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One bottle of Jack and the words “I’m sorry” are all it takes for Charley’s world to turn upside down… again. Charley has a decision to make. Does she sink or swim?

After Dylan reminds Charley that he always has the upper hand, she decides it’s time break free. But how? She uses her past, present, and what she hopes to be her future to find her freedom.

With the help of Cash Money and the Kluft Girls, she devises a plan to take down Dylan. Will she succeed, or will she find that she will never escape his hold? Once this plan is put in place, who will be by her side when it comes to an end? And will this plan include Jackalope Joe?

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I found this to be a rather quick and smooth read. It picks up where book one leaves off and I feel you could read this as a standalone book BUT you would sure be missing out on the story and characters if you did.

A little back ground from book one, Charley thought she had found her man in Dylan, but it turns out very ugly. With a trip to the bathroom one night, she comes back to a night of a drug being slipped in her drink and Dylan raping her, leaving her lost and broken.

We pick up the story in book two with her finding Joe, her trusted friend at college, drunk and confessing he had been helping Dylan. Destroyed once again she falls apart in the arms of her college “sisters” wanting Cash, the man back at home that has always been there for her.

In Finding Charley, we follow her through the journey of taking Dylan down and declaring her love for Cash. She comes up with a plan, but she can’t do it alone. She will need her sister, best friend and her college “sisters” to help, but most of all she needs Cash on board. This won’t be easy for him because he wants to be by her side every minute to protect her, but she needs him to pretend they are over.

While she goes about the game to get Dylan to admit what he did, she has to balance her relationship with Cash. She needs to constantly make sure he knows she is doing this for their future and that no matter what she has to do, it is Cash that she wants to spend her life with. By the end of the book we see how the plan works out and I have to say it is dramatic, and then we realize there is a book 3 so it isn’t totally solved yet.

There are a lot of characters in this story but each one has a place in the story and is very well developed. You have Northern girls who have no clue what the difference is between cowboys and country boys, who made me laugh many times. Watching them eat Southern food was yet another giggling experience. The girls are also loyal and dedicated to each other and I loved that. The men in the book are not only hot but they are honorable and accepting of the females in their lives and the friends that come along with the package. It is like one big homemade family in this book that will carry you off and allow you to engage in their story. I look forward to the next book, as the ending of this one left me wanting to throw my kindle across the room. Good think I like cliff hangers and don’t mind the suspense of waiting. Make sure you get both books in this series, it is a story of incredible characters that never stay down when life goes on the war path, and they get up, dust themselves off and fight back together.

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I decide not to waste much time on my wardrobe. I grab my new jeans, a long-sleeved white tee, boots, and veto drying my hair by putting on my favorite camo ball cap. Once I’m ready, the girls and I grab a bite to eat and all go our separate ways. I crank up the radio and the heat in the Honda. It feels like minutes instead of an hour when I realize I’ve been lost in thought the majority of the way. Can we say dangerous? Note to self: focus while driving.

I pop in our drunk mix cd that Caroline always plays in her room while we drink PJ. It’s a lot more comical to listen to while sober. Seriously, the country version of “Gin and Juice” and “The Monster” by Eminem? I can’t help but laugh. It doesn’t get any better when “Genie in a Bottle” by Christina Aguilera begins playing. What was she thinking? Oh, wait. She wasn’t thinking because she was drunk.

I approach Grassy Pond, and nothing has changed since Thanksgiving. It’s still stoplight after stoplight. I can’t wait to hit that gravel road. I see the farm approaching and feel the butterflies within my stomach. For once, I’m excited and relieved to be home.

Turning off the ignition, I see Blue running toward me. As soon as I’m out of the car, he attacks me. “Yeah, boy, I’ve missed you, too.” I rub behind his ears and then make my way to the house.

There’s no need to hurry, because as I glance up, Tessa and Mama are in full out sprints. I giggle inside. Tessa wraps me in a tight embrace.

“Miss me much?” I smirk.

“Char, I swear. Mama and Daddy have been workin’ me to death on this farm. If you didn’t get home soon, I might actually have had to take care of those stupid goats, not to mention sloppin’ the hogs. Yuck!”

I should have known Tessa was more excited because that meant less work for her, but that’s my sis, always missin’ when a little hard work needs to be done.

“Hey, hun, I’m glad you’re home. Your dad’s gone into town to get a few posts for the fence. I don’t know what has gotten into that bull out there. It’s like he just doesn’t know which side he belongs,” Mama says.

I pop the trunk and grab my bags. Mama grabs my laundry basket, and we make our way into the house.

As I walk through the screen door, the sound of an F250 that I’d know anywhere rings in my ears. I smile and throw my bag at the bottom of the stairs. I do a one-eighty, press the screen door open, jump off the stairs, and run as fast as my legs will go to that perfect sound. Cash opens the door and steps out in one swift motion. He has on a pair of jeans, a white plaid pearl snap, camo hat, and boots. Damn. I jump straight into his arms and hold him as close as possible.

“Miss me much?” He winks.

I begin to laugh uncontrollably. “You know, I just used that line on Tessa.” I pull him closer. He looks into my eyes, smiles with that damn dimple, and I feel complete. Cash Money makes me whole.

He finally puts me down when he hears the screen door open. I see Tessa standing there with her hands on her hips. “Um, did y’all plan that?”

“Plan what, Tess?” I question as I straighten my long-sleeved white shirt. Then, it dawns on me. Jeans, white shirt, camo hat, and boots. Cash and I look like we planned our freakin’ wardrobe.

“What can I say? Great minds think alike,” Cash says as he slaps my ass while we walk toward the house. We go inside and Mama has lunch waiting.

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Casey Peeler grew up and still lives in North Carolina with her husband and daughter. Her first passion is teaching students with special needs. Over the years, she found her way to relax was in a good book. After reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neal Hurston her senior year of high school and multiple Nicholas Sparks’ novels, she found a hidden love and appreciation for reading. Casey is an avid reader, blogger (Hardcover Therapy,) and now author. No Turning Back (Full Circle #1) is her debut novel released September 30th.Her goal is to one day be an author who is recognized nationwide like Jamie McGuire, Colleen Hoover, Tiffany King, and Amanda Bennett. When Casey isn’t reading, you can find her listening to country music, spending the day at the lake, being a wife and dance mom, and spending time with friends and family. Her perfect day consists of water, sand between her toes, a cold beverage, and a great book!