The baby comes six weeks early and Scotty’s parents get custody as Kenna still has several years of prison ahead of her. A few weeks later, she finds out she is pregnant. Heartbroken, Kenna pleads guilty at her trial and is sentenced to prison. She was also a fairly new driver, so when she sped through a turn on a gravel road, she lost control of the car and it flipped. They were out one night, both had a bit too much to drink and some weed, and Scotty asked Kenna to drive because she was in a little bit better shape than he was, which isn’t saying much. Kenna was a teenager in love with Scotty. But it’s the characters that make this book so unputdownable. The author’s note references that there is no location given in this story – it is set in Any Small Town, USA and it worked – actual geography just wasn’t necessary.

It is also one of those books that I hated turning the last page, I wanted to spend more time here.

This is the kind of book that should come with a warning: make sure you have tissues available while reading! I cried a few times reading this, yet I couldn’t put it down. Kenna must find a way to absolve the mistakes of her past in order to build a future out of hope and healing. The two form a connection despite the pressure surrounding them, but as their romance grows, so does the risk. But if anyone were to discover how Ledger is slowly becoming an important part of Kenna’s life, both would risk losing the trust of everyone important to them. The only person who hasn’t closed the door on her completely is Ledger Ward, a local bar owner and one of the few remaining links to Kenna’s daughter. Everyone in her daughter’s life is determined to shut Kenna out, no matter how hard she works to prove herself. But the bridges Kenna burned are proving impossible to rebuild. A troubled young mother yearns for a shot at redemption in this heartbreaking yet hopeful story from #1 New York Times bestselling author Colleen Hoover.Īfter serving five years in prison for a tragic mistake, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her four-year-old daughter.

Ledger reminders of him