Review: Loved this book!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 3, 2014
In Unattainable, Ms. Garcia writes of true, selfless love, not the "fairy tale" type of love. The heroine, Dell Rosales, returns home to take over her deceased father's horse ranch in Laredo, Texas on the border between Texas and Mexico. She is estranged from her wealthy mother and her mother's family who are trying to control her and the ranch. Dell has a heart as big as Texas and opens her ranch to several troubled teenage girls who have been in and out of trouble of all kinds, hoping she can help them to turn their lives around. She also is a foster parent to Becky, a precious toddler taken away from her drug addicted mother. Dell loves Becky and hopes to be able to adopt her.Since the only thing separating the ranch from Mexico, is the Rio Grande River which drug smugglers and coyotes bringing illegal immigrants across use for their own dark purposes. This brings in the hero, Jovani Trevino. Jovani, or Jovi as he is called, is a former Drug Enforcement Agent. Dell hires him to take care of the horses not knowing he is there undercover to prove whether or not she is involved in drug smuggling.Dell and Jovi's mutual admiration for each other becomes friendship which turns to deeper feelings. But because Jovi must prove she is not involved with drug smuggling, he holds back the truth about himself and his true feelings. Dell has been crushed in the past by people who claimed to love her so she tries to hold back her growing affection for Jovi. When Dell is attacked and injured, Jovi can no longer hide his purpose for being there or his feelings. In time, he and Dell get their "happily ever after" and Dell is able to adopt Becky.Ms. Garcia did a fantastic job of bringing out deep emotions of all kinds through the book. Another thing that makes this book stand out above the rest is her use of Spanish words interspersed throughout the book. She does it in a way that adds realism and added interest but is totally understandable to a non-Spanish speaking person. Well done, Ms. Garcia!