The moral dilemma Wren and Anders both face but from different perspectives, makes for a thought-provoking debate for reading groups. Those snippets usually are a puzzle that suddenly shows one or more plot twists when you see the bigger picture.

When Wren splits up with her fiancé, she escapes to Indiana, to lick her wounds and spend some time with her dad and step family, who run a farm there.I do wish that Wren was more talkative in this book because it was hard to connect with his character until he really opened up. I was addicted to this story, I truly loved all the characters - literally the whole kit and caboodle! Keeping this short and sweet-this is a book that would have never been on my radar if not for the rave reviews of my Goodreads friends.

I know characters just coming out with a blunt, devastating question can be done on purpose, and it can have a meaningful impact when done right but based on the rest of the book that I read I don’t have hope that this was purposeful. I only wish we had his perspective throughout the whole book - I think that would have helped the plot.Find the tissues and continue with a heavy, shattering secret that will have you weighing so many ways this could go.

Their personal relationship took a long time to develop, which felt quite natural and I enjoyed the time taken to get there. Lily marries Ryle hoping the good will outweigh the bad, and the mother-daughter dynamics evolve beautifully as Lily reflects on her childhood with fresh eyes. They keep crossing paths, Wren is moving toward Anders, certain he feels the same way, but never acting on his connection. The tangled web of relations in Wren’s family and her journey to begin to heal some of the wounds of her childhood are the strongest parts of the novel, messy but real.When Wren realises her fiancé is in love with someone else, she thinks her heart will never recover. I was trying to wait to read this book closer to pub date… like in 2023… but I couldn’t contain my excitement and I devoured this! Since this is the first book I’ve read by this author, I have nothing to compare it to, but I do know that this will not be the only book I’ve read by this author. Paige Toon grew up between England, Australia and America and has been writing books set in sun-drenched locations around the world since 2007.