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soulwinds's review
2.0
actual rating 1.5.
I had to rewrite this review because goodreads didn't save it the first time, so this version is a lot more ranty then the original. I apologize in advance.
Lea is divorced from the town's golden boy cop, Foley Blue. What people don't realize is that Foley is two faced and has a very antiquated view on a woman's place in the world. He seems to see her as property and has taken to breaking into her house when she's not home and leaving her cards. He even assaulted her which resulted in the lose of their unborn child. In public he's charming and affectionate, but unable to take a hint and asks her to remarry him daily at her place of business.
The Town's folk and her meddling aunts aren't helping the cause. Her aunt tells her she's incapable of raising a child alone and even goes so far as to tell Foley of the adoption process Lea is going through. The town's people cheer whenever Foley asks her to marry him again. Honestly, the whole place needs a stern talking to about minding their own business. Why does Lea stay? Well her grandmother gave her the house she lived in and Lea opened a restaurant/catering company in town and so she couldn't possibly leave. But her ex scares the crap out of her... I would have gone back to the big city to resume my successful cooking career if I was her...
Enter Zach MacKenzie, fresh out of prison after serving a Drunk Driving causing Death (or whatever they call it in their state) he's working on his aunt Sadie's...farm? Hobby farm. As a maintenance and cattle guy. Eight year's Lea's senior and a sober alcoholic of 3 years, he tells himself to mind his own business until he's off parole...but she's so pretty!!! Ehm.
Sadie is Lea's friend and often lets her stay over when her ex-husband comes to haunt her house. But Sadie decides to take Europe by storm for 6 weeks so when she leaves, she gives Zach access to the house and heads off! Lea forgets and makes a late night stop at Sadie's because her husband was in her house...again (Lea never gets after her cop uncle or makes a big deal out of the fact HER EX IS BREAKING INTO HER HOUSE and that really bothers me) and meets Zach. Zach is super nice and immediately becomes protective and enthralled with his neighbor.
From there it's a classic "I need to stay away from her...but I can't!" type story. Zach was really nice, and I didn't mind him or his aunt Sadie, once she comes back. My real issue was EVERYONE ELSE...
*The town's people all pressure Lea to remarry Foley when she keeps saying no.
*Her aunts tell Foley all of Lea's business (why does she talk to them?) and also tell her she's not good enough without a man at her side...especially when it comes to raising a child.
*Her uncle loves Foley like a son and fails to tell people when he finally clues in that Foley may be unhinged to his plans. His only redeeming quality is that he is the one person from the town who actually listens to Lea's concerns and tries to rein Foley in a bit
*Lea doesn't press charges on her ex for repeatedly breaking into her house. Or call the actual cops, just her uncle at home, where she gets her aunt and caves. And if the cops in your area won't listen, why not seek legal advice? Just a thought.
All in all this book wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the horrible portrayal of narrow minded, small town busy bodies and conceited aunts and police who don't do their job because they work with the perp. Instead it's up to an ex-offender to try his best to help the idiot woman while trying not to break parole.
Oh and they only know each other for...7 weeks and there's a marriage proposal, which she accepts. Thank god they waited until Zach's parole is over to get married or I would have REAL blown a gasket...ugh.
I had to rewrite this review because goodreads didn't save it the first time, so this version is a lot more ranty then the original. I apologize in advance.
Lea is divorced from the town's golden boy cop, Foley Blue. What people don't realize is that Foley is two faced and has a very antiquated view on a woman's place in the world. He seems to see her as property and has taken to breaking into her house when she's not home and leaving her cards. He even assaulted her which resulted in the lose of their unborn child. In public he's charming and affectionate, but unable to take a hint and asks her to remarry him daily at her place of business.
The Town's folk and her meddling aunts aren't helping the cause. Her aunt tells her she's incapable of raising a child alone and even goes so far as to tell Foley of the adoption process Lea is going through. The town's people cheer whenever Foley asks her to marry him again. Honestly, the whole place needs a stern talking to about minding their own business. Why does Lea stay? Well her grandmother gave her the house she lived in and Lea opened a restaurant/catering company in town and so she couldn't possibly leave. But her ex scares the crap out of her... I would have gone back to the big city to resume my successful cooking career if I was her...
Enter Zach MacKenzie, fresh out of prison after serving a Drunk Driving causing Death (or whatever they call it in their state) he's working on his aunt Sadie's...farm? Hobby farm. As a maintenance and cattle guy. Eight year's Lea's senior and a sober alcoholic of 3 years, he tells himself to mind his own business until he's off parole...but she's so pretty!!! Ehm.
Sadie is Lea's friend and often lets her stay over when her ex-husband comes to haunt her house. But Sadie decides to take Europe by storm for 6 weeks so when she leaves, she gives Zach access to the house and heads off! Lea forgets and makes a late night stop at Sadie's because her husband was in her house...again (Lea never gets after her cop uncle or makes a big deal out of the fact HER EX IS BREAKING INTO HER HOUSE and that really bothers me) and meets Zach. Zach is super nice and immediately becomes protective and enthralled with his neighbor.
From there it's a classic "I need to stay away from her...but I can't!" type story. Zach was really nice, and I didn't mind him or his aunt Sadie, once she comes back. My real issue was EVERYONE ELSE...
*The town's people all pressure Lea to remarry Foley when she keeps saying no.
*Her aunts tell Foley all of Lea's business (why does she talk to them?) and also tell her she's not good enough without a man at her side...especially when it comes to raising a child.
*Her uncle loves Foley like a son and fails to tell people when he finally clues in that Foley may be unhinged to his plans. His only redeeming quality is that he is the one person from the town who actually listens to Lea's concerns and tries to rein Foley in a bit
*Lea doesn't press charges on her ex for repeatedly breaking into her house. Or call the actual cops, just her uncle at home, where she gets her aunt and caves. And if the cops in your area won't listen, why not seek legal advice? Just a thought.
All in all this book wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the horrible portrayal of narrow minded, small town busy bodies and conceited aunts and police who don't do their job because they work with the perp. Instead it's up to an ex-offender to try his best to help the idiot woman while trying not to break parole.
Oh and they only know each other for...7 weeks and there's a marriage proposal, which she accepts. Thank god they waited until Zach's parole is over to get married or I would have REAL blown a gasket...ugh.
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