Review: A Summer Hot Read!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 9, 2014
When a second chance at love comes knocking on your door – or moves next door in Melody Bennett’s case – would you answer?Twenty-eight year old Melody Bennett has sworn off dating after realizing her expectations in men may be set too high. Expectations which had revolved around one boy she’d fallen in love with at seventeen years old; a young drifter who her father had hired as a stable-hand and who ultimately left her high and dry after promises of leaving her life behind for new adventures in the big world she’d yet to explore. Max.When the day came to set off on their own, he mysteriously vanished.She felt heart-wrenched. Used.Flashing forward, Melody, now training the horses on her father’s ranch, has one love in her life, her horse Lightning. She wholeheartedly believed she’d never love anything more than this horse that brings her so much joy. Often times, she misses the companionship of other human beings but the lingering thoughts of her past heartache quickly derail that thought . . . may still be too soon to open her heart to any more risksThat is, until she overhears banter among the old men on the ranch how Max had returned.As truth prevails and a close encounter threatens everything she learned to love, a new, yet stronger bond is made.I absolutely loved this short, southern-sweet tale and would absolutely love to eventually see more from these two characters and this gorgeous setting! Perhaps we will get a prequel? A story set back in time when they first fell in to the day he vanished? =DI feel like a lot of girls including myself could find a little of ourselves in Melody; for her love for her horse, for her determination and overall outlook on life. I love how she chooses not to lose herself in a strew of men, to stay focused on keeping her life on track and staying true to her feelings. That is empowering for women everywhere!I will be recommending this to all my friends!