Review: Excellent!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 27, 2014
Haley Carston had moved around a lot when she was a teenager so she rarely made friends. When her aunt invited her to stay with her and finish high school she finally had a home and friends. Katie, her friend in school fixed her up with Maddox (Katie's brother) to go to the prom. He was her first kiss and he was popular because he was on the football team.Haley's Aunt Matilda is dying from inoperable cancer so she goes back to her small town after being gone for ten years to look after her. Haley meets Olivia at the bank and notices she looks exactly like her mother, Katie. Katie was killed in a car crash shortly after Olivia's birth. Haley calls Maddox, who is now raising Olivia and gets his permission to take Olivia to Aunt Matilda's. Haley helps Maddox and Olivia with Olivia's business proposition and even gets his brother Justin interested in doing something, not just sitting in front of the TV. Haley and Maddox get to know each other again but neither feel they good enough for the other.Maddox Michaels was doing great at college football with the possibility of going pro when he had to go back home to run the family ranch. He is angry and humiliated that he did not get to persue his dream, especially when he was called home with just one year needed to finish his degree.  He not only is running the family ranch but has custody of his niece, Olivia and is caring for his brother, Justin, who is recovering from a rodeo accident where a bull trampled him and broke his pelvis. When he sees Haley again, he wants to see what can come of his feelings for her but he knows he is in no financial situation to consider a relationship. I really liked Maddox.  He took on so much responsibility because it was the right thing to do but could barely make ends meet while doing this. I liked how Maddox didn't think he was good enough for Haley - typical male attitude.As a teenager, Haley was very shy, but not anymore.  She gets involved with Maddox's family and helps everyone find satisfaction with their lives. I liked how Haley subtly fixed everyone's problems.