Howdy!
For once I have the perfect reason to use this greeting, because the review you’re about to read, is as country as I’m willing to get in life, well maybe. I came across this book while watching Chelsea Palmer on her YouTube channel. She had recently listened to the Audible of this book but went on ahead and purchased it and the other books in the series. She said they were really good, but gave everyone a warning that it is a bit rough in the beginning. Funny thing is, the day I found it (for free!) on Kindle, I must’ve forgotten about the caution because she wasn’t kidding about it, that’s for sure!
One word.
Stay.
It was all he had to do. Instead, he got on that bus and took my heart with him.
That was seventeen years ago.
I moved on. Marriage. Kids. White picket fence. Everything I ever wanted, but my husband betrayed me and I was left once again.
Alone, penniless, and with two boys, I had no choice but to return to Tennessee. He wasn’t supposed to be there. I should’ve been safe. However, fate has a way of stepping in.
This time around, the tables are turned. It’s my decision. Second chances do exist, but I don’t know if we can repair what’s already been broken . . .
taken from Goodreads.
This is my second book set in a country fictionized place, full of horses and gorgeous men. However, this isn’t full on erotica at all. It definitely contemporary, but with lots of raw emotions mixed into the theme. Our main character is Presley, who is a youngish mother, who basically gets the rug pulled out from under her when her husband dies; leaving her with not only two children but to clean up the mess he left them in. When she realizes she can’t find the right resources, she has to go with her last resort which is moving back to her family’s home and ranch and face her worst fears, the one that got away.
Despite the fact that there are parts in the book, where you feel absolute sadness for her little family, in about two or three paragraphs you will be laughing out loud because of the silliest things the characters will do and say. I think that was one of the main reasons why I kept going back to the book at all hours!
As I read each chapter, I immediately thought back to the film Sweet Home Alabama. I found it a little odd that there were so many similarities between the two of them, but there were two things that I really enjoyed and the first was the character Wyatt is absolutely hilarious! The whole time I was focused on this book, I instantly had the actor who played Bobby Ray (Ethan Embry) in my head. I couldn’t help it! And the other was the banter between Presley and Zach in the beginning brought me back to when Melanie makes her way back Alabama and surprises Jake by stopping by their old house all of a sudden. I imagined to perfect detail on the scene when Zach approaches Presley in her workspace in the barn and she throws a damn stapler at him and Zach just ducking for cover! It still makes me laugh inside because it was a perfect reaction.
If you haven’t read the series, you might want to add this to your summer reading list. It’s a perfect rom-com for the times. You’ll laugh, cry and fall hopelessly in love with the story of these imperfect characters.
Have you read this book and the rest of the series yet? What were your thoughts on it? Did you enjoy it or was it not up to par to others? Let me know below in the comments.
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