Series:
Montana Mavericks: Lassoing Love (Book 6)
The only gift he ever wanted
Charlotte Taylor famously fled Bronco twenty years ago,
leaving her high school sweetheart at the altar. Now rancher Billy Abernathy is
newly divorced, raising three kids -- and not ready to trust his heart to
anyone, much less the woman who broke it. Never mind the memories swirling
around them like a cozy Christmas sweater, or the bonds that still exist,
making them realize that there's unfinished business between them…
Good second chance story. Charlotte and Billy were
lifelong friends and high school sweethearts twenty years earlier. When she got
pregnant, they were told they would marry, and the wedding was scheduled for
two days after graduation. But when Charlotte lost the baby, no one would
listen when she insisted she wasn't ready to get married. Finally, with the church
packed and Billy waiting at the altar, she ran. She has returned to Bronco to
meet her newborn niece and spend the holidays with her family. Meeting Billy
again was never in her plan.
Billy was heartbroken when Charlotte left him at the
altar, but a few years later, he moved on. Now, he is the newly divorced father
of three teenagers with no plans to get involved in another relationship. He
has accepted that he shares some of the blame for his marriage's failure, but
that doesn't make it hurt any less.
Billy and Charlotte encountered each other on the high
school career day. I liked how Charlotte made a point of apologizing for the
past and that both agreed the past was past. They decide to rekindle their
friendship, never expecting to discover that their love for each other has
never died. I enjoyed the development of their relationship as they got to know
each other as adults. But with Charlotte due to return to Florida after the new
year, both are reluctant to allow themselves to have deeper feelings. But the
heart wants what it wants and each must decide if the chance of a future
together is worth the risk. There are some obstacles - their families'
attitudes, his kids' feelings, and Charlotte's job - they need to overcome. I loved the ending, and Billy's big moment in
the barn was terrific.
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