I’ve read other books by Ashley Hastings, but hadn’t read this one yet and I don’t know why I waited so long! When the story started I was not a fan of Darby, she truly was a doormat and would let anyone and everyone walk all over her, but as the story progressed I was so happy to see her grow and mature and really start to stand up for herself. I felt the like I was on a roller coaster with how I felt about Nathan. I’d go from loving him, to hating him, to loving him again.

Darby and Nathan’s relationship was fast paced, however, that isn’t the true mystery of the story. That is much more of a slow burn and when the truth finally came out I was truly shocked. I loved every minute of this book and I couldn’t put it down.

I love how easy it was to picture the plantation just based on the descriptions. I truly felt like I was in the story and watching from the shadows. I hope we get more and more of Darby and Nathan in future stories, because they are such likeable characters.