Merry Anna is fresh from a hurtful and complicated divorce and has landed in a small North Carolina town that has offered her refuge and a job. She has a bet with her ex-husband that if she can live on what she's giving him in alimony for three months, she won't have to increase his payment. The problem with the ex is that he's lazy but a gold-digger and wants more. He's schmoozing his way into her parents' good graces in order to find her and demand more from her.
Adam Locklear is a rodeo cowboy who wants to make it to the finals this year and win big. He's Merry Anna's next door neighbor, the owner of the feed store, bull rider, and a romantic at heart. Because of his career choice, he is estranged from his parents who don't approve of the danger of his sport.
Merry Anna doesn't tell anyone in town about her divorce, her background, or where she's originally from; she wants to remain hidden, she wants to find out what she really wants in life, and she wants to be free from her ex forever.
Adam gets the surprise of his life when an old one-night-stand shows up with a little girl in tow, one that she claims is his. She leaves the girl in his care and immediately gets herself into a car wreck. Adam now has to reassess his priorities with his career, with his life, with himself. The opportunities that come disguised as problems make for some incredible food for thought.
I have come to appreciate Nancy Naigle's writings--she has characters with flaws that make them more realistic and likable. She has settings that are so beautifully described, it makes readers feel they are right there enjoying the scenery. Her plot lines move at a good pace and keep readers involved in the story throughout. I didn't find any places where the plot dragged, and I was so IN to the book, I lost sleep over it.
Five Stars, Two Thumbs Up, and a belt buckle the size of a dinner plate.
Waterbrook/Multnomah Publishing and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are solely my own.
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