Review: The Heartbreaker of Echo Pass

The Heartbreaker of Echo Pass by Maisey Yates
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Heartbreaker of Echo Pass by Maisey Yates fills a void I didn’t realize I had in my reading pile. Hunky mountain man meets mousy maiden. Ok well that isn’t exactly the synopsis of the book but let me explain.

Iris has basically been a housewife without ever being married, she stepped up to raise her siblings and cousins after their parents all perished in a freak accident many years ago. Now that everyone has grown and found their significant others, she is feeling a little lost. When a prime opportunity arises to finally jump out on her own, the only thing standing in her way is a hot hunk of mountain man determined to stay alone.

Griffin has moved himself away from everything and everyone he ever knew, and yes it was on purpose. Going days, sometimes weeks without speaking to another soul is exactly what he wants and needs. When a knock at his door brings him something he never realized he was missing, he fights it tooth and nail but how will he handle Iris and her ability to get into his head?

Like missing pieces finding their way together in a puzzle neither knew they were building, their “disfunction” makes life function all the better. Both characters are broken with grief, one thinking they have “dealt” with the grief, the other living every minute of every day consumed by it. “I think you’re mad at the wrong deadwoman” just about sums it up.

First impressions are not always the best judgement and both Iris and Griffin quickly decide they are way off on their first moment determinations. They forge an unusual relationship as she struggles to build her business while keeping up her end of their barter deal. Meanwhile Griffin, who once loved to be alone, finds himself searching for moments to interact with Iris. This story arc moves fast at times, maybe too fast for some, but when destiny gets involved there is no timeline.

A bonus story is included in the back of the paperback, Solid Gold Cowboy featuring Laz and Jordan.


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