Luke Jackson.

With his thick southern drawl and seductive charm, Luke is the country boy everyone adores. He has his future mapped out, but his plans with Olivia are suddenly derailed when she makes a decision that blindsides him, changing the path they both envisioned.

As Luke struggles to keep everything in check during a difficult time in his life, he must put his trust in the one person who broke it to begin with. The last time they saw each other, Olivia busted his heart wide open, turning him into the man he is today.

When Olivia returns to her roots, just like Luke said she would, he is shocked for more reasons than one. Nine years have passed since they’ve seen each other, and when their roads collide unexpectedly, Luke can only push his worry and misgivings away for so long.

Things are different now—they are strangers—and the rope that once bound Olivia’s heart to South Fork, Georgia is pulling her back in, forcing her to remember how it used to be all those years ago.

I have to say that there are things I LOVED about this book, things I LIKED about this book and things that left me feeling MEH.  First of all I loved the storyline!  This was second chance romance at its best.  I loved the angst and chemistry that leapt off the pages. I loved the characters.  Olivia and Luke  were fantastic and had such depth.  Although there were times I wanted to slap some sense into the both of them.  Plus Nate was jus YUM and I would love to see something more done with him.  I don’t think I am finished with him and I seriously hope that author Lucia Franco isn’t (hint hint).  One of the things I liked was the writing, now I may contradict myself with this a little later, but I feel that Lucia has a strong writing foundation and this didn’t feel like a first book.  Things that made me feel MEH…the writing in third person.  I had a really hard time with that but that was just me.  I felt that her writing was solid and painted a beautiful picture but third person just isn’t for me.  Also at times I felt the timelines were a little off and left me feeling confused.  But all in all this was a good book and I would definitely read her future books.

3.5 STARS

♥ Sophie