Welcome
to Book 3, and the final book, in the Double S Ranch series. It’s nice to meet up with the Stafford clan
again.
This
adventure centers on the third, and youngest, son, Trey. Trey is actually a
cousin to brothers Colt and Nick. His uncle/now father Sam adopted Trey after
his parents overdosed and died in California when he was three years old. He
remembers a bit about that life but is grateful that Sam rescued him.
Trey
is a country mega-star. He seems to have it all, but that’s just on the
outside. He still suffers from growing up without a mother’s love. He is still
trying to prove that he was right to pursue his music dream, no matter how much
Sam disapproved. And he is still reeling from the death of his wife, Cathy,
also from drugs.
Now
Sam is sick; he needs a liver transplant. Ironically the one person who is not
a full-blood relative is the best match. Trey doesn’t hesitate to donate part
of his liver to Sam. It’s a painful and dangerous operation, but Trey knows
that it’s the right thing to do.
On
his way back home to Gray Glen, Washington, and the Double S Ranch, Trey has a
little fender-bender with the single mom on the neighboring farm. Things have
never been easy between Sam and Lucy Carlton, but that’s about to change.
Sam
is trying to make up for his past and the way he treated the other residents in
the valley. Back then, he didn’t care who walked over to get what he wanted…and
he did. Often.
While
waiting to hear from a San Francisco hospital for the go-ahead with the
surgery, Sam sends Trey over to Lucy’s farm to help. The place is falling apart
and it’s up to Trey to make it whole again.
The
plot is predictable from there on, but I knew what I was getting into when I
selected this book to read. It does go on a too long, with the same basic scene
being repeated over and over. There are a lot more Bible verses in this episode
than the first two. I felt as if Herne was trying to get those in than crafting
the story. Still, it’s a fun read with a happy ending, so Peace in the Valley receives 4 out of 5 stars in Julie’s world.
I
received this book from Blogging for
Books in exchange for this review.
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