Happily Never After

She came to Heart Springs for answers. He’s spent years avoiding them.

Kade Archer was supposed to have it all—a future on his family’s farm, a wife, kids, and a lifetime of memories. But life doesn’t always go as planned. Now, he’s an honorably discharged veteran, barely holding it together, who knows the past is easier to outrun when you don’t look back.

Georgia Walker has one job: assess, report, and move on. She’s not in Heart Springs to get tangled up in its whispers or the grumpy man with too many walls and even more regrets. Kade is everything she’s learned to avoid….stubborn, closed-off, and far too tempting for her own good.

Especially in a worn pair of jeans, cowboy boots and a backward cap.

But when her job ends, the pull between them doesn’t. Not when the storm they’re both running from threatens to break them wide open.

He’s all rough edges and untamed grief. She’s fire and sharp words, a spark he never saw coming.

The past has shaped them, but maybe their future doesn’t have to be written in the ashes.

Maybe, it’s written in dandelions, shooting stars and rainbows after the storm.

In a town full of memories, can two broken hearts and a new baby find their way home?

There is so much to love about this spicy romance novel. First, it hit really close to home because the FMC has celiac, and adoption is a big part of the storyline…two things I can definitely relate to since I have celiac and all four of my children were adopted. There is a tremendous amount of accuracy used in how she talks about celiac, and it’s absolutely swoon-worthy how Kade and his family go above and beyond to make sure she has everything she needs to eat safely. Take notes, people! This is how it should be done. I also appreciated the honest way the adoption portion of the storyline was treated because it highlighted the various steps in the adoption process that most books, TV, or movies seem to skip over. It was refreshing to see both topics treated with the utmost respect throughout this book. 

There are so many layers to Georgia’s character that you get to see throughout the book. She has some deep baggage and insecurities that are justified, given what she’s been through in her life. It’s extremely easy to relate to her insecurities based on how they’re written because who hasn’t worried about someone they care about leaving them or stressed about why someone hasn’t called or texted in a few days after a memorable time together. It’s so easy to imagine yourself in Georgia’s shoes throughout the book and relate to everything that she’s feeling as she tries to find her way and figure out what she really wants in her life.  Plus, she isn’t afraid to speak her mind and give Kade a piece of it when he’s been difficult. Gotta love a strong woman who isn’t afraid to push back.

Now, let’s talk about Kade…he’s a broken bad boy who turns out to be an incredible sweetheart once you break down his walls and he starts to process his baggage. And that mouth on that man. There are not enough words to describe how incredibly hot EVERYTHING he says to Georgia is. If you love an extremely hot man with a very dirty mouth who has absolutely no problem saying what he needs and what he’s going to give his partner, then you definitely need to meet Kade Archer. 

And who wouldn’t love to have future in-laws like the Archers? If you could design the perfect family to marry into, then it would have to be theirs. Plus, this book gives you the sense that there are many more stories to tell about Kade’s siblings that I’m hoping we’ll see come to life in future books. 

P.S. Cannot wait to read the next book in this series. The ending left me reeling to learn what really happened and what is going to happen between Abby and Griffin.