Jessie Mills and her brother, Jake, have worked and saved all their lives to buy a small ranch. Their savings, with a small inheritance from their father, has bought them their dream, Dusty Dreams Ranch. But soon after they move onto the ranch, Jake is deployed to Afghanistan, where he dies a hero’s death after barely a month. Jessie is determined to make the ranch what they dreamed of, but she … she is frozen with indecision on how to do it.
Until one day, a stranger comes to her door, a stranger who turns out to be Jake’s best friend from the Army, Brady Jensen. Brady is bringing a letter to Jessie from her brother, a letter that explains to her that Brady has promised him that he will manage the ranch until it is up and running. Jake knew that Jessie would be lost without him and he set a plan in motion for her.
He asked her to promise to carry out his plan, so Jessie agrees to let Brady take over the ranch. Sparks soon fly between the two of them, and Brady discovers that when Jake told him he would have to use a firm hand, he had been right. In time, Jessie comes to trust Brady, and the attraction between the two of them grows stronger and stronger.
Brady is in love with Jessie, but he knows she is still grieving for her brother, so he waits. When the man who thinks that Jessie rejected him becomes increasingly threatening, Brady vows to protect her. But when the hate-filled man abducts her and promises to have his way with her before he kills her, can Brady save her? Can the whole town save her? Will Jessie get the chance to tell Brady that she loves him?
Publisher’s Note: This steamy, action filled contemporary romance contains a theme of power exchange.
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Brady and Jessie relationship starts from mutual loss of Jake, his best friend and her brother. Brady promised to help get the “Dusty Dreams Ranch” off the ground before Jake died and shows up at the ranch to do that. Jessie tends to get caught up in her head and has a difficult time making decisions. The story is well paced, has some interesting twists and turns, and enough drama to allow Brady to be her hero. I found at times Jessie acts and thinks like a teenager, which I thought was weird. But overall, a good read.
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Jake and Jessie are siblings that only have each other. They pool their money and buy a ranch in Nebraska and get ready to start ranching. Then, Jake is called up from the National Guard and is sent to Afghanistan. He isn’t even there a month and he is killed in action. Of course, Jessie is devastated and is unable to move forward on the plans that Jake made. Jake talked with his best friend, Brady, and Jake convinced him to go to Jessie and help her move on if anything happened to him. Brady goes to Jessie and convinces her to accept Jake’s plans. They start to work together to create the ranch and while they are at it, they fall in love.There is some discipline, but that is not the focus of the book. I enjoyed this story and it kept my interest to the end. I’m hoping there will be more books about the couples in this town. Kayla and Mitch’s story would be great. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.