Home at Chestnut Creek: Two full books for the price of one

Laura Drake

Jul 2019 · Sold by Forever

About this ebook

From an award-winning author who "writes real cowboys with heart and soul" (Carolyn Brown, New York Times bestselling author) comes an unforgettable western romance about two strangers who learn that home is where the heart is. . .
First rule of life on the run: never get attached. Nevada Sweet knows that better than anyone-it's just too dangerous to stay put. And until now, she's never wanted to. But she gets more than she bargained for when she walks into the Chestnut Creek Café looking for a job. Despite the protective wall she's built, her coworker Joseph has her imagining a life she isn't yet convinced she deserves...
While Unforgiven, New Mexico has always been home, Joseph "Fishing Eagle" King still feels like an outsider-no matter how much he tries to give back to his Navajo community. Beneath Nevada's biting wit, he glimpses a similar vulnerability. Against all odds, Joseph finds himself falling for her, and it's clear she's not as unaffected as she pretends. When her past finally catches up with her, she'll have to decide whether to keep running, or fight for what's hers.
Includes the bonus novel Wild Cowboy Ways by Carolyn Brown!

Ratings and reviews

ARC for honest review with no compensation received from NetGalley 4.5 stars Home at Chestnut Creek is book 2 of the Chestnut Creek series by Laura Drake while this is a standalone we meet up with friends from the first book. Nevada Sweets on the run and comes to Unforgiven, New Mexico to look up her friend Carly, looking for a cook’s job in one of the towns restaurants for a bit before moving on to stay ahead of the drug cartel that is after her... Joseph “Fishing Eagle” King, a resident of Unforgiven, cook at the restaurant where Nevada gets a job as a dishwasher/bus person offers Nevada his grandmother’s trailer to hang her hat till she moves on as she has no place to live... Both have past struggles, sparks fly, tensions abound but when trouble comes calling...Fish will do whatever it takes to convince Nevada it’s time to put down roots in Unforgiven, face her past and find a HEA with him... This book has a bonus book by Carolyn Brown...great read!!

I was given the chance to read this Advanced Reader Copy via NetGalley and I almost passed it up. Boy, am I glad I didn't! This was the best written book! Ms. Drake tells the story in the first person, with a dual point of view. That seems fairly difficult to do, but she did an outstanding job. The first person seemed to allow for a much more emotional tale, with each character's emotions and thoughts laid right out there for the reader's consumption. The letters that Nevada wrote to her dead mother were just another added layer of emotion. I'll gladly admit that I love cowboys in books. This was even more appealing, because the "cowboy" was Navajo and trying so hard to stay true to his people, even with his wider life experiences of the military. The romance between Nevada and Joseph was a struggle on both of their parts and that much sweeter for it! I absolutely loved Ms. Drake's writing style. I've already gone back to order the first book in the series and am looking forward to reading much more from her.

If you love cowboy romances as much as I do this is a series and book you don't want to miss. This author crafts the most amazing characters and stories that keep you glued to the pages. In this one we meet Nevada Sweet, a rolling stone and new to Unforgiven and Chestnut Creek Cafe as well as Joseph "fishing eagle" King, a long time resident and head cook at the cafe. There is an immediate attraction between these two but Joseph's Navajo heritage is deeply ingrained in him and he's always planned on settling down with a Navajo woman. We he fight the attraction or will he end up giving in to his desires? Highly recommended read.

About the author

Laura Drake grew up in the suburbs outside Detroit. A tomboy, she's always loved the outdoors and adventure. In 1980 she and her sister packed everything they owned into Pintos and moved to California. There she met and married a motorcycling, bleed-maroon Texas Aggie and her love affair with the West began.
In 2014, Laura realized a lifelong dream of becoming a Texan, and is currently working on her accent. She gave up the corporate CFO gig to write full time. She's a wife, grandmother, and motorcycle chick in the remaining waking hours.