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Creek Canyon, Book 2

By: Catherine Bybee

Narrated by: Tara Sands

A brave woman’s flight from the past leads her toward new love in a novel about courage, hope, and second chances by Catherine Bybee, New York Times bestselling author of My Way to You.

After Erin Fleming escapes from her controlling and abusive ex, she finds refuge in the heart of Santa Clarita, California. Eager to start over, she has a new name, a new look, and a new career. Settled into a private guesthouse, Erin can breathe free. Far from the shadows she’s outrun, Erin is finally learning to live for herself. Her new unexpected friendship with her landlord starts to crack open the armor Erin’s enclosed herself in. But it’s Matt who speeds up the pace of Erin’s heart and makes her wish for things she believes she can never have.

Matt Hudson, a firefighter in one of California’s wildfire epicenters, has a passion for danger. He lives for the adrenaline rush his profession awards him. But his protective instincts take over once Matt meets Erin. So does an attraction he can’t deny. Above all else, he’s determined to prove to Erin that she can trust him. As the sparks between them ignite, so does a real-world danger. Erin’s past is not letting go. It’s just in hiding.

Before Erin’s ex finds her, she and Matt have to find him. And finally put an end to everything that’s becoming a threat to their love, and to Erin’s life.

©2020 Catherine Bybee. (P)2020 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Great Story Not great Narration

This story was great and it would have been so much better with a different narrator for the men. It was a little hard to listen to at times! The story though was really good and had me tearing up at times. I loved Matt he was such a good guy!

loved it

I really enjoyed this book. I look forward to reading the rest in the series.

book 2

I really enjoyed the story. keep me guessing and Matt keeps me in love with him. the ending is what I hoped for. great book.

Bybee never disappoints

I may be bias as Bybee is my all time favorite author but honestly..she does it again. The transition from book one to book two was a seamless as what I pictured Erin’s first wedding dress would have been. I laughed out loud, cried ugly tears and shed many happy tears. I even felt that suspense build at the end. Bravo.

I’m an RN and the portrayal of an abused spouse was so very accurate. I always appreciate her medical background shining through within her written words! This book can help others understand why a person can’t ‘just leave’ when being abused. It’s not easy. Emotionally, mentally nor physically. The abuser breaks all of those barriers where strength lies within one self, down.

A lighter note to wrap up my review; I preferred the voice narrative of the first book in this series. This one wasn’t bad by any means. Just a personal preference.

Another strong adventure by Bybee

Bybee continued with her book 1 characters in this Creek Canyon series introducing Erin Fleming's reason for being reclusive and skittish. Her past explodes on the page, keeping the reader riveted to the story as she deals with PTSD, fear for her new friends safety, and allows herself to fall in love with Matt, the fireman and Colin's brother. Bybee's development of characters allows us to get in their heads and watch the characters grow, giving obstacles to overcome. The backstory is not only told in PTSD flashbacks, but in Erin's physical reactions to any sudden movements. We meet more of Colin and Matt's family as their dad is a formal policeman and Grace is constantly choosing the wrong guy to date. We get to see and hear about Parker and Colin finally going to Cabo and him popping the question despite humorous hiccups along the way. The way Erin finally allows people in, opening her heart to love, friendship, and family, will for sure make other readers want Book 3 to be published soon.

The change of voice for audible was unexpected. I was waiting to launch into a listen with the Book 1's voice actress. For future reference, please keep voice actors/actresses the same as it maintains the continuity of the development of the characters. I had to get used to Sands. Some of the male voices were too high-pitched for me. However as the story moved past the first third, I got enveloped in the story and stopped critiquing, so that's why I gave it 3.5 stars for the performance.

Persormance of Male voices was annoying. Loved book!

Book one voices great, not so in book two. Did. Ot like how male voices were done. I did like book!

Story was great!

I loved this book, but the narrator doesn’t do well with other characters voices. The young brother sounded like a smurf and when she tried to be the voice for the men it threw off the whole story.

Great characters!

It's a good story but definitely didn't like this speaker. Much better on the first book

Slow to start but nice build

I struggled in the beginning, became invested about half way through and enjoyed the story

Good Story!

4 Stars for me!

My rating range of this story... 3.75 - 4.25
If significant, why?

Main Character Ratings...
H = 8/10
h = 8/10

Narrator Rating(s)
M = n/a
F = 7/10
If below 5/10,why?

Was cheating involved? No
Any major triggers to be aware of? Spousal Abuse (discussed)

If Comedy... Type? n/a
Genuinely Funny
Cringe Inducing
Just No!

Angst Level? Low
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop


Scenes with heat... Yes
What point does it start? 60%
How much of the story? 1%
Anything beyond M/F? No
If yes, explained

Heat Rating... 2/10
Clean or Fade to Black - 1 or 2
Normal to Descriptive 3-5
Detailed Descriptive Sex - 6-7
Um, Wow, Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above

Was there so much sex or unrealistic sex that you rolled your eyes and/or skipped forward? No

The back story... The blurb says it all

The Romance... Instant attraction builds over time. Once trust is established, both fall in love.

The drama explosion... The Ex makes his move
Did it feel Real, OK or contrived? Contrived
Was it OTT? Yes
Separation involved? No
Was it resolved properly or rushed? Properly

Final Notes... The ending was made a bit more dramatic than it should have been. They did everything right up until the last 30 minutes of the story which should have prevented the final outcome. Other than that, it was another great story by CB.


HEA or HFN? HEA