Fern's Date with Destiny

Heart Falls Vignette and Novella Collection, Book 4

De: Vivian Arend

Narrado por: Tatiana Sokolov

They can’t outrun destiny. A stand-alone story by New York Times bestselling Author Vivian Arend.

When Fern Fields heads out on a trail ride with Cody Gabrielle—the quiet ranch foreman at Red Boot ranch—she has no idea how well they’ll click. Cody’s steady charm and quick wit are enticing, and Fern wonders if destiny might have a slightly dusty cowboy in mind for her sometime down the road.

By the time their friendship bursts into a full-blown relationship, everyone’s so used to seeing them together they’re practically hiding in plain sight. The secret is part of the fun—a little mystery tucked into their everyday routine. But just as Cody begins to picture a future with the woman who makes everything brighter, life throws him a curve he never expected.

Suddenly, it’s not just about falling in love—it’s about whether love is strong enough to weather the unknown and still stand steady on the other side.

©2025 Vivian Arend (P)2025 Vivian Arend

Sweet plot

This is a sweet romance that has drama as well.
The storyline is believable and the characters have
the ability to draw you into there world.
The narrator was brilliant bringing the book and characters
to life.
I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this audiobook.

I loved it!

This was a great story. It’s filled with love, the kind that weathers good and bad times. I won’t give any spoilers but you might shed a tear or two as Fern and Cody work to get their HEA. I almost forgot to mention that I enjoyed Tatiana Sokolov's performance.

What a wonderful lady Fern has turned out to be

Watching Cody and Fern come to love one another was a sight to behold. Fern is much deeper than just a friend though, she is your person. Beautifully written. Loved the audiobook narrated by Tatiana Sokolov.

Believe Together

This is such a bittersweet novella. I want to hate it for the bitter part, but I just can't. Cody Gabrielle and Fern Fields are wonderful. Even when life's curveballs send them running for the hills, the way they quietly fight for what they have and want makes me love them all the more.

Things between them grow organically over the course of a couple of years. I love that we get to see them through the stages of their transformation. It turns out that Fern can keep a relationship secret better than her grandmother, Sonora, was able to. LOL!

The ending is absolutely perfect for them. Rose and Chance accept the incursion better than most would, including me. Either way, this is another wonderful addition to the series!

Prior reading may not be required, but having Heart Falls knowledge is something I recommend.

I listened to the audio book. Tatiana Sokolov narrates this with the love and quality I've come to expect from her. 🎧💙🎧

Story: 4.5 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Listening Speed: 1.8x

No secrets in small towns

Ferns Date with Destiny is book 4 in the Heart Falls Vignette and Novella Collection. It is a novella and follows Fields sister, Fern, as she falls for rancher and jack of all trades, Cody.

Fern, and her three sisters, were adopted by the Fields. Fern was a baby when she was adopted. Fern is special. She is missing part of her arm and wears a prosthetic to gain full mobility. All of the girls have flower names. She works with her sister Rose at Buns and Roses, their bakery and flower shop in Heart Falls. She has watched all three of her sisters fall in love. Fern is the last single sister and really wants to find her happily ever after.

Cody works for Red Boot Ranch working the ranch and the activities for their guests. When his mother married an Irishman years ago, he gained a brother, Chance. Chance is now engaged to Rose and a successful painter. Cody sees how happy Chance is and longs for someone to love him like Rose loves Chance.

Cody and Fern have had an attraction for awhile. But neither wanted to ruin their friendship or the budding love of their siblings. So they remained friends. Until ...

While trying to retain their friends only relationship, things shift between them. All of a sudden they are looking at each other in a new light. Well, not new, but enhanced. They start doing activities together, but pass it off as one helping the other. They want to keep the fact they are seeing each other that way a secret.

But in a small town there are no secrets.

Except one.

When strange things start happening to Cody, he refuses to talk to anyone about it. Including his brother and Fern. But Fern is not having that. She finally gets him to open up about what is going on. And she stands beside him. She is the first person he calls when trouble hits.

For a couple trying to keep their rendezvous' a secret, they definitely lack finesse. It is pretty funny to see their reactions when his brother and her sisters admit they know all about them. And they may have been helping to set them up together.

Watching these two go on adventures was fun. Living where they do, they have so many options for activities to choose from.

Knowing what is in Cody's future, I am curious to see him, and Fern, in future books. I want to see how they handle the challenges yet to come for them. I am hoping that things progress slowly, but one never knows what life has in store for them.

This is yet another book narrated by Tatiana Sokolov. She has brought life to Rocky Mountain and Heart Falls. She brings the joy and love along with the heartbreak and challenges. Here is to more characters voiced by her.