River from The City:
About
Hunter Rydell caught his cheating wife red-handed, with her own stepbrother! Fleeing to a remote ranch owned by his cousin, Asher, Hunter emphatically rejects the life he once so proudly established in the big city. Eventually, his marriage, identity and lifelong dreams crumble in the blink of an eye, leaving him not only heartbroken, but burned out and jaded.
Self-medicating with alcohol, Hunter has no clue about his next move so he chooses to wallow in his wretched situation. The only good thing he can still appreciate is Kyomi Wade, a girl whom he likes to hang out with. She dates his cousin and often visits the ranch where he insists on hibernating. Soon, however, she and Hunter spend more time together than either of them do with Asher. Their strong friendship gradually helps Hunter’s broken heart to heal. Kyomi, however, refrains from exposing very much about herself. Hunter can only wonder why she settles for a few crumbs from Asher while he longs to give her the entire world, which she deserves.
Eventually, a compelling secret from Hunter’s past invades his present. Hunter fears losing the new life he now embraces because of the grave influences of his former life. How can he handle such an explosive secret without losing all that he managed to gain since he snubbed the city and his recent past
Praise for this book
"Kyomi oh I just want to hug her. That is so much to hold in for so many years and her parents ugh I would love to slap sense in their heads for not helping any of them.
Hunter and Kyomi are perfection together. They complement each other where the other is missing or just don't see.
I love the Rydell family so much.
I highly recommend this book to everyone who loves a great love story and this one is silly, heartbreaking and wonderful."
"I have thought long and hard as to what I wanted to say about this story. I don’t feel my words will do justice to how amazing and incredible it is. Leanne Davis has once again written a compelling, compassionate and intriguing book. The dialogue between Hunter and Kyomi is just wonderful. The characters just spoke to me with all the emotions involved in their complex situation. I loved the descriptions of the towns and ranches making me feel as if I really was there. My attention was taken from start to finish. I loved every word and highly recommend it to you."
"Oh wow. Starts with such a shocking start that you think the shocks are done with, but no, Leanne knows how to give the unexpected shocks every time. Hunter was so ambitious and almost arrogant but you slowly see that after the shock that his wife gave him that his values change to value honesty and friendship and family above all. Kyomi and he develop an honest friendship and cause of their honesty, they are able to overcome more struggles and shocks. Such a great story with excellent character development."
"I absolutely love this series! This one might be my favorite one! The book starts off with Hunter enduring the ultimate betrayal from his wife. Turning to alcohol to drown out the pain, he decides to leave the city for his cousin Asher's ranch. He meets Kyomi, Asher's girlfriend, and they become really close friends. She helps him deal with his pain, and he helps her deal with hers also.
There is so much more to say about this book, but I don't want to give it all away! There are plot twists I didn't see coming! Such a great read! I highly recommend it!!"