Book two in this series, and I liked this story better than book one. It was like watching a mini-series on TV, as it covered a lot of time and dealt with a lot of different emotions. You could read it as a stand alone story, but you would miss out on some of the background to some of the folks in this story by not reading book one 'Freedom to Love'.

Jesse and Candice (nicknamed 'Andi") were childhood playmates. They are now entering adulthood and their feelings are more that just friendship but neither knows how to convey that to one another. When a new young banker moves into town Candice will make a bad decision and it will end up changing the course of her life and the life of Jesse. Fast forward 5 years and Candice will see another change in her life and in her marriage. Jesse will move back home and begin his sought after horse ranch. Then things will suddenly go from better to bad, and again Candace will find much sorrow and anger. Jesse will always be there though to help her, but this time she wants nothing to do with him.

Without giving away everything, this story is about innocence, betrayal and forgiveness. About how life can change so quickly, and about what a difference the Lord can make in changing a person's life for the good. I look forward to reading more about these people in book #3, 'Freedom to Surrender'. ( )