In Argus, North Dakota, a fraught wedding is taking place.

Gary Geist, a terrified young man set to inherit two farms, is desperate to marry Kismet Poe. Gary thinks Kismet is the answer to all of his problems; Kismet can’t even imagine her future, let alone the kind of future Gary might offer. During a clumsy proposal, Kismet misses her chance to say ‘no’ and so the die is cast.

Hugo has been in love with Kismet for years. He has been her friend, confidante and occasionally her lover – and now she is marrying Gary, Hugo is determined to steal her back.

Meanwhile Kismet’s mother, Crystal, hauls sugar beets for Gary’s family, and on her nightly truck drives along the highway from the farm to the factories, she tunes in to the darkness of late-night radio, sees visions of guardian angels, and worries for the future – both her daughter’s and her own.

My Thoughts:

This story is set in North Dakota where Gary is in love with Kismet, he wants his future with her as he has become the owner of two farms and knows he and her could make a decent life together. But there is someone else who is in love with Kismet and he wants her all to himself but who’s heart will Kismet break? It was a slow paced read that is long, there are real people with real life situations. I did not feel as though I took to any of the characters, it was an ok read.

I received an ARC copy of this book for an honest review.

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