A very fulfilling story of a widower who falls for a sweet girl who works at the local diner. He is the heir to a local ranch who has been on the rodeo circuit since his wife died 4 years ago. She has moved to the small town recently with her mother and sister. Both of them are selfish and don't love her. The hero and the heroine decide on a wild hair to run off to Vegas and get married.

Somehow this book, while nothing particularly new happens, just hit the spot. The writing was good and clear and the characters well developed and interesting. The author, while not doing anything breathtakingly new told a different sort of story and didn't always take the easier or most expected path. She was sweet and he was charming and somehow it all seemed fresh.

Sweet and well worth the read. No sex scenes at all and you didn't really miss them. I really enjoyed it. Sucked it down in about 4 hours. ( )