I should have known based on my reaction to book 1 that this book would tug at my heartstrings. Eve is the feistiest of the Jacobson sisters. She's a rebel, headstrong, and fiercely independent, but she's held back by the fact that as long as she lives at home, she has to follow her parents' rules. Not to mention dad is the town's preacher. Then Kyle Collins and his son Josh move next door. Kyle is a high school Math teacher. If Eve was his student, he would have all kinds of trouble on his hands. Kyle is 10 years older than her, but Eve is far ahead when it comes to the things she's experienced over the years but yet still immature in some ways. However, her way of dealing with adversity and big feelings is to drown it in alcohol. Just when things have begun with them, they seem to have ended. It was truly and emotional journey and one I don't think anyone thought would end on a happy note. 

"We fall in love with our hearts, not with our brains."

This is so true for Kyle and Eve. They overcame so much to be together. 

I can count on the author to make me experience a wide range of emotions while reading one of her books. The characters are complex, their experiences are varied, and the storylines full of twists and turns that keep the reader on the edge until the very end. 

I received an advance copy of this book at my request and voluntarily left this review.