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A copy was given to me in exchange for an honest review.

Grayson (Gray) Taylor just finished getting his PhD in Psychology when he returns to his residence to find his boyfriend of two years cheating on him. He fears the disappointment and pitying gazes of his family whom had taken in the cheating scumbag like one of their own when he returns home for three weeks. What he doesn't expect is to be told he's deserves so much more from one of his brothers when he has to admit to his horrible mood during the car ride home. In fact, when the cat gets out of the bag he doesn’t expect everyone to agree he deserved better.
Izaac Scott is a bit of a drifter doing the odd job in a town for a short while before moving on. When He's run out of a small town because he was spending time with the mayor's son, he lands himself in Valentine, Nebraska. There he works on a ranch and bartends. On a night he's bartending he takes notice of Grayson and his siblings. They get off on bad footing but he doesn’t let it get to him since something about Grayson calls to him.

When the two finally get together, the ride isn’t easy. With an a ex-boyfriend who doesn’t know the meaning of “it’s over”, issues within the Taylor family, and Izaac and Gray’s own issue about relationships. The two seem over before they can even really begin.

This book was 26 chapters long, alternating between Gray and Izaac’s POV. It was a nice story although it had its issues. There were quite a few contradictions happening within the story just in terms of events that occurred. The alternating POV threw me off, which has never happened before in any other book I’ve read written in such a fashion. In fact, there were a few times that I switched up whose POV I was reading since it sounded like the chapter could have came from Izaac or Gray’s standpoint.

There was quite a lot of drama in this story. It gave off a soap opera feel and I’m not much of a fan for reading stories where both MC’s have led very difficult lives and it seems like the world is out to get them. That being said I did find Izaac and Gray’s back ground story to be interesting although it did get a bit taxing with them going back and forth about pursuing each other. Izaac story of Quinton, his first love, was heart wrenching and brought tears to my eyes.

I did enjoy reading/getting to know the Taylor family. Along with the Reeds and whatever other family made an appearance. I loved the family dynamic, how accepting they could be. Although Micah Sandoz did make me hate his guts for being so unprofessional and breaking his Hippocratic Oath by being so shitty to Gray in his time of need. Gray was a patient and Micah should have lost his license just for it or at the very least have been reprimanded even if it was explained why Micah acted the way he did.