3.5/5

A girl on the run and a broody foreman? Sign me UP.

Grace has been living on her uncle's ranch for 9 years. 9 years of hard work with little to show and a kicked down personality. One day, when her uncle takes it too far, Grace finds the courage to leave, spending months on the road. With a stroke of good will, Grace is invited to be the new horse tamer on the well known and well loved Halcyon Ranch.

Grace's story is SO sad - you really feel for her as she works to prove herself to Crew. She has a knack for horses and her relationship with Waylon is such a great part of the story. The ranch hands on Halcyon were the perfect found family she needed to heal, even June. Even with their rocky start, Grace and Crew's relationship was a joy to watch. Their development felt very natural, and once started, spread like wildfire.

My one quip is this book does a lot of telling instead of showing. It reads like a debut, which is not a huge issue, but I felt like there was a bit of clunkiness in the writing that can often be found in debuts as authors work on their voice.

This was a great read and I definitely would read more from this author!

Thank you Netgalley, Berkley and ACE books for an eARC. All thoughts are honest and my own.