Review: Mike is magic!......
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 27, 2014
This is the fourth book in the 'Burg series by Kristen Ashley and Mike finally gets his story. I really loved Mike in At Peace and even though we knew he wasn't going to get Vi, there was a hint of what his story would be about. He had brought Vi to see the view from his bedroom balcony, which overlooked the Holliday farmhouse, telling her his high school girlfriend had lived there. He starts to say "...and she had this sister..." and then got all thoughtful and faraway. At that point, I knew Ms. Ashley had good things planned for Mike. And, yes, she did.Mike and Dusty, aka the sister, connect immediately following the funeral of her older brother Darrin, who had died suddenly at the age of fourth-four. Being the alpha male that he is, and being influenced not only by his past, but also by the bitchy older sister ex-girlfriend, Mike manages to royally screw up THREE times and Dusty is history. She goes back to Texas. Mike is morose, Dusty is depressed and nobody is happy. At this point, the younger generation seems a whole lot smarter than the grown-ups and they manipulate the best book reconciliation EVER!The rest of the story has lots of evil sister drama, ex-wife, ex-boyfriend drama, beautiful young love, lots of chuckles, and a really terrifying scare. Through it all, we get to see how strong and beautiful Dusty really is, how good a man Mike is, and what real love can accomplish. And, oh yeah, the epilogue! Awesome!!BTW, I know the author has roots in Indiana, but when Mike and Dusty's lunch included chili cheese Fritos and Dr. Pepper, that was pure Texas greatness! Way to go!