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He doesn�t need a woman in his life; she knows he can�t live without her.


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A promise rekindled. A secret revealed. A second chance at the family they never had.


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A cowboy with a second chance. A waitress with a hidden gift. And a small town where love paints a brand-new beginning.


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Red River Deep

Red River Deep, January 2022
by Carolyn Brown

Sourcebooks Casablanca
Featuring: Tracey; Austin
192 pages
ISBN: 1728242819
EAN: 9781728242811
Kindle: B08WYN59SD
Mass Market Paperback / e-Book
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"Everything I ever learned about country was from Carolyn Brown."

Fresh Fiction Review

Red River Deep
Carolyn Brown

Reviewed by Sandra Wurman
Posted February 19, 2022

Romance Contemporary

The missteps of youth are so often spoken of that we take them for granted. Everyone has moments that they recollect with dismay or regret. And so was the case with Tracey and Austin. Two folks waiting to graduate high school and follow career dreams of college. This meant putting personal wishes on a back burner but, with their everlasting love and devotion, that should not have been a problem. Except it was. Austin had outspoken complaints about how spoiled Tracey was. Tracey’s world was her father. Their bond was strong. Austin’s family, on the other hand, was big and growing. He too had obligations to his family. Somehow these two smart people couldn’t get passed their stubbornness and find a compromise. And without that, they inevitably broke up.

Carolyn Brown outdoes herself in RED RIVER DEEP. Brown has always been a romantic and so it is no wonder that she flexed her literary muscles creating Tracey and Austin. Their circumstances are sad, but that sadness doesn’t last forever due to Carolyn Brown and her intent to somehow get these two back together.

Fate of course plays a role along with love, faith, and country. Again, the country music influence plays a supporting role. Wouldn’t be a Carolyn Brown work of heart without it.

So, we are the audience watching the ongoing give and take between two stubborn souls. Each has created a life. Austin has a preschool-aged daughter named Emily who is precocious and smart. Tracey has a son named Jackson around the same age as Emily. Fearless and smart, both single parents are raising children. Emily and Jackson meet at school and an instant friendship is born. Little do these two realize that they are indeed related. And that’s when the fun begins.

Dialogue that is crisp, sassy, and flirtatious is front and center in RED RIVER DEEP. RED RIVER DEEP is an interesting study on the importance of family - especially regarding unconventional families. It also shows the essence of friendship. So many pieces of a puzzle that, when they finally fit, make an amazing family.

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SUMMARY

New York Times bestselling author Carolyn Brown's Texas twang and inimitable sass are winners in this contemporary romance about rekindling an old flame that never truly went out

One fight ended it all. And now Tracey has a secret, and bittersweet memories that she keeps close to her heart. Maybe a brand-new start in a brand-new town would help erase the memories. It's at least worth a try.

Building a new life is what Austin is planning to do when he takes the position at Oklahoma State University. He planned on forgetting the past, not rekindling an old love with Tracey Walker. But maybe sometimes a person has to put an end to the past in order to move on to the future.

He loved her Red River deep, but with their shattered past and present responsibilities, it won't be easy for either of them to learn to trust and love again. But miracles do happen every day, and there must be some reason why fate keeps throwing them together....


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