Going with the theme of the Avon Addict books, I have just finished
another great book by an author new to me. Jennifer Ryan writes with
passion and touches on subjects not too light and fluffy in her new
book. Get out your tissues ladies, cause there is some sad parts that
melt your heart.
Jessie Thompson grew up in the small town of Fallbrook. She was
invisible to everyone, except her brother, the love of her life Dylan
McBride, and the father who uses her as a punching bag. When Dylan
leaves without even a goodbye and her father tries to kill her she
decides enough is enough. Jessie lets everyone think she is dead,
changes her name and starts over. She turns her live around never going
back until she is told her father is dead and brother is following in
his drunken footsteps. Jessie goes back to lay rest to her past and help
her brother get on his feet, but she never expects to run into the new
sheriff- Dylan McBride.
Dylan never meant to leave Jessie like he did, she was the one women
that meant everything to him. He wanted to get his life on track and
figured there would be time to make it right. He never knew about the
abuse or the possibility of never seeing her again. He grieved her loss
and tried to move on, until he runs smack into her.
I loved the way Jennifer wrote the reunion between Jessie and Dylan,
it was fire and tempers flaring. She really lets Jessie feel the
emotions as anyone would, the confusion, anger, and resentment are all
there. Poor Dylan never knew what hit him, he was shocked to see her
alive, wanting to hold her, kiss her and rejoice. He never expected to
be one of her reasons for disappearing. There is a long and hard road to
redemption but Dylan is bound and determined to make it up to Jessie.
He still loves her and vows to prove it. Read this great book from start
to finish, it will make you cry, truly feel for the tragedies and pain,
but rejoice in the good as well. I hope you like Book Three: The
McBride series, I know I did and just bought the first two.
NY Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Hunted, McBride, and Montana Men Series. Jennifer lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and three children. 
