BOOK REVIEW: Dark Mountain Ambush by Nicole Helm

Dark Mountain Ambush by Nicole Helm

A Western Edge Mystery, Book 2

Tule Publishing (August 6, 2025)

More secrets lurk in the Montana mountains…and the past.

Private investigator Samantha Price savors a slow summer at her firm Honor’s Edge Investigations, along with Nate Bennet, who recently received his license to join her as an investigator. They make a strong, though still uneasy team. When a new, but familiar client requests help, the case seems like a slam dunk, but of course there are complications. Aly Cartwright works on the Bennet ranch and is engaged to Nate’s brother. One clue leads to another, and what starts as a vandalism investigation widens to connect to a recent murder and another nearly two decades old.

Nate, who left home at fifteen, isn’t sure he’s back for good or ready to make peace with his brothers. Samantha too has made enemies with the Bennets. But when Aly’s estranged mother reappears on the heels of increased vandalism, threats and danger, can Samatha and Nate negotiate a truce with the Bennetts long enough to untangle the mysteries and save Aly and each other from a grisly end?

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REVIEW

Mystery, families reuniting, romance, & danger

The brothers all work together once Aly is a target of vandalism. Secrets are revealed and relationships are mending and growing. Samantha & Nick’s attraction and chemistry continues to grow slowly. Engaging read with secrets, twists, and interesting characters. This is book two in the Western Edge Mystery series and I recommend you read book 1, Double Edge Reckoning first.

Reviewed by Comfy Chair Books/Lisa Reigel (July 21, 2025)

eARC provided by Tule Publushing

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nicole Helm writes down-to-earth contemporary romance—from farmers to cowboys, midwest to the west, she writes stories about people finding themselves and finding love in the process. She lives in Missouri with her husband and two sons, surrounded by light sabers, video games, and a shared dream of someday owning a farm.