Series:
Last Ride Texas (Book 4.5)
When it comes to love, nothing's by the book
After a string of failed relationships and broken
engagements, Alana Parkman has finally sworn off men. No more tears, no more
disappointments. With the help of her support group -- and a six-month vow of
celibacy -- she's ready to focus on healing her heart. Following the rules is
easy enough…until Gray Russell returns to Last Ride, still hotter than the
Texas sun itself.
Gray's come home looking for answers. Since learning the
truth about his biological mother, the former rodeo champion must find his real
father -- and he needs Alana's help to do it. Only now that he's back, that
first flame between them burns brighter than ever. As they dig through his
complicated past, will they also find a second chance for a happy future
together?
Good second chance love story. At less than sixty pages,
it was a quick and satisfying read. Alana and Gray were high school sweethearts
until he left town right after graduation, breaking her heart. They haven't
seen each other since then.
Alana had multiple failed relationships, including one
marriage and two engagements. For six months, she's sworn off men,
concentrating on healing her heart. She wasn't tempted to break the rules until
Gray returned to town and realized she'd never gotten over him.
Gray came home after finding out his life had been a lie.
An inheritance from his biological mother has thrown everything he thought he
knew upside down. His burning questions are: why didn't his mother want him?
And who is his father?
I loved the first meeting between Alana and Gray. She
went to the cemetery to get a picture of a tombstone for her research, and she
did not expect to find Gray there, looking at the same tombstone. She never saw
the reason coming when he dropped the bombshell that Sadie Jo had been his
mother. Gray only took a minute to accept that he needed Alana to help him make
sense of things the way she used to do when they were in school. I liked seeing
Gray open up to Alana about the shock, his feelings on the matter, and his
mixed feelings on what to do with his inheritance.
Then there was the heat between them, despite their long
separation. I liked their honesty about what separated them: Her parents didn't
like him and wouldn't have accepted him, even though Alana wouldn't have broken
things off. He didn't want that miserable circumstance for them, so he left.
Now he's back and needs Alana's help and support to deal with what lies before
him.
I enjoyed seeing the rekindling of the relationship
between Gray and Alana. They are older and better able to handle the obstacles
that stopped them before. The heat between them is even more intense than it
had been before. They can't be together for long before that heat bursts into
flame and pulls them together, though interruptions stop them from giving in more
often. I loved Alana's empathy, understanding of Gray's turmoil, and ability to
help him work through his feelings. That becomes critical when Gray learns the
truth about his biological dad.
I ached for Gray and the betrayal he felt. He had a lot to
consider, from accepting the truth of his birth to whether to keep the ranch. I
loved the ending and seeing that Gray and Alana realized that their heat has
its foundation in the love they have always felt for each other.
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