Steadfast by Sarina Bowen

Steadfast (True North, #2)

by Sarina Bowen

She’s the only one who ever loved him—and the only one he can never have.

Jude lost everything one spring day when he crashed his car into an apple tree on the side of the road. A man is dead, and there's no way he can ever right that wrong. He’d steer clear of Colebury, Vermont forever if he could. But an ex-con in recovery for his drug addiction can’t find a job just anywhere.

Sophie Haines is stunned by his reappearance. After a three year absence, the man who killed her brother and broke her heart is suddenly everywhere she turns. It’s hard not to stare at how much he’s changed. The bad boy who used to love her didn’t have big biceps and sun-kissed hair. And he’d never volunteer in the church kitchen.

No one wants to see Sophie and Jude back together, least of all Sophie's police chief father. But it's a small town. And forbidden love is a law unto itself.

Reviewed by leelu92 on

5 of 5 stars

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It's been a few days since I finished this book and I'm still struggling to put into words how I feel about this book.
I can say that I truly loved this book and I could not put it down. I wasn't sure how I'd feel not being at the Shipley farm but the Shipley family was still around and involved in the best way possible. I relished this book. I felt for Jude and his struggle to remain sober and I ached for him as he busted his ass literally to resist his cravings and live his life.

I kept thinking that this book is completely (to steal a foodie term) "organic". The struggles are real, Jude isn't a millionaire and there are no quick fixes. There are no manufactured bits of drama to be thrown at him. He was struggling with an addiction and living in a town with the woman he truly loved but couldn't have. Or could he? Some things are just meant to be...

See? I'm still completely spun by this book. You know a book is remarkable when you don't want to do anything else... but read it.

I'll follow up with a more detailed review closer to release.

Copy for review provided the author

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