Review: Star Valley Winter

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Single father Matt Harte learned the hard way not to trust women. His wife left him because she couldn’t deal with ranch life—so the last thing he wants to do is plan the annual Valentine’s Day dance. His daughter, Lucy, has plans for her father; she’s determined to get him to fall for beautiful vet and recent Salt River transplant Ellie Webster.

Ellie knows that Matt doesn’t want her in his town, let alone on the too-small dance committee of two. It’s not as if she wants to spend all that one-on-one time with the rugged rancher, imagining what it would be like to be his partner—for real…

Genre: contemporary romance

Publication date: February 2019 (although it's a re-print from a 2002 book)

Mature content: yes

Review: Star Valley Winter is a fun, heartwarming book, and a pretty quick read too. However, I don't think it's RaeAnne Thayne's best. Mostly because it's terribly predictable. 

Right from the prologue you realize that Lucy and Dylan (respectively, Matt's and Ellie's daughters) are going to do everything they can to get their parents together, so it' not difficult to guess how it the story will unfold. There's a bit of suspense added to the plot, but even there the list of possible suspects is small and, again, it's not hard to figure things out. 

Also, it should be noted that this is a re-print from a 2002 book, originally called The Valentine Two-Step.

If you have read the original book, then it's pointless to buy this one. If you haven't read the older version and want to cuddle for a couple of hours with a nice romance book, then Star Valley Winter is a good option, as long as you don't expect a very original plot.

Happy readings,