Review: Bittersweet love story *Minor spoilers*
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 10, 2013
I absolutely LOVED this book! It had a great blend of heartache, suspense, humor and a beautiful HEA!I really connected with the main characters Sawyer and Makenna. They had great chemistry together from the very beginning that built from friendship to love. They both needed each other to pull themselves out of the past and focus on the future that lay ahead for them.Sawyer was a great with the right amount of hot alpha male with a very kind heart who loved Mak (as he called her) with his whole heart. It was interesting to see his darker side and the demon he carried with him and your heart really goes out to him. He truly is a hero and when he finally sees himself in a new light all you can feel is pure joy for this amazing man.Makenna I really felt for. She was dealing with such strong emotions of grief that she was a shell of who she was before loosing Shane and it was affecting her daily life and the people who cared about her. I really admired her for getting up day after day and trying to live her life when all she wanted to do was give up. Her best friend really frustrated me and at times seemed pretty harsh and to take away a friendship because someone doesn't know how to move on was very cruel. Her relationship with Sawyer made her see things different and realize that you can't stay stuck in the past and wish for things that can't change. You have to focus on the future ahead and live your life and honor the people who can no longer be here. Sawyer was a great support system for her but it was Makenna who truly saved herself and got out of the hole she had been in since looking her fiancée. It was amazing to see the growth in her and the love she choose to share with the people around her.I really enjoyed the secondary characters as well. William, the gruff on the outside but a total softy on the inside Grandfather. Makenna's amazing parents. Her Mom cracked me up with the sex talk, Ha! And loved the way her Dad called her Scout. Hope to see more from these guys in future books!I was pleasantly surprised with this book and will definitely read it again.  I am looking forward to more from this series and author and hope there will be a little of Sawyer and Makenna in book 2! :)