This book came to me through two friends, both of whom read it before I did. I've also read a few other books from this series and enjoyed those, so I knew who Jesse Logan was and that his wife had left him before the tornado but died in the tornado, leaving him with the triplets to raise. And the missing ring has featured in other books too. So it was nice to get to know Jesse better.

I'm guessing I missed reading the book where Clay comes back to the ranch since the last I remember he was not in the picture. I was glad to see he stopped running.

I can relate a bit to Jesse, as the oldest, feeling responsible for things that probably weren't his responsibilities as a child: the behavior of his siblings, for example.

Jesse has also lost quite a few people: his parents (who died); his brother, Clay (who left after he and Jesse had words), and his wife (who left him). I also sense that for a time there was an estrangement between Jesse and his sister, Maya--but that had been somewhat healed by the time this series started. Plus preemie triplets, who I would imagine had to have a bit of fight in them to survive in the NICU--It's not a stretch to think he might have fears of others in his life leaving him also. (I'm also struggling with why he and Marie got together in the first place, but . . .)

Lori is struggling with wanting to belong--especially in a family setting. She didn't have the most idyllic childhood family setting and I think she's developed a sort of "fairy tale" idea of how a family would or should be.

I'm not sure if it is her career or her desire for a family that makes her so good with the babies. (On another note, though much is made of Jesse having 5 nannies in 5 months--in at least 2 cases, it sounds like he might have been right to dismiss them. One was making fun of Brooke's demanding cries instead of comforting the baby--and I do have to wonder if she'd do that rather than seeing to their needs, what else she might do--and another was sleeping when she should have been watching the babies (I have no doubt she could have been exhausted because 3 babies at once seems like a tiring task, but . . . I think I might have felt the same as Jesse if I found someone asleep while my 3 babies fussed.) I'm not sure why he didn't share that information with his family at least though.

I agree with another reviewer that, although I got caught up in the fairy tale aspect of the romance, Jesse and Lori really have no idea how they'll be as a couple. They did bond over the girls and have worked together, but there weren't really any dates or any discussions that I'd relate to being a couple until Jesse suddenly realized he loved Lori.

I did guess that the ring would be found, but I didn't guess how it would be found.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this ending to the series. ( )

Wonderful, quick read. A bit more depth than the previous love inspired books I've read. ( )