Valley of the sun was the first book i've read from E.Lowell and i loved it . I felt in love with this book and with Rio and Hope .Rio is all a man should be ,strong and brave ,tender and sensitive but a man without no roots ; Hope Gardener is a wonderful dreamer,brave enought to fight for her farm to the last consequences and also fighting for the love of Rio. In spite of this they seam real and so does the love they share from each other .Rio a man without no dreams and expectations ,helps Hope to find water to make her dream of reconstructing her land , and build a new life, come true.Rio becames a dreamer too ,all he wants is to share a life with Hope in the new Valley of the sun .This book brought me into tears at the end , every time i read it .