I’m a little saddened this trilogy is ending, but I love that I got to read it. I adore anything that Ruthie writes, and this one was no exception.
Rosemary Chamberlain, Winston’s (Madly‘s hero) ex-wife and mother of his daughter, is living her dream, climbing mountains and conquering peaks. However, when an avalanche is threatening her first conquest, Everest, she’s helped off the mountain by Kalden Beckett, a Sherpa and Ice Doctor (all terms I wasn’t familiar with prior to reading this story, thanks Ruthie).
Rosemary’s home life wasn’t easy. She felt invisible, a decoration, and when she finally broke free, she decided living through all her dreams was paramount to her happiness. She every has a book deal to share he story of climbing the seven highest mountains in the world.
Kal will do everything in his power persuading climbers from peaking Everest. And if he can’t he’ll make sure they’re safe doing so. He has never peaked it, though his mother did. 7 times.
When Kal and Rosemary find themselves alone in such an intense situation, and getting back home – his, Queens NY and hers, her daughter in Manhattan – they get involved hard and fast, yet still live day by day as if it’s their last together.
When trying to get to her daughter, possibly mending their stilted relationship, gaining back her trust and proving her love, Rosemary finds herself in a car with Kal and his mother, trying to get his mother’s Everest story to include in her book. This part of the story I adored. It was engaging, fun, the dynamics between the three real and touching. It completely enthralled me.
On one hand I love the story so much. It’s a crazy unique situation, it was fascinating reading about a new topic I had absolutely no idea about, I really enjoyed Kal and Rosemary, together and alone.
On the other, parts of it didn’t flow well for me. It might have been me not getting a chance to read it in large chunks of time, but I doubt it. I can’t exactly put my finger on it.
Regardless, I enjoyed the book a lot, loved getting an update on the other couples, and felt it was a beautiful closure for the trilogy. Which isn’t to say I wouldn’t appreciate a little future take of them all.
4 stars
~Eleanor
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Everest. If they can make it there, they can make it anywhere. Maybe even New York, where Ruthie Knox takes her charming rom-com style to new heights.
Beneath her whole “classic English beauty” appearance is an indomitable spirit that has turned Rosemary Chamberlain into something of a celebrity mountain climber. But after an Everest excursion takes a deadly turn, Rosemary is rescued by her quick-thinking guide, New York native Kal Beckett. Rosemary’s brush with death brings out a primal need to celebrate life—and inspires a night of steamy sex with the rather gorgeous man who saved her.
The son of a famous female climber with a scandalous past, Kal Beckett is still trying to find himself. In the Zen state of mind where Kal spends most of his time, anything can happen—like making love to a fascinating stranger and setting off across the world with her the next morning. But as their lives collide in the whirlwind of passion that is New York City, the real adventure is clearly just beginning. . . .
USA Today bestselling author Ruthie Knox writes contemporary romance that’s sexy, witty, and angsty—sometimes all three at once. Her debut novel, Ride with Me, is probably the only existing cross-country bicycling love story. She followed it up with About Last Night, a London-set romance whose hero has the unlikely name of Neville, and then Room at the Inn,a Christmas novella—both of which were finalists for the Romance Writers of America’s RITA Award. Her four-book series about the Clark family of Camelot, Ohio, has won accolades for its fresh, funny portrayal of small-town Midwestern life. Ruthie also writes New Adult romance as RobinYork. She moonlights as a mother, Tweets incessantly, and bakes a mean focaccia. She’d love to hear from you, so feel free to drop her a line.
