Happy Tuesday! Today is the release day for Denise Hunter’s newest book, Mulberry Hollow. This is the second book in her Riverbend Romance series, set in a North Carolina town off the Appalachian Trail. Fans of Hunter’s books are sure to enjoy this one!

The Basics

Title: Mulberry Hollow

Author: Denise Hunter

Series: Riverbend Romance (Book 2 of 3)

Publication Date: April 19, 2022

Genre: Contemporary Romance

My Rating: 4 Stars

From the Back Cover:

Avery Robinson decided to be a physician after helplessly watching her mother lose a battle with a terrible disease. Now at risk of developing the same illness, Avery guards her heart from love. She’s driven to protect her loved ones as a workaholic doctor in the tiny mountain town of Riverbend Gap, North Carolina.

Contractor Wes Garrett is hiking the Appalachian trail, in memory of the man who died saving his life, when an illness racks his body. After an agonizing fifteen-mile hike to Avery’s clinic, he collapses on her doorstep. He recovers to find himself in debt again, this time to a beautiful doctor.

When he decides to help her renovate a rundown carriage house, the obstacles to their attraction sprout like weeds—starting with the woman waiting for Wes at the end of the trail. Will he be able to relinquish the debt he owes his best friend? And will Avery find the courage to risk everything for love?

My Review

Mulberry Hollow brings us back to the mountain town of Riverbend Gap along the Appalachian Trail in North Carolina, and to the Robinson family. This book focuses on Avery, the town’s doctor, and Wes, a hiker who stumbles into her clinic one rainy night. They are both complicated characters, with tragedy in their pasts and regrets they are allowing to shape their futures. Although neither one was looking for a relationship, their pull towards each other and the fact they bring out the best in each other is undeniable. I enjoyed this book much more than the first one in the series! If you are looking for a sweet, clean, small-town romance, you will love Mulberry Hollow.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.