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COULD HE HEAL HER BROKEN HEART? What was she doing here? Hyattown had changed very little in the years Vanessa Sexton had been away. In some ways her high school sweetheart, Brady Tucker, hadn't changed much either - he was still lean, athletic, rugged...But the once reckless boy had become a solid, dependable man. He'd stood her up on the most important night of her life; could she ever trust him again? So Vanessa had finally come home, Brady thought. She could still turn him inside out with one of her sultry looks. He couldn't believe she hadn't forgiven him for that night twelve years ago--but he'd had his reasons for not showing up. He'd let her leave town then--but he wasn't going to let her get away this time. . . . .
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This story was a bit depressing at first, but slowly the sun started to break through the clouds. I think that was intentional. A nice slow build as the main character, Vanessa, learns some truths about her past and learns about herself.
Brady is the perfect hero...patient, kind, sexy, smart. What more can a girl ask for? I love that he encourages Vanessa to ask her mom the important questions she needs answers to even though it's obvious that he knows some of the answers. He finds it important for mother and daughter to hash it out with each other without his interference. He was maddening when he didn't quite get her need to "find" herself before she made any promises. But I think that could be a realistic reaction so I let it slide.
As for Vanessa, she drove me nuts at times but I really got where she was coming from. I do wish there would have been a bit more of her dealing with the things her father did to her, to her life. How controlling he really was. I think, after him being her ONLY constant for so long it would have been a bit more of a blow to find out about how much he manipulated her and her time and her contacts. The issues she did deal with and the bit it was touched on was heartbreaking and very well written.
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