DERAILED HEARTS by Darlene Fredette
Fiction, Contemporary Romance, Redford Falls Series #6

5*****

BLURB: Single father and ER doctor, Ethan Marley, is ready to put down roots. He and his daughter embark on a train adventure across Canada from west to east coast. Boarding the train, he meets a woman who steals his breath, and he learns that she too is headed to Redford Falls. He is intent on maintaining a friendship only, but Jenn makes his heart race faster than the train. Fashion designer, Jenn Martini, travels by train to Redford Falls to visit her father. Her plan for a solitude escape derails after meeting Ethan and his daughter. Sharing a confined-spaced cabin sparks an immediate attraction, and by the end of the trip, she longs to be a part of their family. Only as she opens her heart to love, do the scars from her past begin to heal. With more in common than relatives in Redford Falls, is their love strong enough to overcome the truth behind the accident…and save their future?

THOUGHTS: This is a quick, lovely read and part of the Redford Falls series, but it is a stand-alone. There are a few other characters who show up as a sideline, but the main connecting character was the rabbit. I’m so glad he showed up again. That made me smile.

In this story, a couple meet up on the train from Vancouver across the country to Redford Falls. Ethan is traveling with his 5-year-old daughter who was traumatized by the accident that killed her mother. She doesn’t talk except in rare instances. Jenn is heading to town to visit her father. She’s a designer who was in an accident that left her scarred. But she connects with the little girl…and then the father. Due to a problem on the train, she ends up sharing a train cabin with them. And the connection grows. When an interesting coincidence comes out, a lot of things fall into place.

A wonderful story with a HEA that satisfies.

Recommended.