REVIEW: Lessons in Gravity by Megan Westfield

Lessons in Gravity by Megan Westfield  is a unique and intense romance that happens during a summer internship with an outdoor adventure film company.

April Stephens has always avoided risk, after watching her adventurous stunt pilot father die in a fiery crash. But the chance to work with a well known documentary filmmaker is too good to pass up, even if it means she’ll have to face some of her fears in order to capture the death defying rock climbing scenes up the side of Yosemite’s famed Sorcerer’s Spire.

Josh Knox is the man of the hour, the one who she’s going to profile on his journey to the top. He’s a close mouthed individual, making the one on one interviews she’s supposed to conduct with him a challenge, since he doesn’t seem the least bit interested in being on camera. But as the barriers he’s built up to protect himself come down, April and Josh find themselves unable to deny their attraction. Josh is exactly the kind of guy April swore to never get involved with after losing her dad. Is their fledgling relationship doomed to fail just as it’s getting off the ground?

I really enjoyed this story! The setting is well described in beautiful Yosemite, as is the reality of camping out in the bush. The rock climbing scenes are intense and dramatic, with enough detail to make them come vividly to life without being too technical for the reader unfamiliar with the skills and equipment involved. Knowing that Josh plans to free climb to the top of the Spire puts a layer of tension through the story that makes it hard to put down.

Josh and April’s relationship develops slowly. While we know a lot about April’s past and her feelings, Josh is a bit of an enigma. The story is told all from April’s point of view so we only learn about Josh what he shares with her, including that he’s estranged from his family and this is part of why he climbs seemingly without fear of any consequences that could happen. When they do get together they share some sweet and sexy scenes. But underneath it all is the reality that Josh’s plans could get him killed.

The second half of the story is intense and action packed as April must conquer her fears of climbing in order to capture the perfect shots, while dealing with the reality that Josh’s climbing is not just a hobby but an essential part of who he is. We get a happy ending for the couple as they work through their fears to find the compromise that will keep them together after the summer is over. I highly recommend this exciting and unique romance!

Book Info:

Publication: Oct 24, 2016 | Entangled Publishing |

All eyes are on Josh Knox…

Fearless. Guarded. Cut-to-perfection. Daredevil rock climber. The best in the world.

This time he’s poised to scale Yosemite’s notoriously treacherous Sorcerer Spire, with Walkabout Media & Productions filming every move.

April Stephens’s dream to be a documentary filmmaker rests on her acing her internship with Walkabout, and that means getting the abrasive Josh to give her more than one-word answers in his interviews.

The problem is, with every step forward professionally, she and Josh are also taking a step forward personally, and after watching her stunt pilot father die in a fiery crash, a guy who risks his life for a living is the last person she should be falling for. Especially because in one month her internship will have them dangling three thousand feet in the air from the side of the Sorcerer. She’ll be filming. He’ll be climbing without a rope.