elphi Brent is a self assured young woman who has the opportunity to travel to Colorado for the summer before starting a job in Maine. However, her parents are not keen on this idea because of an accident nine years previously that left Delphi with a large scar on her leg and the death of a son of long time friends, Robert & Annie Laughlin. What no one knows is who was driving the car and what really happenedâ¦.or at least they are not saying. What Delphi doesn't expect is to fall in love with one of the Laughlin boys and for her world to turn upside down and will the secrets cause her to lose out on a chance of love and happily ever after.
I read this book in about 3 days (at night) and could not put it down. I really enjoyed the wit of Delphi and her reactions to Noreen, the fiancee of Bobby Laughlin, who thinks that Delphi is there to make good on a crush from 11 years ago when she was 15. I liked how she stood up for herself and didn't let anyone get her down. However, in the same respect, Delphi didn't give others a chance to break down the walls around her heart. That is until several people mentioned to her that Tam Laughlin looks at her like there is no one else in the world. The power of suggestion! Despite her reservations, she finds herself enjoying Tam's company and getting closer to him until it finally ends in a kissâ¦but what a kiss!
Delphi also makes friends with Dave the vet, who has a secret of his own that surprisingly no one else figures out.
And then there is Bobby, the oldest brother who is engaged to Noreen and is it really for love or to join their ranches? And is his heavy drinking masking anything else?
This was a very enjoyable read and I highly recommend it!
I read this book in about 3 days (at night) and could not put it down. I really enjoyed the wit of Delphi and her reactions to Noreen, the fiancee of Bobby Laughlin, who thinks that Delphi is there to make good on a crush from 11 years ago when she was 15. I liked how she stood up for herself and didn't let anyone get her down. However, in the same respect, Delphi didn't give others a chance to break down the walls around her heart. That is until several people mentioned to her that Tam Laughlin looks at her like there is no one else in the world. The power of suggestion! Despite her reservations, she finds herself enjoying Tam's company and getting closer to him until it finally ends in a kissâ¦but what a kiss!
Delphi also makes friends with Dave the vet, who has a secret of his own that surprisingly no one else figures out.
And then there is Bobby, the oldest brother who is engaged to Noreen and is it really for love or to join their ranches? And is his heavy drinking masking anything else?
This was a very enjoyable read and I highly recommend it!
This book kept me up late because I really wanted to find out the truth about the accident. I enjoyed watching Delphi grow and change and was surprised by her reluctance to ask outright questions about the car accident that had killed the third brother. I don't know that I would have been able to be around the people who knew the truth for all that time and not start asking questions that would lead back to the truth. Part of her reluctance stemmed from her fear of what the truth would be, but I am just too curious not to try to get the answers. Because of that I really appreciated her ability to keep a secret, although keeping it started to take a toll on her causing her to start having frequent headaches. The dialogue between characters seemed very genuine and the characters seemed real, not like stereotypes. Tracy really fleshed out who each of the characters was and gave them very evident personalities. I am glad that I had a chance to read this novel.
