Oh. My. Word. How does Ms. Snow do it? She ALWAYS finds the perfect cover models for her books! This guy IS Quinn. This series is a more light-hearted but still steamy version of the Heart’s Edge series with just as much vengeance and retribution. I loved every word, every sentence and those chapter-titles are beyond hilarious. There was one scene where I was laughing and crying at the same time in chapter XXIII. You’ll know when you read it. Guaranteed!Chicago blue-blood Tory Redson-Riddle-Coffey has come back to stay with her Gran in Dallas, North Dakota to recuperate after a tragic “accident” on the dance floor. Tragic because she is a professional dancer and maybe b/c it wasn’t so accidental. To keep herself busy she helps her uncle with another of his hair-brained ideas: renting goats to clean out pastures of grass and brambles. Tory has fond memories of Dallas where she first met and fell-in-love with Quinn Faulkner. Although there is only three years difference in their ages, it is a lot when she is 15 and he is 18 but not so much anymore. She’s now 26yo and when they meet again (OMG another great moment), sparks fly but they both hold themselves back. That is my only “problem” with the story in that they hold back so long…until chapter XV! Apparently, it is too hard to change from friendship to something else ;-) I will say that Ms. Snow has given her characters a lively and steamy imagination to hold us until chapter XV. Whew…get your fans! Quinn’s feelings for Tory (aka "Tory Three Names") have always been strong but he wanted her to have all the advantages in life she could have so he never told her his true feelings. His pain in holding back is palpable. Love it when the H loves his h with such depth. Once he said, “Tory, I’d follow you to the devil’s doorstep. No question.” And, btw, that’s indicative of how well-written this book is. Beautiful word-pictures.Quinn’s former job in the FBI has some bad people looking to do him harm and he’s afraid for Tory’s safety. Will his fear prove to be prophetic? As always, Ms. Snow ties up all the angst and intrigue with a nice bow. I’m hoping we hear about Grady next. Oh, and Edison the amazing horse has competition in Owl, an amazing Mastiff dog. What can I say?! I LOVED THIS BOOK but of course, I love everything Ms. Snow writes so…I volunteered to review an ARC of this book and it comes highly recommended. Definitely more than 5 stores!