To everyone who knows him, West Ashby has always been that guy: the cocky, popular, way-too-handsome-for-his-own-good football god who led Lawton High to the state championships. But while West may be Big Man on Campus on the outside, on the inside he s battling the grief that comes with watching his father slowly die of cancer. Two years ago, Maggie Carleton s life fell apart when her father murdered her mother. And after she told the police what happened, she stopped speaking and hasn t spoken since. Even the move to Lawton, Alabama, couldn t draw Maggie back out. So she stayed quiet, keeping her sorrow and her fractured heart hidden away. As West s pain becomes too much to handle, he knows he needs to talk to someone about his father so in the dark shadows of a post-game party, he opens up to the one girl who he knows won t tell anyone else.
I like football stories, I like love stories, I like Abbi Glines stories. So, I guess I went into this with a good attitude. This story of two people who are dealing with such devastating losses really tugged at my heartstrings. I loved how Maggie was able to push past her own demons to help West heal. She was able to break down his walls, as he was able to break down her's. There were so many special relationships in this book - West and Maggie, the Guys, Maggie and her aunt, uncle and cousin, West and his parents. I eat that stuff up. I believe this is a solid start to the new series and am looking forward to getting to know the guys better.
