I have mixed feelings about this book. The story, characters, and presentation were all top notch as are most of Jennifer Peels novels. She can make the most unappealing of subjects, entertaining and funny with compelling real characters. The questions I had about his book revolved around two characters, Cain and Auggie. Scarlet was a delightful character. The audacity of Cain and Auggie to decide Scarlet’s future based on their assessment of her lovable innocence was madding. Years lost just with their ignorance and arrogance. I guess it says a lot about Jennifer Peel’s talent to see her create characters that elicited such visceral reactions. An aside is the somewhat universal opinion in novels these days that long distance romances can never stand. Believe me, with the right person , they can.