By Kelly Bridgewater
He lives in a world of winter.
Sled dog musher and outdoor adventurer Nick Dahlquist doesn’t mean
to be a loner—he just feels at home in the woods, with his dogs, and also
online in his vlogging world, where he’s amassed nearly a million viewers. But
he’s just a simple guy, with simple goals—care for his dogs, teach people how
to survive the cold, and run the Iditarod. Unfortunately, life turns cold when
his lead dog is injured, and he’s low on funds. Good thing he has LadyJHawk to
chat with. She’s become an online friend he can turn to, and he’s starting to
need her more than he’d like to admit. But the last thing he wants is for some
random woman to show up on his doorstep…
She
doesn’t belong in his world.
Chopper pilot and Texas gal Jae Lynn Washington has been following Nick’s DogQuest videos and Get Lost
in the Woods vlogs since she inherited her deceased boyfriend’s military
working dog. Three years later, his encouragement and help as online chat
buddies have made her wonder if he could be more than a friend. What if she
moved to Deep Haven? Would that be considered stalking, even if she had a
bonafide job on the Crisis Response Team?
But
she’s determined to try…
When Jae shows up in Deep Haven—and on Nick’s doorstep—he’s
not at all the man she met online. The last thing she’ll do is tell him she’s
really LadyJHawk. And when Nick is tapped to train the Crisis Response Team,
he’s pretty sure that petite, summer-loving Jae won’t last a moment in the
brutal cold—a fear he pours out to LadyJHawk. As their training takes a
personal turn, their chilly start begins to thaw. But is he ready to shake off
his online relationship for the one in real life? And if Jae tells him the
truth, will it spook him back into the woods?
When a blizzard strikes, and the CRT is called out into the
storm, it might be too late…
Cozy up to this delightful, wintery twist on You’ve Got Mail
set in the snowy escape of Deep Haven.
My
Thoughts:
Right
Here Waiting by Michelle Sass Aleckson was my
favorite book of the new Deep Haven series co-authored by Deep Haven Creator
Susan May Warren. Maybe it is because it features puppies. Maybe it is because
it features snow. Maybe it is because it features a dangerous rescue. The plot
does focus a lot of romance with hints of the rescue. This is a contemporary
romance, so I understood that going into the novel. As for fitting into the
genre type, it does feature just what romance fans want. A romance. Sparks fly.
A little disagreement. More romance. Misunderstanding. Then the
happily-ever-after. Even though contemporary romance are not my go-to genre, I
do enjoy a good story set in the middle of nowhere with tons of snow. Plus, I
love how Deep Haven is located in northern Minnesota. Hockey country. I LOVE
hockey and watch my team, the Colorado Avalanche play whenever they are on tv.
Overall, Right Here Waiting by
Michelle Sass Aleckson is a delightful love story in the frozen north. Fans
will be happy to see characters that familiar and known to fill the page of the
stories.
I received a complimentary copy of Right Here Waiting by Michelle Sass
Aleckson through Sunrise Publishing, but the opinions stated are all my own.
My Rating:
4 out of 5 stars
Purchase Right Here Waiting
