Shelby Foxworth is shocked to learn that her late husband has left her and their daughter, Callie, with a mountain of debt. Selling Richard's beautiful artwork, expensive suits, and huge mansion only makes a dent in the millions of dollars that he owed. While liquidating assets, Shelby discovers a safe-deposit box containing thousands of dollars and several fake identities with Richard's picture. She doesn't know what he was up to before he died, but believes she never really knew her husband.
Shelby packs up her daughter and returns to her family in the hills of Tennessee. There she reacquaints herself with her family, and meets Griff Lott, a contractor who is currently working on several projects around town. Griff is immediately taken with Shelby and Callie as soon as he meets them. He knows she has been through a lot of heartache and quickly plans to make her smile.
I liked that Shelby was a strong woman who made a plan to pay off the debt her husband left and worked hard to whittle it down. But I didn't like that she was continually flogging herself for not knowing that her husband was a con man, thief, and liar. Griff was a great character and I loved his relationship with both Shelby and Callie. The story itself was nothing new. The plot twist could be seen from a mile away. And the story at over 500 pages could have easily been edited down to a more manageable page count. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
Good book. I would recommend it for young adults and up. The book is a little worn out.
