Review: The power of a single kiss.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
After twelve years away Haley Carston returns to Redbud Trails, Oklahoma, to look after her aunt. Everybody remembers her as Katie Michaels’ tag-along friend because of her shyness, but she is determined to prove them she is no longer that girl. Especially, she wants to prove that to Maddox Michaels, Katie’s oldest brother, who kissed her during her senior year prom. Maddox has changed a lot, though. He has been forced to put his dreams aside and has worked hard to care for his brother and his little niece, Olivia, since Katie’s untimely death. Now it is time to see each other again and maybe, with the help of Olivia, they can have another chance to be together.What a beautiful story! I loved how the author developed the plot and delineated her characters. All of them had a detailed description despite it was a short story. The main characters, Haley and Maddox, were very endearing and I enjoyed a lot their story. I clearly have a soft spot for cowboys because I grew fond of Maddox since the first pages. He is an adorable man, although life has changed him and has made him gruff and sometimes grumpy. But it simply took a sweet girl from his past to get him back to his old self again, the guy who had big dreams and who forgot them to help his family and take care of his brother and his little niece, Olivia. I loved this slowly but significant change in his attitude. Because of terrible circumstances Maddox gave up his dreams but now, thanks to Haley, he learns to live again. In my opinion, Haley is a sort of guardian angel. Although she has her own problems to deal with and a dying aunt to care for, she brings back hope and joy to the Michaels family and she has the opportunity to find her own happiness right there, where she thought there was no good for her.A very romantic and moving story I would recommend to everyone. This was my first book by Lacy Williams but I will surely read more by this author!Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars.