Short Synopsis
From the USA Today bestselling author of Sweet Thing and Nowhere but Here comes a deeply emotional contemporary romance about the second chances waiting beyond the shattered dreams of youth. Contains mature themes.

Full Synopsis
Under the bright arena lights of a rodeo show, young Avelina Belo falls for a handsome cowboy with a larger-than-life personality. After a whirlwind courtship, she happily moves away from her family in northern California and settles into married life with her cowboy on a seven-thousand-acre cattle ranch in Montana. One freak accident later, Avelina's hopes for the future come to an end.

Nate Myers graduated from UCLA medical school at the top of his class, ready to follow in the footsteps of his father, a superstar cardiothoracic surgeon. Six years later, Nate's career is being ruined by a malpractice suit. Questioning himself for the first time, he retreats to a Montana cattle ranch to visit his uncle and gain perspective. There he meets a beautiful young woman named Avelina who teaches him more than he ever knew about matters of the heart.

Contains mature themes.

"Renée Carlino's writing is deeply emotional and full of quiet power. You won't be disappointed." ---Joanna Wylde, New York Times bestselling author

"Simply beautiful and packed full of emotion." ---Kylie Scott, New York Times bestselling author

"The narration is excellent. Told from alternating first person points of view each narrator, Abby Craden especially does a great job expressing the character's stormy emotions through one horrible experience after another." ---Fangs Wands & Fairy Dust