Close to Heaven, by Pamela Clare is an enjoyable contemporary holiday romance.
As the bar owner in Scarlet Springs, Colorado, Joe Moffat is determined to never date his employees, even if he's attracted to Rain Minear. Due to his family history and additional issues, Joe strives to be different than his relatives, yet he believes that he could never date Rain, since she's his employee and ten years younger. Even though she's in her 30s now, Joe still remembers the day he hired Rain, when she was a 17-year-old single mother with a newborn baby and desperate for a job.
Rain has been attracted to Joe for twenty years, yet she's focused on raising her daughter and trying to survive. Now, with daughter at university, Rain is ready to move away from Scarlet Springs and start over, especially when a snowstorm causes her roof to collapse. As the story unfolds, Joe and Rain struggle with their attempt at a closer relationship. It's an enjoyable story, yet slightly sad to think that it took twenty years for Joe and Rain to act on their attraction. However, it's an entertainingly delightful romance story.
And the town's history is slowly revealed throughout the book, when Rain borrows and reads a journal that once belonged to Joe's distant relative.
Since it's the fifth book in Colorado High County series, it's recommended to start with the first book, yet it's not necessary to read the books in order to understand and enjoy the story.
Close to Heaven is geared towards those who enjoy reading modern holiday romances.
Note: I received this book from NetGalley, which is a program designed for bloggers to write book reviews in exchange for books, yet the opinions expressed in this review are my own.
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