I liked this book much better than the previous one. I listened to the audiobook via Hoopla and thought the narrator did an excellent job.

Cash had his own issues that resulted from his time in the service. One of his last attempts at moving past those issues didn't work out, and he ended up at Resolution Ranch. Kate needed her own brand of healing which brought her to the same place.

Cash and Kate had a rough start, but discovered they fulfilled a need in one another. I liked that although they started out feeling broken, they didn't seem to wallow in it through the entire book.

I have to be honest. If you read the previous book, "A Hero's Heart", some of that dialogue repeats in this book. The previous book shows Emma and Kate's encounter as well as Sterling, Cash, and Kate's encounter from different perspectives. Therefore, Emma makes a reappearance. I found her even more irritating.

The other unlikable person in this book was Kate's mother. Kate's friend Cheyenne, was Kate's rock.

Cash and Kate had this instant attraction, but their relationship seemed to move forward, grow, and they started to heal. Their lives changed and they reached their HEA.

This was an evenly paced, sweet, steamy romance. You could read it as a standalone, but I think you get a fuller picture if you read them in order.