COME SUNDOWN is a compelling
book from Nora Roberts that you won't be able to put down. It is two
stories... one starting in the past and the other in present time. Alice
Bodine is bored living on a ranch in Big Sky, Montana. At 18, Alice does
not want marriage, college or to live on a ranch. She wants her
freedom, and the day her sister gets married, Alice leaves a snotty note
and heads west to California. After three years of working odd jobs and
surviving on her own, Alice decides it's time to return to Montana.
When her old car breakdown a few miles from the Ranch, a passer-by
stops to offer Alice a ride. What Alice doesn't realize is this seemingly
good samaritan will become her worst nightmare. Alice soon finds
herself at the mercy of her kidnapper, and it will be twenty years before
she is able to break free...
Bodine Longbow is part of the fourth generation to work the Bodine
resort. She runs things with military precision and loves every second
of it, along with her parents, brothers, and grandmothers. They are a
very close-knit family and work together on the ranch-resort, making
all decisions together. Bodine has grown up hearing murmurs of her
Aunt Alice, who hasn't been heard from in years. Meanwhile, Callen
Skinner, a handsome cowboy, returns from Hollywood where he earned
a lot of money by selling his horse company at a high price. Callen was
a teen crush of Bodine's and the attraction between them is still strong
and growing, especially since he now works with Bodine at the ranch.
There's a great deal of description about running the resort which was
very interesting and appealing. Bodine and Cal are a great couple, and
watching them fall in love is very satisfying. But when they discover a
woman beaten and battered in the snow, neither can imagine that she's
Alice, Bodine's long-lost aunt....
Family is the central theme of this story, and when Alice escapes from
her kidnapper and returns home, they band together to help her forget
what was done to her soul and her spirit. The healing power of love
helps her back to a future where Alice can find her true happiness,
dreams, and family. Nora Roberts held me every step of the way in this
journey filled with colorful and lovable characters and the horse that
will steal your heart. I give this five stars and my best recommendation
for COME SUNDOWN. Another
romance/suspense/thriller that hits a grand slam!
A novel of suspense, family ties, and twisted passions
from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of
The Obsession...
The Bodine ranch and resort in western Montana is a family
business, an idyllic spot for vacationers. A little over
thirty thousand acres and home to four generations, it’s
kept running by Bodine Longbow with the help of a large
staff, including new hire Callen Skinner. There was another
member of the family once: Bodine’s aunt, Alice, who ran off
before Bodine was born. She never returned, and the Longbows
don’t talk about her much. The younger ones, who never met
her, quietly presume she’s dead. But she isn’t. She is not
far away, part of a new family, one she never chose—and her
mind has been shattered…
When a bartender leaves the resort late one night, and Bo
and Cal discover her battered body in the snow, it’s the
first sign that danger lurks in the mountains that surround
them. The police suspect Cal, but Bo finds herself trusting
him—and turning to him as another woman is murdered and the
Longbows are stunned by Alice’s sudden reappearance. The
twisted story she has to tell about the past—and the threat
that follows in her wake—will test the bonds of this strong
family, and thrust Bodine into a darkness she could never
have imagined.
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