Published: March 10, 2023
Zoe Adams
Genre: Romance
KKECReads Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I received a copy of this book for free, and I leave my review voluntarily.
Zoe Adams is an audacious author exploring the layered ups and downs of love. A passionate writer, she draws her inspiration from a variety of sources. Her admiration for romance books, her understanding of human character, and her observing eye for exciting scenarios are a few of them. But above all, her greatest writing gift is her bold, unapologetic love for love itself.
Simon Carpenter was living the idyllic small-town life until his wife left him. After letting his life fall into chaos for a year, he’s trying to keep his farm from going under. Now he’s left to wonder why everything fell apart even though his life was perfect. To add insult to injury, he learns Veronica’s tattoo shop is thriving in Pine Ridge.
“I can only judge things based on my perspective. At least I can see where my biases are clouding my judgment.”
Veronica is back in her hometown; not entirely sure why, but she is excited to be running her tattoo shop. Simon is holding in a lot of hurt, and his intentions are mixed.
For a second, I was almost upset because I did not like Simon, and usually, Zoe writes such beautiful characters.
Obviously, Simon figured himself out, but it was a close call. I loved Veronica. She is fierce, bold, intelligent, talented, and confident. She was such a fantastic character.
I enjoyed that this was more emotionally driven and more about Simon than Veronica.