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Woodrose Mountain (Hope's Crossing #2)

by RaeAnne Thayne (Goodreads Author)

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Evie Blanchard was at the top of her field in the city of angels. But when an emotional year forces her to walk away from her job as a physical therapist, she moves from Los Angeles to Hope's Crossing seeking a quieter life. So the last thing she needs is to get involved with the handsome, arrogant Brodie Thorne and his injured daughter, Taryn.A self-made man and single da...more

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Published March 27th 2012 by HQN Books (first published December 27th 2011)

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Jul 27, 2012 Farrah rated it 4 of 5 stars

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When an emotional year forces her to walk away from her job as an occupational therapist, Evie moves from LA to Hope’s Crossing seeking a quieter life. However, Brodie, self-made man and single dad will do just about anything to get his daughter Taryn the rehabilitation and healing she needs to get back on her feet. So how does Evie help them both out without becoming too emotionally attached…to either Brodie or Taryn? Evie has already gone through the emotional turmoil of losing a daughter in w...more When an emotional year forces her to walk away from her job as an occupational therapist, Evie moves from LA to Hope’s Crossing seeking a quieter life. However, Brodie, self-made man and single dad will do just about anything to get his daughter Taryn the rehabilitation and healing she needs to get back on her feet. So how does Evie help them both out without becoming too emotionally attached…to either Brodie or Taryn? Evie has already gone through the emotional turmoil of losing a daughter in which was also hurt due to an illness. She couldn’t possibly subject herself to going through that again, caring for someone for so long as an occupational therapist, then either losing them or walking out of their lives for good, but Brodie talks her into helping and agreeing to do it for a short time, with the stipulation that he finds someone to replace her during her time setting things up and getting therapy coordinated.

After a few weeks, she starts seeing some progress, and of course quite a bit of stubbornness. When Charlie starts to come back around, she really starts to see a big noticeable difference in Taryn’s progress. Brodie doesn’t like it nor does like approving it….until Charlie’s court hearing to sentence him to prison. Taryn and of course, Evie are asked to appear and of course get on the witness stand to speak on behalf of Charlie, right now the most hated teenager in Hope’s Crossing. Evie has appeared on the stand, with the disapproval of Brodie of course. Now on the stand is Taryn…and spills more than what anybody in Hope’s Crossing has heard since the fateful accident that has taken lives and disabled others.
I hope whoever reads this next will enjoy this and of course will read the first bk in the series, and the last one. I didn’t think I would like this book, but when I really started reading it and couldn’t put it down, I started to realize that RaeAnn Thayne is a wonderful author.

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Jul 02, 2012 Kat ~ Forever Book Lover ♥ rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, contemporary

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This is the second book in the Hope's Crossing series, have you had a chance to read my review on the first book, "Blackberry Summer"? This book starts off right where the other ended. The town is still recovering from the tragic car accident. One of the victims in the accident is Taryn. She was badly injured, and she is finally coming home. If you read the summary above, you know that her dad will settle for nothing but the best for her rec...more You will find this entire review at Forever Book Lover.

This is the second book in the Hope's Crossing series, have you had a chance to read my review on the first book, "Blackberry Summer"? This book starts off right where the other ended. The town is still recovering from the tragic car accident. One of the victims in the accident is Taryn. She was badly injured, and she is finally coming home. If you read the summary above, you know that her dad will settle for nothing but the best for her recovery.

Evie is doing anything not to be a therapist again. Evie has her share of tragic loss, and she is unwilling to put herself it that emotional situation again. She compromises, she will help with the initial PT while she helps him find a replacement.

Jacques, Evie's labradoodle, steals the show. How can you not fall in love with this friendly dog. He plays a key role in the rehabilitation of Taryn. There is a surprise character that also plays a huge role in her recovery. I won't say more on that, you will need to read the book for yourself.

This book is about growing, reaching beyond your comfort and surviving. Each one of the characters, other than the two main ones, there's two just as strong secondary characters, have to come to terms with themselves ~ healing and forgiving. With the help and support of the people of Hope's Crossing, anything is possible.

I love how the author brought these characters to life. In the end, Taryn is the one who helps the healing process, she has so much courage and determination to make sure she rights a wrong.

This book was filled with so much emotion, I was laughing and crying. I would say this is low on the "heat" scale. Evie and Brodie's love doesn't immediately happen, they both trend lightly, learning to trust, but in the end love and faith prevailed.

Another wonderful book in the series. Glad I added this to my summer book reads!! Now, I am looking forward to Maura's story, SWEET LAUREL FALLS. I know that I will need a box of kleenex for that one.
Happy reading by friends. Until we meet again in Hope's Crossing.

I receive this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Apr 30, 2012 Eleanor rated it 5 of 5 stars

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Evie Blanchard flees Los Angeles and moves to Hope's Crossing, looking to heal. Death stole her best friend first and then her daughter, while overwhelming grief took her career and life.

Through the mountains, fresh air, new friends, and String Fever, Evie finds more than a home. She finds peace, healing, and a lifestyle that fits her—until a tragic accident. One teen dies. Another teenager clings to life in a coma....more

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Apr 22, 2012 Ruth rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book is a sequel to Blackberry Summer, which I reviewed a few months ago. Taryn was one of the kids hurt in the accident which happened in that book, but you do not have to have read it to enjoy this one. The book takes us through rehab after a major incident; both the rehab of Taryn's body and the rehab of Evie's heart. The mystery person from Blackberry Summer is back, and if this person is who I think s/he is, I'd love to read his/her story--I'd like to read it even if my guess is wrong....more

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Mar 24, 2012 Rhonda rated it 4 of 5 stars

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It is a sweet tender book. Made me cry and laugh, and end with a smile.
Evie Blanchard loves her new town called Hope' Crossing and her job working in a bead shop. Evie also goes to craft fairs and part of each sell goes to a scholarship fund. What Evie doesn't do his physical therapy even though she is licened in Colorado.
Brodie Thorne life has taken a bad turn. He almost lost his daughter. Taryn was in a bad accident that put her in a coma with brain injurie while another teen lost her li...more

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Mar 24, 2012 Molly rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: everyone

Recommended to Molly by: Media-Connect Review Rewards

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I'm so pleased to have had the chance to read this book. While it's the second in Ms. Thayne's Hope's Crossing book, and there were references to things from Blackberry Summer-book 1-there wasn't anything overly confusing about it, and easily read as a stand alone book. The writing style and the emotions that Ms. Thayne pours into the story are felt deep inside the reader as they read this fun, sometimes comic story of hope, love, and the meaning of believing.

Brodie Thorne is a character I can r...more

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Mar 22, 2012 Dorine rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-small-town

Evie Blanchard moves to Hope’s Crossing to heal from a past she doesn’t want to relive, even in her memories. When Brodie Thorne insists she’s the answer for his injured daughter’s future, will Evie forego her own happiness to heal a child? In truth, can an entire town heal by example?

Evie Blanchard's emotional past has driven her to find employment as anything other than a physical therapist. She moves to Hope's Crossing and works at a bead store owned by Claire Bradford. Beading becomes its o...more

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Mar 04, 2012 Wendy Hines rated it 4 of 5 stars

Finally, a romance story that's right up my alley! I love romance. I think most of us do. I always get sidetracked and frustrated when the romance is disrupted by lurid sex scenes. There's a huge difference between love and lust and, sadly, I fear most writers don't see the difference. That's not true of RaeAnne. Not only did she provide me with an intriguing story, she provided me with characters that I could care about and a romance that was sure and true. I didn't even have to skip any pages...more

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Feb 01, 2012 Julie Barrett rated it 5 of 5 stars

read 1/27 pub 3/27 Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne Thayne

Last we left Hope's Crossing Taryn had been in a severe car accident and she's

still recovering and is impatient. Her dad won't give up.

Evie who was a therapist that he doesn't care for can help and he's willing to do

anything to help his daughter. She is not sure she wants to continue in the therapy

field because the pain of getting close to someone and then leaving them is too much

to bear. Evie's dog is also very patient and helps along the w...more

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Jan 26, 2012 Darcy rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, e-book, net-galley-books, romance

There was a lot of things in this book that I really liked. At the heart of things is the town itself, Hope's Crossing. It is the small town that seems perfect, one where everyone knows everyone else and they all, for the most part, get along. When you read about towns like this in a book it really makes you want to find one and move there.

Another aspect of this book that I really love it the way the towns people stick together. It seemed like everyone was rooting for Taryn, after mourning a dea...more

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Mar 08, 2012 Nikki (The Bibliomaniac) rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: contemporary romance

Recommended to Nikki (The Bibliomaniac) by: Hearts On Fire Reviews

If you are a sap like me you may need a couple of tissues. There are some really tear jerking spots in the book. Nothing horrifying, I promise. The book is well written, you get a good feel of the characters. Well rounded characters I guess you could say.

The plot has three main characters. Evie, currently a beading jewelry artist. However, two years ago she had a career as a physical therapist. Taryn, an accident survivor, and lastly her father Brodie, a successful business man. Evie and Brodie...more If you are a sap like me you may need a couple of tissues. There are some really tear jerking spots in the book. Nothing horrifying, I promise. The book is well written, you get a good feel of the characters. Well rounded characters I guess you could say.

The plot has three main characters. Evie, currently a beading jewelry artist. However, two years ago she had a career as a physical therapist. Taryn, an accident survivor, and lastly her father Brodie, a successful business man. Evie and Brodie’s mother Katherine are friends. Katherine knows of Evie’s lamentable past as a physical therapist and suggests her to her son, Brodie. Brodie seeing that she really is one of the best in her field agrees with his mother and they talk Evie into setting Taryn’s therapy up. Much to her chagrin she agrees to help with Taryn in the interim, until a capable full-time physical therapist can be hired.

The car accident that Taryn was involved in left her severely injured. Suffering from brain damage she has to learn how to talk, walk, feed herself, and just generally move around all over again. Being a 15 year old girl doesn’t help matters either. She was in the vehicle with several other students that had been out carousing and instead of pulling over for the sheriff, they tried to get away and that is how the accident came about. Taryn was in a coma for a couple months and finally regain consciousness. Layla ended up being killed in the accident and the driver Charlie and two others of the five kids walked away with minimal injuries. The whole town blames Charlie for the death and Taryn’s affliction.

Evie works with Taryn and starts to become attached to her and Brodie. Which is what she did not want to happen. She is afraid of getting too close and being hurt again, like she had two years ago. Brodie finds himself drawn to Taryn. Her kindness and selflessness are just the beginning of what attracts him. He finds that she calms him and helps him enjoy life in a more carefree way. And of course I left all the juicies out, so if you want to find out what happens between Evie and Brodie, how things fair with Taryn, go out and pick up your own copy!
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes contemporary romance.
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May 04, 2012 Lara M. Van Hulzen rated it 4 of 5 stars

When Evie Blanchard moved to Hopes Crossing, Colorado two years ago, she hoped to leave behind her grief over the death of her adopted daughter, as well as her job as a physical therapist. Living above the local bead store, String Fever, she teaches beading classes and travels on the weekends to art shows selling the jewelry made in the shop. With an eclectic group of local woman around, who usually end up in the workroom of String Fever talking and beading, life is simple and calm, just as Evie...more When Evie Blanchard moved to Hopes Crossing, Colorado two years ago, she hoped to leave behind her grief over the death of her adopted daughter, as well as her job as a physical therapist. Living above the local bead store, String Fever, she teaches beading classes and travels on the weekends to art shows selling the jewelry made in the shop. With an eclectic group of local woman around, who usually end up in the workroom of String Fever talking and beading, life is simple and calm, just as Evie likes it.

When the wealthy owner of the local ski resort approaches her and asks her to be his daughter's physical therapist, her world becomes anything but simple. Single father, Brodie Thorne is known in town for being a hard-core businessman, more headstrong and stubborn than anything else. His daughter, Taryn, was severely injured in a car accident four months ago when one of her friends was drinking and driving and decided to try and outrun the police. Brodie is desperate to get his daughter back and make up for the years he spent working instead of focusing on her. Evie doesn't even want to consider his offer. She knows that working with Taryn will only open old wounds and having Brodie near seems to spark something in her that excites her, but mostly scares her. When her dear friend, Katherine, who happens to be Brodie's mother convinces her to at least take the job for a few weeks until Brodie can find someone else, her heart gives in and her life is forever changed.

Extremely attracted to the animal loving, nature girl that is Evie, Brodie must fight his feelings for the woman. He can't imagine why he's drawn to this person who is so different from him. They have nothing in common, and yet her very presence calms him and makes him feel at home.

When Brodie finds out that Evie has involved the young man responsible for Taryn's accident to help in Taryn's recovery, Evie fears he might never forgive her and push her away for good. Brodie wants so much to have Evie be a part of his life, but worries that opening his heart again will only bring rejection.

RaeAnne Thayne has become a favorite author of mine. I enjoy her stories and really like her characters. I like this book in particular because the storyline deals with forgiveness, trust and hope in a way that is realistic. And I appreciated Brodie and Evie evaluating their relationship past the physical. They are obviously attracted to one another, but they want to make sure that isn't all there is between them. They learn how to trust one another with their deepest secrets and see that their attraction goes much deeper than purely physical.
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Apr 24, 2012 Cocktails and Books rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reading-challenges, blog-tour, contemporary-romance

This was a book that I wanted to love. Generally small town romances where the most eligible bachelor somehow ends up with the most unlikely woman in town appeal to me. But this one, despite the excellent storyline, left me wanting a bit more.

Evie Blanchard left a thriving physical therapy practice in California and is rebuilding her life in Hope's Crossing as a beader. She's quirky and loves the slower paced, outdoorsy life that she now has. Hope's Crossing is helping to heal her wounded heart....more This was a book that I wanted to love. Generally small town romances where the most eligible bachelor somehow ends up with the most unlikely woman in town appeal to me. But this one, despite the excellent storyline, left me wanting a bit more.

Evie Blanchard left a thriving physical therapy practice in California and is rebuilding her life in Hope's Crossing as a beader. She's quirky and loves the slower paced, outdoorsy life that she now has. Hope's Crossing is helping to heal her wounded heart. But the strides she taken to get that peaceful place are soon tested when her good friend uses her influence to talk Evie into help her son with the physical therapy of his daughter, Taryn.

Brodie Thorne will do whatever it takes to make sure his daughter can recover from a tragic car accident to the best of her ability. That mean getting her the best therapist money can buy. It also means working closely with the one woman that manages to irritate him and attract him at the same time.

While working with Taryn and fighting their mutual attraction, they soon discover that there is much more to the other person and find that they may be what the other needs.

As I said above, I loved the storyline with Evie working with Taryn as her Physical Therapist. The author was able to capture both Evie and Taryn's frustrations and joys as they worked together to rehab Taryn. Add in the Brodie element and how he effects the therapy and it was quite an engaging story.

Where the story fell flat for me was in the romance department. While not the main part of the book, it still there to make an impression and it fell short (in my opinion). Evie and Brodie couldn't stand the other. Great. They are forced to work together for the benefit of Taryn. Even better. A few stolen (and somewhat tame) kisses later, they were swearing each other off. Days later, declaring their love. It felt like the romance was just thrown in there so there was one. I couldn't connect with Evie and Brodie as a couple and would rather have had them fighting over Taryn's care then getting romantic with each other.

For anyone that likes to read sweet, small town romance stories, this would probably be a book that you thoroughly enjoy. For me, it fell short in the romance department, but I still enjoyed the premise.

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Apr 08, 2012 Yvonne rated it 4 of 5 stars

A tragic accident leaves Brodie Thorne’s teenage daughter, Taryn, in a wheelchair. She has the enormous task of learning how to do the simple things in life all over again. Brodie seeks the help of Evie Blanchard, a top physical therapist who recently moved from the big city to the small town of Hope’s Crossing. However, he’s stunned when Evie turns his offer down.

Evie left Los Angeles and her job after having to deal with her own personal tragedy and she no longer wants to deal with the ups and...more A tragic accident leaves Brodie Thorne’s teenage daughter, Taryn, in a wheelchair. She has the enormous task of learning how to do the simple things in life all over again. Brodie seeks the help of Evie Blanchard, a top physical therapist who recently moved from the big city to the small town of Hope’s Crossing. However, he’s stunned when Evie turns his offer down.

Evie left Los Angeles and her job after having to deal with her own personal tragedy and she no longer wants to deal with the ups and downs of being a physical therapist. She’s very happy working in a local bead store making jewelry. When Brodie and his mother pressure Evie to help Taryn, she caves in and agrees to at least set the girl up with a good rehabilitation program. Then, with Evie’s help, Brodie would hire another physical therapist.

Evie didn’t plan on growing attached to both Taryn and her father, but she is. Several obstacles are thrown in their path, especially a major secret about the accident leading to Taryn’s disability. Things look bleak for Evie and Brodie, but they are determined to overcome whatever is thrown in their path.

In the fashion of Debbie Macomber, Robyn Carr and Sherryl Woods, RaeAnne Thayne creates a beautiful, poignant and touching romance story that’s sure to grab the reader’s heart. It’s chock full of emotions, love and a realistic take on dealing with disability.

I do have to add a warning, though. This is a sequel to her first book “Blackberry Summer”, which I have not read yet – although it’s on my Nook. I really believe I would have loved this book even more if I read the first one. Although it’s a standalone book, it really helps to read the first book as it dealt with the accident that left Taryn injured. I definitely plan to go back and read the first. These are characters I truly fell in love with.

There will be a third book coming in October. I'm happy about that as Hope’s Crossing has quite a few characters who deserve a story of their own. I'm anxiously awaiting the release of this one.

FTC Disclosure: NetGalley provided me with a copy of this book to review. This did not influence my thoughts and opinions in any way. All opinions expressed are my own.(less)

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May 26, 2012 LORI CASWELL rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-2012

We met Evie Blanchard in the first book of the series Blackberry Summer. She works for Claire in the bead shop but before she came to Hope's Crossing she lived in Los Angeles and was a very successful physical therapist. After a very emotional year there she sought refuge in the relaxed pace of Hope's Crossing. She is shocked when her friend Katherine who knows her history asks her to help with her granddaughter Taryn's rehabilitation. Taryn was injured in a accident the shook up the whole town....more We met Evie Blanchard in the first book of the series Blackberry Summer. She works for Claire in the bead shop but before she came to Hope's Crossing she lived in Los Angeles and was a very successful physical therapist. After a very emotional year there she sought refuge in the relaxed pace of Hope's Crossing. She is shocked when her friend Katherine who knows her history asks her to help with her granddaughter Taryn's rehabilitation. Taryn was injured in a accident the shook up the whole town. Evie was able to turn down dad Brodie's request when he asked her to help but there was no way she could turn down his mom.

Brodie is a single dad that will do anything he can to help his daughter recuperate and is happy when Evie agrees to at least get things set up and started. She is immediately drawn in by Taryn's spirit and realizes the she can help her. The feelings that she is starting to feel for Brodie are the last thing she needs.

With some help for her friends Taryn starts to make strides in her recovery and Evie and Brodie are on a path to find a love neither of them expected.

Dollycas's Thoughts
This book hit me on a very personal level. Many of you know my story. I was in a accident back in 2001 that has left my right side paralyzed. I spent 75 days in the hospital and then another year in outpatient therapy. I was privileged to work with some awesome physical and occupational therapists. Thankfully my brain and speech was not affected like Taryn, but it was a long road and while I can walk very short distances, any trips outside of our home require a wheelchair and learning to do things left-handed and one-handed has been a journey I would not wish on anyone. My prognosis wasn't that good and there have been bumps along the way but each day I wake up is a gift.

Because of what I went through Taryn's story rings true. Her depression, her anger, her temper, are all things just like I experienced as well as the joy she felt when a goal is reached. The therapist's push you beyond what you think you can do. That's what Evie did for Taryn.

Yes, this a romance novel, and the romance was engaging. Like the first book in the series the characters and their relationships with each other is wonderful. Hope's Crossing seems like a great place to live. The author has created a place I want to visit again and again. But it was Taryn's story of strength and drive and doing the right thing in the end that made me absolutely love this book.(less)

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Mar 24, 2012 Becky Moe rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, netgalley

After reading Blackberry Summer last August, I was really looking forward to this one, the second in the series. For the most part, I wasn't disappointed. It was nice to visit Hope's Crossing again, and all of our favorite characters are still there. The accident that started out the first novel is once again a huge part of the one, and we learn a bit more about what actually happened that night toward the end of the story. Two of the teenagers involved in the accident play a huge role in this b...more

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May 28, 2012 Jennifer Estep rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance

[Woodrose Mountain] Book: Woodrose Mountain

Author: RaeAnne Thayne

Series: Hope's Crossing #2

Genre: Contemporary romance

Summary: After some painful personal losses, physical therapist Evie Blanchard decided to relocate from Los Angeles to Hope's Crossing, a small town in Colorado, and take up beading. Evie is happy with her new life and finally feels like she is healing. But when her friend's granddaughter, Taryn, is sent home after a horrible accident, Evie agrees to help set up Taryn's physical...more [Woodrose Mountain] Book: Woodrose Mountain

Author: RaeAnne Thayne

Series: Hope's Crossing #2

Genre: Contemporary romance

Summary: After some painful personal losses, physical therapist Evie Blanchard decided to relocate from Los Angeles to Hope's Crossing, a small town in Colorado, and take up beading. Evie is happy with her new life and finally feels like she is healing. But when her friend's granddaughter, Taryn, is sent home after a horrible accident, Evie agrees to help set up Taryn's physical therapy, even though she doesn't like Brodie Thorne, Taryn's father. But there's more to Brodie than meets the eye, and he and Evie slowly start to find some common ground, despite how different they are ...

First line: On a warm summer evening, the homes and buildings of Hope's Crossing nestled among the trees like brightly colored stones in a drawer -- a brilliant lapis-lazuli roof here, a carnelian-painted garage here, the warm topaz of the old hospital bricks.

Cover thoughts: I like landscape covers, and this is a nice contemporary cover.

What I liked: The small-town setting. I like small-town romances, and Thayne paints a lovely picture of Hope's Crossing and the surrounding countryside. Plus, it was nice to see characters from the first book, Blackberry Summer, and to learn more about how the various plots in that book carried over into and unfolded in this book. I also enjoyed reading about Taryn slowly overcoming her injuries with the help of Evie, Brodie, and other folks in Hope's Crossing.

What I didn't like: The romance. Much of the book focuses on Taryn and her road to recovery, and it just didn't seem like there was all that much romance in the story. There's also a lot of backstory regarding Evie and everything she's been through. Also, some of the things brought up in the first book weren't given all that much attention in this one, like who the mysterious angel is who has been anonymously helping the folks in Hope's Crossing.

Overall: It didn't work for me on every level, but this book should appeal to those searching for a sweet (and ultimately uplifting) contemporary romance.

Would I read this author again: Yes. I'm interested to see what happens with the other characters.

My grade: D+(less)

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Jun 12, 2012 Dani C. (Paulette's Papers) rated it 5 of 5 stars

This is a sweet story about redemption, forgiveness, healing and love. As a fan of these types of romances I am happy to say that this is the perfect read for a stormy night. I was able to forget about the storm around me and come to love the people of Hope’s Crossing.

Woodrose Mountain is about a woman named Evie who after a personal crisis leaves her job as a physical therapist and becomes a beader in the small town of Hope’s Crossing. It is there she meets Brodie who desperately needs her help...more

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Jan 25, 2012 The Sweet Bookshelf rated it 3 of 5 stars

I love small town romances. What is it that makes it so perfect? I think in small towns people have the time to think. Time to fall in love. That is the case here in Woodrose Mountain. Taryn has come for the peace and then Brodie comes in crashing it down with a plea to help his daughter. She can't say no forever.

I would say this book is more about Brodie's daughter's recovery and the romance is a back story. I would have liked to see the romance front and center, but it wasn't. The recovery wa...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Tonya rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads

Evie comes down the hill, refreshed from her run only to have Brodie Thorne interrupt her peace. Brodie is always on the opposite side of Evie. If she said it was black he would say it is white. So what he could want puzzled Evie. When she led him up to the small apartment she has over String Fever, the bead shop she works in, she wonders what she had done to make him upset again. However Evie is blown away to find out he wants her to help in the rehabilitation of his daughter who was seriously...more

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Mar 27, 2012 Stacy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary-romance-emotional

While this was not a typical romance novel where the romance was front and center, It was still a very compelling read.

Are the town and the characters a little too good to be true? Sure, in that was it is a typical romance novel. Brodie, while he did come off as a jerk, you got glimpses into the inner turmoil that drove his character. The ADD was just kind of thrown in and never developed, but his struggles with the rehabilitation of his daughter and their relatinship leading up to the accident,...more

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Nov 10, 2012 Maeleah rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adult-romance, inspirational, mountains-fiction

Love this series. This one started a little slow, but then got much better toward the middle and even better toward the end of the book. I love the combination of romance, struggles with life issues, and the mysterious angel that seems to help people out. In Woodrose Mountain, Charlie causes a car accident that kills one teen and seriously injures another, Taryn. Evie, a physical therapist, reluctantly agrees to help Brodie's daughter, Taryn,who was in a coma and is now in a wheelchair. Evie end...more

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May 18, 2012 Amanda rated it 4 of 5 stars

This was my first book by this author and I really enjoyed it! It made me laugh and cry and that is my definition of a good book. If I could say anything about it, some of the prose needs to be corrected especially in cases where the reference is to a he but the actual written word says her. Lastly i would have liked to see more from the epilogue in regards to Brodie and Evie and the development of their relationship. I dId enjoy the book and will most likely pick up more from her....she reminds...more

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May 22, 2012 Kari rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012

Woodrose Mountain is the second book in the Hope's Crossing trilogy by Ms. Thayne. I thoroughly enjoyed this one as much as the first one, Blackberry Summer. It is beautifully written story about hope and forgiveness. Hope's Crossing may be a tourist destination, but at its heart it is still a small town. It's a small town that has endured a lot of tragedy and is in need of finding major healing and forgiveness.

Evie and Brodie are great together. On the surface, they seem like total opposites....more

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Apr 11, 2012 Katie(babs) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Woodrose Mountain by RaeAnne Thayne is a wonderful PG-rated small town romance I really enjoyed. This is the second book I read by RaeAnne and it won’t be the last. The heroine, Evie Blanchard is a former physical therapist who lives in Hope’s Crossing in the Rockies and works in a bead store. Evie loves her new life away from the stress of Los Angeles and the job she left behind. But when her nemesis, Brodie Thorne asks her to help his paralyzed daughter walk and talk again, she’s forced into a...more

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Mar 26, 2012 emmegail rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This book was so sweet and I’m glad to be back in Hope’s Crossing, Colorado! The first book in the series, Blackberry Summer, left us with Claire slowly recovering from the highway accident that left many of the local residents reeling from the death of one local teenager and one in a coma. Woodrose Mountain focuses on Taryn, the teenager who spent months in a coma and is now coming home. Evie, the hippie beadster, who lives in the apartment above Claire...more

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Feb 11, 2012 Michele rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a story about heartbreak, pain and the trials and tribulations of overcoming seemingly impossible odds to heal and love again. Hiding away in a tiny, out of the way nondescript town seemingly allows the heroine, Evie Blanchard, to attempt to heal from a devastating blow. That is until a young girl needs her help desperately—and the girl’s father will do anything to help his child heal. When he “falls” for our heroine—he will again do anything to get her!!

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Mar 11, 2012 Heather ShoeGirl rated it 2 of 5 stars

2 1/2 Stars.

I would really like to say that I LOVED Woodrose Mountain as much as the 1st in the series, Blackberry Summer, however I can't. While Blackberry Summer had a really good storyline and characters, that momentum did not continue into Woodrose Mountain. Although characters from BS were kept up with, the main characters in WM I found to be severely lacking. I can't pinpoint exactly what it was, but I could not relate to any of the characters. They were MUCH too predictable, and far too "...more

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Apr 12, 2012 Amy F rated it 1 of 5 stars

I saw an ad for this in a bead magazine - the protagonist is a bead store owner. That being said, it was a really fluffy book where the ending was obvious from page one. Let's see, she is pretty, and the man she hates most in town happens to be her age and handsome (and rich). I wonder what will happen, hmmmmmm. And, they spend almost no time talking about the beads or bead store. I mean, in the yarn books, those chicks are in the yarn store every page!

skip it.

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Mar 31, 2013 Laura Beasley rated it 4 of 5 stars

A real good book. I expected the story to be your typical love story full of "fluff" but it was not. Was a love story but with substance and many great life lessons. Very thought provoking. A good book for teenagers to read and learn the consequences of wrong choices. A very realistic book. This is the first bookby this author but I plan to read more. Good clean story.

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I'm not one of those people who knew from birth she was destined to become a writer. I always loved to read and throughout my childhood I could usually be found with a book in my hands. To the disgust of my friends, I even enjoyed creative writing assignments that made them all groan. But I had other dreams besides writing. I wanted to be an actress or a teacher or a lawyer.

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