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At fifteen I fell in love. His name was Jake Stephens and he took the abandoned, lonely girl I had been and made me whole. His love was a pure and unconditional love that made every day better than the last…a fairy tale of my very own.
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AMIE'S 5 STAR REVIEW
I adored this story. I am a big fan of this author and I love how she always writes with such emotion and has so many pieces to her stories so that at times you forget you were waiting for something big to go down because you are wrapped up in something else !! The synopsis does let you know that although Sidney has a past and a love story with Jake - this is not his story or even really their story - it is about Sidney moving on , making a home and finding life after love. Some people aren't lucky enough to find love once yet Sidney is on the road to finding it twice !! As someone who feels so deeply I can agree that what i thought was love as a teen may not be what I need or want now but it was definitely love because the pain of its loss and the joy of its happiness have stuck with me everyday since it ended - so Jasper's words to Sidney towards the end of the story were very touching !!
When the story starts we get Sidney's backstory and it is a heartbreaking one. Left at birth , foster family to group home to foster family. Finally landed with a family that despite not caring had also fostered a boy that became Sidney's brother and best friend. Sidney and Connor may not have had the love of parents and family but all they needed was each other. That is until Connot turned to drugs and Sidney found Jake. It is a painful roller coaster ride and the end of the Sidney/Jake/Connor story isn't at all what I thought or wanted BUT it does bring us to present time. As Sidney and her best friend pack up and move you feel a sense of fear yet excitement for them. Sidney has a love of animals and being a vet so this is the chance of a lifetime to take over the practice of a retiring vet and to do this with her bestie at her side. BUT Wyoming ?? OK so it is beautiful and seems peaceful but such a change from NJ !! They may be expecting cowboys and country gentlemen but nobody said anything about bad boy bikers with man buns and facial hair !! So who is Abel ?? Well he is a complicated man with a past and a purpose for storming into town. We may not get all his pieces as we did Sidney's BUT it is fun figuring him out and listening to his dirty talk and reasoning !! They may actually save each other from near death experiences a time or two but it is the saving they do of each others heart and souls that makes this story beautiful. There are quite a few plot twists and side stories going on but it makes the story fulfilling and I really do adore the piece of the story that belongs to Cain - that was amazing !!
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L.A. Fiore is the author of several books including: Beautifully Damaged, Waiting for the One and A Glimpse of the Dream. She's also the social secretary for her two children, a tamer of ill-mannered cats, the companion to one awesome dog and married to her best friend. She likes her wine red, her shrimp chilled and her social gatherings small and intimate.
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