Riverbend Gap

A Riverbend Romance, Book 1

By: Denise Hunter

Narrated by: Jessica Holtan

She came in search of the family she’d always wanted - and found the kind of love she’d never dared imagine.

When Katelyn Loveland’s car veered off a winding Appalachian Mountain road, she thought she was done for. That is until Cooper Robinson, local sheriff’s deputy, came to her rescue. And though Katie narrowly escaped her brush with death, she still fell. Hard.

She wasn’t the only one. But soon Cooper learns that the woman he’s more attracted to than any he’s ever met is his brother’s new girlfriend - and therefore unquestionably off limits. Yet, despite their best efforts, Cooper and Katie can’t seem to avoid running into each other. Or ignore the undeniable chemistry between them.

As they grow closer, Katie shares secrets from her past and the real reason she moved to their small North Carolina town. She also wins over Cooper’s welcoming and bighearted family. But they don’t know that her feelings for Cooper keep growing - all while she’s dating his brother. Soon the stakes of their emotional connection become higher than either could have imagined.

Katie stands to lose the first family she’s ever had, and a scandal could doom Cooper’s campaign for sheriff. Suddenly they find themselves on the edge of another precipice - and they’re forced to make a decision that could change their lives forever.

“A perfect blend of romance and women’s fiction.” (Sherryl Woods, number one New York Times best-selling author for Summer by the Tides)

“I have never read a romance by Denise Hunter that didn’t sweep me away into a happily ever after. Treat yourself!” (Robin Lee Hatcher, best-selling author)

“If you like Robyn Carr, you’ll love Denise Hunter.” (Colleen Coble, USA Today best-selling author of One Little Lie)

• Sweet and thoughtful contemporary read
• First in the new Riverbend Romance series
• Book length: approximately 82,000 words
• Also by Denise Hunter: Bookshop by the Sea, Lake Season, Summer by the Tides

©2021 Denise Hunter (P)2021 Thomas Nelson

Overall good story.

The narration was lacking there was no distinction between the female and male voices so hard to distinguish them.

This was a great book!

Story was very well thought out, cute story line…. The characters make you want to learn more of their ending! Loved this book … 5 stars

Heart warming story

So refreshing to listen to a wholesome book. Looking forward to listening to the next book in this series.

Beautiful Christian romance

it's wonderful to listen to sweet and clean christian stories of love, faith and familty! Warms the heart and feeds the soul.

Loved this book!

I live in Virginia not far from the Appalachian Trail. The love of the characters for God and each flowed through the book. The best thing was the message of forgiveness and mercy. Looking forward to the next title in the series.

Loved this storyline!

This was a book that I couldn’t put down. Loved the characters and how it all played out. Simple and easy but entertaining.

Loved it right up to the time I hated it!

If you are promoting Christian values it seems you’d want these characters to exhibit more good sense than those in this book. As the beginning of a series you’d want to set up this family & town as one worth following, right? Instead they are petty & hateful rather than supportive. I for one will not be coming back. I’d invested too much money & time so I completed the first but that’s It. Sorry!

great book!

this is the first time that I have listened to a book by this author but it was a good clean romance and the situation could happen in anyone's family. one brother stops to help a stranded motorist unbeknownst to him that it's his brother's new girlfriend but they had initially had a spark when they met and as feelings grew it put the family in a tough situation. I hardly recommend and I can't wait to listen to another book by Denise Hunter!!

loved it

great story. I will definitely finish the series. Had a little bit of suspense.

Narrator needs direction

The story was okay, but the narrator, Jessica Holtan needs help. Especially when she refers to characters having a southern accent and all her narrative style reveals characters with nasal tones and have no distinguishable accents. I suggest Jessica listens to Barbara Rosenblat, a 5 star narrator! Is there a director? I couldn’t get behind the story at all and it had potential. Please find a new narrator!