A new life, a safe place to lay her head down at nights and to raise her child when it finally arrives, a new job, things are slowly looking up, the only downside is her rude arrogant neighbour River Wild.

Now, in a new town, with a new name, pregnant and alone, Carrie, is starting over and she couldn't been more happier about that... River is still living in his hometown. He hates everyone. People weren't very nice to him when he was only eight years old and shot his sexually abusive stepfather in self defense! His mom told everybody that she killed him and went to prison. Carrie byla silná ženská. Člověk ji prostě musel držet palce. Líbilo se mi, jak se snažila myslet pozitivně a hleděla do budoucnosti. Do lepší budoucnosti, kde svému dítěti a sobě zařídí lepší život. Musím se přiznat, že na jejím místě bych se furt otáčela a bále se, že mě manžel najde. I když chápu Spojené státy jsou obrovské není to Česko, ale i tak. Líbilo se mi, jak se s Riverem postupně začali kamarádit a jak to pomalu přerůstalo v něco více. Jejich slovní přestřelky a hašteření si užijete. Navíc jsou to sousedi, to se mi v knihách vždy líbí :-). Also, i enjoyed very much the realistic pace that the author put in the relationship between Carrie and River... It was the rightest thing she could do!!!! Their dynamic is lots of fun, and I loved watching grumpy River start to open up in the face of Carrie’s determined optimism. Her sunny outlook and passion for life starts to infect his dark world, and slowly things begin to change.

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Yep, it was breaking my heart over and over again, but at the same time, Mrs. Towle was giving me hope to love, to humanity!!!! Hlavné postavy sa mi enormne páčili, hlavná hrdinka mala skvelé zmýšľanie, veľmi som ju obdivovala a River bol iný typ chlapa, zároveň sa mi jeho charakter páčil a vedela som mu porozumieť. ? Carrie is fleeing an abusive relationship, moves away, changes her name and finally feels free in the little town in Texas. Sometimes, I feel like he's the other half of my soul. The part I was missing but I didn't realize until that day when I looked into this eyes and saw him. The real him. Because happiness doesn't come around often for people like me. So, I'm going to grab it with both hands when it does."

River was really amazing. Although he was a grouch most of the time (and I mean it because he was mean to everyone for most of the book, hahaha), he had a big heart of pure gold behind that facade. I have to admit that during most of the book, i was feeling unsettled because i was afraid what will happen when the past will catch up with the future and yes, near to the end, i lost my shit with the development of the story, but i didn't expecting how the things would turn out and i loved the solution that Samantha gave us!!!! it gave me relief!!! but, it was definitely missing something. on the surface, RIVER WILD has all the ingredients of a five star book. however, i think the reason it missed the mark, at least for me, was because all of those key elements had no time to breathe.

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I’m not good, Carrie.” He stares down at his hands that are stretched out on his thighs. “There’s a darkness inside of me.” A tomato?❞ I slowly say the words to make sure I got that right. I see the tips of his ears redden. Carrie was an amazing character😍 full of love to give. This woman was sooo strong, determined and brave. Things between them are slow developing but realistic, and they have some ups and downs, but I loved watching them turn from enemies to friends to more. I could feel the connection between them, which is something that neither of them expected, and I honestly loved every moment that they spend together. Veľmi som sa pri knihe nasmiala, ale aj si poplakala. Kniha vám dá veľa, zamyslíte sa, ale aj si oddýchnete. Každopádne vám dá poriadne zabrať po emocionálnej stránke.?

From New York Times bestselling author Samantha Towle comes an unexpected love story between two unlikeliest of people...This audiobook was told in dual points of view via dual narration. It was narrated by Savannah Peachwood and Sebastian York. These are two of the best narrators for romance. Savannah has a soft, feminine voice and Sebastian has a deep, gravelly voice. They are both great at doing multiple voices for different characters and I really enjoyed listening to them. not all together memorable. i think, no i know, i enjoyed the romance, however, there were things that frustrated me. for example, we see River and Carrie becoming good friends. they keep having cute bantery moments, and seem to be steadily progressing into love territory. after helping Carrie with an unexpected drowning dog (yeah. . . it was a time) they become unlikely friends.

Fist impressions of River are he is moody, a bit of a grouch and doesn't like people, this is Rivers defence mechanism, following the death of his step-father the family was shunned, rejected by town people. Carrie: She has been through so much throughout her life🥺 my heart was broken with everything that had happened to her and I just wanted to wrap her in a blanket and give her a big hug because she really deserved it. Even though life has been painful for her, she shows how capable she is of making decisions with a positive mind just to try and make her life a little easier. And when she found her way, no one could stop her. Sometimes, I feel like he's the other half of my soul. The part I was missing but didn't realise until the day when I looked into his eyes and saw him. The real him. Sometimes, I feel like he's the other half of my soul. The part I was missing but didn't realise until the day when I looked into his eyes and saw him. The real him.❞

Napriek spomínaným ťažkým témam sa v knihe vyskytovalo veľa vtipných scén, dialógov, vnútorných opisov pocitov a monológov hlavnej hrdinky.