Mulberry Hollow

Denise Hunter

Apr 2022 · A Riverbend Romance Book 2 · Sold by Thomas Nelson

About this ebook

When a handsome handyman faces a medical emergency on the Appalachian trail, his sudden appearance in town challenges an ambitious doctor’s plan to remain single for life.

Avery Robinson decided to be a physician after helplessly watching her mother lose a battle with a terrible disease. Now at risk of developing the same illness, Avery guards her heart from love. She’s driven to protect her loved ones as a workaholic doctor in the tiny mountain town of Riverbend Gap, North Carolina.

Contractor Wes Garrett is hiking the Appalachian trail, in memory of the man who died saving his life, when an illness racks his body. After an agonizing fifteen-mile hike to Avery’s clinic, he collapses on her doorstep. He recovers to find himself in debt again—but this time to a beautiful doctor.

When he decides to help her renovate a rundown carriage house, the obstacles to their attraction sprout like weeds—starting with the woman waiting for Wes at the end of the trail. Will he be able to relinquish the debt he owes his best friend? And will Avery find the courage to risk everything for love?

This second book in Denise Hunter’s popular Riverbend Romance series explores what it might be like to live fearlessly and free.

• Slow-burn contemporary romance
• Part of the Riverbend Romance Series
  • Book 1: Riverbend Gap
  • Book 2: Mulberry Hollow
  • Book 3: Harvest Moon
• Book length: 86,000 words
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Ratings and reviews

Better than a great big hug: This book was fabulous and like a hug for my soul. It flowed effortlessly and I was immediately drawn into the story. I felt an immediate connection to the main characters and liked them as both individuals and as a couple. It was lovely being back in Riverbend Gap and whilst part of a series, this book could easily be read as a standalone. My heart went out to Avery as she struggled with a potentially life threatening medical diagnosis and how she should live given its shadow over her life. Wes was also dealing with his own guilt and self-imposed expectations and I liked the personal development that both characters underwent. There was a light Christian thread in that the characters went to church and prayed but I would have liked to have seen faith play a bigger part in their lives. All in all this was a delightful book. Now I can't wait for the remaining siblings story, I am sure it is going to be a doozy. I received a free copy of this book and am volu

couldn't put it down

About the author

Denise Hunter is the internationally published, bestselling author of more than forty books, three of which have been adapted into original Hallmark Channel movies. She has won the Holt Medallion Award, the Reader’s Choice Award, the Carol Award, the Foreword Book of the Year Award, and is a RITA finalist. When Denise isn’t orchestrating love lives on the written page, she enjoys traveling with her family, drinking chai lattes, and playing drums. Denise makes her home in Indiana, where she and her husband raised three boys and are now enjoying an empty nest and three beautiful grandchildren. Follow Denise at DeniseHunterBooks.com; Facebook: @AuthorDeniseHunter; X: @DeniseAHunter; Instagram: @deniseahunter.