I'll admit I have some mixed feelings about this story. Even so, it still ranked four stars for me because I truly enjoyed reading it. Let's face it, Caleb is a great character. Plus the heat he shares with Jordan is enough to heat that mountain cabin of his for days. Yeow! They were absolutely enjoyable as a couple once they quit sniping at each other constantly.
But I kept thinking as I read the first 1/2 of this book that it could never be made into a movie. Because the main female character simply spends too much time acting like the ditsy blonde idiot in a "B Grade" horror flick that always goes down in the basement where the monster's hiding. For such a smart woman she sure makes one stupid move after another. Okay. So she's a city girl. I'll cut her some slack. That's what the hunky mountain guy is for after all, right?
...And Caleb is a hunky mountain man. Cut, intelligent, prepared, calm (mostly), he's pretty awesome. So why does the stupid city girl insist on pushing his buttons, arguing with him, and just generally being a pain in his butt? Hmmmm. So camping and communication skills are BOTH lacking from the city girl's skill set. Whatever.
Strangely, it wasn't that I disliked Jordan, because she actually brought some good stuff to the table... um... novel. It just seemed like some of her finer points were overpowered at first by some not-so-flattering moments.
Regardless of all this bashing I'm doing, I actually DID enjoy the story as a whole. These two certainly did heat that mountain cabin with some serious steamy moves that kept me turning pages. Theirs is a beautiful story, and I simply loved the growth involved in it and the way they came to trust and rely on each other. The passion, adult situations and occasional adult language make this a read that can be shared with your co-workers. The characters, plot, suspense and passion make it a read well worth your time.