When Stella Cavanaugh gets the chance to come home after a seven-year,
self-imposed exile, she takes it. She was born to be a wedding planner,
and she hopes creating her sister's wedding might just earn her the
redemption she's been hoping for.
The only thing holding her back
is the fear of running into Griffin James, the love of her life.
Because she not only hurt her family, she destroyed their relationship.
Burned it right to the ground. And she just doesn't know if she can bear
to find out he's moved on. She sure hasn't.
Griffin James has a
roommate. The fourteen-year-old's staying with him while his dad's on
deployment. Sounds simple, but the boy's grandparents are looking for
any excuse to pull him out of the clutches of the big, tattooed owner of
a bike shop. If Griffin can just stay under their radar, everything
should be fine.
But that's just not possible when Stella bursts
into their lives. Her sparkly spirit, her big, splashy ideas, and her
impulsiveness always lead to disaster. He knew that...but he couldn't
resist her.
And now she's on the run again, because...
The very things they love about each other are also what tear them apart.
I have to admit to mixed feelings on this one. There were parts that I liked and other parts not so much. I do have to give the story points though because it did have depth to it.
I did like both Stella and Griffin and the history that they had. Stella was shown to be a woman with a big personality, big ideas and big heart. She lights up a room and will go all in for her "people." That often gets her in trouble. Some of her bad decisions have caused her a lot of guilt, which causes her to make even more bad decisions. It just felt like some of the times Stella did some juvenile things especially the YEARS that she spent apart from her family.
Griffin was the oldest of seven children, someone who is used to being responsible for others. That's also why it was in his genes to help out his friend Peyton by keeping his son, Austin while he was deployed. Griffin also has known that Stella was "the one" for him until things blew up in their faces. Griffin also has guilt to deal with from a dangerous, foolish teenage thoughtlessness with his friends. Something that had him having to face the horrible Hanging Judge of Calamity. That man was merciless in ripping him apart as Griffin stood in front of him then. That former judge hasn't changed much and unfortunately his also one of the grandparent to Austin. What a bully, and his wife isn't much better. They put up problem after problem trying to take Austin to live with them. Austin is 100% miserable with them and it's easy to see why.
The only thing that really bothered me was how much time was spent with all the angst from both main characters. I did like Stella's family though, they added a lot.
The way the story ended was a plus that did put a smile on my face.
I received a free copy of this book and these are my honest thoughts on it.
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