This book was phenomenal! I feel like this series keeps getting better and better. There are some very heavy topics discussed in this book- I would recommend checking out TWs if that sentence gives you pause. That being said this is a book of almost a resurrection of a soul. Ava did an AMAZING job touching on these harder subjects. We had two people that were polar opposites and started out as not really enemies but definitely loathing each other. But there was a bit of forced proximity at work. And Ava worked her magic. Reese was in a terrible spiral. She couldn't find her way out of her situation. She knew she didn't like it but not what she needed. Watching Ford help nurture her back to health was unbelievable gratifying. Ford was also on the other side of heartbreak and tragedy. Feeling worthless. These two were at a crossroads and found each other at the right time. While Ford was nurturing Reese, she was waking Ford up. She was showing him the kind of man she saw him as. They were enjoying the little things together. I absolutely loved the touch her and die vibes coming from not just Ford but all of the Davis brothers (eventually). I also loved how Reese resonated with what Fallon was going through. 

Reese can't see her way out anymore. She is drunk all the time. She feels tired all the time. She can make zero decisions. She doesn't even realize what she is doing one night when she walks away from the stage. She doesn't realize how much she needed a lifeline until Grady Davis gives it to her. He gives her his car and tells her to go to his family's ranch. She can hide out there for a while. She expects his brothers to be like him. What she gets is a hot cowboy with a mean attitude judging her by the cover without giving her a shred of a chance. This was a mistake. She will figure things out. But then she realizes her money has been blocked from her. She literally has nowhere to go. So she asks her broody cowboy for a job. She is surprised when not only does he say yes but she will be working with him. She is surprised when she finds herself not wanting a drink or to forget. She is surprised at how attracted she is to this man who she is starting to realize is genuinely GOOD. She goes the friend route to be safe. He helps her do a lot of basic things she has never done before. He does things for her that no one in her life has. Could it be that he is feeling these things she is feeling? Things happen between them in the most delicious way. And it all feels so natural. And like home. But there is a time limit- the end of summer. Then they will go their separate ways...at least that's what they are saying. But in the meantime, Reese can't help but feel like someone is watching her. She is getting nasty messages from her manager. She needs more time to sort out some things but what she doesn't know is time is not what she has. When her nightmare becomes a reality, she can only hope that Ford knows how she feels and that he comes for her before it is too late. 

Ford is at a crossroads of sorts. He works on the ranch but really to be close to family. He doesn't have anything for just HIM. So when he gets an offer from his ex's dad- he starts considering what that could look like. But then SHE shows up. The project his little brother sent him for the summer. She is wearing the tiniest of clothes he has ever seen and high heels...on a ranch. She is hot as sin. But he can't tell her that. She has this attitude of no cares given. But then he starts to realize he may be wrong about her. He starts to realize she seems lost and lonely. She has more money than god and everyone in the country knows her music but what is she doing her? She ends up asking for a job and he does it. As much as he fights it, he helps her. He finds himself investing in her. He finds himself hunting for those little smiles he gets. All the while her walls are up on why she is here. So he starts telling her about his past. He starts opening up to her. He gives in the attraction and it is EVERYTHING to him. He has never felt like this. But she puts the label for them as friends. Ok he can deal with that until she catches up. He doesn't want things to end between them at the end of the summer. When she is around things just feel right. When she finally opens up about her past he is absolutely floored at what all she has overcome. She is much stronger than he thought. He just has to help her see that. He has to help her understand that he is not using her for something. He is here to stay. She is his endgame. But her past is creeping in. And it strikes when no one is expecting it too. He can't be too late for her- she is his world. 

This book made me feel so many things. I loved the family banter and the snippets we got of Davis/Koty and Ruby & Charlie. I was literally eating up allll the bits for Wyatt and Fallon- are they next?? I loved the sass that Reese gave Ford even though she had no confidence. I loved the buildup of chemistry between these two. I loved how protective everyone in this family is for everyone. I loved how Ford wouldn't give up or walk away when Reese pushed him. I was absolutely heart broken and disgusted at what all Reese had endured at the hands of her manager. Very Britney like. I loved how mental health was talked about openly and as a necessity. No shame. I just LOVE these characters. I found myself hunting for pictures of what these two and the others could look like- found some on Ava's insta. If you haven't picked up this series, I definitely recommend it! Ava makes you wait for the steam but the build up and tension is WORTH it while you fall in love with her characters and their lives. 

Thank you to Ava for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!!