River’s Return (River’s End Series, #3)
About
Shane Rydell is better fit to ride his Harley than any of his family’s horses. He has spent his life trying to find a road that can travel between the family he loves and the open road he is pulled towards. He often leaves River’s End, but eventually, he always comes back as he can’t quite sever the connection to a place he doesn’t want to be from, but which, he always seems destined to return to.
Allison Gray has been burned deep enough she will never risk her heart again after a failed marriage that has left her devastated. A rare teaching opportunity brings her to the small town of River’s End where she is tapped to expand the curriculum of this rural school district; work that invigorates and inspires her, and helps her forget the devastation in her past.
When Shane Rydell walks in to attend his nephew’s conference, and once again, doesn’t recognizes her, she decides then and there, he will never be a man she can trust or understand. But soon she is routinely drawn to the Rydell River Ranch to do work that only she can provide. This brings her in constant contact with Shane, and she finally begins to know the real man inside the hardened, charming shell Shane projects. But it will not deter her determination that she can never trust him to be part of her life, no matter how much he happens to be in it.
Praise for this book
"This story is now in my top ten most beautiful love stories. I didn't know if I wanted to read a story about Shane. Didn't know if I liked him, but then I really didn't know him. What an incredible journey he and Allison had. When I read the last sentence, I simply said, "Wow." I'm so happy I read their story. Thank you, Ms. Davis for such a wonderful series."
"I absolutely adore this author's writing style and how she manages to interweave so many unique characters and intricate plot lines throughout an entire series seamlessly. I truly feel as though I am in the character's head each time I open one of her books. Which is especially impressive because authors usually have a distinct writing voice, and while Leanne Davis certainly does, her characters come through loud and clear. In River's Return it was an adventure being inside the moody and mysterious Shane Rydell's mind. As the family outcast he never really fits in anywhere, so he travels everywhere. Will he wander forever, or will a woman who sees through his playboy, motorhead antics give him a reason to stay?"
"This author never ceases to take me on an emotional roller coaster ride with every book she writes. This series has never had any conventional romances. She always takes two people who couldnt be more different from everything from looks to moral values to where and how they were raised but yet as the story progresses you see along with the characters they are perfect for each other."