Review: Happy Trail by Daisy Prescott

Happy Trail by Daisy Prescott
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC in exchange for an honest review.  This book releases on October 22nd and is the first in the Park Ranger series.  It is a standalone, and none of the other books in the Smartypants or Pennyverse need to be read prior to reading this one.

This follows Ranger Jay, an introverted park ranger who loves the solitude of the great outdoors that his job offers. When a snowstorm threatens the part of the Appalachian Trail his station is responsible for, Jay has the responsibility to hike the trail and warn any hikers he can find about the weather and make sure they get to safety before the storm hits. He runs into Snowbird, aka Olive, a stubborn hiker with something to prove. Olive is a rich, city girl who knew nothing about hiking when she started out on the trail several months ago, but when her relationship imploded on social media she decided she wanted to really hike the entire trail for a sense of accomplishment and not just hike for the likes and views while sleeping in a hotel every night. She's almost reached her goal of hiking the entire Appalachian Trail, when the storm hits and she is stuck in a creepy cabin with Ranger Jay for a few days until it is safe to make it to town and back onto the trail.

Both Jay and Olive are instantly attracted to one another, but Jay being a gentleman and a professional doesn't act on his impulses while they are snowed in. Olive is a little more immature about her attraction to Jay, partly because she's been alone for several months and the trail is getting to her and partly because she's an impulsive kind of person who does what she wants. As they have nothing else to do, they start to get to know each other while they are snowed in. They learn that they both share a love of birds and that they both have some serious baggage that they carry around. Despite some of their personal struggles they are both funny and witty, which leads to some pretty great banter between them. I really enjoyed watching their romance flourish and getting to know these two characters.

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