Review: covered in coal buried in secrets
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 9, 2014
Outstanding debut novel by Silla Webb. Just the right amount of everything to keep it moving at a great pace and keep you hanging on wanting more. This story takes place in Kentucky , deep in the coal mines. The dialect is different and true to its roots , I actually fell in love with the way they spoke , loved every minute of it !! Colton can whisper his sweet nothings to me any day of the week !! It ends the way it begins , coming full circle , but not meaning the story is complete , just meaning you will be just as stunned at the end as you were in the beginning.The prologue gives you a small glimpse of Carly Jo's world. A daddy's girl ,living with her dad and sister since their mom left them as young kids. In love with her childhood friend , high school sweetheart and now a graduate on the verge of heading off to college to start her adult life. Much to her surprise her world is flipped completely upside down. Colton leaves her , she finds herself in a scary predicament and much to her surprise her daddy turns his back on her. Carly Jo has no choice but to run away and try to start over. Written with such great emotion I really just wanted to jump in the book and give this poor girl a hug.Fast forward 7 years...Tragedy has struck Carly Jo's family and she is forced to come home and say goodbye to her daddy and face the town she turned her back on 7 years ago. Things go from bad to horrible after he  passes away and leaves her the company. Now faced with being the CEO of a major mining company Carly Jo has to abandon her nice simple life and move back to the coal covered town she grew up in. This also means she has to face her sister , Colton and his family after all this time. Everyone has secrets from their pasts and hearts are on the line while emotions run all over the place. Colton and Carly come face to face breaking each others hearts again before they begin to heal each other. As relationships are mended between Carly Jo and her sister and mom she also finds new friends in Heidi Jo and Luke.Problems at the mines and problems with her daddy's secrets that won't stay hidden threaten everything Carly Jo has come to terms with. One accident , one friend and one careless night may just undo the life she was trying to put back together after 7 years of heartache.Carly is a strong willed character but almost too strong , I want to hold her down and make her see what is right in front of her before it is too late. Colton is a hard worker , great father and super hot !! He is determined to have Carly Jo back in his life and he is not giving up the fight no matter the cost. Will this one discovery change that or will there be more secrets to bury ??