Claire's Reviews > Snowed in with the Firefighter

3 - "It’s okay to not be okay…" Stars.

We return to Shadow Creek for another visit, with Snowed in With the Firefighter giving us Melody and Finn’s story. It’s been a couple of years since the last book was released and I was a little foggy on this pair but that soon cleared once I started reading their story.

"You can just stay… I’m sure we won’t get in each other’s way. Plenty of room for both of us."

Firefighter Finn has been hiding out in a remote family cabin, nursing his mental health and recovering from the physical wounds that he sustained whilst out on a call almost a year ago. The solitude has given him a chance to get some of his strength back and start to come to terms with the fact that he may never be able to do the job he loves again. Melody turning up out of the blue a few weeks before Christmas upsets his equilibrium somewhat, especially when it becomes apparent she thought she would have the place to herself, and that their families are playing matchmakers on their behalf.

She reminded him of how good life could be… Somewhere along the way he’d forgotten that…

I liked this seasonal story, this is a couple that have a connection through family marriage, and also from growing up in a small town together. While Finn has worked through a lot of the things that bought him to the cabin in the first place, Melody is just starting to face up to hers. Together they balance out the other out and I enjoyed the story that played out between them. The drama in the last couple of chapters dulled the Christmassy edge a bit, but all-in-all it was an enjoyable return to Shadow Creek.

ARC generously provided via Netgalley, in exchange for the above honest review.