Cactus rose

by Stella Bagwell

In the first blush of youth, Andrea Rawlins had fallen for the foreman of her father's ranch. But Tony Ramirez had mysteriously left El Paso - and Andrea - behind. Now, years later, she was struggling to keep the ranch in business. She needed help - the kind only Tony could give. Tony reluctantly agreed to return to El Paso and Andrea, but he found the risk to his heart was even greater than before. Surely a woman like Andrea would never want to marry a man like him. Or would she?

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Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?