Review: Left me surprised and begging for more!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 5, 2014
Denver is a rodeo queen working the college circuit! Her mother is married to a man who has tried repeatedly to "have" Denver but she makes no move to protect her daughter. Her father hates her mother and sees her in Denver and when she begs him to let her move in with him, he denies her, leaving Denver feeling unlovable. Greer is the boy next door. His friendship with Denver is the only good relationship she has ever known. After saving her from her stepfather, she begs him to take her innocence, believing that it is what the men who've tried to get her are really after. Greer has always loved her, but doesn't want their love to be like that. He knows it is wrong, but unless he wants to lose her to someone else he steps up and sleeps with anyway. So begins a destructive relationship of using and being used. My heart broke for Denver and her family life. I was so happy she had Greer in her life. He was the perfect best friend and the way he saw her was beautiful. I read his words and fell in love with the sensitive man. Greer tries to love him too, in the way that he deserves to be loved, but she can't help feeling attracted to bull rider, Ransom. She fights it though and tries to remain true to Greer, until he lets a secret slip, making her question all her feelings for him. An atrocious act is piled on top of the betrayal and Denver is left broken and crying under the stairs where she is found by Ransom. He fights the same attraction for her as she does for him. Rumors are that she is a slut and she admits it. She feels like a slut especially after what happened with Greer. Ransom takes her in despite his reservations and slowly peels away the layers that make up Denver, and he realizes that she is not what he thought. He is not what she expected either.  The story is wonderful, keeping me attentive throughout the main characters inner struggle. At the end I was still sad for Denver, I felt betrayed by Greer as well, but still find him worthy of redemption. Mostly I was excited for the revelation of Ransom for Denver and was dying to find out what happened next only to learn it was the end of the book. I can't wait for the next one to fine out what happens to these captivating characters.