The Outer Edge of Heaven by Jaclyn M. Hawkes
Montana truly is heavenly in particular those handsome cowboys. She just wants to teach kindergarten and find someone she loves. When her “all-powerful” parents actually choose her future husband, a divorce lawyer named Christopher Elroy, Charlie chooses to head for Big Sky Country to work on an extensive ranch in the heart of The Montana Rockies. Filled with colorful characters of all kinds, and one tremendously gorgeous rancher, it makes for a summer never to be forgotten. This story with humor, romance, and tension that will leave you craving that she’d kept on writing.
This book was a nice and good romance story about a girl who has to make her own choices and not bend to the will of her overbearing parents. Charlie wants to be a teacher but her parents want her to go to law school and marry this stuff shirt divorce attorney that she has zero feelings for. So she decides for the summer to go live with her friend forest at his Uncle Richard's ranch in Montana. Charlie is no stranger to hard work and is willing to do anything to fit in with the forest's(fo) family. She has a run-in with Luke Langston a charming Rancher who is one of Richard Langston's sons who owns the ranch. She is soon introduced to all of the Langston children which she will be helping take care of during her time in Montana.
Problems arise when the oldest immature son Chase starts hitting on her but she soon puts him in his place. Then Charlie starts having feelings for Luke but finds out he's engaged to Lindie but later finds out it a farce they are not in love and she is pregnant with Chase's baby. On top of all the children drama going on a Ranch hand named Tyree wants Charlie and starts stalking her at her house on the property.
Tyree starts visiting her house first by taking an earring and then leaving a note it scares Charlie so much she occasionally sleeps in the bunkhouse with Fo and Luke, goes out, and buys herself a gun and a restraining order. Meanwhile, she has to go back to Connecticut to deal with her parents and try to explain she does not want to marry Elroy. When the family gets back from their trip it all comes to a head when Charlie is out jogging and gets caught by Tyree eventually he is subdued by being shot and escorted away by the police. After that Luke and Charlie finally admit to themselves and each other that they love one another. Luke did not want to be pushy and tell her what to do so he sat on the sidelines thinking she was just going to leave after the summer to go to Law school. In the end, he proposes to her and she says yes. Her parents show up and Charlie puts her foot down saying she an adult and can make her own decisions.
She does not want to be a lawyer or marry a man she does not love. Her mother finally agrees and she sees how much in love Charlie is with Luke and leaves the ranch. So it ends happily ever after for them. There are some funny moments in this book with the three younger children Jamie, Evie, and Elsa. So if you like reading a sweet, nice romantic book this one is for you. It shows how a woman can stand up against her parents and go after her own dreams and how a stubborn rugged Rancher can put his pride aside and go after the girl he falls in love with.
good blog, it does make me want to read the book, and you might want to proof-read your blog before publishing it, :) don't be in a rush, take your time, :) keep blogging, don't give up, :)
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comments and I totally will make sure I proofread my work before submitting my next blog.
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