This is a sweet story about second chances. In this story, communication gets better with time. ( )

Better than most Love Inspired books. I still struggled with figuring out Heather's history and why she did what she did. Some of it stems from her biological mother and her fears that she'd be similar.

I'm not quite sure why Heather went to college. It seems a combination of her adopted parents wanting her to and her wanting to prove she was worthy of John. But from what I could tell, she felt alone at college and that affected her performance there. (I'm not sure if that was the sole reason she didn't do well in college but it is the one that's discussed in the book.) Then, she felt guilty that she'd wasted the money Ellen and Monty spent to send her to college and fell into Mitch's plans for her to become a model.

It seems Heather did have a fairly successful modeling career for a time. She was able to pay back Ellen and Monty for the college tuition--somehow, since it seemed Mitch managed her money and didn't make the wisest choices. He also pushed her to take jobs that he knew she wouldn't approve of the results which is part of what caused her to quit.

The rest of the plot seems set to keep her in Saddlebank and near John.

The reason I say it's a bit better than the average LI story is that the author does have Heather learn some lessons and confront her fears about her past. ( )