First in a bold, sexy new small-town Alaska contemporary romance series from Jackie Ashenden
Deep River, Alaska boasts a fiercely independent though small population. The people who live here love it, and they don’t much care what anyone else thinks. Until the day Silas Quinn comes back and tells them an oil reserve has been found below the town and now it’s neighbor vs. neighbor. Some want to take the money and run, while others want to tell the oil company to put its rigs where the sun don’t shine.
Hope Dawson never expected to leave Deep River. Her mom needs her. Her grandfather died and left her the local hangout to run. Her dreams of college and adventure died long ago. Until Silas comes back to town, holding the key to set her free. But freedom means she loses him again, and he’s the one she’s really always wanted.
“Tantalizing and explosive.”—Publishers Weekly Starred review for Mine to Take
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Sexual Content - 4/5
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Violence - 0/5
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Language - 3/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 3/5
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Summary
Come Home to Deep River was not your typical small town romance. Silas Quinn comes back after 13 years to tell the town he and two friends have inherited the town (You may have several questions here; well the book will answer some of them and not others). Silas left because his best friend Hope turned him down because she thought she was in love with their other friend. They were in high school so you could excuse her behavior then. I enjoyed Silas’ character both from the romance perspective and from the way he handled the town.
Hope was just not a likable character. Between playing a victim and martyr her whole life and holding on to anger at Silas and Caleb for leaving her; there just wasn’t much to like about her.
The book had interesting secondary characters that were much more likable than Hope. I would have put Silas with the Librarian Mayor 😊
Sexual Content – most a romance with several physical scenes with details.
Violence
Language – F word twice, Gdamn was used 16 times and I consider offensive. Damn – 40 times shi&t – 32 times
Drinking – she owns a bar and takes a swig of whisky when she is upset which is most of the book
I received this book from publisher. I was not required to write a positive review.
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