First published 2014
Ira Levinson lies trapped in his wrecked car at ninety-one, badly injured and fading fast. His wife Ruth appears beside him, though she died nine years earlier. She keeps him conscious by making him remember their life together: how they met, the paintings they bought, the war years that tested them. Miles away at a bull riding competition, Wake Forest senior Sophia Danko meets Luke, a cowboy unlike the fraternity boys she knows. Luke introduces her to a world where danger and reward shape every day. As Sophia and Luke fall for each other, she pictures a completely different future than she planned. But Luke hides a secret that could destroy everything between them. The elderly couple and the young lovers seem to have nothing in common. Years and experience separate them completely. Yet their stories will connect in ways that show how the hardest choices can lead to the most unexpected journeys.
Genres: fiction, drama, romance, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Period: 1940s, 2010s
416 pages · Paperback · Grand Central Publishing