Robyn Carr’s What We Find is a Fierce and Fun Feminist Read

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You can say I’m a feminist romance novel lover. I like to think of myself as the Gloria Steinem of steam and seduction. I like a strong, empowering female lead. I don’t want someone who waits around for something to happen to them, but someone who explores their own life and makes their own decisions. Which is why I was thrilled when I hunkered down to read What We Find by Robyn Carr. It pulls you into the story of Maggie Sullivan, a prominent and successful neurosurgeon who has hit a crossroads. She’s battling the desire to work while nursing a break-up and the idea of how she thought her life was going to turn out. But when she loses a teenager on the surgery table, and finds herself in the middle of an exhausting lawsuit, it all becomes too much to bear.
Without a plan, Maggie finds herself on the road to her father’s general store set against the trails of Colorado. A place where she has always found peace and solitude.
However, that comfort and escape is cut short when her father, Sully, faces a crisis himself and it’s up to Maggie to put together the pieces of not only his recovery, but her own.

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She quickly realizes she won’t be doing it alone. Cal Jones, a hiker who’s a bit of a loner, steps in to help. He’s mysterious, sexy as hell, and eager to lend a hand. I was swooning for him before I even finished his first line of dialogue. He has muscles, he has stubble, and he has a bit of an attitude. What’s not to love?
Maggie appreciates Cal’s willingness to pitch in, but can’t help but be leery of his lone wolf attitude. She longs to know more about him, which only pushes him further away. However, that distance can’t stretch too far, thanks to the budding attraction growing between the two of them.
And let me just say, I will never look at camping the same way. After reading this book, you’ll want to book a cabin in the woods with your significant other immediately. Especially one that requires huddling close by a fire and using each other to stay warm.
As the connection between Cal and Maggie grows, your investment in their healing and peace grows with them. You want to see them happy—want to see them open up to each other and fill the voids in each other’s lives. You’ll be drawn into their pasts, and the reasons for their loneliness, and you’ll cheer for them to find happiness and love. But you’ll also wonder whether they are meant to be together, or better off alone.
What Carr does so well is making sure the characters find their own peace before opening up their worlds completely to another. I appreciated that, as well as the amazing build-up of desire growing between them. I mean, who hasn’t dreamed of sharing a tent with a hunky wilderness man?
You’ll also fall in love with Sully and the family and friends that fill the quaint and charming world of Sullivan’s Crossing. Practically every line by Sully put a smile on my face, and I found myself longing to sit on a porch, drinking a cold beer and hearing stories of the hikers he’s met over the years.
But in the end, you’ll be turning the pages of What We Find with incredible anticipation to find out where Maggie and Cal land, as they are each faced with that ever-nagging and vitally important question, “What do I want to do with my life?”
What We Find is on shelves April 5.

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