t even go into how sick I was of hearing she had to take the wallpaper off and use the steamer and peel off the paper. Not what I would ever want to spend my time reading about. I like more excitement than this could provide, some reason to make me want to leave my own dull life and immerse myself in this. Why would I want to spend my time reading about wallpaper being removed? Ask yourself if it’s worthy of someone’s time. I didn't like when she said why does he always mention his arm, because he held up his injured arm and said to keep in mind that one of them has a liability, and earlier she said she needed a hand and he held up his one hand and said he was her guy. It was rude of her to say that. She could’ve found a better way, let him know she didn’t even think of his missing arm.
I think it’s weird what authors have their characters say. She’s attracted to Dylan, so it was extremely weird and wrong of her to say that she would marry his dad if he was a few years younger. Just because an older man gives you food, you say you want to marry them? And this is the dad of the guy she’s going to get with. Uncomfortable to say the least.
After he heard what she said to Trey about loving a man despite his imperfections he took a shot at her for having another conquest. It was ruined.
It was so nice of Gen to want to find Trey's ex-fiancé. That was really caring and I liked that she wasn't dissuaded when Dylan wouldn't help and told her it was a bad idea and stay out of it. Trey had broken it off and didn't tell her where he was going, to beat her to the lunch at ending things.
There were way too many characters. I could not keep up with so many of them. There was her family, her parents and brother. Then the family of the girl who was killed in an accident that he was driving in, also the girl that was injured and her family. There was Dylan's family: he had six siblings, 5 of which were brothers. Then they all had a significant other, spouse and/or children or step-children.
I just wanted these two to HAVE SEX ALREADY. I thought they would when he came to her house to drop the food off. That was my fear when I first found the book and at some point I could tell it just wasn’t going to happen. I can’t stand books classified as romance that don’t have sex in it. That isn’t romance to me and shouldn’t even be considered romance. Having two adults be attracted to each other, think about sex, and then not have sex is such a confusing thing to do. We’re all adults here. Not having them have sex is making them too prim and proper, and it’s boring.
This wasn’t the wounded war vet illumination I was hoping for. You barely even knew he was a service member at all. He almost could have lost the limb and eye in another type of accident for all that the author touched on it. She only made a couple of references to it, that he would rather carry his 75 lbs of equipment in 120 degree heat without showering for weeks than do what his sister wanted him to do, and something about that seemed a little exaggerated and disrespectful. It was just putting up Christmas decorations. And it was all so vague. “He was a trained army ranger, sent in to dangerous hot spots for difficult missions. He had seen and done things that kept him up nights—and had spent months in rehab, a very special kind of misery.” No research would have to be done at all to come up with this stuff. It’s like no research was done. What has he seen and done, specifically? I don’t like using my imagination. What dreams does he have? What kind of missions? “Dangerous hot spots for difficult missions” couldn’t have been any vaguer. What did he do in rehab exactly? What kind of exercises? There’s so much left out that it’s almost an insult to do a wounded veteran character and leave all of this out.
I didn’t get as much of the struggle a wounded war vet would be going through, that should have been there. He had to wear a bolo tie because he can’t tie a tie anymore. He doesn’t like undressing and dressing in front of ppl because it was awkward and uncomfortable and he felt like a kid. He usually doesn’t wear short sleeves in the summer. He didn’t like the adapted sports equipment; he missed being able to fly fish.
Genevieve started out self-centered, spoiled, vain and judgmental and did a 360 way too soon. She changed so fast it was like she was never this way at all. There needed to be more time for her to realistically and believably change her ways.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 18, 2017
So. This is not my normal kind of book. I very rarely - almost never, actually - read contemporary romance. Christmas romances aren't my thing either. And I never, never, EVER read a series out of order, if I know it. However, a Facebook book club friend recommended it, and we have astonishly similar tastes in books, so I thought, WTH?
Genevieve Beaumont has made a mess of her life. She was engaged to Mr. Perfect, who actually turned out to be Mr. Cheater - he got a much younger woman (girl, really) pregnant while he was engaged to Gen. She dumped him and moved to Paris where she drifted aimlessly for 2 years and maxed out her credit cards. Her parents finally have insisted that she return home; her dad tells her that she can have her grandmother's house, fix it up and sell it.
Dylan Caine is the youngest boy in a big family. His mother died of cancer while he was still young. He joined the Army and became a Ranger. Unfortunately, he was injured by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, losing an eye and part of his arm, just below the elbow.
The book opens in a seedy bar and some dumb broad is playing Christmas carols on the jukebox. Gen wants to get drunk not soppy on The Little Drummer Boy, so she confronts the woman, who turns out to be the assistant DA. Things escalate to a full-fledged bar fight.
Gen and Dylan end up doing community service together at a wounded warrior facility. It's a very sweet romance in a really beautiful setting. I enjoyed it very much.
Genevieve Beaumont has made a mess of her life. She was engaged to Mr. Perfect, who actually turned out to be Mr. Cheater - he got a much younger woman (girl, really) pregnant while he was engaged to Gen. She dumped him and moved to Paris where she drifted aimlessly for 2 years and maxed out her credit cards. Her parents finally have insisted that she return home; her dad tells her that she can have her grandmother's house, fix it up and sell it.
Dylan Caine is the youngest boy in a big family. His mother died of cancer while he was still young. He joined the Army and became a Ranger. Unfortunately, he was injured by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, losing an eye and part of his arm, just below the elbow.
The book opens in a seedy bar and some dumb broad is playing Christmas carols on the jukebox. Gen wants to get drunk not soppy on The Little Drummer Boy, so she confronts the woman, who turns out to be the assistant DA. Things escalate to a full-fledged bar fight.
Gen and Dylan end up doing community service together at a wounded warrior facility. It's a very sweet romance in a really beautiful setting. I enjoyed it very much.
December 15, 2013
4.5 Solid Stars!
I got a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
It's been a hectic week around here, with Christmas on the horizon I was actually excited to get a few hours of reading here and there. It wasn't much, but it gave me enough to finish Christmas in Snowflake Canyon my first book by Thayne.
I know it's book six in the series, but Christmas in Snowflake Canyon can actually be read as a stand-alone. I had no problem with the characters nor did it feel like I walked into the middle of a movie. I really enjoyed Thayne's characters and writing.
Genevieve Beaumont is back in town after living in Paris for a while. She comes from a wealthy family and grew up having everything she could ask for, until her father decides to cut her off when she refuses to marry the man who openly cheated on her with a younger woman and got her pregnant. Now, she is back in Hope's Crossing and working on fixing her grandmother's old house, in hopes of putting it on the market.
Dylan is the town's war hero, a war veteran that has lost a part of his arm (below the elbow) and one of his eyes when a mission went very wrong. He comes with a full package of a brooding man with survivors guilt who has a hard time adjusting to his home in Hope's Crossing.
When Genevieve get's into a fight at the bar over Christmas songs and Dylan steps in to rescue her, he doesn't expect to be carted off to jail and slapped with 100 hours of community service along side the beautiful but perfect Genevieve Beaumont.
Such a sweet story. I have to admit, it started a bit on a slow side for me but once I got into the story I had a difficult time putting it down. I have the biggest soft spot for military men, and Dylan was just wonderful. Yes he comes with a lot of problems, he doesn't think his perfect and has a hard time dealing with the fact that he lost a couple of things back in Afghanistan. But beneath the surface, the man really does have a heart of gold. I couldn't help but root for the both of them, it was so touching to watch just how much Genevieve has changed. I would never have liked her myself if I had met her before she came back from Paris and started rebuilding her life. She had taken advantage of the fact that she had money, but when things got stripped away from her she came out as a strong and independent woman who was just in search of her real self.
I adored the fact that Genevieve fell in love with Dylan's heart and accepted the stubborn man with his flaws and imperfections inside and out. It really was touching that a woman like her could look past what he had lost and even at one part of the book has helped similar military man in need.
Wonderful story, beautiful one for Christmas time. Thayne really made me think with this one. I think if you really fall in love with the person on the inside, it shouldn't matter how they look on the outside. If the person got hurt after you fell in love and is now disabled, it melts your heart when their partner stands by them because their love is that strong that the two can in fact survive anything life throws at them.
I got a copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
It's been a hectic week around here, with Christmas on the horizon I was actually excited to get a few hours of reading here and there. It wasn't much, but it gave me enough to finish Christmas in Snowflake Canyon my first book by Thayne.
I know it's book six in the series, but Christmas in Snowflake Canyon can actually be read as a stand-alone. I had no problem with the characters nor did it feel like I walked into the middle of a movie. I really enjoyed Thayne's characters and writing.
Genevieve Beaumont is back in town after living in Paris for a while. She comes from a wealthy family and grew up having everything she could ask for, until her father decides to cut her off when she refuses to marry the man who openly cheated on her with a younger woman and got her pregnant. Now, she is back in Hope's Crossing and working on fixing her grandmother's old house, in hopes of putting it on the market.
Dylan is the town's war hero, a war veteran that has lost a part of his arm (below the elbow) and one of his eyes when a mission went very wrong. He comes with a full package of a brooding man with survivors guilt who has a hard time adjusting to his home in Hope's Crossing.
When Genevieve get's into a fight at the bar over Christmas songs and Dylan steps in to rescue her, he doesn't expect to be carted off to jail and slapped with 100 hours of community service along side the beautiful but perfect Genevieve Beaumont.
Such a sweet story. I have to admit, it started a bit on a slow side for me but once I got into the story I had a difficult time putting it down. I have the biggest soft spot for military men, and Dylan was just wonderful. Yes he comes with a lot of problems, he doesn't think his perfect and has a hard time dealing with the fact that he lost a couple of things back in Afghanistan. But beneath the surface, the man really does have a heart of gold. I couldn't help but root for the both of them, it was so touching to watch just how much Genevieve has changed. I would never have liked her myself if I had met her before she came back from Paris and started rebuilding her life. She had taken advantage of the fact that she had money, but when things got stripped away from her she came out as a strong and independent woman who was just in search of her real self.
I adored the fact that Genevieve fell in love with Dylan's heart and accepted the stubborn man with his flaws and imperfections inside and out. It really was touching that a woman like her could look past what he had lost and even at one part of the book has helped similar military man in need.
Wonderful story, beautiful one for Christmas time. Thayne really made me think with this one. I think if you really fall in love with the person on the inside, it shouldn't matter how they look on the outside. If the person got hurt after you fell in love and is now disabled, it melts your heart when their partner stands by them because their love is that strong that the two can in fact survive anything life throws at them.
October 11, 2013
When I started this book I was excited to see that Dylan looked like he was going to get his HEA, very excited that is until I realized that it would be with Genevieve. I hated her from the first book, thought that she was a bitch and Dylan could do so much better. So color me surprised that it didn't take too long before I was rooting for Genevieve to break through Dylan's walls.
Genevieve isn't the same girl she was, her experiences in the first books and the aftermath seemed to start to change her, but coming home to Hope's Crossing finished that change. Part of the fun of this book was watching Genevieve become the woman she did, to be someone she was proud to be, to be a good friend and to think of others. Of course the initial bar fight was lots of fun too!
I loved that Dylan was able to see further into Genevieve right away. He also seemed to get that Genevieve was able to see into him, even as he pushed it away and fought his own feelings. Each time one of them ran into an obstacle the other was there to back them up, something they needed.
I found the other surprise romance to be just as enthralling. My initial thoughts ran along Genevieve's, but when Dylan bought up the potential problems I realized that could happen just as well. So I found myself holding my breath when the big showdown happened. I loved that Genevieve spoke the harsh truth, mostly because the words were aimed at Dylan too.
I didn't think that Dylan was a coward until the end when he pushed Genevieve away. I was glad that there was the sign that Genevieve needed to push back.
As much as I loved the romances in the book, I also loved the idea that forgiveness sometimes needs to start with yourself and that you have to accept the past to move on. Make sure that you have some kleenex near by when you read this one.
Genevieve isn't the same girl she was, her experiences in the first books and the aftermath seemed to start to change her, but coming home to Hope's Crossing finished that change. Part of the fun of this book was watching Genevieve become the woman she did, to be someone she was proud to be, to be a good friend and to think of others. Of course the initial bar fight was lots of fun too!
I loved that Dylan was able to see further into Genevieve right away. He also seemed to get that Genevieve was able to see into him, even as he pushed it away and fought his own feelings. Each time one of them ran into an obstacle the other was there to back them up, something they needed.
I found the other surprise romance to be just as enthralling. My initial thoughts ran along Genevieve's, but when Dylan bought up the potential problems I realized that could happen just as well. So I found myself holding my breath when the big showdown happened. I loved that Genevieve spoke the harsh truth, mostly because the words were aimed at Dylan too.
I didn't think that Dylan was a coward until the end when he pushed Genevieve away. I was glad that there was the sign that Genevieve needed to push back.
As much as I loved the romances in the book, I also loved the idea that forgiveness sometimes needs to start with yourself and that you have to accept the past to move on. Make sure that you have some kleenex near by when you read this one.
October 29, 2013
This is a take on beauty and the beast except the beauty is seen as spoiled rotten and the beast has war injuries.
Genevieve is a lot more than people think she is but she puts on a show and gives people what they expect. Dylan is just plain hiding out after losing an eye and part of his arm in Afghanistan. The two really have nothing in common, or do they?
It was fun to see how the two got together. Who would have though Genevieve would start a bar fight and that Dylan would join in. Both are arrested and then have to do community service together.
This is a Christmas story of healing. It deals with some very tough issues but in a way that blends into the story without being preachy. Both Genevieve and Dylan are very well developed characters and they are supported by equally well draw secondary characters. All play an important part in the story.
Pick this up a nice Christmas read. It is a good addition to the Christmas stories that come out this time of year. Christmas in Snowflake Canyon is part of a series but it is strong enough to stand-alone. This is the first book in the series that I have read and I never felt that I was missing anything. I enjoyed reading it and will pick up future books in the series.
I received an ARC from NetGalley
Genevieve is a lot more than people think she is but she puts on a show and gives people what they expect. Dylan is just plain hiding out after losing an eye and part of his arm in Afghanistan. The two really have nothing in common, or do they?
It was fun to see how the two got together. Who would have though Genevieve would start a bar fight and that Dylan would join in. Both are arrested and then have to do community service together.
This is a Christmas story of healing. It deals with some very tough issues but in a way that blends into the story without being preachy. Both Genevieve and Dylan are very well developed characters and they are supported by equally well draw secondary characters. All play an important part in the story.
Pick this up a nice Christmas read. It is a good addition to the Christmas stories that come out this time of year. Christmas in Snowflake Canyon is part of a series but it is strong enough to stand-alone. This is the first book in the series that I have read and I never felt that I was missing anything. I enjoyed reading it and will pick up future books in the series.
I received an ARC from NetGalley
November 8, 2016
These books are just so damn sweet, they made leave me with a toothache. I would be hard pressed to pick my favourite between this one and the first I read last week, because while I feel I had more of a connection with Charlotte - and therefore liked her and Spence more - I just really rooted for Genevieve and Dylan, too.
I really love the Caines, warts and all, is basically what it comes down to.
But again, the ending felt rather abrupt. I'm guessing that this will be a constant for the series. I wouldn't have minded another chapter or epilogue showing us the reaction of Gen's parents, for instance. I'm sure there might be a passing mention of it in books to come, but still.
Regardless, this is still perfect wish-fulfillment reading leading up to Christmas. Even though, in spite of the title, this book doesn't really centre around the holiday all that much.
I really love the Caines, warts and all, is basically what it comes down to.
But again, the ending felt rather abrupt. I'm guessing that this will be a constant for the series. I wouldn't have minded another chapter or epilogue showing us the reaction of Gen's parents, for instance. I'm sure there might be a passing mention of it in books to come, but still.
Regardless, this is still perfect wish-fulfillment reading leading up to Christmas. Even though, in spite of the title, this book doesn't really centre around the holiday all that much.
October 28, 2013
RaeAnne's writing is pure comfort. And while this book has plenty of her heart and the great sense of community she's created - it also had one of the most interesting Heroines I've read lately. Beautiful airhead Gen who through the course of falling in love with the wounded war hero (fantastic grumpy hero) manages to create a new persona for herself, or perhaps reveal who she really was all along. Lovely book. Highly recommend!
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December 29, 2014"From the first page, this latest story from Thayne will leave you both in stitches and feeling sentimental. The witty banter between Dylan and Genevieve, and their vulnerable connection, is the highlight of this story. Beautiful storytelling, down-to-earth characters and a hero and heroine you want to root for fill the pages of this story that pulls at the heartstrings." RT Book Reviews, rated 4 stars
Hope's Crossing, book six
Hope's Crossing, book six
November 14, 2017
OMG this was so good! I didn't expect to like this book so much, I'll definitely read the rest of the series.
December 13, 2020
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August 4, 2023
While a predictable romance, the focus is on the psychological rehabilitation of wounded soldiers and their loved ones. Well done!
March 31, 2019
I really do love this series! I’ll be sad when it ends. It’s a great series to read when you need a happy story.
August 18, 2018
This was my favorite of all of them. Of course there is still one more yet to read.
October 31, 2017
soooo i read Sugar Pine Trail and thought it was cute and wanted to read the start of the series. turns out the Caine's started in the hope's crossing series and not the haven point series.
ok the entire hope's crossing series was like a hallmark movie with a lil nicholas sparks thrown in. cuz in hallmark there is not as much bad stuff going like folks dying and whatnot, nick sparks likes death or dismemberment or some awful tragedy.
i enjoyed the hope's crossing series for that hallmark feel.
they were cute. they are good lil romances. no graphic sex, a lil bit of violence. a lot of dogs, kids, and family members. and nothing was mysterious. oh she tried, but nope. she tried to be all nicholas sparks and throw in some twists but nope it was hallmark. you saw the "surprises" coming a mile away. i really liked the big family and small picturesque town aspect. so hallmark.
even though i read them all one after another, the stories and characters were sufficiently different that i could enjoy each one.
not so with the haven point series. they have all the same stuff yet the no hallmark feels. except for the first one in the series(Snow Angel Cove)and the last oneSugar Pine Trail). (both of which have Caine's in them- like everyone of the hope crossing series does.) i am almost done with that series and it sucks. it started out very good with adian caine but it went downhill form there. why? cuz every book was VERY similar to the first one. i am literally recognizing entire phrasing. (like i am positive she used some of the exact sentences in all the books!) the lead characters all remind me of the previous leads. and they are so very quick to judge. like how can you be attracted to a person and feel this "hunger" (she uses that word A LOT) when you think they are mean or nasty or uptight or something else very unpleasant? the situations are even similar (crutches for everyone!) also every book is i really NEED help but i don't want your help but i guess i'll take it and try to be grateful and oh now i am in love.
i am saddened by this since i really enjoyed hope's crossing and the first and last book in the haven point series. oh welll...
ok the entire hope's crossing series was like a hallmark movie with a lil nicholas sparks thrown in. cuz in hallmark there is not as much bad stuff going like folks dying and whatnot, nick sparks likes death or dismemberment or some awful tragedy.
i enjoyed the hope's crossing series for that hallmark feel.
they were cute. they are good lil romances. no graphic sex, a lil bit of violence. a lot of dogs, kids, and family members. and nothing was mysterious. oh she tried, but nope. she tried to be all nicholas sparks and throw in some twists but nope it was hallmark. you saw the "surprises" coming a mile away. i really liked the big family and small picturesque town aspect. so hallmark.
even though i read them all one after another, the stories and characters were sufficiently different that i could enjoy each one.
not so with the haven point series. they have all the same stuff yet the no hallmark feels. except for the first one in the series(Snow Angel Cove)and the last oneSugar Pine Trail). (both of which have Caine's in them- like everyone of the hope crossing series does.) i am almost done with that series and it sucks. it started out very good with adian caine but it went downhill form there. why? cuz every book was VERY similar to the first one. i am literally recognizing entire phrasing. (like i am positive she used some of the exact sentences in all the books!) the lead characters all remind me of the previous leads. and they are so very quick to judge. like how can you be attracted to a person and feel this "hunger" (she uses that word A LOT) when you think they are mean or nasty or uptight or something else very unpleasant? the situations are even similar (crutches for everyone!) also every book is i really NEED help but i don't want your help but i guess i'll take it and try to be grateful and oh now i am in love.
i am saddened by this since i really enjoyed hope's crossing and the first and last book in the haven point series. oh welll...
October 22, 2016
YES. SO. MUCH. BETTER!!!
First of all, it was ABSOLUTELY refreshing, to have a heroine that was as self aware as Gen was. She knew exactly who she had been, and she had made every decision with careful thought moving forward after the bar fight. She didn't fall back onto her parents, she just kept trying to move forward and find herself. I loved that she took accountability for her past self and tried her hardest to make amends when it was extremely hard for her. She did have some pretty negative thoughts from time to time, but as soon as she thought them, she regretted them and knew it wasn't right. I LOVED THAT ABOUT HER. Her story was basically a second chance/redemption at life type of thing and I think everything about it was amazing. She's my absolute favorite character out of the series. While the other heroines in the series are sorta different and kinda great in their own way, the thing that bothered me most about the other women in the series, was that sometimes they didn't take accountability for their actions and some never apologized for their irrationality or rude behaviors. Maura was a pretty good character, but Gen, was the best for me personally.
And LAWD. Dylan was a surprise for me. While in the previous book, with Spencer and Charlotte, there were only very few funny moments for me. But in this book, with Dylan? Oh man, I actually laughed a lot. He was incredibly funny whenever he joked about not having a hand. I appreciated and liked the slow burn of this relationship, and how they came together and kind of sought comfort with one another.
The only thing though that bothered me so far about this series, is that there's a constant "I'm not good enough, so I better push this person away" thing going on. And it's annoying. I kinda was hoping that they'd just realize that they were great and not be stupid about it. But I'm guessing this is the authors theme. Either way, Dylan and Gen resolve that matter pretty quickly and so that was a plus.
This was a great read. I'm so glad I didn't quit the series.
First of all, it was ABSOLUTELY refreshing, to have a heroine that was as self aware as Gen was. She knew exactly who she had been, and she had made every decision with careful thought moving forward after the bar fight. She didn't fall back onto her parents, she just kept trying to move forward and find herself. I loved that she took accountability for her past self and tried her hardest to make amends when it was extremely hard for her. She did have some pretty negative thoughts from time to time, but as soon as she thought them, she regretted them and knew it wasn't right. I LOVED THAT ABOUT HER. Her story was basically a second chance/redemption at life type of thing and I think everything about it was amazing. She's my absolute favorite character out of the series. While the other heroines in the series are sorta different and kinda great in their own way, the thing that bothered me most about the other women in the series, was that sometimes they didn't take accountability for their actions and some never apologized for their irrationality or rude behaviors. Maura was a pretty good character, but Gen, was the best for me personally.
And LAWD. Dylan was a surprise for me. While in the previous book, with Spencer and Charlotte, there were only very few funny moments for me. But in this book, with Dylan? Oh man, I actually laughed a lot. He was incredibly funny whenever he joked about not having a hand. I appreciated and liked the slow burn of this relationship, and how they came together and kind of sought comfort with one another.
The only thing though that bothered me so far about this series, is that there's a constant "I'm not good enough, so I better push this person away" thing going on. And it's annoying. I kinda was hoping that they'd just realize that they were great and not be stupid about it. But I'm guessing this is the authors theme. Either way, Dylan and Gen resolve that matter pretty quickly and so that was a plus.
This was a great read. I'm so glad I didn't quit the series.
October 20, 2013
***Thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin for providing me with a copy for review***
4.5 stars
Genevieve Beaumont is figuring out what she wants to do with her life--her parents have cut her off from her trust fund after she has spent two years in Paris not doing much of anything except spending money and getting over her ex-fiancee's betrayal. They brought her home and told her if she can fix up her grandmother's home and sell it, that she can have the profits to start up an interior design business in Paris.
After one night in her grandmother's house, Genevieve needs a drink (or 4) and heads to the local bar. Even though its only the day after Thanksgiving, someone at the bar keeps playing different versions of the Christmas carol "Little Drummer Boy" and Gen has had enough--she finds the woman, confronts her, and punches her in the face--unfortunately, she is an assistant district attorney. Dylan Caine is healing--he returned from Afghanistan after several tours and minus one hand and one eye thanks to a 12 year old insurgent--when he sees Gen Beaumont get into a fight at a bar, he tries to step in and help her. Dylan and Gen get stuck doing community service at A Warrior's Hope, an organization that brings veterans and their families to the mountains to do outdoor sports and relax--can they avoid their attraction to each other? Or will their friendship become something more?
I really loved this book--I enjoyed seeing Dylan and Gen recognize their attraction to each other, develop a friendship where they could confide in each other and provide each other with empathy and comfort, and then have that develop into love. If you only like books with lots of sizzling chemistry (read: SEX) this is not the book for you--there are no sex scenes in this book. I found this to be an incredibly touching read, and I just wish that it would have been longer (or that RaeAnne Thayne could write more quickly)--can't wait for the next in the series!
4.5 stars
Genevieve Beaumont is figuring out what she wants to do with her life--her parents have cut her off from her trust fund after she has spent two years in Paris not doing much of anything except spending money and getting over her ex-fiancee's betrayal. They brought her home and told her if she can fix up her grandmother's home and sell it, that she can have the profits to start up an interior design business in Paris.
After one night in her grandmother's house, Genevieve needs a drink (or 4) and heads to the local bar. Even though its only the day after Thanksgiving, someone at the bar keeps playing different versions of the Christmas carol "Little Drummer Boy" and Gen has had enough--she finds the woman, confronts her, and punches her in the face--unfortunately, she is an assistant district attorney. Dylan Caine is healing--he returned from Afghanistan after several tours and minus one hand and one eye thanks to a 12 year old insurgent--when he sees Gen Beaumont get into a fight at a bar, he tries to step in and help her. Dylan and Gen get stuck doing community service at A Warrior's Hope, an organization that brings veterans and their families to the mountains to do outdoor sports and relax--can they avoid their attraction to each other? Or will their friendship become something more?
I really loved this book--I enjoyed seeing Dylan and Gen recognize their attraction to each other, develop a friendship where they could confide in each other and provide each other with empathy and comfort, and then have that develop into love. If you only like books with lots of sizzling chemistry (read: SEX) this is not the book for you--there are no sex scenes in this book. I found this to be an incredibly touching read, and I just wish that it would have been longer (or that RaeAnne Thayne could write more quickly)--can't wait for the next in the series!
November 1, 2013
For me reading books by ReaAnne Thayne is a lot like coming home. You enter the small town world she has created and instantly you get a warm feeling of comfort. Add in the beautiful covers that grace her books and you have found a wonderful place to escape your everyday life.
Now I have to say that not only is this a wonderful Christmas romance but it also nice retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. We have the town beauty Genevieve Beaumont who is the mayor’s daughter. She has been in Europe trying to get over her fiancé who was two-timing her. Now she has been called back home by her parents and given the job of fixing up and selling her grandmother’s house.
The beast of the story is Dylan Caine. Not only did he lose his eye but he also lost his hand in Afghanistan. He is the last person anyone would think catch the perfect Genevieve’s eye. But when the two of them get into trouble and have to serve community service together, sparks start to fly.
This is a book that is I enjoyed from cover to cover. Did not want to put it down because I did not one to lose the wonderful feeling I got from reading Genevieve and Dylan’s story. Christmas in Snowflake Canyon is the sixth book is the Hope’s Crossing series and can be read as a standalone like any other of Ms. Thayne’s novels. I just hope you don’t do that. This is a wonderful and enjoyable series and if you like heartwarming small town stories that have a lovey romance then these are the books for you.
Now I have to say that not only is this a wonderful Christmas romance but it also nice retelling of the Beauty and the Beast fairytale. We have the town beauty Genevieve Beaumont who is the mayor’s daughter. She has been in Europe trying to get over her fiancé who was two-timing her. Now she has been called back home by her parents and given the job of fixing up and selling her grandmother’s house.
The beast of the story is Dylan Caine. Not only did he lose his eye but he also lost his hand in Afghanistan. He is the last person anyone would think catch the perfect Genevieve’s eye. But when the two of them get into trouble and have to serve community service together, sparks start to fly.
This is a book that is I enjoyed from cover to cover. Did not want to put it down because I did not one to lose the wonderful feeling I got from reading Genevieve and Dylan’s story. Christmas in Snowflake Canyon is the sixth book is the Hope’s Crossing series and can be read as a standalone like any other of Ms. Thayne’s novels. I just hope you don’t do that. This is a wonderful and enjoyable series and if you like heartwarming small town stories that have a lovey romance then these are the books for you.
October 31, 2013
When your dreams collide with reality, can the festive season of Christmas bring you any hope? Genevieve Beaumont, with a rich father, is used to a life of having things her way. But when she learned that her fiancé has been two-timing her, she was left wondering what will happen next. Dylan Caine is struggling to adjust to a new life after returning Afghanistan. It is not easy to lead a normal life when you are severely wounded - losing an eye and part of his arm, thanks to a 12-year-old insurgent. Life can be very frustrating, but what has happened cannot be undone.
Christmas in Snowflake Canyon by RaeAnne Thayne tells the somewhat snobbish but tender love story of Genevieve and Dylan going through personal heartache and misery in life. It is in this state of brokenness both found themselves in Hope's Crossing - Genevieve reluctantly brought back from Paris and Dylan returning from war-torn Afghanistan. Christmas in Snowflake Canyon is a wonderful story of how one's loss and hurt can be supplanted by love, healing and hope, with a future so full of promises.
Rich, spoiled and full of tantrums, Genevieve is like your next-door bully. RaeAnne Thayne painted a beautiful picture of her transformation from being a self-centered person to someone who really and deeply cares for others. It is a wonderful book for the season.
Christmas in Snowflake Canyon by RaeAnne Thayne tells the somewhat snobbish but tender love story of Genevieve and Dylan going through personal heartache and misery in life. It is in this state of brokenness both found themselves in Hope's Crossing - Genevieve reluctantly brought back from Paris and Dylan returning from war-torn Afghanistan. Christmas in Snowflake Canyon is a wonderful story of how one's loss and hurt can be supplanted by love, healing and hope, with a future so full of promises.
Rich, spoiled and full of tantrums, Genevieve is like your next-door bully. RaeAnne Thayne painted a beautiful picture of her transformation from being a self-centered person to someone who really and deeply cares for others. It is a wonderful book for the season.
October 13, 2019
From the opening of this story you meet the two main characters Genevieve Beaumont and Dylan Caine who end up in a bar fight over the picking of Christmas songs. Genevieve is a rich socialite and Dylan is a wounded warrior who is pretty beat up from his service in the military. This is a classic beauty and the beast story. They both get into trouble and are punished by having to do community service at a wounded warrior event. Dylan himself a wounded warrior with the loss of his eye and hand in Afghanistan. When they both arrive to do their community service this is where the story takes off and both find themselves in a place where change comes to them after this experience. This is a story about hope, healing, and love mixed with humor and recovery. This was a great story depicting the wound warrior events that help veterans recover to return back into society even after suffering serious injuries from war. I cannot recommend this book enough it is a heartwarming story that pulls at you and makes you sad but then the author perks you up with some humor. I loved the characters and the ability for people to change.
March 17, 2022
Tohutult armas raamat oma ilusa sisuga! Armas romaan, kus Dylan oli eriüksuslane, kes oli saanud missioonil viga ning seetõttu kaotanud enda vasaku silma ja vasaku käe. Ta naases peale haiglast välja kirjutamist enda väiksesse kodulinna Hope Crossing'sse. Samal ajal tuli sinna tagasi ka linnapea tütar Genevieve'e Pariisist, kus vanemad esitasid talle ultimaatumi ja jätsid ta ootamatult rahast lagedaks, et ta õpiks elus asju hindama. Preili oli sellest püha viha täis ja algatas baarikakluse, kus lõi ühel naisterahval ninaluu puruks. Dylan sekkus antud kaklusele vahele ja sellest tuli üks vägev baarikaklus, mis viis Dylani ja Gen'i arestimajja. Sellest arenes välja karistuse kandmine ühiskondliku tööna, mis mõlemaid pani enda silmi avama ja avastama, et kaks täiesti vastandlikku inimest võivad üksteisesse armuda ja kõikide inimest eelarvamusi ümber lükata!
December 23, 2013
Christmas in Snowflake Canyon was my first book from this author. It was recommended by one of my favorite authors, so I thought I would give it a try. I absolutely LOVED it!
Dylan is my new fave hero! <3 him to pieces. RaeAnne Thayne did an amazing job in character development in this book. The story was perfect with our imperfect hero. Scarred and missing part of an arm, we watch as Gen sees the real Dylan behind his mask. Gen was a pampered princess finally trying to find her place in the world from behind her "ice princess" walls. Dylan showed Gen who she was and that who she was was worthy of love. I loved watching Gen grow throughout the story and loved how she helped Dylan learn to cope with the new direction of his life. I totally didn't want the book to end.
Dylan is my new fave hero! <3 him to pieces. RaeAnne Thayne did an amazing job in character development in this book. The story was perfect with our imperfect hero. Scarred and missing part of an arm, we watch as Gen sees the real Dylan behind his mask. Gen was a pampered princess finally trying to find her place in the world from behind her "ice princess" walls. Dylan showed Gen who she was and that who she was was worthy of love. I loved watching Gen grow throughout the story and loved how she helped Dylan learn to cope with the new direction of his life. I totally didn't want the book to end.
November 14, 2013
This book was amazing. I had a hard time putting the book down because I had to see what would happen next. A great addition to the Hope Crossing series. Dyan wounded from being in the war has a low self esteem. Genevieve the spoiled rich girl has a whole another person waiting to get out. Pair the two together and let the fireworks begin. This book made me laugh and cry. I hope there will be more books to this series.
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