Week 21 Review: Red on the River

From Goodreads:

#1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan goes all in with this sexy romantic thriller set among the dangers—both man-made and natural—of Nevada’s breathtaking landscape.

Vienna Mortenson isn't your typical gambler. She prefers to stay under the radar, using her poker winnings to support her family and her community, including the local search and rescue team, which she heads up. Out in the backcountry there's no time for hesitation when lives are on the line. Vienna prides herself on being tough and decisive. She's not the sort to make a fool of herself over a guy, especially one who left her high and dry without a backward glance.

Zale Vizzini's job constantly puts him in harm's way. Working undercover and disappearing for months at a time isn't exactly a recipe for a stable relationship. Despite the challenges and the risks, Zale wants something real with Vienna. He just needed time to figure out how to be in her life without putting her in danger. Now, he's determined to win her back, and he's ready to lay all his cards on the table.

As their friends' wedding approaches, Zale takes advantage of the festivities to make a play for Vienna’s heart. But there are more deadly forces waiting to strike in the rugged terrain of Nevada and the western Sierras. Soon both of their lives are threatened, and the odds are stacked against them....

My Review:
I had a great time reading this book! I always enjoy Christine Feehan's writing, and this is a companion novel to Murder on Sunrise Lake, with some of the same cast of that novel, and it was really great to see them again. And I loved the new adventure, and the new romance!

Like Murder on Sunrise Lake, this book is set in the Sierra Nevada mountains, and again, it was such an atmospheric read! I live near the Rocky Mountains, depending on where I am, I can look out and see them. Mountains are just awesome pieces of geography and are such interesting settings for books! 

The romance was front and center, and I really enjoyed reading about these two. We saw a bit of their beginning in the previous book, where things didn't go very well. But that's just because of his job, and like the synopsis says, he's now had time to think it over, and is ready to put the effort into a relationship. I really enjoyed the two of them! 

And of course, there is also the murder mystery. That her life is under threat, that increases the stakes. Plus when you add on all the wedding activities, the bonding times with the girls was also a really great element of this book! 

This was another great read, and if we get another book set at the Sierra Nevada and Sunrise Lake, I'll be reading it! 

Author: Christine Feehan
Read: May 24th 2022
Source: NetGalley 
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a SAC 2022 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Berkley Books 
Expected Publication: June 28th 2022

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