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A review by mellabella
Deep in the Alaskan Woods by Karen Harper
3.0
Alexandra's fiancé Lyle shows his true abusive self upon coming home from a trip. He's her boss (she's a vet tech, he's a veterinarian). He won't leave her alone and she obviously can't work for him anymore. So, she decides to leave the town she's been living in and stay with her twin cousins who own a bed and breakfast in Alaska. It'll be a new start. She has a feisty Scottie named Spenser that was abused by his former owner. He's missing an eye. He's very protective of Alex and never liked Lyle from the start.
She has an online business selling natural beauty products. So she tries to cover all her tracks. Then she's Alaska bound. Her and nature guy Quinn are attracted to each other right away. She tries to minimally fight it for few days. But, we know how it goes. Then bear claw marks pop up outside Alex's window. Then a woman is murdered. Bearing (no pun intended) the same claw marks that were found outside Alex's window...
Not sure if this is in the "romance" genre. I typically can't be bothered with romance. But, this wasn't melodramatic or cheesy. The dialogue was a little weird at times. But it was readable. It kept me interested. It's modern and timely with Quinn having a Bear Gryll's type reality show. Instead, he teaches people how to track and survive in the Alaskan wilderness. The characters all had some sort of trauma in their past (disappearing twins, stalker exes, a father that was mauled to death by a bear). The villains are one dimensional. Alex is a good character. Smart and thinks fast on her feet. Her cousins, and Quinn are good characters as well. The rest of them are blah. But it's a quick engaging read. 3.25 stars.
She has an online business selling natural beauty products. So she tries to cover all her tracks. Then she's Alaska bound. Her and nature guy Quinn are attracted to each other right away. She tries to minimally fight it for few days. But, we know how it goes. Then bear claw marks pop up outside Alex's window. Then a woman is murdered. Bearing (no pun intended) the same claw marks that were found outside Alex's window...
Not sure if this is in the "romance" genre. I typically can't be bothered with romance. But, this wasn't melodramatic or cheesy. The dialogue was a little weird at times. But it was readable. It kept me interested. It's modern and timely with Quinn having a Bear Gryll's type reality show. Instead, he teaches people how to track and survive in the Alaskan wilderness. The characters all had some sort of trauma in their past (disappearing twins, stalker exes, a father that was mauled to death by a bear). The villains are one dimensional. Alex is a good character. Smart and thinks fast on her feet. Her cousins, and Quinn are good characters as well. The rest of them are blah. But it's a quick engaging read. 3.25 stars.