Kristen Hannah who wrote True Colors and is also New York Times Best Selling Author of Firefly Lane. This book is great! When you first start reading it it will consume you and you won't want to stop reading. It takes on family hardships, family bonds, romance, passion, betrayal, jealousy, rivalry, redemption, and forgiveness. The three Grey sisters were always close but after their mom died when they were young they grew even closer. The oldest Grey sister is Winona, she is an over-weight book-worm who is the best lawyer in their small town of Oyster Shores but needs her fathers approval. Winona doesn't seem to fit in with her family because her father is a rancher and her family lives around horses. The middle Grey sister is Aurora, she is the one who tries to be the peacemaker, she wants everyone to be happy but what her family doesn't know is that her marriage is falling apart. The youngest Grey sister is Vivi Ann, she is basically the star of the family she is loved by her father and anyone else that meets her until one day a man comes into her life and it all goes down hill.
It all starts when the Grey's need a new helper to feed the horses and clean their stalls. Dallas Raintree, he showed up at their door looking for a job when he ran into Winona. Winona ended up giving him the job while knowing her father would not really approve. This is when the fun began. Vivi Ann and Dallas worked together a lot because he fed the horses and cleaned their stalls while Vivi Ann rode the horses. Vivi Ann was dating Luke, a man the Winona had wanted all her life, when Dallas would come on to her. It took a while before Vivi Ann could not resist a tall dark and handsome man. He was everything she ever wanted, passion and adventure. Vivi Ann began sneaking around with Dallas even after she had accepted a proposal from Luke. Winona found out about Dallas and what had been happening between him and her sister and confronted Vivi Ann. Things became uneasy between them because Vivi Ann was engaged to Winona's love and Vivi Ann would break his heart. Vivi Ann broke it off and went off and married Dallas. By doing this she became disapproved by everyone in Oyster Shores and even her father. As the years went by Vivi got pregnant and had a son. Winona didn't know what to do about Luke because she still loved him and she told him that the night Luke found out that Dallas and Vivi were sleeping together. One terrible night a friend of Dallas' was killed, this night was Christmas Eve. Dallas was known for his temper but also because he was also a friend of the woman. On Christmas day Dallas was arrested. Dallas was convicted of murder and Vivi Ann was forced to live with it. She did not give up on him but one day Dallas had sent divorce papers he had signed awaiting for hers. The Greys were not all on good terms.
Now as Noah, Vivi and Dallas's son, was getting older he wanted to now more about his father. The rest of the family had moved past all the betrayal and jealousy and were now good with one another. The family is finally getting to know what a family is and their support. Winona has found a man who she loves and loves her back, Aurora is getting a divorce because her marriage is going nowhere, and Vivi Ann is helping her son find out about his father and love.
This book was amazing. If you like romance books this is one to read. It is devastating, romantic, surprising and all together fantastic. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good romance novel.
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