ARC REVIEW Crossing Hope by Kimberly Kincaid

Cross Creek #4, The Long lost daughter and the rival come together in this completely not Romeo and Juliet forbidden romance. Marley Ralston only came to Cross Creek to meet the father and brothers she never knew because it was her mother's dying wish. She avoids them whenever she can only really getting close to Scarlett, Cate and Emerson, her brother's significant others. She knows she's going to have to listen to his side of the story eventually but she' putting it off as long as possible. All she really wants to do is make enough money to pay off her mother's medical bills and then leave. Plans change when she gets arrested for shoplifting. Greyson Whittaker only loves one thing his farm, and it's not even technically his yet it's still in his father's name; his father who hates the farm. Greyson is having a fairly good day until he gets arrested for excessive parking tickets. Both Marley and Greyson go before the Judge who decides that is in their best interest to do community service.... together. Greyson and Marley are stuck working with the Milhaven Animal Shelter for the next 200 hours which must be completed in the next 90 days.

Greyson and Marley argue quite a bit in the beginning but as they spend more time together at the shelter the more they are willing to give into the attraction. They are willing to lend the sympathetic ear to each other and offer the advise everyone else is to scared to give. The more Marley works with Greyson the more she's willing to hear out of her family and she starts to open up more to Tobias. But Marley has some deep rooted fears she must overcome before Greyson and her can have their HEA. Judge Abernathy really knew what she was doing when she paired them off not only did the relationship between Marley and Greyson grow it opened them up to heal old wounds with their families. I loved Marley and Greyson, I was excited to find out Marley was getting her own book and it hit all the right spots. It's emotional with some great humor I loved all the characters this all in all was an awesome series. Overall, for this book it was such a good read and a wonderful way to end the series.