Review: Second Chances for the right life
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 22, 2014
Cowgirl Come Home (Big Marietta Fair, #2) starts with 18-year-old Bailey Jenkins breaking her boyfriend Paul Zabrinski's heart at the top of the Ferris Wheel. When she refuses to give up her dreams and the chance to get away from her life in Marietta, he curses her with his gypsy Great-Grandmother's curse. Bailey had big dreams of college and rodeo success, but 15 years later she returns, broken in body and spirit, and in no way the success she planned to be. She returns because her mother needs help with her father, a stubborn alcoholic whose refusal to deal with his health has landed him in the hospital. Paul's life had had it's downs, but mainly ups as he is an extremely successful businessman, but divorced with two children he adores. Can these two overcome the past and look to the future? Bailey is determined to get her parents on their feet and leave Marietta and work on rebuilding her own life. Bailey has so much to face and make peace with. She needs to make peace with her father, their relationship, her parents' relationship, and the decisions they convinced her to make. In facing her past, Bailey realizes that she can have a future in Marietta, whether or not she and Paul can work through their past.This was an extremely emotional read. My heart broke for Bailey and her life, and everything she dealt with on her way home. I also found myself rooting for her and Paul to make it through the problems and create the family they both so desperately needed.Debra Salonen is a new author to me, and I found the novel to be a great addition to the town of Marietta, introducing us to new characters, and re-visiting old.