Freya Barker

Wow, High Meadows is a great start to a brand new series by Freya Barker. Jonas Harvey, a former soldier, runs a ranch and searches for missing persons on the side with his former teammates. In this particular case, the missing people are not very friendly and a danger to the landscape. Alexandra Hart has her own business rescuing animals. She is a neighbor of Jonas, but they don’t meet until Jonas’ stallion is injured. A small hint of enemies to lovers is the beginning of this story, but they both very soon feel a strong attraction to each other. Alex is a very straight person, nothing of princess behavior, more the boots and cape girl. Jonas is also a straight man, but he has a lot of errands to run at this moment. So Alex and he have to wait a bit to figure out their feelings. I really liked both characters. Both are cowboys rather than townies, they know that life is hard and can be very rough at times. What struck me most about this book is that the gender roles get a little mixed up. The female part is totally clear, with less skills maybe, but with a very strong will to fight for the man she loves. And the male part is the one with all the abilities, but he had to be saved. Oh, I loved this plot twist so much.
The suspenseful story is full of details and sends chills down my spine. I had to read this book in one day. No chance to stop in the middle, I had to know the ending as much as my heart must be pounding.
The writing style is so clear and always to the point, no unnecessary words but lots of real feelings and the fact that all the people in this book have everyday worries like you and me. Friends are often better family, but Jonas has both, really good friends and his father who made me both laugh and cry with his wisdom and tenacity.
So all I can say is please read this book if you like romantic suspense, otherwise you will miss out on a great book.
Freya Barker is my favorite author in this genre, and I can’t wait for the next book.

I loved this book so much. Four Stories one Location deep in the mountains. My two favorite Barker - Authors  ( Freya and Anna ) and on top two authors who were new for me but their stories convinced me to read more. I totally enjoyed the retreatment and the snowy mood.  The Chill Factor is not only high with the weather but also with the bad people that are loitering around. The mix between excitement and homey feeling is perfect, and I loved all Protagonist. Strong, protective men and brave women fighting their own way into love and out of avalanches. Each story is unique, but through the shared location everything fits perfectly together. The only thing I missed was:
Snow where I live.

Enjoy this book and go on a ride into deep mountain loneliness, with those four wonderful stories

This book was my absolute private Edge of Reality. Oh my Goodness, Freya what have you done...
Mel is successful in her own business - just like me.
Her name is Melanie - just like mine
She suffers from some special health issues - the same I have at the moment
She hates styling up - just like me...

And for sure I won't push Paco from the "edge of bed".*brightsmile

So for all that reasons, I sometimes wasn't on the Edge of Reality I dived in. Totally and completely. So I'm not able to write an objective review, sorry.
Everything is perfect, the cross-over with the " Rock Point" Series and " Police and Fire " , the setting of the side characters and the suspects in the murder case. Poor kid Mason and Cookie were great opposites with incredible cuteness factor.
Everything is perfect in this great book

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