review of Trying the Knot by J.M. Madden

Trying the Knot by J.M. Madden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received an ARC of Trying the Knot" in exchange for an honest review.

Ms Madden has brought us another wonderful insight to the Lowell Family dynamic. IN this story, we gain a better insight into Jackson Windwalker as Ms. Madden gives us his his backstory. I honestly cried while readying his story, silent tears streaked down my cheeks.

Emily Lowell isn't exactly the black sheep of the family, but she also knows what she wants to do career wise and ranching isn't it. She makes a life and starts her own business in Houston- miles and miles away from her family in Honeywell Texas.

We come now to Emily and Jackson- their love was young and wild and everything first love could possibly be. Reading the love between these two was what made this story so believable. It's why you feel the way you do about Jackson going after his girl, you want him to regain Emily's love.
Before Emily left for college, she and Jackson made a pact, they gave themselves 10 years to meet someone else, fall in love and get married, if they hadn't, that they would meet again...It's now 11 years later. Emily knows that she's in trouble- in a couple of ways but she's too proud to admit it, to anyone. Jackson has only once ever let anyone get into his heart and that was Emily. For Emily, she's compared every man she's ever met and dated to Jackson. She might be engaged but she knows in her heart she's not with the right man, one who will put HER and their relationship First.
I loved how Ms. Madden shows us how deep Jackson's love for Emily truly is and what he's willing to give up in order to have that forever kind of love that he knows it out there with Emily. Emily needs a wake up call and Jackson delivers it to her in a most unexpected and delightful way. He might of come on strong while they were in Honeywell, but here in Houston, his love is soft and not over powering. He lets Emily make all of the moves...he knows her better than anyone, even herself.

This was a wonderful book and I hope that Ms. Madden decides to expand on this series.

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