He left me with a note.

Weston Caldwell and I had two months together. Two months of intense heat and plans for our future. Then one day he left me sleeping with a note and never turned back. I closed off my heart and my dreams after he left and promised to take care of my family, never trusting love again.

So when I am forced to head to my family’s small town for protection, I never expect to turn around and see the man I loved.

I want to walk away and never look back, but when I find out he left for a heartbreaking reason, I’m not sure what to think. The chemistry between us hasn’t gone away—if anything it burns even brighter.

But my life is in the city and his is in this small town that draws me. Between his siblings, the town itself, and my new found family, walking away might break me.

Only Weston isn’t the only secret from my past. And it turns out, if Weston and I aren’t careful, we could lose everything before we find our second chance.

They had two heated months together before he left with only a note. Eight years later, Isabella has closed herself off to love and is in need of a place to feel safe again. The extended Cage family rallies around her and sends her to Cage Lake with a temporary assignment and to recuperate. She never expected to run into her ex in town, nor did she expect for their chemistry to be as strong as it was all those years ago.

Weston had his reasons for leaving quickly and quietly when he left Isabella and the city. When he finds himself face to face with her again, he jumps into protector mode, something that is part of who he is at his core. As they continue to bump into each other in the small town, they have to face what split them apart all those years ago, as well as the reason Isabella needed to leave the city at all.

This is the second Cage family novel and I loved watching as this extended and blended family learns how to be a cohesive unit despite the actions of their father. There was far less family dynamic based drama in this book, but the Cage’s are still learning how to be a blended family and still dealing with the stipulations of their father’s estate. Though the big reveal is over, the Cage families are meshing in a way that promises a rich and ever changing dynamic for future books.

This was a book full of love, regret, and emotional healing, with a huge focus on what it means to find home. The second chance, found family aspects, gave the story a lot of heart. I loved seeing Weston’s siblings influence his actions, as well as the way the Cages rally for Isabella. These extended family novels make me wish I had the same kind of huge, tight family that are on the pages, if only for a short time until I would need my space again! I can’t wait for more from the Cages. There are a lot of single siblings left and I look forward to watching each one fall!