Cole by Karla Sorensen

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Recommend: YES!!
Standalone book, but is the 3rd book of Bachelors of the Ridge (You can read it by itself, but will understand the characters more if you read the first two books.
Triggers: infertility

Blurb (Courtesy of Goodreads):

Cole Mallinson has never been able to move on.

It’s been two thousand, three hundred and sixty-two days since he’s seen his ex-wife, Julia. He’s never stopped loving her, never stopped wishing she’d come back. Everyone thinks he’s lost his mind for never moving on, but they couldn’t understand. It was never a choice.

Seven years ago, Julia Mallinson left Denver, and even though it’s the last place she wants to be, she’s back. The years of infertility that she and Cole endured during their marriage wore her down past the point of breaking. And when she left, she didn’t look back, couldn’t look back, for the sake of her sanity, her heart.

Between an accidental run-in at the grocery store and a meddling pregnant sister, Julia is forced to face the man she walked away from. The man who still, after all these years, has never moved on. Though neither has she.

And in the end, she’s left wondering if the past is ever left in the past.

***Review and some things you may think are spoilers***

I received this book in form of ARC in exchange for an honest opinion. No, this doesn't sway my rating, but it helps! Kidding. I'm honest. And I can say, I loved it all. I decided to add a triggers section to my reviews because not everyone can deal with reading everything. 

Sorry this took so long, I don't like to feel like I missed out on anything, so I read the two previous books before reading this one. And what a funny and sweet series this is turning out to be.

So...Cole. Cole is a big, tall, ball of brooding man who has been caught up on his ex-wife for way too long. What the heck Cole, move on! I kept thinking this even while reading Garrett and Dylan, but I knew I would get backstory. But I still had the same thoughts. It truly was a beautifully written love story. I do think it was a bit rushed, but my rating won't be faulted in this. Cole's ex-wife, Julia...I just wanted to murder her. How could you leave someone who loved you so very much. Even with all your faults, how could you just pick up and leave without the decency to explain why? 

Sorensen's style of writing is witty, will leave you with a pile of emotions and make you think. I can't wait for what she has up her sleeves with the other Bachelors. 

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