4 out of 5 stars
And Jessie’s beard is spectacular!
Ahh… a new Rejects story! I was so ready to
sink my hands into a new beard and wallow in another funny, heart-tugging,
family-filled romance. And I so did! Ellen and Jessie’s relationship ended
years ago with a pain-filled whimper. When they meet years later so much had
changed but also remained the same. They had to work through their past, deal
with the present and wonder if there would ever be a future them…
“You
feel like my dreams,” he whispered gruffly.”
Jessie is a man who was dealt the worst, and
the best, things in life. Through it all, sacrifice for the ones he loves was
something he was prepared to do even if it hurts himself. The big things, the
little things, they were a measure of Jessie’s heart and how big and loyal it
was. He was big and brash and could my heart with the way he loves…
Ellen was angry and hurt, with years only
increasing her feelings of love and devastation for the man who had meant
everything. Her life had not gone in the direction she thought it would and when
Jessie came back into her life she would have to re-evaluate everything… While they
would square off for a battle a long time coming, her heart would be tested yet
again.
“If it
weren’t for physics and law enforcement, I’d be unstoppable.”
And what a battle it was! Theirs is a second chance
that is fraught with emotion and such real
life that I couldn’t help wallowing in the drama and laughter. This author,
her series, have people who you know,
who could be your brother, your sister, your family, and makes them your own. They make me laugh, they make me
mad. And they make me feel like love,
no matter how hard life is, can get you through anything. Jessie, Ellen, Linc… This
story is all that and more…