Book Review: Love in the Storm (Love in Blackwater #1) by Mandi Blake

About the Book:

When a snowstorm sneaks up, she gets stranded with the handsome man who once arrested her. Will he be able to forgive her when the truth comes out?

Lyric Woods has been sober for years now, but nothing about picking herself up from rock bottom has been easy. She’s behind on bills and on the verge of getting evicted, still paying for the mistakes of her past. When she is stranded with the deputy who doesn’t remember her, she gets a second chance at a first impression.

Asa Scott isn’t complaining about being stranded with the beautiful Lyric. The kind woman tending his wounds after a wreck in the storm is the first to make him think he could move on after his wife’s death. But when he finds out about her record, he can’t reconcile the woman from the past with the woman who cared for him at the cabin.

When Lyric needs his help after they’re rescued, Asa treads carefully. Helping her is fine—letting her into his life and trusting her near his son is another story.

Despite his fears, Asa can’t fight the way he feels about the resilient woman who helped him. But when it looks like Lyric has fallen back into her old ways, will Asa trust the evidence or believe the woman he’s falling for and fight to clear her name?

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My Review:

Love in the Storm by Mandi Blake
Rating: 4/5
Pages: 384
Published: January 17, 2024
Series: Love in Blackwater

Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher/author. The opinions I have expressed are my own, and I was not required to write a positive review. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.

I was excited to read Mandi Blake’s latest, and the first in her new series as soon as I’d heard about this one! I hadn’t read the original release of Asa’s story, but I knew after meeting him briefly in the Wolf Creek Ranch books, that I’d probably like this one. Plus, getting to see him in a more opposites-attract situation? Um, yes please!

I loved seeing them both learn and grow through the story, but also loved seeing them just being themselves. Asa is generally one of the ‘good ones’ and I loved how this inspired Lyric to be more open and true to herself around him as well. How his easy acceptance and caring ways along with his deep faith inspired her to grow in her own faith and confidence along the way. I also loved seeing Lyric with his family. Precious!

This story had a different feel from the Wolf Creek books, but still had all the things I love about Mandi Blake’s writing, and I’m excited to see how the series progresses!

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