When Ethan McIntryre discovered that Jacob was not his real father he immediately left town and left everyone behind, including his fiance, Emily. He started his life over under a new name trying to put the past behind him and joined the army hoping to find a new "family".
Emily's life changed the moment that Ethan drove away from her and she kept hopuing that he would come back but after 5 years she knew that it was time to move on. Emily became a teacher and got engaged to Drew, Ethan's former best friend.
When Ethan returns to town he knows he needs to do whatever he can to convince Emily that he deserves a second chance but is he too late and will he be able to make all the amends with his family that he has to in order to prove to them that he is home for good and done running?
This was another great book in the series and it is all about the secrets that were kept in previous books and how that affected Ethan.
I wasn't surprised that Ethan was upset over what he discovered but I was a little shocked at how he reacted and left. He left everyone, including Emily, without a word and started a new life without any of them. He never contacted anyone which was pretty harsh. When he came back into town everyone had a right to be mad at him and I wasn't sure what he expected to happen.
I liked Emily and my heart completely broke for her when Ethan left and how long she held onto the hope that he would be back. Yet she finally resigned herself to the fact that he wasn't coming home and moved on with his best friend, Drew. A part of her was still taken but she was trying to find some happiness again.
I was happy that Ethan was told to sort himself out before reaching out to Emily and he really struggled with that but it had to be done and he did need to figure out where he was going to settle down. I was happy when he realized he was home for good but the list of amends he had to make was huge!! I liked that his sister never forgave him right away as that felt so real to me.
I didn't really like Drew and I did guess what was going on with him!
I was happy that Emily was hesitant with Ethan and that she had to know certain things before she could commit herself after everything that had happened. After the carnival I did a huge happy dance as Emily really realized how she felt about everything.
The end made me super happy when Ethan went to Jacob to take back something super special!! A great end and looking forward to more!
4 Stars
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