Climbing Fear

 In Leisl Leighton's Climbing Fear, the first installment in the Coalcliff Stud romantic suspense series, this debut will leave you breathless and send goosebumps on your skin. For Natalia Robinson, she's a single mother and a widow, who needs a job and a place to keep her daughter safe. And she returns to Coalcliff Stud Ranch in Australia, when she could be safe from harm and escape her fears. For Reid Stratton, he's an action star on TV who's famous for climbing rock walls and mountains. But when his best friend Luke dies in a fall, he takes a break from shooting the series and returns to Coalcliff Stud, a place that's filled with memories and when his grandparents looked after him. That's when Nat and Reid reunite and work together on the ranch while they've gotten to know each other better as they started to work at the camp for young kids. For Nat, she has never gotten over her heartbreak from Reid in years gone by. But she fears that her former in-laws that might take her daughter away from her and turn her against her. She's also left emotionally scarred from when her husband attacked her before he killed himself. While Reid tries to get over his fear of climbing without Luke, things happen at the ranch: someone's been targeting the people at the ranch with attacks and spooking the horses along the way, both giving Nat and Reid a fright and a climbing fear. Together, the chemistry between them are sultry and steamy hot, when they try to find a way back into each other's hearts before danger strikes and hits close to home.

This was a wonderful ground-breaking romantic suspense debut. I loved how it was centered in Australia and set on a horse ranch. I did care for Nat and how she protected Tilly from danger and even from her in-laws. I loved how she wanted to start fresh with a new life and find some common ground. I did care for Reid on how he mourned the loss of his friend Luke and how he made a name for himself in action reality TV shows. The locations were gripping around the CoalCliff Stud ranch and mesmerizing scenic settings that took place in Australia. This would keep you in suspense and leave you at the edge of the seat with non-stop action, drama, sparks of romance, and intense intrigue on every page to keep you hooked.

Will you be rock steady to read Climbing Fear today?