I was eagerly waiting for CROSSING HEARTS, and at the same time dreading it. The subject matter is a tricky one, and I must say I was expecting endless angst, misunderstandings galore, handwringing. And I must congratulate Kimberly Kincaid for not falling prey to any of those traps. Ms. Kincaid does a masterful job at tackling a serious illness, parental issues, and Emerson’s running away from Hunter.

Second Chances

First book I've read from this author and I LOVED it
When Hunter has re injures his shoulder he is in need of therapy. Emerson is a PhD physical therapist returns to the small hometown she left 12 years ago. Emerson and Hunter share a past as high school sweethearts. Things are revealed causing understanding to occur

Kimberly Kincaid's Crossing Hearts, the first in her new Cross Creek series, was a heartwarming, emotional second chance romance. I fell in love with Hunter and Emerson from the moment I met them. I loved how down to earth Hunter was. Family will always come first for Hunter, whether it is playing referee between his two brothers, caring for his stubborn father, or keeping the family farm successful. So when Emerson comes back into his life and his love for her comes rushing back, it's no surprise that his instinct is to help her. Unfortunately for him, Emerson doesn't want help. She doesn't want her diagnosis to run her life and she's determined to hide it from those that matter most. While I admired her tenaciousness, I had a difficult time with her refusing to let anyone know about her illness. I felt that she could still be strong and independent regardless of who knows. I wish she had realized that before it became too late and it started to push everyone away. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Crossing Hearts. As my first Kimberly Kincaid book, it was a good introduction to her writing style and voice. It got me wanting to try more and I'm especially looking forward to the next book in the Cross Creek series.

Could not put it down, another absolutely riveting read from Kimberly Kincaid!

I always know that any book by Ms. Kincaid is going to be fantastic but Crossing Hearts is straight out amazing. I can not even describe how much I loved this book. Emerson and Hunter were high school sweethearts. Hunter even proposed after graduation but Emerson turned him down and left town soon after. Hunter has spent the last 12 years working on his family's farm and trying to forget Emerson. Emerson went to college, became a physical therapist for a football team and dated famous football players. But now she is back in town, the last place she ever thought to find herself and sets up a small therapy practice. Emerson and Hunter find themselves thrown together time after time and the old feelings resurface. Hunter is afraid to trust again and Emerson is holding onto to some big secrets.

I loved Hunter. Honestly, he is perfect. I really liked Emerson-she was determined to live on her own terms but she wow was she stubborn! The secondary characters are very interesting and I look forward to reading more about Hunter's brothers!! Highly recommended!!

Hunter Cross is as country as they come. Happy with his life as a farmer, he always saw his future carrying out his legacy on his family's farm. Alongside his two brothers and father, Hunter is happy caring for the land he grew up in. Until an accident sidelines him and brings him face to face with the woman who broke his heart and left him twelve years before. Emerson Montgomery loved Hunter when they were kids and could still see the man she fell for in his pained features. Healing him might be her job as his physical therapist, but keeping things professional might be impossible when she clearly still cares for him. She had to leave town twelve years ago. Breaking up with him was the only way to do it. Now, she is back and her secrets are even more complicated then before. But the more time they spend together the closer Emerson gets to falling in love with him all over again. Loving Emerson was never a question in Hunter's mind. Keeping her was. He knows she is hiding something from him, but in time he will find out what it is. The one thing he knows for sure, is this time he isn’t letting her go. Crossing Hearts is a second chance romance that brings back together high-school sweethearts and the chance of HEA. With many challenges and the gossip of a small town, Hunter and Emerson find their way back to each other and the love that has never left them.

Another great read from Kimberly Kincaid! This time focused on a small town, family farmer and the girl that got away. When Emerson Montgomery comes home after more than a decade she's doing it for a fresh start and a slower pace following the news she has a chronic illness. Starting a new physical therapy practice, no one is more surprised when her first client is none other than Hunter Cross. Hunter is stunned to see Emerson again. As these two dance around old and new feelings, there is also the realities of Emerson's health and the fact that she doesn't want anyone to know. In order to keep her head up, eyes forward motto Emerson will have to confront her fears too. I loved the story and characters Kimberly has created in this new series! She did a great job of weaving the past into the story so you got Hunter and Emerson's story. The chemistry and interactions with both friends and family were the perfect balance as well. Can't wait to see what's next amongst the Cross family.

I enjoyed Crossing Hearts from start to finish- it was such a great story. I am a sucker for second chance love stories & this one was more unique than most. This is the first book in the Cross Creek Series & I can't wait for the next book.

If you are looking for a feel good story with interesting characters & an entertaining story- check out Crossing Hearts

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book. I also left a review at bn.com (DaneWeimMama) & on goodreads- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31340899-crossing-hearts?ac=1&from_search=true

This was the first book I've read from this author and I really enjoyed it. I am a sucker for second chance romances and this book had a bit of everything I like. Hunter is a hardworking guy devoted to his family. He injures his shoulder and needs physical therapy. Emerson is his physical therapist and his high school sweetheart. Emerson is also keeping a secret that will affect her whole life. This is an emotional story that I really enjoyed. I look forward to reading the next in the series.
ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley.

I enjoyed this tender contemporary romance that tells the story of former sweethearts Hunter Cross and Emerson Montgomery. When Emerson returns to their hometown after years away and a successful career, she is harboring some life changing secrets. As she becomes reacquainted with Hunter Cross and finds that there are still deep feelings for him, she has to decide if she has the courage to share her secrets with him.

Good characters, different type of baggage for the main character, and an interesting setting made me really enjoy this one!

I really enjoyed this story very much . . . but there were two things that were a deal breaker for me. They were the constant peppering of f-bombs and pages and pages it took to describe every detail of the sex scenes. Both were distractions and took away from the story.

Emerson Montgomery and Hunter Cross had been high school sweethearts and when Hunter proposed to Emerson and she ran away to college, his heart was broken and twelve years later it still hurt. Emerson had her reasons for leaving and she felt she couldn't share them with Hunter because she loved him too much. Now Hunter had a shoulder injury and the only physical therapist in town is Emerson Montgomery who had just moved back to town and was trying to get her PT practice started. Over the four weeks of his physical therapy, they talked and shared and remembered how much they loved each other but was Emerson's secret at her health going to be the final nail in the coffin of their rekindled relationship? You'll have to read to find out.

I was given a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was an adorable introduction to a heartwarming series, that I truly and deeply enjoyed. I loved the connection that the main characters had, even if they were trying to deny it. Second chance novels don't always work out well, but in the case of Crossing Hearts, it was perfectly executed and believable. I can understand the main characters need for independence, but I also understand how she had to learn to rely on the help of other, and let go off some of the misconceptions she had off those around her.

Very enjoyable read!

Hunter Cross does not mind that he still lives in the same small town he grew up in and is working on the family farm. He actually enjoys it all, all that is except for the arguing between his two brothers. Thinking that was the worst of his worries was okay with him. That is until he hurt the shoulder he tore up in high school. After seeing the doctor she tells him he needs physical therapy and that she has just hired someone new. That person is the last person he thought he would ever see again, especially in this small town. Emmerson Montgomery has left her job as a physical therapist with a pro football team, and also left the person she was dating. No one knows the reason why she is back in town and she has not even gone home to see her parents. The last person she figured on walking into her room was her high school boyfriend and the guy she left behind but always wondered what his life must be like. She figured he was married and with kids, but know he still has not gotten over the one girl, now a women who has his heart. Her, now looking at each other they must work to get his shoulder back together because harvesting is not too far off. The more they work together they end up spending more, and more time together and she realizes that she actually missed the time when she would go out with him to his families ranch. She even helps them build a web page and helps with treatment for their grandfather, but still won’t see her parents. When it slips out why she has come back he is wondering why she does not seek out her parents for help and then things become strained between the two of them because she will not see, or talk to him. Hunter goes on hurting but knows what happened was for the best and still is waiting for her to see how much he loves her. Will she figure it out? Read this wonderful story to find out. Excellent book with good characters.

Don't miss this brand new series Kimberly Kincaid that will leave you dreaming of sexy farmers,.where old flames still burn bright, and secrets threaten to destroy more than one family. This book sizzles and is sure to please Kimberly's fans! Can't wait till the next installment.

This was such a sweet romance about second chances and starting over.

Very sweet small town second-chance romance. Emerson and Hunter were perfect - the build up and connection between them was fantastic. This is the first book I have read by this author and I can't wait to read more!

Hunter Cross has no regrets. Having left his football prospects behind the day he graduated high school, he’s happy to carry out his legacy on his family’s farm in the foothills of the Shenandoah. But when a shoulder injury puts him face-to-face with the high school sweetheart who abandoned town—and him—twelve years ago, Hunter’s simple life gets a lot more complicated.

Emerson Montgomery has secrets. Refusing to divulge why she left her job as a hotshot physical therapist for a pro football team, she struggles to readjust to life in the hometown she left behind. The more time she spends with Hunter, the more Emerson finds herself wanting to trust him with the diagnosis of MS that has turned her world upside down.

But revealing secrets comes with a price. Can Hunter and Emerson rekindle their past love? Or will the realities of the present—and the trust that goes with them—burn that bridge for good?

I love the way Kimberly Kincaid writes a book!! She knows about MS and being in the medical field, I know this. It's hard for me to read a book about psychological issues, medical issues and an author doesn't know jack but when an author does her homework or has studied up - you can really tell because it lends meat to the story. Hunter and Emerson are fully dimensional people. They're not one-dimensional and I love that. Real life and real problems make for a good book sometimes. At no point did I feel like this was too heavy or that the issues were too much for the book. It could have toppled in the other direction at any time and for Kimberly to do the book justice is a hard thing. The last book I wrote a review on, the author didn't tackle the subject of illness so well and it tackled right over into unbelievable. I would definitely get this for my mother to read and I'd definitely want to read the second book. I didn't put it down to finish another book and I didn't walk away to gather strength to endure the rest of it. That's a good book! I won't give spoilers because I know people read reviews but the brothers...somethings up there!! Can't wait to see all the upcoming things that she has in store for them all.

I was given a copy of this ARC from the publisher on NetGalley for an honest review. All of the above comments are my express opinions and no one else's.

What an amazingly emotional, tender love story. High School sweethearts reunited is often a predictable trope but Kincaid shows just why she's a bestselling author.

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I enjoy a small town romance and so this one was catnip for me. Hunter and Emerson were such a great couple and I appreciated how Kincaid brought them back together. There were parts of this story- the heroine's story that were very unique and it was a nice change of pace to read about a main character with real life issues that weren't going to magically go away.

Excellent first book in this series and I'm really looking forward to the next one.