Review: Down to Earth Love Story,
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 5, 2014
This is one of those books that once you begin reading, you just can't seem to put it down. The story has a bit of everything in it, such as love, betrayal, pain, heartbreak, friendship, overwhelming feeling of loss, love, laughter, and in the end you discover that love can prevail. This is my first book I have read from C.J. Carmichael, but I can say it won't be my last. The story is about Mattie Carrigan, a wife to Wes [rodeo cowboy, ranch owner], mother of twin girls who have recently left home for college. Mattie think her life is perfect, she loves living and working the ranch, and now with the twins at college, her and Wes can begin the next part of their life together. But, Mattie soon learns that is not going to happen when Wes tells her he is selling the ranch, and leaving. Leaving the ranch and her. Mattie is heart broken, she feels betrayed, has no idea what to do , how to tell her girls, where she is going to live, everything is falling apart all around her. But, That's when her long time neighbor and friend Nat Diamond, comes to her aid. Whether she wants it or not. Nat knows Mattie is a strong good woman, one he has had feelings for, but never let them surface. I found myself drawn into the story, feeling her pain, crying along with her, and yes feeling her betrayal, even anger at times, By the end of the book you discover that love can win out, that what you thought was your life may not be what life has in store for you. this is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I think Montana Born Books has out done themselves by picking such wonderful writers.