The Last Snowfall

Kathleen Gilles Seidel

May 2019 · Standing Tall Book 2 · Lyrical Press

About this ebook

A WINTER’S TALE

After racking up serious injuries, world-famous snowboarder Nate Forrest returns to the West Virginia coal town that has been his family’s home for generations. The transition’s a challenge, but there’s nothing more beautiful than snow. Except maybe Dr. Lacey Berryville. How can Nate resist this tender-hearted vet who adores every living creature and isn’t the least bit fazed by his celebrity?

Just what Lacey doesn’t need is for this larger-than-life, adventurous Olympic medalist to melt her caution away during the season’s last snowfall. She’s spent her girlhood moving from place to place, and soon she’ll be leaving again. So, what’s she supposed to do about the avalanche of feelings Nate is unleashing in her? Can she leave West Virginia’s tree-covered mountains behind—with Nate giving her the best reason of all to stay?

Praise for THE FOURTH SUMMER

“What a joy it is to have a new romance by Kathleen Gilles Seidel! With wit, wisdom, and originality, Seidel tells the story of Caitlin and Seth as they go from friends to lovers. The Fourth Summer is a delight!”
—New York Times bestselling author, Mary Jo Putney

Ratings and reviews

The Last Snowfall by Kathleen Gilles-Seidel Standing Tall #2 Mixed feelings on this one. I love this author’s books read LONG ago and keep hoping to connect with her newer books in the same way but this series so far has felt less deep and more difficult for me to connect with. In some ways this book, though romance, feels more like a New Adult romance and that is not my favorite genre because the issues the characters and couple tend to face are not ones I can relate to as easily. In this book Nate Forrest has returned to the town he grew up in to meet a friend then later head off to another friend’s wedding. A snowstorm lands him on the doorstep of veterinarian Lacey Berryville and the ride out part of the storm together. Nate decides to return to town after the wedding to see if the connection he felt for Lacey might prove to be more and meets a rather cool Lacey when he goes to say hi. For some reason Nate wants to revitalize his old hometown even though he doesn’t really feel ties to the town and has spent more years away from than in it. There is some push-pull between Lacey and Nate and some work problems Lacey has to deal with and both have backstories from childhood that impact their relationship development but all in all it is rather predictable and really slow growing before they manage to figure out how to end up together for the long haul...maybe. I had trouble connecting to Lacey...for some reason she didn’t seem as warm and open as a woman I would imagine Nate falling for. I liked Nate and warmed up to him more though at times he seemed a bit immature. I wasn’t sure what purpose Pete and his wife played in the story. All in all it was an okay read but it did not warm my heart like “Don’t Forget To Smile” that this author wrote decades ago. There is one more book in this series and I will give it try when it comes out. Did I like this book? Yes Would I like to read more by this author? Definitely Was it my favorite book by this author? Probably not What was my favorite book by this author? Don’t Forget to Smile Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington – Lyrical Shine for the ARC – This is my honest review. 3-4 Stars

About the author

Kathleen Gilles Seidel is a bestselling author of contemporary romances ̧ two of which have won RITAs from the Romance Writers of America. She has a Ph.D. in English literature from Johns Hopkins. She grew up in Kansas and lives in Virginia. She and her late husband have two adult daughters.