Series: Wind River Cowboys (Book 1)
RIGHTING THE PAST
When Cole Hawkins left Whitebark, Wyoming, nine years ago, he couldn’t tell a soul the real reason why -- not even the love of his life. It had killed him to keep secrets, but he’d made a promise to his father to never share the truth. Now after nearly a decade, Cole is back. And he has every intention of reclaiming Tamsin Rayburn.
When her family’s ranch is targeted by an arsonist, Cole, working for the local fire department, wants to help catch the culprit. Tamsin has moved on -- but she’s conflicted when she sees Cole. Could she consider giving him a second chance? That is, if the truth behind why he left doesn’t break her heart all over again.
Good second chance story. When Cole left town nine years earlier without any explanation, he left behind a broken-hearted Tamsin. Now he's back and determined to convince her that they belong together. It isn't going to be easy, as it looks like Tamsin has moved on with her life.
The road to Cole and Tamsin's happy ending was not a smooth one. Tamsin was not happy to see Cole come back to town. His arrival stirred up a bunch of old feelings that she thought she had put behind her. She was dating another man and things were getting serious, but Cole's arrival made her question how she really felt. I liked that she was honest with Dean and didn't keep stringing him along. It took some pushing from her sister before Tamsin would allow herself to spend any time with Cole because she was too afraid of risking her heart again. I liked that she agreed to hear what Cole had to say about what happened back then. Her compassion for what he went through was great, but she still didn't want to give them a chance. I ached for Cole, who had to relive everything he'd been through as he told her about it and then had her shut him down when he wanted to spend more time with her. However, he wasn't entirely blameless, as he didn't share his feelings with her.
I liked that Cole persisted in his pursuit of Tamsin. I was a bit frustrated by her waffling on what she was going to do, and was happy when she finally went out with him again. This time there was more communication between them, and things looked more promising. There were some really sweet and romantic moments between them as they finally shared their feelings. Unfortunately, Tamsin has a big problem with Cole's work as a firefighter. Because of something that happened to a friend of hers, she is terrified of loving someone with such a dangerous job. I hurt for Cole when he offered to give up something so important to him, once the arsonists are caught, so that they could be together. I wanted to shake Tamsin for being so selfish. After Cole is injured while on duty, Tamsin has something of a light-bulb moment, but fails at communicating her feelings to Cole. I loved her big moment at the end and the steps she took to show Cole just how much she loves him.
The arson and what was behind it was very interesting. It was fascinating to see how Cole's past drove his actions over the time he was away. The things that he learned and the experiences that he had put him in a unique position to help solve the arsons. I loved seeing how his mind worked and how he put his ideas into practice. I was glued to the pages during his stakeout, waiting to see if it would pay off. It was terrific to see how much he was appreciated by all the people he had been working with. I'm looking forward to reading Wyatt's story.
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