"This one will pull at your heartstrings!"

I have got to be one of Tori Carrington's biggest fans and I thoroughly enjoy each and every one of their books but this book just blew me away. It tore at my heartstrings and made me boo hoo. I really didn't want this book to end. It was that good!

Aidan Kendall has been running nearly his whole life. He can't tell why or who from but Penelope Moon just doesn't care. Both of these people are loners and their hearts just yearned for each other.

Penelope is a 24 year old unmarried woman who comes from a long line of unmarried and slightly different women. She took over her grandmother Mavis' New Age store five years ago when her grandmother started going off the deep end a little more than she should. Truthfully Penelope turned it into a book store to give it a little bit of class but the herbs and homemade soaps sold better than the books.

Aidan Kendall breezes into town and takes a job as a teacher at the local store in Old Orchard. He keeps to himself but for some reason he is just drawn to Penelope. He even gets her involved in town meetings even though he's trying to keep a low profile.

All of this pseudo-calm is shattered when the Sheriff confronts Aidan about a robbery at the gas station in which the owner says he was robbed by Aidan of all people. Aidan is chilled to the bone. He knows who it is but doesn't know what he can do about it. Should he pack up and run again or should he stay and fight since he's finally found a place he'd like to settle and a person to settle with.

There was nothing about this book I didn't like. The bit of intrigue kept me on my toes and the beautiful love story between Aidan and Penelope just had me reaching for tissues more than once. This book goes immediately on my keeper shelf!!

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted March 14, 2004

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Summary

Walk. Don't run...

Whatever was going to happen, Aidan Kendall had decided to stay and ride it out. The truth was, he was tired of running. Tired of packing up his suitcase and hitting the road to nowhere. Tired of being alone, keeping people at arm's length and waiting for the shadow following on his heels to catch up with him and destroy him. Maybe that was the reason he'd stayed in Old Orchard. Perhaps subconsciously he'd known that this was where his running would end.

So, he would stop running. And that included from the mysterious and unique Penelope Moon...and whatever bonds were developing between them. But would their love be strong enough to survive the truth?