But now he is trying the more domestic life style for Amos and though it's not always easy it's worth it.Īurora is quite frustrated at the beginning.

This is not something his life growing up, his military service or his current job has ever requested. Also Rhodes isn't used to communicating what he wants and how he feels. As we only have Aurora's POV we don't really know why Rhodes is acting rather cold and remote towards her though he does explain himself later on (and I could get his reasoning).

It takes him a bit but Aurora's actions soon show she isn't who he expected her to be and she actually has a good influence on his son.Īurora and Rhodes circle each other. Rhodes doesn't trust Aurora especially not with his teenage son Amos he is EXTREMELY protective of.

The owner of said garage is Tobias Rhodes and though she made a deal it's not what HE expected and I won't say more not to spoiler. Hike, remember and honor her mother and maybe even find the happiness she so wishes for in this place - not really familiar but also no so foreign. She booked a small garage and she intends to somehow make it work. Leaving everything (and everyone) behind she goes back to her earliest memories growing up in the small town of Pagosa Springs with her mother, hiking in nature and enjoying the simple things in life. A long, beautiful, heartfelt journey that would give me all I need (even a bit more).Īurora De La Torre gave too many years to her ex but she is DONE with that. I can trust Mariana to bring me a journey. I know the girl - the one I can absolutely relate to - is going to get the huge silent type - the kind I usually secretly hope for myself. This is part of the reason I don't really bother with Mariana's synopsis of her books. She is kind and companionate but she also knows how to stand up for herself. She cried, she failed, she felt embarrassed by her failures, she struggled - oh, how much she struggled! But she also endured, worked hard, put a smile (or just hiking boots) on and did what she felt she needed to do. Aurora wasn't perfect, she wasn't always 'on top' of things. Real women, the kind I can relate to and feel like I would absolutely want to be best friends with. There is something so special, even magical, about slow burn and Mariana does it SO WELL.

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