ROMANCE

Second Chance at Rancho Lindo

by Sabrina Sol
Forever: Grand Central. Nov. 2022. 352p. ISBN 9781538722305. pap. $8.99. CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
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After a traumatic military injury, Gabe Ortega has returned home to the family ranch in Southern California to recover. One of five brothers, Gabe has always felt like the odd one out when it comes to settling down, preferring excitement and travel to mucking out stalls. He’s not sure his brothers and father trust him to stick around, but now he has an ally in Nora Torres, the ranch’s resident horticulturalist. Quiet Nora once harbored a teenage crush on the charming Gabe, until the night he stood her up for a dance. The memory still stings, but Nora gives Gabe a second chance when she sees how her greenhouse is helping him heal. Their relationship truly blossoms when Gabe starts to open up to her about his complicated feelings for his family and his military trauma.
VERDICT This story from Sol (Delicious Satisfaction) takes some time to warm up, but patient readers who enjoy large families and comforting romances will enjoy spending time with the Ortegas. And there are strong hints that Gabe’s four remaining bachelor brothers will return for their own stories.
Reviewed by Kathryn Howe , Sep 30, 2022
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