Welsh Wildfire

I always enjoy Ms. Revell"s books and I was not disappoint in Welsh Wildfire.  I loved the setting as well as the characters.  As always I was captured from the very beginning of this book.  I thoroughly enjoy reading books that take me to a foreign country.  I highly recommend this book.

Josh Wilson shows up in a tiny Welsh village with two goals: get away from his past and keep a low profile. Neither of which will be easy, given that it's a tiny village and everyone knows everyone else's business and he's Scottish/American, not Welsh. But, he's lined up a contract job for 6 weeks with the volunteer fire department and hopes to keep busy. Unfortunately, on his way to meet the Fire Chief, he ends up chatting with the owner of a construction company and gets injured saving the man from a falling chisel, missing his appointment with the Fire Chief, but meeting a beautiful and intriguing doctor instead. Dr. Jess is filling in as a general practitioner while her dad is on vacation even though she'd rather be in the city doing surgical work. She never planned on having an instant attraction to the mystery man who just showed up injured in her office one day, having put himself in harms way for another man. Who is Josh Wilson and what is he running from? Can she keep her feelings and heart in check to keep from falling for a man who'll only be in town for six weeks?

If you've read any of the other Passport to Romance series, you'll know that each book is written by different authors. So far, I've enjoyed several in the series, mostly with lower expectations that it's to be a fun, romance-driven romp in a faraway land. Welsh Wildfire was no different. Clare Revell does a great job making you feel like you've just arrived in the same tiny Welsh village with Josh with all of it's prying eyes, flapping tongues, and interpersonal conflict between villagers. Often times, I get annoyed when writers use the native foreign language where the story is taking place, but I think the author did a great job of incorporating enough to make you feel like you're actually there, without making you feel like you're missing out on what was just said.

She also did a commendable job of weaving in a bit of a Jonah-esque story in which Josh is running from his past, and God, but finds his way back, without being overbearing.

For me, the only drawback to the story was that it felt like it was leading up to reveal a secondary nemesis that was wreaking havoc on the community, but then never actually did. It just died with the blooming of the romance. I felt a little cheated, but with some of these shorter romance novels, sometimes you just have to overlook these omissions.

In general, I'd give the book a thumbs up and recommend it to anyone looking for a quick light read for vacation, or if you generally just love clean romance, especially when it takes place in foreign lands.

Amazing and captivating, this was a one sit read for me. The characters were strong and intriguing while the plot was captivating. I loved it and would recommend it to everyone. The book was awesome and addictive

I loved this book from the minute I read the first words. I kept wondering why Josh was running away. Throughout the book there are little hints as to why. The book is quite fast paced with quite a few unexpected twists and turns. A beautiful clean Christian romanic suspense.

This was the first book that I read by this author, but now I am most definitely a fan. Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

Welsh Wildfire is a fun getaway for the reader. The reader is easily pulled into the lives and everyday moments of the citizens of Betws-y-Coed, Wales. The author does a good job of establishing an understanding with the reader regarding the uniqueness of Welsh language and culture and demonstrating how it stands out from other regions of the United Kingdom.

While the story-line itself can be a bit predictable in places, the characters are still interesting. The reader can't help but cheer Josh on through his struggle and then reconciliation with God as well as his parents. There are some strong lessons and messages of encouragement throughout the unfolding story.

Welsh Wildfire is intended to be an entertainment read and it succeeds. It is not, however, a book in which one should expect deeply developed characters, dramatic plot twists and turns, or unexpected nuance. It is a quick enjoyable read with a somewhat fairy-tale feel.

Josh is a man who is fleeing from his pain and arrives in a small town in England
willing to forget everything that is tormenting him. Nothing better for this than a quiet town and a temporary job to think about how to move on.
Jess is a doctor in this city and works hard to take care of everyone who seek her, and on Sundays goes to church to thank God for her life. Her dream is to leave the city to work as a surgeon which is her specialty, but has not yet had the opportunity.
Thanks to an accident, these two lonely hearts will meet and nothing else will be the same anymore .
I really liked the way the writer presented Josh's grief and how it gradually made them both give themselves to love. Although the book is short, it conveys perfectly the message that there is no escape from problems or God.
I loved the sweet figure of Bryana, a little girl who is mute because of a trauma and for me featured in the book.
Narrated in the third person, the writer makes a perfect analogy with Jonas and presents bucolic landscapes where God shows His Majesty very well and because of this I found that the cover did not combine much . When I saw it soon I associated with something maritime and not a city in the Middle of mountains. Other than that the photos were perfect.
There was also a lack of linearity in some moments because in some chapters the change of location or character was not clear and this left me a bit confused. Anyway, I found it fantastic to know the words used in Scotland and the Welsh dialect besides thinking that we should always encourage reading books with good messages.
4 / 5stars