Review: A+ rating....
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2014
My Review:This book was so good, but I'll be honest with you...it absolutely is not going to be a book for everyone. One of the characters in the book is repeatedly assaulted and raped (via mostly memories) throughout the book and those scenes are a bit difficult, especially as you get further into the book and realize the character's mindset in those scenes.Eli and Creed have had a contentious relationship for ten years as they've worked the rodeo circuit together. Eli is known for his temper and he loves to throw it at Creed. Creed has tried to stay out of Eli's way, but "Red" knows how to push all his buttons. They haven't seen each other in three years when the book takes place, but then Eli spots Creed and begins to push things. Next thing they both know they are in jail and being sentenced by a judge...house arrest on Eli's ranch. Neither one is sure if they'll survive it, but they do and it's such a good story, because there has always been so much more going on behind the scenes that neither of these guys have realized...driving them toward and away from each other.What they don't realize is that they've both been abused by the same man over those ten years. Both abused, but in very different, but equally horrific ways. As they begin to connect, they begin to realize just how much they do have in common...although they don't realize just how deep it all goes...well, I guess it's more that Eli doesn't realize. These guys broke my heart...seriously, such wounded and scarred characters. Eli carries the physical scars, but Creed carries the deeper mental ones. Well, actually they both have mental scars that make it so difficult for either of them to reach out and trust. But when they do, those scenes are incredible in their sweetness and romantic soft moments. Almost every time I expected one of them to push the other away, the author would instead take them into an incredibly tender heartbreaking moment that simply melted my heart.These characters got to me and touched me in so many different ways. I fell in love with both of them and loved getting to watch their story...even when I was reading it through my tears.I loved every moment of reading this book. This is one of those books that I got sadder and sadder as I watched the pages go by because I didn't want it to end. I will definitely re-read this one again. Yes, it absolutely was that good.