High-Stakes Blizzard by Rebecca Hopewell

High-Stakes Blizzard
by Rebecca Hopewell

ISBN-13: 9781335555977
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Love Inspired
Released: February 21st 2023

Source: ebook review copy from the publisher through NetGalley.

Book Description, Modified from Goodreads:
Rain Jordan doesn’t know what really happened during her troubled brother’s final days. But someone is hunting her through a mountain blizzard. Rain’s only hope is her firefighter ex, David Hernandez, who’s determined to protect his heart this time. Together, they must battle killer conditions and lethal surprises.


My Review:
High-Stakes Blizzard is a romantic suspense novel. Though the snow storm was never bad enough to threaten their lives, the danger from their desperate pursuer and Rain's questionable decisions did keep the suspense high. David would live a much longer, happier life if he stayed far away from Rain. There were several issues that stood in the way of Rain and David having a good relationship, and Rain only started to work on one of them. All of her family members died suddenly on her, so she's terrified of losing David to his dangerous firefighter job. By the end, she decided to "trust God's plan" and realized that David hadn't died in the last five years, so she'd lost all of that time with him and staying away hadn't stopped her from worrying. Ok, good start! But...other issues.

David appreciated the confidence Rain had, but she want to do everything her way. David realized that constantly fighting over who got to lead would probably ruin their relationship. Rain even undermined his efforts to help her rather than trust that he might have a good plan even if he didn't explain it to to her first.

Rain also had contempt for him, a strong, fit firefighter. She literally threw herself off the cliff where her brother fell to his death...and she only sprained her ankle. It was bad enough that she had to call him for help, but then she was skiing for hours with no problem. Yet when a bullet "just skimmed" his arm, she's certain that he won't be able to keep up with her, let alone think straight. David even caught hints of this contempt later on but dismissed it. Anyway, Rain didn't trust his judgment, skills, or physical endurance. David rightly questioned some of her actions but decided he had to blindly trust her if their relationship was going to work. The main reason for their getting back together was that they couldn't resist each other.

Add to this, the author seemed to lose track of things she said. Rain thought about how badly in debt she and her brother still were and how tempting the illegal money was. But when asked at the end, she claimed she had a good savings with enough money to spend on buying a house. Someone got a minor injury, but at the end, it suddenly was a life-threatening injury and was described differently, too. And Rain was an ER nurse. But outside in the freezing cold, she cut open David's coat and poured a bottle of cold water on his arm (and coat). This action wasn't even necessary, and they had both previously thought about how just sweating could cause hypothermia! Grr. Anyway, there was no bad language or sex.


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