This was the first of James Rver Trilogy I read. I hope the rest is a BIG improvement. The beginning was good, but Wesley turned into a Grade-A J E R K . Come on people!!! The guy dumps poor Leah FLAT, takes off for a year or so, and comes back to run around with an old flame. On top of that, he says that she's loose and to leave him alone because it hurts his old girlfriend. All Leah ever wanted was some one to love. And then Weslye wonders why Leah won't go for him? Come on dude, where were you for the first part of the book? This book was demeaning. The heroine gets a tough-luck sob-story and, try as I might, I couldn't get up any sympathy for Wesley. I trust the other books had characters that were a little more enjoyable.