skylarmarkayanna 's review for:

Beautifully Broken Spirit by Catherine Cowles
4.5
adventurous dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Jensen is a tea shop and horse ranch owner, and though she has some heavy baggage from her past relationships, some conventional, some not (like in Book 1 of this series), she begins to see Tuck as more, but she is worried she can't trust her own judgement anymore. Tuck has his own baggage and self image issues from his father's constant infidelity and they play a big role in how he views himself in relationships.

There's also a bit of mystery involved when some of the wild horses around are getting killed and someone from Jensen's past shows up with ulterior motives. These two had so much going on, mostly because of their shared history,  but also because of their fierce protectiveness and loyalty to each other! They were hot and I loved their stolen moments together with the wilderness!