In the Pursuit of Eden by Stephanie Fowers {Review}

In the Pursuit of Eden by Stephanie Fowers

Kindle Edition, 543 pages

Published April 1st 2019 by Triad Media and Entertainment 

Source: I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.

 

    

 

Everyone wants to find Eden’s Paradise. Except Ivy.

Ivy is a city girl through and through. So when she follows her twin brother into the forests of the Uintas to make a documentary about looking for a treasure that’s plagued her family for generations, she’s a little out of her element. It's the same treasure that ended her father's life. Add to that her run-ins with the dashing, but infuriating Aiden Hunter. The Southern hottie has rescued her so many times that it’s getting embarrassing. Of course, she’d be more grateful if she didn’t suspect him of putting her in danger in the first place—a danger that keeps growing the closer they get to the truth.

Forced to be allies, the two are thrown into each other’s paths, and she realizes that she has more in common with him than she thought. While Ivy searches for clues in the journal of a wayward saloon girl, Eden, to discover a life that mirrors her own, Hunter fights the demons in a past that seems tangled up in hers. His secrets are hers. The only way to get at the truth is to find an uneasy truce… and maybe something more because Hunter may not be the enemy. In fact, he may be the one who needs rescuing. Now, Ivy has to figure out who she wants by her side, and what she’s willing to give up for love.

After all, Paradise was never meant to be found alone.

 

My Review: 5 Stars

 

I didn't even read what this one was about before I started it and *surprise!* It wasn't anything like I was expecting, but I absolutely loved it. The twists and turns kept me guessing; the mysterious danger lurking in the shadowy trees and on the peripheral edges of the plot had me checking over my shoulder more than once; and the romance gradually bubbling up like a slow moving geyser left me frantically turning pages, eagerly seeking more of that swoon.

 

The story is overflowing with fantastic characters, both good and bad, and I could vividly picture all of them. The locals had me laughing and the "Southern hottie" had me swooning, but it was average, down-on-her-luck Ivy that I really connected with.

 

This book has adventure aplenty and combined with the secrets, I was on edge. But I loved every minute of it. As these delicious characters tumbled together and their lives became intertwined, I was completely caught up in the plot and even tried my own hand at solving this age-old mystery. *Hint* I couldn't do it, hah!

Content: mild, swoony romance; mild+ moments of danger/peril