Mountain Angel: healing, romance and finding home

Mountain Angel is the second book in the Northstar series by Suzie O’Connell. A story of healing, romance and finding home. Aelissm “Aeli” Davis returns to her home in Northstar, Montana to hide. After the death of her fiancé, her friend, Adam, becomes obsessed with her and won’t leave her. Thinking she’d be safe in the secluded valley, one phone call from Adam makes it clear that he won’t give up. When her Uncle Bill sends one of his best detectives to offer protection, Aeli begins to breathe a bit easier. Patrick “Pat” O’Neil is a man with his own haunted memories as he struggles to recover from his own traumatic experiences. Under the big sky of Montana, Aeli and Pat begin a friendship that soon leads to an attraction that will soon become too hard to resist. Will they both find the peace and healing they need? 

Mountain Angel is the second book that I’ve read by Ms. O’Connell and she isn’t afraid to tackle difficult situations. Aeli and Pat are both in need of healing and together, they find someone who understands the trauma and the questions that are left in its wake. Readers know Aeli’s story from the beginning but Pat’s story takes a bit to be revealed. Once it was revealed, my heart broke for Pat as he still struggled to move forward. Their romance is very sweet. Their banter made me laugh. I cheered for them by the end. I enjoyed all their supporting characters and look forward to seeing them get their own stories in the series. While Mountain Angel is the second book in the series, you do not need to read the first book, First Instinct, in order to enjoy it (although I do highly recommend it). I highly recommend Mountain Angel. 

Mountain Angel is available in eBook and audiobook

First Instinct: a powerful and dramatic story of love and friendship

First Instinct is the first book in the Northstar series by Suzie O’Connell. It is the story of Nick Hammond and his best friend, Beth Carlyle. Nick and Beth had been best friends since childhood as their families have neighboring ranches. Nick saves Beth from an attack from Beth’s boyfriend, Trey. The two become entangled in a series of harassments and accusations as Nick tries to help Beth heal from her attack as well as shield her from further guilt and shame. When Trey accused Nick of assault, Beth must come to a difficult decision, does she tell the truth behind Nick’s attack on Trey? Can she find the strength and courage to speak up despite the ramifications from the community? Or will she be intimidated into silence?

I thoroughly enjoyed First Instinct as a sweet story of protective friendship between Nick and Beth as well as the drama of Beth’s attack and the aftermath. Nick is the quintessential knight in shining armor as he comes to Beth’s defense time and time again. However, Beth is not the typical damsel in distress as she learns to fight back and decides enough’s enough. I look forward to reading more books in this series. I recommend First Instinct.

 

First Instinct is available in paperback and eBook