The Retreat

Name: The Retreat
Rating: 4.900000095367432 (10 reviews)

B. E. Baker

Sept 2022 · The Birch Creek Ranch Series Book 4 · Purple Puppy Publishing

4.9

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You can’t win until you learn when to fall back. . .

Amanda Brooks can’t seem to find a job that suits her. She’s really hoping her new plan is a good one, because she needs something to keep her busy while her boyfriend’s gone.

Abigail Brooks is opening a new legal practice in the middle of nowhere, but she’s positive she can make it work. With more flexible hours, she’s finally prepared to settle herself and her family into their new life out West.

Donna Ellingson’s brother may be a grade-A jerk, but she’s grown a lot in the past year. She’s not afraid of a fight anymore, as long as she’s on the right side.

But when a rival developer breaks ground on a retreat in nearby Flaming Gorge, he steals all of Amanda’s best contractors. Abby’s nearly as frustrated when her big sister drops in, eager to “help” as usual. And Donna discovers that sometimes no love life is better than too much. . .

Can these three friends-turned-family learn when to go all-in and when to let go before their various battles meet with unhappy endings?

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4.9

10 reviews

Tammie Causey

11 September 2022

I've been really looking forward to this book, and it didn't disappoint! One of the big things I like about this series is that it's not just a romance, but it's family drama as well. Not too heavy on the drama, but there are plenty of life lessons learned as these ladies and their kids navigate life after losing their husbands and fathers. Overall this was a great book! There were some things that happened in this book that were very satisfying, and I was happy to see some resolutions!

Carrie Harris

7 September 2022

I think this is my favorite in the series so far, which is saying a lot. Bridget’s character development always amazes me. This book will give you all the feels, while being intensely realistic (“perfect” days are never ever perfect and that’s part of the beauty of them) and showing what true, beautiful strength really is. I can’t recommend it highly enough!

Karma Clarence June

10 September 2022

It was nice to get to have more insight into the main characters, both the women and the men. A lotttt of emotions, all over the board. I found the book fairly fast paced with a lot of storylines to follow. A deeper dive into Donna sees her life changing in unexpected, but good, ways. She has a kinder heart and is more understanding than she used to be, and maybe more forgiving than she should be. I liked seeing her frosty exterior thaw.

About the author

Bridget loves her husband (every day) and all five of her kids (most days).

She’s a lawyer, but does as little legal work as possible. She has three quarter horse geldings, a Holsteiner (jumping) horse, and she spends too much time riding and not enough time writing. (Or too much time writing and not enough time riding, depending on your perspective!)

She has more chickens than she’ll admit to having, two lions head rabbits, a cat, two dogs (one bouncy and one yappy). She makes cookies waaaaay too often and believes they should be their own food group. In a (possibly misguided) attempt at balancing the scales, she kickboxes daily.

So if you don’t like her books, her kids, her horses, her chickens, or her cookies, maybe don’t tell her in person.

B.E. Baker is the romance/women's fiction penname for Bridget E. Baker, who also writes fantasy, end of the world, and dystopian books that add a little magic to the world.

Please sign up for Bridget's fantasy or romance newsletters on her website at www.BridgetEBakerWrites.com or click Follow on her bio above to get notices and updates when she releases new books!

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