Come on, who doesn’t love a sexy cowboy? And Luke is made-to-measure in all the right places from his Stetson to his boots.

This book is about choices—many of them bad ones. Emily’s marriage has sailed way past the rocks and she’s with her gorgeous new boyfriend Joshua in New York. However, her suitcase is filled with memories and secrets. The city is like living on a different planet for the country girl. She’s set, she has it all, and her new life is a ball. But it isn’t perfect, and the shine isn’t as shiny as the party glitterballs.

The time comes when she has to go back home to talk to Luke about wrapping things up. Emily, Emily, Emily, haven’t you heard of email, girl?

Well, from New Year’s on—that story was only going in one direction, and we were on that train and travelling West.

What I loved about the story is that it is a classic love story—but it’s classic because it’s real. Childhood sweethearts don’t always meet, fall in love, have 2.4 children and a dog—and in this case a beautiful black horse. Sometimes that road map we build for ourselves has a landslide right across the road and you have to reroute. Things can happen to change a person.

The writing is superb. The story is as complex as any marriage breakup tends to be. And we have the twists and surprises to look forward to along the way. It’s gritty in places and not all as sweet as a corn dog at the rodeo. This author writes a spectacular country-girl book. You can almost smell the countryside and the mountains.

Great escapism, and the kind of story you need a comfy sofa and chocolate for. I loved this book.

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