Still the One ~ Review

Still the One

Deep Haven Collection #1

By Rachel D. Russell

Presented by Susan May Warren

Cole Barrett left Deep Haven, Minnesota, behind fifteen years ago. As in forever, he was never going back. He wanted to leave the pain behind. But now he's been named as his grandfather's go-to person thanks to a piece of paper giving him power-of-attorney over his grandfather's affairs. A quick trip to sell his grandfather's house isn't so quick thanks to a renter living in the garage apartment.

His plans are about to wreck the life of his childhood BFF. Could things get any worse? 

Megan Carter has a plan for her life and getting her apartment sold out from under her is not part of it. In fact, that could derail her plans for expanding her business as a wedding planner. How Cole could do this to her she just can't understand, but it seems to be the pattern of her life - disappointment and failure. Her son Josh is the only good thing in it.

What neither expected was reconnecting and falling in love. Love just creates complications that neither wants or needs now or in the foreseeable future. As they work together to fulfill Megan's dreams for her business and Cole's need to get his grandfather's house into a sellable condition they discover something - sometimes life's challenges aren't meant to break you, rather they form and mold you into the person you need to be. And sometimes we get a second chance at first love.

For those who have loved Susan May Warren's Deep Haven, Minnesota, works you are about to be taken back to the resort town you love. Seen through fresh eyes you will be introduced to others who call Deep Haven home while getting a chance to revisit some old friends.

A perfect read for Valentine's or anytime actually.

Grab a favorite cup of hot tea and snuggle into your favorite reading corner and enjoy a cozy read set in Minnesota's wintery wonderland. No shoveling required!

About the Book:

It’s never too late to finish a love story…

Cole Barrett, former Army Ranger, has a new mission objective. Sell his grandfather’s house and put Deep Haven, a place that holds too many hurts, in his rearview mirror as fast as possible. Recently divorced, single, and unattached, Cole just wants a new life as a US Marshal. One where he can forget the past and start new.

Unfortunately, there’s a tenant in the garage apartment who’s refusing to move. Even worse? It’s his childhood crush, Megan Carter, and her son.

Wedding planner and single mom Megan Carter loves Deep Haven. To her, it’s the place where she makes dreams come true—at least, everyone else’s. Her big dream is to purchase the Black Spruce Bed & Breakfast to turn it into a premier event venue and, if she can stay booked for enough weddings over winter, she’ll have the needed funds to buy the inn, move out of Grandpa Barrett’s garage apartment, and finally give her nine-year-old son, Josh, the life he deserves. She just needs four thousand dollars in the next thirty days.

Still, she’s oh, so close…until Cole Barrett returns to Deep Haven. Even if he’s not back to fulfill a silly childhood promise to marry her, but she never expected him to evict her! The last thing she needs is more expenses. Or for another man to walk into her heart…and break it.

When a blizzard strikes Deep Haven, and Megan is overrun with wedding catastrophes, it takes a former Ranger to step in and help. Besides, the more he comes to her rescue, the sooner she’ll be able to move out…and he can move on. And that’s what they both want, right?

Return to Deep Haven with this magical tale about the one who got away…and came back.