I didn't love this. I read it because it introduces a character for book 5 of the Colorado Mountain series. But this story was so dark and depressing and sometimes hard to read.

This was book one in The 'Burg series. It was about a girl named February who loved a boy named Colt. They were high school sweet hearts and one day, she inexplicably dumps him. No one knew why. No one understood why. She takes off and lives a wild life way from her family. 20 years later, she returns to help her brother run the family bar. For 2 years, she and Colt manage to steer clear of each other. But a serial killer starts a killing spree and it all seems connected to February. Colt, being a cop, makes it his mission to keep her safe and figure it all out. And of course that puts them back in the vicinity of each other. Old feelings arise. Old hurts arise. And they need to figure out if they want to explore what can be and let go of what used to be.

I felt really bad for Colt. We never knew what happened between them, but we could see that he had no clue why she left him and how hurt he was at her abandonment. Not to say February didn't dump him for a legitimate reason, I just think maybe she should have verified that reason was valid and applicable before she threw away everything with him. It's hard to see decades of a love thrown away because of a misunderstanding and Colt and Feb had a lot to overcome. What tore them apart was truly horrifying and disgusting. But in true love story fashion, they did overcome and all was well. Except for the serial killer targeting them both. That guy was messed up and did some things that were unpalatable. February had daily breakdowns that were understandable, but annoying by the third crying jag.

A decent read, but nothing to make me interested in reading the rest of this series. I moved straight back into the Colorado Mountains series to read more about Graham Reece, introduced in this book.