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Simone Beaudelaire is a talented author who always seems to do her best work when writing connected stories. High Plains Heartbreak, while a standalone story, is also the third book in Beaudelaire's "Love on the High Plains" series. Set in the 1880s, this tale is the story of Jesse and Addie, unlikely lovers in a rough world.

When Jesse left home after his fiancee died, he never expected to fall in love again. In fact, he feels that he no longer has a heart to share. Working as a Bounty Hunter, he finds himself burying yet another friend...The man who took him in when he left home, his best friend Clevis McCoy. After promising to chaperone McCoy's daughter Addie to her aunt, Jesse finds himself in the position of lusting after Addie while stubbornly refusing to fall in love with her.

Addie is a wild child, a woman raised by her Bounty Hunter father and her Kiowa mother. When she finds herself falling for Jesse, Addie realizes that she has a difficult path in front of her...Made even more difficult by decisions made in the heat of the moment.

As with all of this author's books, the characters are real and relatable, flawed enough to be interesting and with well-developed backgrounds. There is enough tension in the story that you won't want to put the book down, anxious to see what happens next. If you're looking for a fun and sexy romance that has a great plot and characters, I would highly recommend reading High Plains Heartbreak.

NOTE: I read this book in January while it was still going through the final revisions, so some small items may have changed between when I read the book and publication.

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