Rocky Mountain Revenge by Rhonda Starnes: Book Review
About the Book

Book: Rocky Mountain Revenge
Author: Rhonda Starnes
Genre: Inspirational Romantic Suspense
Release Date: July, 2020
To survive her deadly homecoming, she’ll need to trust a man from her past…
Temporarily home to help at her family’s vet clinic, Grace Porter has no intentions of staying—but someone’s determined she won’t live long enough to leave. With both Grace and her sister in the crosshairs, her ex-boyfriend, Police Chief Evan Bradshaw, must protect them. But can the single dad lawman uncover the truth about why a killer’s out for vengeance before time runs out?
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Book Review:
I thoroughly enjoyed this tale of suspense, intrigue, and danger. And let’s not forget the animals. Grace’s return to the veterinary clinic and the chaos she endures alongside Evan, brought a great storyline straight to the top of my reading list. Evan’s son is adorable and Grace’s Great Dane brought the element of fun and normalcy to break up the constant threat.
I like that Rocky Mountain Revenge felt different. The threat and danger were prevalent, as they should be in a romantic suspense, but there was also more of a spiritual factor that I appreciated. Grace’s prayers were quick but heartfelt, and I loved seeing them in the story.
I received a copy of the book from the publisher via Celebrate Lit. I was not required to leave a positive review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.
About the Author
Rhonda Starnes is a middle school language arts teacher who has dreamed of being a published author since she was in seventh grade. She lives in North Alabama with her husband, who she lovingly refers to as Mountain Man. They enjoy traveling and spending time with their children and grandchildren. Rhonda writes romantic suspense with rugged heroes and feisty heroines.
More from Rhonda
Probably the number one question any author receives is “How did you come up with the idea for the story?”
When the Love Inspired editors announced, in February 2019, they were hosting The Great Love Inspired Author Search, I knew I had to enter. After all I’d spent the last six years targeting the Harlequin Love Inspired lines. This would be my fourth time entering one of their pitch contests, my third pitching to Love Inspired Suspense. The only problem was I didn’t have anything new to enter. They’d already seen all of my manuscripts.
I follow the Love Inspired editors on social media, so I had read several posts on themes and settings they’d like to see. One editor had even mentioned Colorado as a setting she’d like to see in a book. This started my wheels turning because my husband and I lived in Colorado for a few months when we were first married. We loved our time there and have often talked about going back one day. I started researching parts of the state that we didn’t get to visit when we lived there, and then I created the fictional small town of Blackberry Falls.
I’d had an idea in the back of my head for while about a story that involved a heroine who wasn’t in law enforcement but who witnessed a crime while on video chat. That’s how I came up with Grace Porter, a veterinarian who had run away from her small-town roots. And what’s a homecoming story without a reunion romance? Enter, Police Chief Evan Bradshaw, the man Grace had left behind. Once I had the opening scene, main character, and setting in place, everything else just kind of evolved from there.
I loved stories with dogs in them. I tried to write one in once, but I kept forgetting about him and ended up taking him out. Maybe I should include one next time! Congrats on the book, Rhonda!
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Sherrinda, I often had to remind myself to include Barkley in scenes, but a Great Dane was a fun character to write.
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Looks like a wonderfully intriguing book!
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Thank you for the review! I’m so glad you enjoyed my debut novel.
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Loved it, Rhonda! Can’t wait for the next one
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Wonderful review, Tabitha! Sounds like a must read. Thank you for sharing.
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