United souls

I love Ms Rock’s romances, simply because her stories seem to flow effortlessly from her pen, her ability to pinpoint insecurities about her characters and why they behave the way they do. She makes her characters lively, real and extremely likeable. I loved reading about ‘tough-as-nails” reporter Cassidy and her out-of character role as aunt Cassidy, trying to figure out what her real character would be. I loved reading about Daryl, about how he dutifully fulfils his part in the Loveland household, towards his father, the ranch and his children- abandoning his dreams. All the little character traits that make Ms Rock’s characters so lifelike: an aim to please parents, duty before pleasure, family first, help people whenever you can and so on and so forth. I love Cassidy, because she as a reporter shows what ugliness there is in the world, just like my husband did years ago. I love Daryl, because he’s an epitome of a wholesome rancher, tough, a wonderful father and an even more wonderful son.

The story is as follows: Cassidy Fulton, a globe-trotting journalist or reporter returns to Canondale, Colorado. She can’t remember why she is back and why her estranged sister is killed in a car-accident in which she also was involved. Because Cassidy has nowhere to go, she agrees to come home to Daryl Loveland, her brother-in-law and former fiancé, to heal her wounds and take care of his children. They try to overcome their grief, while Cassidy tries to remember why her sister summoned her back to Canondale. In the meantime Daryl and Cassidy seem to work well together, with household chores, taking care of the children and even a local journalistic job. After a while, Cassidy can’t imagine her life without Daryl or her adorable niece and nephew. But can Canondale be her forever place?