Reviewed by EmmaRae
Review copy provided by Ellora's Cave
Cover notes / Warnings: This is a sensual romance (may have explicit love scenes, but not erotic in frequency or type).

Review: It's such a wonderful thing when you find a great author you've never read before. This book was terrific. I love recovery stories, and this novel had well-written characters with the perfect combination of emotion and sorrow with passion and romance. We're introduced to Sophie as she's released from the hospital after a horrible crash and brought home to an unwanted party. Standing alone in a room full of her friends and family simply wanting to be alone to mourn broken life, she is shocked and guilty when she feels a spark for Trevor.

Her family and friends mean well, but Trevor can see right through her carefully built façade of “I'm fine”. Trevor encourages her to paint again. When her paintings start selling at his art gallery, she starts to feel alive again. She still feels guilty about her growing feelings and physical attraction towards Trevor, and Trevor is hurt deeply to see she hasn't let go of her dead husband. This romance book shows how Sophie is able to let go and find love and a family again.

One thing I'm disappointed in… her characters were well-written. So well-written, I want to know what happens with her sister Claire and Trevor's partner Marcus. I liked both of them, and wish there had been more wrap-up with Claire's story. I hope Scarlett Scott writes Marcus a book next. ( )