Title: High Frequency
Author: Freya Barker
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: August 5, 2024
Hosted by: Buoni Amici Press, LLC.
When the rug is pulled from under Detective Sloane Eckhart, she leaves the Billings PD and returns to Libby, Montana.
Eight years ago she left with her pride and the promise of a future, but her heart was broken. On her return, there is no pride left, no prospects to speak of, but at least her heart is safely secured in the back seat.
Still, a bit of groveling, a kind offer of help, and a brand-new job with the sheriff’s office quickly gets her back on her feet.
High Meadow will always be home to Dan Blakely. Working with horses, being part of the HMT search and rescue team, and now building his own home right next door checks all his boxes. Only one thing is missing, but that dream walked out the door a long time ago.
Still, his life is good, steady…and perhaps a little boring.
That quickly changes when the rescue of a young, teenage girl, places the new sheriff’s detective squarely in his path. He’s not bored now, doing his best to keep her safe, even as their past holds them back while they fight for a future.
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“What do you need me to do?” I offer. Next thing I know, my arms open automatically when she shoves the baby at me. “Take her.” Ama disappears inside before my brain can come up with an objection. Any baby experience I have began and ended with Carmi, Sully’s daughter, and Fletch’s son, Hunter, and that was twelve or thirteen years ago. It’s not that I don’t like babies, because I do, but the fact this is Sloane’s baby is making it a little awkward. Still, I settle her a little better in the crook of my arm.
Then I hear the creak of the rocking chair and Thomas’s raspy chuckle and look up. The old fart clearly thinks this is funny. “You should see the look on your face,” he points out as he continues to rock his chair. “I’m guessing young Sloane becoming a parent was a surprise to you as well?” “Yes,” I grumble, just as a little hand slaps against my chin and catches on the short hairs of my beard. I drop my eyes to Sloane’s baby, who has her little face turned toward me. I don’t know who the dark hair belongs to, but those blue eyes are unmistakably her mother’s. “Aspen. That’s her name,” Thomas shares. “Pretty little thing, ain’t she?” She is, especially when her little mouth spreads in a wide, toothless smile. “You look good holdin’ that baby,” he continues. “Too bad you let her momma slip away, or that wee one could’a been yours.” Fuck. That stings. Should’ve known the old man wouldn’t hesitate to poke his finger in the sore spot. “I’m not the one who left.” The bitter comment slips out before I can check it. “No, you weren’t. You’re just the one who let her walk.” Agitated, I get to my feet, shifting the baby to my shoulder as I start to pace the porch. “It wasn’t that simple.” “It never is, son. It never is.”
This is the first book in the second generation of this series. I loved the other books and couldn’t wait to read this one. It did take me a minute to figure out these characters relation to the others. Sloane was young in the 1st gen series and Dan was just a ranch hand. Now they are older and we get more of their story. The two had danced around each other for a while. Now that Sloane is back Dan isn’t going to let this second chance slip through his fingers. Sloane must decide if she is willing to take the chance on a man again. Sloane is finding that she wants different things than she ever thought she would want. Her focus has shifted even after coming back to the place she has always felt most at home. Then she works her first case and stumbles onto a much bigger case. Dan is determined to give Sloane whatever she needs. He is going to help her with her case as much as he can and protect her while doing it. Dan sees Sloane differently than anyone in her life. They made mistakes in the past combined with misunderstanding. They will need to be clear with each other going forward if they want a chance at a future together. I love this book so much and can’t wait to read the next one in the series. Sloane and Dan are fantastic characters. Sloane is finding herself all over again. She has been through so much and is facing some issue still. She made some decisions and is now having to live with not really letting her family in on her choices earlier. I love all these characters and I am so glad to get to revisit them. After reading this book I went through my kindle and read all the unread books by Freya I had. I love her and she is a fantastic must read author for me. You should go read all her books too. Congrats Freya on another fantastic read.
USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. With forty-plus books already published, she continues to create characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We've Read All Year Award for "Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, and Finalist for the 2020 Kindle Book Award with “When Hope Ends”, Freya spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
