The light had been snuffed out of Xander Caine’s world a long time ago, leaving him to suffer in darkness. After a tremendous loss, he closed himself off from anyone and everyone, content to live alone in the shadows. Then a woman blew into town with the force of a hurricane and shook everything up.Sage Winthrop was looking to start over. She didn’t have a plan for what her new life would look … would look like, but when she landed in Hope Valley, she knew it was the place she wanted to call home. Then one chance encounter outside of the best coffee shop in town set her world spinning.
Sage and Xander hated each other on sight. However, when they’re forced to work together, that hate eventually turns into something neither of them expected. Their attraction proves too strong to ignore. But when secrets from Sage’s past are revealed and her life is threatened, Xander has no choice but to let go of his demons and step out of the darkness in order to save the woman he loves.
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Sage Winthrop left a life of pain and suffering and moved to Hope Valley. She vowed to never allow a man to dedicate her life again. Growing up she only really felt the love of her biker dad and when he went away to jail for saving his wife from assault, Sage lost her anchor.
Xander Caine life was full of darkness. A darkness that overshadowed his whole world. Everyone kept their distance from him and just existed in the sidelines of his life. Everyone except Sage. She broke through and landed in his life in a big way. He fought his attraction to her by trying to make her hate him. But the light she brought to his life kept fighting a way in.
Their story was filled with a lot of pain. But I think Jessica Prince did a great job. She made you cheer Sage on as she slowly tried to break through Xanders darkness. Your heart broke with Sage’s when Xander’s darkness was winning and he succeeded in pushing her away. And again when she was hurt and Xander became broken when he saw her and felt her pain.
A great love story between 2 broken people finding their way to each other. Once again you laugh, cry, feel their pain and joy. Keep the stores coming Jessica!