Aspen Crossroads

By Janine Rosche

Book Overview

To protect those most vulnerable, Haven Haviland must trust her heart--and her regrets--to a mysterious newcomer in this moving contemporary romance.

Few in the community of Whisper Canyon have actually met Jace Daring, a handsome recluse who lives at Aspen Crossroads, the farm at the edge of town. But that doesn't stop the rumors about the multiple women who live with him. He must protect the truth--that his farm-to-table restaurant will provide new livelihoods for women rescued from human trafficking--or he risks the safety and futures of those relying on him. But he can't do it alone.

Haven Haviland has always been everyone's safe place to fall until one mistake closes her counseling practice and leaves her open to the town's gossip. Trusting men has gotten her in trouble before. However, accepting Jace's job offer to mentor the rescued women seems like the perfect way to right her wrongs.

When the mayor's campaign to clean up Whisper Canyon targets Aspen Crossroads, the restaurant comes under fire, dangers from the women's pasts are awakened, and Haven's sins are exposed for all to see. Jace would sacrifice himself to save Haven and the women under his care, but his efforts might not be enough. And in the end, it might not be the women most in need of saving after all.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593335759
• ISBN13: 9780593335758
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Berkley Books
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.0" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

it will pull at your heartstrings

"We can only choose to live each day with purpose and with grace." Another fantastic book by Janine Rosche! The author is so good at weaving together broken, hurting, real characters into a beautiful tapestry of hope, forgiveness, and redemption. She will pull at your heartstrings and make you cry ugly tears and happy tears. The book does deal with some heavy topics like trafficking, abuse, and abandonment, but the author approaches them with care and thoughtfulness. Haven and Jace are so lovely - they are one of my favorite fictional couples of 2021. Both have had much tragedy in their past but their commitment to help others, their loyalty, compassion, and perseverance make them immensely lovable despite their mistakes and failures. I can't wait for the next book in the series! I'm hoping the series will feature all of Haven's siblings. I received the book via JustRead Publicity Tours and was under no obligation to post a positive comment. All opinions are solely my own.

Inspirational

Janine Rosche, a new author to me, writes about her characters with empathy, consideration and kindheartedness. Her talent and aptitude for addressing sensitive issues of great importance, seldom seen in Inspirational and Christian fiction, is a rare gift. Due to a nefarious, lying character, Haven Haviland, who has lived in Whisper Canyon her entire life, becomes the target of a smear campaign. Jace Daring, who works for a company that rescues women from human trafficking and homelessness, becomes caught in the crosshairs of the smear campaign. Aspen Crossroads highlights a bittersweet story with many aspects of the rescued women’s lives recounted, making it difficult to read. Your heart aches for the women. The story line is complex, cutting-edge and unconventional-reminiscent of Ginny Yttrup and Francine Rivers- difficult to read and challenging those who do. **The details recounted may be triggering for those who have suffered abuse. ** Aspen Crossroads features faith and faithlessness, hope and despair, vision and shortsightedness, all tied up in a tale of deliverance and redemption. There is also a thread of a tender romance interwoven softly through the book. I received this book from Penguin Random House through NetGalley. However, my review is voluntary, and all opinions are my own.