When I'm Gone (Rosemary Beach, #11)

by Abbi Glines

[Sam@WLABB]

I am an unapologetic fan of this series. I do not care that there is instalove. I do not care that the heroes are all alpha males, who claim to "own" their women. I do not care about any of it, because I always get a romance with an HEA and a lot of heat.


This book focuses on my favorite cowboy, Mase Manning. He is a a good ole boy, who likes to fix things. It is not surprise, that when he meets Reese, and realizes that she is hiding some secret pain, he wants to help ease that pain. I swooned so much during this book, I need a fainting couch.



Reese is one of Glines most wounded heroines yet. She suffered through years and years of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. She believed she was stupid, because she was told that over and over again. She believed she could not be loved, because her mother could not show any kind of love to her, and allowed the abuse to continue for so long. Needless to say, she is a little skittish and does not trust easily. She is also very strong and resourceful. When she is thrown out of her home, she makes a life for herself. She learns to compensate for her lack of education, and soldiers on. She is a little immature, but this is accounted for by her upbringing, so it did not bother me.

I loved Mase's mother when encountered her earlier in this series, and my heart grew two sizes when she entered this book. I loved when she got involved. Mom to the rescue! But the ending!!! Holy cow! I did not see that coming, and now I need to read the next book immediately.