Starred review from November 14, 2016
In this follow-up to Wild Montana Skies, Susan May Warren shines the spotlight on two couples in which both partners long to be together but are fighting their feelings due to complicated circumstances. Deputy Sam Brooks works on the Mercy Falls Sheriff’s Department and for PEAK Rescue. Cool, calm, and always in control, he is determined to do the rescuing whenever anyone is in trouble—in the mountains or otherwise. He’s also on a mission to keep Sierra Rose from ending their tenuous relationship. When he kisses Sierra’s younger sister, Willow, by mistake, things get messy in a hurry. Despite Sam and Willow’s best efforts to avoid each other, they are put together as leaders on a youth-group trek into the mountains where nothing goes as planned. Sam’s brother Pete, also a member of the PEAK Rescue squad, has always been the wild one. His best friend and teammate, EMT Jess Tagg, hopes for much more than friendship, but letting him in too deep would mean revealing her hidden past. Pete cares for her as well, but he is terrified that if he follows his desires it will ruin their personal and working relationships. Warren has crafted a fast-moving, high-stakes romantic adventure set against the backdrop of Glacier National Park, which will leave longtime fans and new readers alike anticipating the next book in the series.