Blurb:
Daisy Honey fled Trusty, Colorado, after years of battling rumors
sparked by her gorgeous looks and lust-inducing name. Now a physician on the
brink of a promising career, she reluctantly returns home when her father is
injured in a farming accident. Daisy expects the small-town girls who hurt her
in the past to take cheap shots again—but she’s completely unprepared for a
run-in with tall, dark, and wickedly sexy Luke Braden, the only man who has
ever stood up for her—and the man she’s never forgotten.
Luke Braden is handsome, wealthy, and the best damn gypsy horse
breeder in the Midwest. After a restless youth, he’s finally ready to settle
down—only connecting with women is nothing like connecting with horses, and
he’s never met a woman worth the energy. After an arrest in a neighboring town,
Luke’s past comes back to haunt him, and he realizes that his inability to find
love runs deeper than he ever imagined.
A chance encounter sweeps Luke and Daisy into a world of passion.
For the first time ever, Luke feels a connection, but Daisy’s life in Trusty is
anything but permanent, and Luke can’t manage a future until he puts his past
to rest.
Review by Marlene Engel
For Dr. Daisy Honey, growing up in
Trusty, Colorado was a time that she’s more than happy to put behind her. Because of her unique name and gorgeous
looks, she became the target of vicious rumors.
So it’s no surprise that she took the first opportunity she could to move
away from the town that had caused so much pain. But when her father gets hurt, she is forced
to return to Trusty and the people she was hoping to leave behind.
While in town, she bumps into tall,
dark and sexy Luke Braden. He has never
been far from her mind and she has fond memories of the way he stood up for her
when no one else would. But his
checkered past and recent run in with the law has her seeing yellow! She knows that her time in Trusty is limited
and getting too close to Luke may not be the best decision to make. Not to mention it will only fuel the rumors
that she worked so hard to extinguish.
But the longer she stays in town, the
more she realizes how dire Trusty is in need of a town physician. When she discovers that many people are
driving almost an hour away to see a doctor, and some patients are skipping
appointments altogether, she’s torn between leaving town and staying to help
the people who made her childhood a living hell.
What I love about this book is that
it wasn’t your typical romance novel. It
had deeper elements about bullying and domestic abuse that was brilliantly
incorporated into the story. It had you
rooting for Daisy one minute and then swooning over Luke the next. This is one of those books that you won’t be
able to put down and you will be thinking about long after you finish the last
page.
About the Author:
Melissa Foster is a
New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes contemporary romance, new
adult, contemporary women's fiction, suspense, and historical fiction with
emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the
last page. Her books have been recommended by USA Today's book blog, Hagerstown
Magazine, The Patriot, and several other print venues. She is the founder of
the Women’s Nest, a social and support community for
women, the World
Literary Café. When she's not writing, Melissa helps authors
navigate the publishing industry through her author training programs on Fostering Success. Melissa has been published in
Calgary’s Child Magazine, the Huffington Post, and Women Business Owners
magazine.
Melissa hosts an annual Aspiring
Authors contest for children and has painted and donated several murals to The
Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Melissa lives in Maryland with
her family.
Visit Melissa on The Women's Nest, Fostering Success, or World Lit Cafe. Melissa enjoys discussing her books with
book clubs and reader groups, and welcomes an invitation to your event.
Connect with the author at:
Website * Facebook * Twitter * My social network for women * World Literary Café * Fostering Success * Facebook (Fanpage) * Goodreads
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