Release Date: September 17, 2017
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Lucas Rockworth—a hard-driving force of nature has been ordered by his doctor to take some time off and get his blood pressure under control. You would think buying a cabin in the natural splendor known as Gray Horse Lake, Idaho, would do the trick. All that mountain greenery, crystal blue lakes and rivers, and nature-run-amok had to be exactly what the doctor had ordered.
Enter Sarah Burke… The innocently enticing young entrepreneur who’s opening an equestrian camp for children with handicaps.
Her initial impression of him is clearly wrong. For some reason, known to the reader but unknown to him, Sarah mistakenly believes that Lucas Rockworth is a shy, sensitive man. After having to deal a lifetime with a dominating older brother and controlling father, she finds these traits very appealing.
Her recent breakup with someone who could best be described as a bully has Sarah longing for a kinder, gentler man in her life.
Lucas tells himself that, since he makes his living as a general contractor, he has the hands-on experience to make himself into anything Miss Sarah Burke is looking for.
It shouldn’t be that great a stretch to become a modern, sensitive kind of guy, should it? She wants Mr. Rogers… Well, darn, he can manage that for the short time he’s in Idaho.
How hard can it be to tame his darker, more cynical side?
As for Sarah Burke? She thinks she’s met a real life version of Mr. Rogers. But, the reader knows its Rambo who’s come a’courting.
Would the real Lucas Rockworth care to step forward?
Enter Sarah Burke… The innocently enticing young entrepreneur who’s opening an equestrian camp for children with handicaps.
Her initial impression of him is clearly wrong. For some reason, known to the reader but unknown to him, Sarah mistakenly believes that Lucas Rockworth is a shy, sensitive man. After having to deal a lifetime with a dominating older brother and controlling father, she finds these traits very appealing.
Her recent breakup with someone who could best be described as a bully has Sarah longing for a kinder, gentler man in her life.
Lucas tells himself that, since he makes his living as a general contractor, he has the hands-on experience to make himself into anything Miss Sarah Burke is looking for.
It shouldn’t be that great a stretch to become a modern, sensitive kind of guy, should it? She wants Mr. Rogers… Well, darn, he can manage that for the short time he’s in Idaho.
How hard can it be to tame his darker, more cynical side?
As for Sarah Burke? She thinks she’s met a real life version of Mr. Rogers. But, the reader knows its Rambo who’s come a’courting.
Would the real Lucas Rockworth care to step forward?
My Review ♥️
You find out quickly that Lucas knows Sarah and has been lusting after her for awhile. Now that sweet, innocent Sarah needs help, Lucas takes the opportunity to seduce her, making her believe that he is someone he's not. At the beginning I thought it was kind of endearing, but the more I read, and with every inappropriate encounter between the two of them, the more I despised Lucas, and eventually became incredibly annoyed with Sarah as well. If there would've been more depth to their relationship besides just the physical then maybe this book would've won me over.
I did, however, enjoy certain parts of the story and, not surprisingly, all of them had nothing to do with the main characters situation. The Grey Horse Camp that Sarah is building with her business partner that will be open for all children, including those with disabilities, is such a wonderful idea, and I wish the author would've put more focus on the other characters and their situations, and less on the physical confrontations between Lucas and Sarah.
If you can't tell, I prefer clean reads, which I had originally assumed this was when I picked it up, but this is more on the steamy side, and was so focused on sex that it practically ruined this book for me, which makes me incredibly sad. With such a charming beginning, I wanted so much to love this book, but it fell flat for me.
My Rating: ★★★
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