Ava Hunter

There were so many reasons to love this book that it's hard to decide where to start. But I think one of the things that stick out in my mind the most is that both Jace and Emmy Lou aren't perfect. They don't present themselves as being perfect and both of them acknowledge that they have made mistakes, as we all do. There was just something so powerful in that along with the way they both honestly did their best to fight for their relationship. The love between them was clearly very strong and it was so genuine that I was rooting for them pretty early on in the book. I loved both of these characters equally and found this to be a truly beautiful story.

But I'm not one that generally reads strictly romance. I like for there to be some action and/or suspense thrown in there. And this one had that in spades! Though I will say this would have been a book that would have kept me hooked if it had been strictly romance. That's how powerful the love between Emmy and Jace was and how hard I was rooting for them. I think the action and suspense just made me root for them harder. Perhaps it had me swooning even more as well. Because the way Jace was willing to do anything and everything to make sure Emmy was safe and that she stayed that way was incredible. I really felt how remorseful he was over the decisions he had made. There may have been a couple of times I teared up. Maybe. But I'll never admit it. And then there was Emmy and the way she dealt with and handled everything thrown at her. She is one strong woman and I loved her for it. I completely understood where she was coming from and her reasonings behind all the decisions she made and I backed her up every time.

There was a wide range of emotions that Ava Hunter had me feeling for sure. I will say that Emmy's mother made me absolutely livid on just about every page she appeared. Her mother straight-up sucked and that just made my heart break for Emmy even more. Because I have such an amazing relationship with my own mother, I couldn't imagine what I would go through if she acted toward me the way Emmy's mother acted toward her. This is the first novel I've read by Ava Hunter but I will be going back and reading the rest of the Nashville Star Series while hoping that all of Emmy's brothers are going to get books of their own. Because I'm a sucker for a cowboy and some steamy romance any day of the week.… (more)