When Katelyn Loveland’s car veered off a winding Appalachian Mountain road, she thought she was done for. That is until Cooper Robinson, local sheriff’s deputy, came to her rescue. And though Katie narrowly escaped her brush with death, she still fell. Hard.

She wasn’t the only one. But soon Cooper learns that the woman he’s more attracted to than any he’s ever met is his brother’s new girlfriend—and therefore unquestionably off limits. Yet, despite his best efforts, Cooper and Katie can’t seem to avoid running into each other. Or ignore the undeniable chemistry between them.

As they grow closer, Katie shares the secrets of her past and the real reason she moved to their small North Carolina town. She also wins over Cooper’s welcoming and bighearted family. But they don’t know that her feelings for Cooper keep growing—all while she’s dating his brother. Soon the stakes of their emotional connection become higher than either of them could have imagined. Katie stands to lose the first family she’s ever had, and a scandal could doom Cooper’s campaign for sheriff’s office. Suddenly they find themselves on the edge of another precipice—and they’re forced to make a decision that could change their lives forever.

**MINOR SPOILER**

After reading several books outside of my normal genres (women’s fiction and romance), I was excited to get back into them with this book. I normally really like Denise Hunter, but I couldn’t get into this one because of the type of romance–a woman cheating on her boyfriend with his brother.

If these two characters had been single and fighting their feelings, that would have been one thing, but they lied to everyone around them about their attraction and continued to allow themselves to enter into situations where they would be alone together. It just felt icky reading about characters purposefully deceiving their family and friends.

The writing is everything you expect from Denise Hunter, but you do have to really enjoy it you have to be okay with two people cheating. If you’re not okay with that, it will probably be uncomfortable to read.

Rated PG. Get your copy here.

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