First Comes Love was a beautiful love story. A story filled with love, surrounded by children, and two people who found love when they never thought that they would. ~ Kitty, Guilty Pleasures
Blurb:
In Heather Heyford’s newest book, a single mom and attorney with deep roots in the rolling hills of Oregon’s Ribbon Ridge wine country thinks her family is perfect as is—until she crosses paths again with a gruff police officer who has two boys of his own . . .
There is nothing sweeter than the family you pick yourself . . .
After detective Alex Walker’s last case in Portland is skewered by a tough-as-nails attorney, he decides to finish out his career on a quiet note in the Willamette Valley. Dedicated to his job and committed to his family, he’s fine letting his brusque exterior keep even the thought of a relationship at bay—especially once he realizes his new hometown is the old hometown of the attorney who ruined his last case . . .
Single mom and attorney Kerry O’Hearn is just as wary as Alex is, thanks to her disastrous first marriage. But she isn’t fooled by Alex’s tough-guy image. When he asks for her assistance in gaining custody of two little boys from an abusive foster home, she sees what he desperately tries to hide: a giant-sized heart. Between them they have five kids and a whole barrel of bad experience. And yet, Kerry can’t shake the feeling that she and the crusty cop were meant to be . . .
Welcome back to The Sweet Spot. Heather Heyford gives us her second book in the Willamete Valley Romance 
series. Detective Alex Walker and Attorney Kerry O’Hearn are the most unlikely couple to find a happily-ever-after. But, after a lot of drama, they do. And I thoroughly enjoyed watching them come full circle. Him from hate to love and her from disinterest to love. Enjoy your visit to Willamette Valley where the most unlikely people seem to fall in love.
Detective Alex Walker had a huge chip on his shoulder. Leaving Portland behind for the quiet in Newberry, he was just thrilled to see the bane of his existence, the reason he left Portland, sitting in the bar stool right next to him. He just wants peace and quiet and he gets aggravation. Why does he hate her so much? He left his career because of her. He lost his partner because of her. But, he loves working here and won’t let her push him out. He has a boss that see’s through his gruff exterior to the man that he really is inside. Assigning him to teaching boxing at the Community Center, he has no choice but to interact with Kerry, especially when her daughter takes an interest in the program and waxes poetic about Coach Alex. But, it’s two little boys who truly steal his heart and gives his life meaning again. He also can’t be anything but intrigued with her beautiful mother. Walking that fine line between hate and love, he has to finally admit that he fell in love with her watching her work the trial that brought him down.
Kerry has her hands full. A failed marriage to a cop … a child out of wedlock with a police officer. Her track record with the police isn’t one that she’s proud off. Returning to Newberry was not something that she planned on but, it was too hard being a single mother in Portland. Taking her brother up on his offer to join his firm, she moves home along with her three children, one of which is very upset about the move. But, it’s the best for everyone in the long run. Until her heart starts calling out to the ruff and gruff police officer. She can’t trust another one not to hurt her but, the electricity between them is too much to ignore and she can’t forget those kisses. Now, her heart is again on the line and she’s not sure if she’ll survive losing this one.
I enjoyed First Comes Love but didn’t love it as much as I did The Sweet Spot. There was a lot going on with both of these characters. They would come together, go apart and then come together. I loved that the story also revolved around the children and that we really saw the vulnerable side of Alex when he was fighting for them. I enjoyed the flow of the story, how everything came together. I also loved that this was an older couple with flaws that they worked through and found what they both needed in their lives. Heather Heyford did a nice job of bringing The Sweet Spot into the story but I would have loved to catch up with Hank and Jamie. I am looking forward to Right All Along.
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