All
Beatriz “Bia” Fernandes wants is to prove herself—to her family and
friends—though it’s hard to prove anything with an overbearing father and three
famous polo-playing older brothers. After her acceptance into college results
in a heated family argument, the Brazilian girl leaves everything behind to
find her own American dream.
College life away from home is perfect until the people she believes to be her
friends turn on her. With lies and rumors threatening to suffocate her, Bia
turns to her only freedom. Riding.
But one thing gets in the way of her escape. Garrett Blackwell and his bad
cowboy attitude. Working at the ranch is his obligation, bugging Bia is his
newfound hobby. His thick skin and easy grin don’t hide what Bia already
knows—this misunderstood and lonely cowboy fights his own demons. Brushing
horses’ coats and mucking out stalls shouldn’t be this sexy, and it isn’t long
before he becomes a part of her distraction.
However, escaping won’t solve her problems, and it’s up to Bia to break down
the fences around her and prove her strength—not to her family and friends, but
to herself … and for Garrett. Because standing on her own doesn’t have to mean
standing alone.
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Companion novel of Breaking the Reins. Can be read out of order.**
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Needing some space from her oh so popular Polo
playing brothers and cousin, Bia thinks it is time to finally leave the nest
and find her own way in the world. So she sets off to Colorado in hopes to make
her dreams of becoming a vet come true. Bia likes to believe there is good in
everyone. But those thoughts are quickly smashed when she sees how ugly some
people can truly be. Her life is quickly turned upside down in college and she
is made out to be someone she isn't. Finding a ranch with horses is her only
escape. But it is who she finds there that becomes another escape all together.
Absolutely loved this story. Not as much as book
one, BREAKING THE REINS, but almost just as much. While there was a few
repetitive phrases throughout the book that sort of bugged me some, it still
didn't take away from the story itself. I loved it actually and had this want
to read book one all over again. Loved being reminded of why I fell in love
with this series in the first place.
I hurt with Bia as she endured the hell her
classmates bestowed upon her. The women were so catty and mean, and the guys were
absolute jerks. So yeah, I can see why the feisty Bia we all knew from before
went into hiding through most of this one. I would have done the same, if not
left long before.
I loved the flow of the book and the romance that
was sneaking up on us from the start. It came at the perfect time and I was
loving it! And already I am wanting more. I really hope that Haygert has plans
for a book about Hillary. I hate to think that we end this with her still
broken and alone.
5 Wonderful Stars!
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Adult author and contributor at NA Alley blog.
While
Juliana Haygert dreams of being Wonder Woman, Buffy, or a blood elf shadow
priest, she settles for the less exciting—but equally gratifying—life of a
wife, mother, and author. Thousands of miles away from her former home in
Brazil, she now resides in Connecticut and spends her days writing about
kick-ass heroines and the heroes who drive them crazy.
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