Product Description

Every skier knows that anything can happen when trails merge without warning.

After a devastating ultimatum from her lover, Campbell Carson returns to her childhood home, Bear Run Ski Resort, seeking her family's unconditional solace and support. Parker Riley escapes to the mountain after the high-powered world of Chicago's political machine leaves her questioning her judgment in both life and love. Despite their initial wariness, the women find their budding friendship snowballing toward romance. The idyllic mountain resort is the perfect setting for them to learn to rebuild trust, and perhaps to find a second chance at love. However, when Parker's past resurfaces, Campbell is forced to face her own hard truths. As barely healed wounds reopen, the unexpected obstacles in their path threaten any hope for a future together.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #116435 in Books
• Published on: 2008-12-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 233 pages

Customer Reviews

Love & Politics from Chicago to the slopes of a ski resort
I totally enjoyed this lovely romance!

Campbell's family manage and own a ski getaway call Bear Run in Wisconsin. She has recently broken up with her partner of five years when both realized they wanted different things in life. Twenty-eight year old Campbell has moved back from her job in Madison to the ski slopes where she is looking to make her career.

Twenty-nine year old Parker is starting a new job at Bear Run, leaving her two year relationship and flaming hot political career behind her in Chicago.

Filling out the book is Campbell's protective, suspicious of strangers and wary of change father Greg along with Parker's hilarious and wise best friend Alexis.

I really like how Campbell realizes that she had wanted her previous girlfriend to change rather than loving and wanting her for what she was.

I loved the gentle humor throughout the book, and the passion between Parker and Campbell is terrifically HOT! Both Campbell and Perker are tremedously appealing while still seeming to be anyone that you may know in your own life.

Looking forwarward to reading the author's other novel 'Learning Curve'.

Romance in the Mountains
What better time for Rachel Spangler's latest book "Trails Merge" to be released? A December release for a book taking place at a ski lodge really got me in the mood for skiing and crackling fires.

This book brings 2 people together who are total opposites, at least it sure seems that way. Both are damaged characters who bring their past relationships and lack of trust into interactions with each other.

Campbell Carson and her family own and run Bear Run Ski Resort. Campbell's family means the world to her and she's recently left a relationship with Lynn, who didn't support her family closeness, and in fact ridiculed her for it. Campbell's returned home to the mountain she loves.

Parker Riley left big-city Chicago politics to escape her personal and professional life there. She's not sure what she wants, and she questions why she left a place with theaters, restaurants and trendy stores for a backwater place like Bear Run. She's taken a job as the marketing director and she's driven to do a great job, despite the friction she feels from Campbell's father Greg, who is the oldest brother of the family of owners.

Campbell sees Parker as a big-city snob who looks down her nose at everyone and everything.

Parker sees Campbell as just another example of family-run businesses being "good ol' boy" networks where an "outsider" is doubted from the start.

Despite their differences, they both feel themselves falling for each other and live in fear of what that mean.

This is a great book to read with the fire crackling and a nice cup of hot cocoa.

Tarils Merge
Trails Merge

This book is an amazing tail of love lost, self discovery, and love found. This was my first time reading anything from this author who managed to maintain a believable plot while developing the characters she sought to explore. Would easily recommend. I read it in two days.