What do you think?
Rate this book
The Line
I was a thief.
The invisible girl only he could see.
The woman who wanted to be more.
He was the mark.
The extraordinary cowboy who stole my sixteen-year-old heart.
The damaged man who still owned it, even four years later.
The Line was where we began.
Where fates collided.
Where truths derailed.
The place where our love story ends.
The invisible girl only he could see.
The woman who wanted to be more.
He was the mark.
The extraordinary cowboy who stole my sixteen-year-old heart.
The damaged man who still owned it, even four years later.
The Line was where we began.
Where fates collided.
Where truths derailed.
The place where our love story ends.
258 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 21, 2017
273 people are currently reading
1186 people want to read
About the author
Amie Knight
28 books1,431 followersUSA Today bestselling author Amie Knight has been a reader for as long as she could remember and a romance lover since she could get her hands on her momma's books. She’s a dedicated wife and mother with a deep love of music, makeup, and house plants. When she isn't reading and writing, you can catch her jamming out in the car with her two kids and husband to '90s R&B, country, and showtunes. Amie draws inspiration from her childhood in Columbia, South Carolina, and can't imagine living anywhere other than the South.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 297 reviews
November 4, 2018
5 Time To Fly, Little Bird Stars
🍑 Escaping abusive foster homes Everly had been on the streets or more accurately the train station for years until she met Momma Lou at a shelter.
🍑 Everly lived with Momma Lou for three years, helping her care for foster kids and work in the shelter. One summer Momma Lou found her a job where she could earn money to go to school little does she know there is a lot more to it than that. Everly is excited but a little scared and even more so when she arrives at the beautiful Southern peach orchard where she'll work.
🍑 This book had great settings and took me on a journey to that beautiful Southern peach orchard each time I picked the book up.
🍑 Cole has been suffering for the last six months after being dealt the lowest of low blows by his ex. He has lost all faith in himself and others. When a tiny beautiful person from his past comes to stay at the peach orchard he manages, he starts to believe in life again. Cole is one smoking hot cowboy and it helps he is so nice as well.
🍑 I loved the flow of this book it had me constantly engaged and never bored which is a huge plus for me. The writing was exceptional showing great depth in her characters and I really enjoyed the twists that took this from just a standard romance to something more.
🍑 this story has got some gut wrenching moments that had me shedding a tear or two. This is a story about strength, overcoming adversity and second chances. It's, it's, it's..............
I was too cold.
Too hungry.
Too tired.
I couldn't afford to get off this line, no matter how much I wanted to.
🍑 Escaping abusive foster homes Everly had been on the streets or more accurately the train station for years until she met Momma Lou at a shelter.
She'd stopped on the sidewalk on her way into the building and stared at my seventeen-year-old self hard. Studying me. She pursed her lips, and I knew what she saw. I was so starved that I was practically skeletal.
Before Momma Lou, It was like I was constantly drowning, like I was at the bottom of a pool, and every time I teetered to the top of the water, I'd be pushed back under once again, gasping for air. Now, I was free. I could finally breathe.
🍑 Everly lived with Momma Lou for three years, helping her care for foster kids and work in the shelter. One summer Momma Lou found her a job where she could earn money to go to school little does she know there is a lot more to it than that. Everly is excited but a little scared and even more so when she arrives at the beautiful Southern peach orchard where she'll work.
🍑 This book had great settings and took me on a journey to that beautiful Southern peach orchard each time I picked the book up.
🍑 Cole has been suffering for the last six months after being dealt the lowest of low blows by his ex. He has lost all faith in himself and others. When a tiny beautiful person from his past comes to stay at the peach orchard he manages, he starts to believe in life again. Cole is one smoking hot cowboy and it helps he is so nice as well.
🍑 I loved the flow of this book it had me constantly engaged and never bored which is a huge plus for me. The writing was exceptional showing great depth in her characters and I really enjoyed the twists that took this from just a standard romance to something more.
🍑 this story has got some gut wrenching moments that had me shedding a tear or two. This is a story about strength, overcoming adversity and second chances. It's, it's, it's..............
June 8, 2017
“Now it’s time for you to fly, Little Bird.”
I have said it on more than one occasion my love for cowboys is infinite….. yes infinite! So, when I was given the opportunity to read The Line I literally jumped at the chance and couldn’t wait to dive right in. This is my first book by Amie Knight and I absolutely loved it to the point where I am already looking forward to reading future books by this amazingly talented author. If you are looking for a heart-achingly beautiful read, that will give you all the feels imaginable, then definitely check this out.
Everly finds herself homeless and living in a train station after having fled abusive foster homes. She does whatever she needs to in order to survive the streets. That is, until she meets someone who ultimately saves her life, Momma Lou.
Everly lives with Momma Lou within a shelter for three years helping her care for foster kids, and there she finds peace and happiness. With just one look and one smile Momma Lou has the power to make Everly feel like the most loved girl in the world.
Momma Lou in all her beauty has plans for Everly, however those plans include moving away from her safe haven for a summer to work at Preston’s Peach Orchard. She wants Everly to do this in order to save money, so that she may go to school and make something of her life. Everly is enthusiastic but nervous about taking this giant leap of faith, but Momma Lou informs her if she doesn’t like it she can always come back.
Fate steps in when Everly arrives at the peach orchard and comes face to face with a ghost from her past. Someone she met fleetingly on a train four years ago, someone who had also tried to save her. Someone, who recognised her instantly and would never forget that pale, blue eyed frail girl who was so willing to offer herself to him.
“He saw me. All of me. The sunken cheeks. The cold, weary, dead look in my eyes. My dirty hair. My old clothes. And I didn’t like it.”
Cole, AKA hot, brooding cowboy, has not had the easiest of times the last six months. He has become quite angry, bitter and untrusting, but in true southern cowboy style, he never loses his charm or his manners. He was so sweet with an absolute heart of gold. I just could not get enough of him!
The chemistry between Everly and Cole was jam packed; it sizzled right off the pages and it kept me enthralled from their very first meeting. It was the insta-sort-of-love where a brief encounter stayed with both of them for four years. I knew they were destined to be together; to not only love each other, but also to heal each other.
“Her head rose. Her eyes clashed with mine. I flinched in surprise, our gazes meeting like a head-on collision, and it was a wreck of epic proportions…
Recognition.
Shock.
Horror.
Resignation.
They all traveled across her face quickly, like the train we’d met on four years ago.”
For me this story is the epitome of why I love to read romance stories. The Line was an epic love story of second chances, hope, strength and rising above all the obstacles life throws your way. It was at times gut wrenching and emotional, but above all else beautiful. The writing was absolutely poetic and I know that the beauty within these pages will stay with me forever. I can’t recommend this story enough and do it the justice it deserves, simply go and read for yourself and you’ll see what I mean. I will definitely be reading the next book this author produces and I wait with anticipation.
August 3, 2017
so behind on reviews! :O I really really loved this book and I think Amie Knight is a very talented lady. Looking forward to reading more of her work in the future!
My buddy's amazing review is on our blog page HERE.
June 16, 2017
3.25 Stars
Overall Opinion: This was better than I thought it'd be, and I did enjoy it. I did, however, feel a little disappointed at some of the lost potential in it. I felt like we could've gotten so much deeper with these characters, and that the overall premise was good but just was missing something. I'm not sure how to explain it, but I felt like it just missed the mark with the potential for some strong connections to these characters from their hurtful pasts. I enjoyed the side characters more than I enjoyed the mcs tbh, and that's definitely a red flag for me. Still enjoyable and I'm sure lots of readers will love it, but it ended up being a little bit more than a "just ok" read for me ...
Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Everly and Cole's story. When Everly is 16 and homeless, she meets and spends the day with Cole on a train. Years later, they are reunited in an unexpected way. They form a friendship and stronger feelings start to develop. There is some past baggage that both of them need to work through in order to accept their happiness in being together, but they do and get a HEA ending.
POV: This alternated between Everly and Cole's POV.
Overall Pace of Story: Good. I never skimmed, and I thought it flowed well.
Instalove: Not in the typical way, but the h does say that she falls in love with him at their first meeting.
H rating: 3 stars. Cole. I liked him for the most part, but there were some scenes that he bugged me a little bit with his aggressive temper.
h rating: 4 stars. Everly. I liked her. She was sweet despite her past, and I appreciated that.
Sadness level: Low, no tissues needed
Push/Pull: Yes
Heat level: Good. They have some good tension, chemistry, and scenes -- but not so much it takes away from the story. It does take a good while for things to actually happen though (75% for first sex scene).
Descriptive sex: Yes
Safe sex: Yes
OW/OM drama: Yes, but not in the typical way
Sex scene with OW or OM: No
Cheating: Not with mcs
Separation: Yes
Possible Triggers: Yes
Closure: This had pretty good closure with a jump ahead epilogue and a HEA ending.
How I got it: I got it with my kindle unlimited subscription.
Safety: This one should be Safe for most safety gang readers
Overall Opinion: This was better than I thought it'd be, and I did enjoy it. I did, however, feel a little disappointed at some of the lost potential in it. I felt like we could've gotten so much deeper with these characters, and that the overall premise was good but just was missing something. I'm not sure how to explain it, but I felt like it just missed the mark with the potential for some strong connections to these characters from their hurtful pasts. I enjoyed the side characters more than I enjoyed the mcs tbh, and that's definitely a red flag for me. Still enjoyable and I'm sure lots of readers will love it, but it ended up being a little bit more than a "just ok" read for me ...
Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Everly and Cole's story. When Everly is 16 and homeless, she meets and spends the day with Cole on a train. Years later, they are reunited in an unexpected way. They form a friendship and stronger feelings start to develop. There is some past baggage that both of them need to work through in order to accept their happiness in being together, but they do and get a HEA ending.
POV: This alternated between Everly and Cole's POV.
Overall Pace of Story: Good. I never skimmed, and I thought it flowed well.
Instalove: Not in the typical way, but the h does say that she falls in love with him at their first meeting.
H rating: 3 stars. Cole. I liked him for the most part, but there were some scenes that he bugged me a little bit with his aggressive temper.
h rating: 4 stars. Everly. I liked her. She was sweet despite her past, and I appreciated that.
Sadness level: Low, no tissues needed
Push/Pull: Yes
Heat level: Good. They have some good tension, chemistry, and scenes -- but not so much it takes away from the story. It does take a good while for things to actually happen though (75% for first sex scene).
Descriptive sex: Yes
Safe sex: Yes
OW/OM drama: Yes, but not in the typical way
Sex scene with OW or OM: No
Cheating: Not with mcs
Separation: Yes
Possible Triggers: Yes
Closure: This had pretty good closure with a jump ahead epilogue and a HEA ending.
How I got it: I got it with my kindle unlimited subscription.
Safety: This one should be Safe for most safety gang readers
June 8, 2017
I really loved this book, didn't want to put it down. The author manages to get the emotions just right. It had all of the elements that I look for in a great cowboy romance story. The characters were intriguing and had depth and drew me into the story effortlessly. A hero every woman dreams of. A leading lady that is strong, sweet, and beautiful. It was great to watch the protective instincts kick in for both of Cole and Every. When they start to explore their sexual attraction the scenes get very hot and steamy. I highly recommend this book.
In short:
Hero 4/5 | Heroine 4/5 | Plot (Point, Originality) 4/5 | Writing Style 4/5 | Steam 3/5 | Romance 4/5 | Angst-Suspense 3/5 | Darkness 0/5 | Humor 2/5 | Secondary Characters 4/5 | Drama-Conflict 4/5 | Mystery 0/5 | Twists 3/5 | Pacing Fast | Action 3/5
In short:
Hero 4/5 | Heroine 4/5 | Plot (Point, Originality) 4/5 | Writing Style 4/5 | Steam 3/5 | Romance 4/5 | Angst-Suspense 3/5 | Darkness 0/5 | Humor 2/5 | Secondary Characters 4/5 | Drama-Conflict 4/5 | Mystery 0/5 | Twists 3/5 | Pacing Fast | Action 3/5
September 2, 2019
A little too insta and too sweet for me
June 13, 2017
While riding the train, a handsome cowboy speaks to a 16 year old girl who's looking for her next mark. He spends the day with her feeding her and just talking. He wants to save her. She can't help but fall a little in love.
Four years later he's different but she's different too. She just wants to help him like he helped her.
He was betrayed by his fiancée and his brother. But what's worse is the sweet little boy he thought was his isn't. He's grieving for what he lost. Can Everly soothe his soul? Can he help her find a home?
This is the kind of book I love. The words flowed. The characters were real, broken but fixable. And just the romance. Two people finding each other building a relationship and making each other's lives better. It was about finding your home. I laughed, I cried and I couldn't help but smile just about the whole damn time.
I absolutely loved Everly. She's had a hard life going from foster home to foster home and in between living on the streets. For just one day on that train she's fed and warm and someone "sees" her. It gives her the strength to carry on until her sweet Momma Lou takes her in. Everly is so sweet and kind. When she realizes Cole is her train riding cowboy she's determined to help him like he helped her.
Cole was a wonderful hero. Once he let Everly in, she was it for him. End of discussion. He tried to save her once but now he had a second chance and he wasn't letting her go.
There's a cast of other amazing characters like Jane, Missy, Joe...oh Joe. You deserve some happiness too. And let's not forget Cody....Ms Knight I really hope you'll consider writing his and Beau's story...please....And sweet Momma Lou everyone needs someone like that in their life.
I loved every single minute of this book. It got me out of a slump and captured me from page one. I will definitely be reading more of this author's work.
Four years later he's different but she's different too. She just wants to help him like he helped her.
He was betrayed by his fiancée and his brother. But what's worse is the sweet little boy he thought was his isn't. He's grieving for what he lost. Can Everly soothe his soul? Can he help her find a home?
This is the kind of book I love. The words flowed. The characters were real, broken but fixable. And just the romance. Two people finding each other building a relationship and making each other's lives better. It was about finding your home. I laughed, I cried and I couldn't help but smile just about the whole damn time.
I absolutely loved Everly. She's had a hard life going from foster home to foster home and in between living on the streets. For just one day on that train she's fed and warm and someone "sees" her. It gives her the strength to carry on until her sweet Momma Lou takes her in. Everly is so sweet and kind. When she realizes Cole is her train riding cowboy she's determined to help him like he helped her.
"Oh, see, that’s where you’re wrong, Cole. I stopped trying to make you happy a while ago.” She beamed at me. “Now, I just am. I am making you happy. I am making you smile. And it’s the most beautiful, wonderful thing I’ve ever done in my life. So, no, I’ll never stop,”~Everly
"Damn her. She was right. She was making me happy. I was like the darkest, coldest night and Everly was the sun. Her light shining on me. Her heat searing through me. Forcing me to wake the fuck up. To live again. And, God, I wanted her sun. It felt so good to stand in it. I couldn’t resist her. I never stood a chance. And I didn’t want to anymore."~Cole
Cole was a wonderful hero. Once he let Everly in, she was it for him. End of discussion. He tried to save her once but now he had a second chance and he wasn't letting her go.
"I wanted to devour her. Make her mine. I wanted to kiss her. I wanted to feast on her lips until my taste was permanently on them. I didn’t want her to ever be rid of me."
"I wanted this. I wanted it right now. I just couldn’t have it. I needed to get things right in my life first. She deserved something more than I could give her at the moment. And I wanted everything for Eve. I wanted it all."
There's a cast of other amazing characters like Jane, Missy, Joe...oh Joe. You deserve some happiness too. And let's not forget Cody....Ms Knight I really hope you'll consider writing his and Beau's story...please....And sweet Momma Lou everyone needs someone like that in their life.
I loved every single minute of this book. It got me out of a slump and captured me from page one. I will definitely be reading more of this author's work.
"At some point in the last few weeks, I’d stopped thinking of Everly as Peaches, the broken young girl from the train. She was Eve now. A woman. She was strong, fierce—a Goddamn force to be reckoned with. She was mine."~Cole
“You, Everly Woods, just like the small town, just like the train station I met you in four years ago. You. You’re the only reason I get out of bed every day.” His warm eyes were on mine. “You do make me happy, and I hope you never stop.”~Cole
June 3, 2017
God this book!
I cried at my office in lunch room! Not even ashamed of that!
The hero! He called himself an ass, but god, he was perfect.
WHY IS THIS BOOK FREE???!!!!!
I'll review this book once I sleep on it because right now I'm still sobbing!
Quick safety tip: there's a 4 year gap between meetings. Neither were celibate. Hero's engagement broke off about 3 months before they met again. HOWEVER, hero was not in love with his ex fiancée. He was NOT a manwhore and he DID believe in love. H and h had a chance encounter the first time. She was 16 and it was NOT anything sexual.
********
So I'm unpacking my thoughts a little. This is very much my opinion, not a review. I do get other people may disagree. But this book has hit a certain part of my heart, and it has been a 5 star read for me, and I have accepted all the characters with their faults and all.
I cried at my office in lunch room! Not even ashamed of that!
The hero! He called himself an ass, but god, he was perfect.
WHY IS THIS BOOK FREE???!!!!!
I'll review this book once I sleep on it because right now I'm still sobbing!
Quick safety tip: there's a 4 year gap between meetings. Neither were celibate. Hero's engagement broke off about 3 months before they met again. HOWEVER, hero was not in love with his ex fiancée. He was NOT a manwhore and he DID believe in love. H and h had a chance encounter the first time. She was 16 and it was NOT anything sexual.
********
So I'm unpacking my thoughts a little. This is very much my opinion, not a review. I do get other people may disagree. But this book has hit a certain part of my heart, and it has been a 5 star read for me, and I have accepted all the characters with their faults and all.
November 14, 2017
Well I guess I’m in the minority here since I didn’t love it as much but I did like well enough. I think it was more of a “me” because the writing was good and the story was interesting. BUT I don’t know I just didn’t feel a connection with the Mc, at times I felt like the author was trying too hard with everything going on. It did have its funny and sweet moments, overall it was a good read.💜
August 19, 2017
This book gave me all sorts of mixed feelings. I liked the way it started and ended but the middle just pissed me off. Here's Everly (one of my favorite heroines ever) who has lived such a rough life not knowing love, giving everything to those around her. Then we have Cole, who for the most part has had a great life until recently, and he's the one screwing everything up and holding himself back. We get his pov so we know how much he loves Everly but he makes some dumbass decisions and then NEVER explains himself. He just irritated me at times to no end. I will say that I truly loved the writing and that would get 5 stars from me. But I guess I need my heroes to go after what they want and to always put the h first. At one point he meets up with his cheating ex to discuss some stuff. That's fine. But he sends Everly away without explaining what's happening. Never told her about the meeting even though it had been planned for a week. The these are his thoughts when he knows Everly was upset.
“I hadn’t wanted to send Eve away, but it hadn’t been fair to Marla to have the conversation we’d needed to have in front of Eve”
So he's more worried about the cheating exes feelings and didn't even prepare the woman he loves by telling her about the meeting. This just didn't work for me at all.
Anyways I'll definitely read more by this author but I need a hero that puts his h first.
“I hadn’t wanted to send Eve away, but it hadn’t been fair to Marla to have the conversation we’d needed to have in front of Eve”
So he's more worried about the cheating exes feelings and didn't even prepare the woman he loves by telling her about the meeting. This just didn't work for me at all.
Anyways I'll definitely read more by this author but I need a hero that puts his h first.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 18, 2018
3.5 stars
Many stars for the kindness and side characters.
I adored Mamma Lou!
The romance wasn't quite my coppa.
The hero pushed her away, she came across as weak sometimes.
I didn't enjoy sex-scenes much. This whole thing with him wanting her to ask/to beg him was a bit annoying.
Overall a very good book with moral and humanity.
Many stars for the kindness and side characters.
I adored Mamma Lou!
The romance wasn't quite my coppa.
The hero pushed her away, she came across as weak sometimes.
I didn't enjoy sex-scenes much. This whole thing with him wanting her to ask/to beg him was a bit annoying.
Overall a very good book with moral and humanity.
May 26, 2017
5 Healing Stars
You know sometimes you read books you love, and you get to know authors and see into their hearts through their stories and words. And when that happens they just know how to touch your heart, those books just make you feel something FIERCE.. and with Amie Knight I'll tell you this she just does it for me.. oh my goodness does she ever?
This story is wholeheartedly about second chances and falling love. About family, about learning to live and to accept the gift your given. I love everything about country reads.. the ethos of family is in the midst of the pages in magnitude and this book has that in bucketloads. Amie poured her heart into this one and gives you something to hold on to and to take with you in your day. I was at the edge of seat while reading this into the wee hours because you can't help to fall for Cole and Everly and feel everything that they are FEELING, everything they have lost and everything they gained.
It starts 4 years previous where they have one day together and make friends, a bond that stays with them since but they part ways and then fate happens and they find themselves together for the summer. So this story is solely about reconnecting and learning to enjoy the experiences, and maybe find themselves again after this time. I don't want to delve into the plot more than that as I want you to enjoy and fall for THEM. LOVE them, laugh with them, cry with them and read this with open eyes. The things though I loved were the small gestures, the kisses, the touches and how Cole taught Everly how to live in the farm. And how Everly just NEVER GAVE IN.. her strength I suppose made her beauty more mesmerising, she was nurturing and caring. Sometimes the simplistic and normality of people shine more so than a business woman or man with power you know what I mean?
So my advice: Read it, savour it and enjoy the Cowboy with his big heart, and his beautiful soul. And enjoy Everly who became whole slowly and gained strength by learning to live again but I suppose this book touched my heart because they both taught each other how to enjoy each other bit by bit. It gave me that feeling I love in Romance, the butterflies when you know that they're falling falling falling for each other. It captured my heart and I'll be sure to take these characters with me through my own day.
Thank you Amie...
Enjoy Xoxo
ARC generously gifted in exchange for a honest review
For more reviews and blog posts
You know sometimes you read books you love, and you get to know authors and see into their hearts through their stories and words. And when that happens they just know how to touch your heart, those books just make you feel something FIERCE.. and with Amie Knight I'll tell you this she just does it for me.. oh my goodness does she ever?
This story is wholeheartedly about second chances and falling love. About family, about learning to live and to accept the gift your given. I love everything about country reads.. the ethos of family is in the midst of the pages in magnitude and this book has that in bucketloads. Amie poured her heart into this one and gives you something to hold on to and to take with you in your day. I was at the edge of seat while reading this into the wee hours because you can't help to fall for Cole and Everly and feel everything that they are FEELING, everything they have lost and everything they gained.
It starts 4 years previous where they have one day together and make friends, a bond that stays with them since but they part ways and then fate happens and they find themselves together for the summer. So this story is solely about reconnecting and learning to enjoy the experiences, and maybe find themselves again after this time. I don't want to delve into the plot more than that as I want you to enjoy and fall for THEM. LOVE them, laugh with them, cry with them and read this with open eyes. The things though I loved were the small gestures, the kisses, the touches and how Cole taught Everly how to live in the farm. And how Everly just NEVER GAVE IN.. her strength I suppose made her beauty more mesmerising, she was nurturing and caring. Sometimes the simplistic and normality of people shine more so than a business woman or man with power you know what I mean?
So my advice: Read it, savour it and enjoy the Cowboy with his big heart, and his beautiful soul. And enjoy Everly who became whole slowly and gained strength by learning to live again but I suppose this book touched my heart because they both taught each other how to enjoy each other bit by bit. It gave me that feeling I love in Romance, the butterflies when you know that they're falling falling falling for each other. It captured my heart and I'll be sure to take these characters with me through my own day.
Thank you Amie...
Enjoy Xoxo
ARC generously gifted in exchange for a honest review
For more reviews and blog posts
January 3, 2019
This was just ok. I guess I wasn't feeling it as much. I don't get why heroine was so hurt that hero treated her like he did when they saw each other again after 4 years. She did stole his wallet after he tried to help her. And she wanted him to open his arms for her? I would have done the same hero did on not trusting her.
September 1, 2019
DNF
Just not working for me.
I do not know what is going on with this book after 30% in. I think whats really confusing me is the time line. I am not sure it is present, past or future.
And the climax building for every events are too dragging. So i stop reading it.
2 stars
Just not working for me.
I do not know what is going on with this book after 30% in. I think whats really confusing me is the time line. I am not sure it is present, past or future.
And the climax building for every events are too dragging. So i stop reading it.
2 stars
June 25, 2017
4.5 stars
‘I was too cold. Too hungry. Too tired. I couldn’t afford to get off this line, no matter how much I wanted to.’
Don’t you just love when you start a book and you’ve never read anything by this Author before nor have you got any idea where the story is going to take you? A book that takes you so completely by surprise you actually have to stop and think why did I not read this sooner and how fast can I go find everything out about this new to us Author. Well this was us when we read The Line by Amie Knight. This story was not what we expected, it was so much more. The synopsis grabbed us but the characters even more so and their story stole our hearts. We love our cowboys but what we love even more is a beautiful love story just like this. Sometimes the best stories are the ones you least expect.
‘It had only been four years, but it could have been an eternity and I’d never forget my cowboy.’
What you put out into the world comes right back; no more so than kindness, respect love and compassion. Do you believe in soul mates? We do, and from page one we knew that this was a romance with two people who without question were fated to be together no matter the obstacles and tragedies separating them.
‘His voice. His stories. They were like listening to the deep timbre base of my favourite song. And I didn’t want to miss a beat.’
Our emotions were all over the place as we learnt of Everly’s story and how she came to be where we met her, we felt overwhelmed with sadness yet inspired by her big heart, her strength and the love she had when she recognised kindness and compassion from an unlikely source. She was a brilliantly written heroine that showed real resilience and gratitude despite the little she’d been given in life.
“You’re so terrified you’re gonna lose them that you’ve already thrown them away, and that’s no way to live, Little Bird.”
Cole is one of the most gorgeous cowboys we’ve ever encountered. He’s all man yet he has vulnerability and a strong sense of empathy that shines through the male ruggedness. A man with passion and heart he sees something in Everly that compels him to look out for her, despite unanswered questions and his reluctance to give up his heart. Until he does give his heart and it is quite simply stunning. There came a point in the story were he wore his heart on his sleeve and we read with tears in our eyes at the beauty of the words. He’s been through a betrayal that crushed his heart so it really would take something incredibly special to put the pieces back in their rightful place.
‘Everly was fireflies and freedom. I couldn’t resist her.’ ‘Everly was the sun. Her light shining on me. Her heat searing through me. Forcing me to wake the fuck up. To live again. And, God, I wanted her sun. It felt so good to stand in it. I couldn’t resist her I never stood a chance. And I didn’t want to anymore.’
We fell in love and were completely captivated by this wonderful story that had everything we love in our romances. We urge you romantics to go pick it up and be swept away by Amie Knight’s words.
“Play me a memory, Peaches.”
Available to purchase below
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Come visit and follow us at:
✲ TotallybookedBlog
✲ TB on Facebook
✲ TB on Twitter
✲ TB on Pinterest
June 14, 2017
5 Baby Bird Stars
This is such a beautifully told story. I loved every moment of this book and didn't want it to end. Everly grew into such a strong beautiful woman after a horrible upbringing. Cole found love and peace after losing everything. Together the chemistry between Cole and Everly was undeniable. Loved the crazy and outrageous BFF Cody. This is a great emotion read that I feel everyone will enjoy.
This is such a beautifully told story. I loved every moment of this book and didn't want it to end. Everly grew into such a strong beautiful woman after a horrible upbringing. Cole found love and peace after losing everything. Together the chemistry between Cole and Everly was undeniable. Loved the crazy and outrageous BFF Cody. This is a great emotion read that I feel everyone will enjoy.
June 26, 2017
4.5 stars
‘I was too cold. Too hungry. Too tired. I couldn’t afford to get off this line, no matter how much I wanted to.’
Don’t you just love when you start a book and you’ve never read anything by this Author before nor have you got any idea where the story is going to take you? A book that takes you so completely by surprise you actually have to stop and think why did I not read this sooner and how fast can I go find everything out about this new to us Author. Well this was us when we read The Line by Amie Knight. This story was not what we expected, it was so much more. The synopsis grabbed us but the characters even more so and their story stole our hearts. We love our cowboys but what we love even more is a beautiful love story just like this. Sometimes the best stories are the ones you least expect.
‘It had only been four years, but it could have been an eternity and I’d never forget my cowboy.’
What you put out into the world comes right back; no more so than kindness, respect love and compassion. Do you believe in soul mates? We do, and from page one we knew that this was a romance with two people who without question were fated to be together no matter the obstacles and tragedies separating them.
‘His voice. His stories. They were like listening to the deep timbre base of my favourite song. And I didn’t want to miss a beat.’
Our emotions were all over the place as we learnt of Everly’s story and how she came to be where we met her, we felt overwhelmed with sadness yet inspired by her big heart, her strength and the love she had when she recognised kindness and compassion from an unlikely source. She was a brilliantly written heroine that showed real resilience and gratitude despite the little she’d been given in life.
“You’re so terrified you’re gonna lose them that you’ve already thrown them away, and that’s no way to live, Little Bird.”
Cole is one of the most gorgeous cowboys we’ve ever encountered. He’s all man yet he has vulnerability and a strong sense of empathy that shines through the male ruggedness. A man with passion and heart he sees something in Everly that compels him to look out for her, despite unanswered questions and his reluctance to give up his heart. Until he does give his heart and it is quite simply stunning. There came a point in the story were he wore his heart on his sleeve and we read with tears in our eyes at the beauty of the words. He’s been through a betrayal that crushed his heart so it really would take something incredibly special to put the pieces back in their rightful place.
Click here for full review at TBB
Available to purchase below
Amazon US
Amazon UK
Come visit and follow us at:
✲ TotallybookedBlog
✲ TB on Facebook
✲ TB on Twitter
✲ TB on Pinterest
March 19, 2021
2,5 stars but not 3
THE LINE has a touching story and it’s a sweet book although there is some painful history at the background.
Everly is a homeless girl when she first meets Cole. He buys her a train ticket, feeds her and wants to do more. He wants to help her but she steals his wallet and disappears. Years later, they meet in an unexpected way. Neither she has forgotten her hero, nor he has forgotten the sad girl.
*********************************************
It is a heartwarming book as it is but it could have been an epic story if it didn’t have the flaws below:
1. It is sometimes a bit boring because of farm life scenes such as horse riding, feeding horses, picking up peaches etc. We can say that it is a bit uneventful book and that’s why the writer uses a lot of story fillers.
*********************************************
2. The hero, Cole, is too slow to act on his feelings. He waits and waits and waits. He thinks he has to fix himself first after his ex-fiancé destroyed him.
He clearly is attracted to Everly. He has feelings for her but he waits and waits. Then the first move comes from Everly and I never like it in my romance book when the first move comes from the woman. I prefer the guy to work for it.
And even after they start dating, he only kisses her goodbye at the door and does nothing else for weeks. He is the epitome of "slow".
*********************************************
3. I don’t like heroes who want their women to beg. Therefore, I didn't like their sex scenes.
Cole kept telling her to ask him and she had to say, “please do this to me, Cole - do that to me, Cole” all the time. Nope, not my thing.
*********************************************
3. Everly is really sweet and likable until the plot twist. Then something happens and her reaction, though understandable to a degree, was really exaggerated in my opinion. It shouldn’t have caused her to run away from all those people she loved and it shouldn’t have caused her to stay away for so many weeks. I had a hard time understanding her reaction.
*********************************************
4. The ex-fiancé plot device is not used wisely. She is first introduced as a cheating bitch whereas she is later presented to be a loving and sweet person.
And when the ex-fiancé comes to the farm to talk to Cole, he sends Everly away and his reasoning is that it wouldn’t be fair to talk about their issues in front of Everly. At that moment, he puts his cheating ex-fiancé’s feelings before those of the woman he loves and I didn’t like it at all. And also, he knew his ex-fiancé was coming to visit him and he never told about it to Everly and she was not prepared for it when she came.
*********************************************
So, all in all, it is still a sweet book you can read and enjoy but I am really upset that such a good plot is wasted in this way. It had such a good potential.
*********************************************
You can follow my Instagram page from here
THE LINE has a touching story and it’s a sweet book although there is some painful history at the background.
Everly is a homeless girl when she first meets Cole. He buys her a train ticket, feeds her and wants to do more. He wants to help her but she steals his wallet and disappears. Years later, they meet in an unexpected way. Neither she has forgotten her hero, nor he has forgotten the sad girl.
*********************************************
It is a heartwarming book as it is but it could have been an epic story if it didn’t have the flaws below:
1. It is sometimes a bit boring because of farm life scenes such as horse riding, feeding horses, picking up peaches etc. We can say that it is a bit uneventful book and that’s why the writer uses a lot of story fillers.
*********************************************
2. The hero, Cole, is too slow to act on his feelings. He waits and waits and waits. He thinks he has to fix himself first after his ex-fiancé destroyed him.
He clearly is attracted to Everly. He has feelings for her but he waits and waits. Then the first move comes from Everly and I never like it in my romance book when the first move comes from the woman. I prefer the guy to work for it.
And even after they start dating, he only kisses her goodbye at the door and does nothing else for weeks. He is the epitome of "slow".
*********************************************
3. I don’t like heroes who want their women to beg. Therefore, I didn't like their sex scenes.
Cole kept telling her to ask him and she had to say, “please do this to me, Cole - do that to me, Cole” all the time. Nope, not my thing.
*********************************************
3. Everly is really sweet and likable until the plot twist. Then something happens and her reaction, though understandable to a degree, was really exaggerated in my opinion. It shouldn’t have caused her to run away from all those people she loved and it shouldn’t have caused her to stay away for so many weeks. I had a hard time understanding her reaction.
*********************************************
4. The ex-fiancé plot device is not used wisely. She is first introduced as a cheating bitch whereas she is later presented to be a loving and sweet person.
And when the ex-fiancé comes to the farm to talk to Cole, he sends Everly away and his reasoning is that it wouldn’t be fair to talk about their issues in front of Everly. At that moment, he puts his cheating ex-fiancé’s feelings before those of the woman he loves and I didn’t like it at all. And also, he knew his ex-fiancé was coming to visit him and he never told about it to Everly and she was not prepared for it when she came.
*********************************************
So, all in all, it is still a sweet book you can read and enjoy but I am really upset that such a good plot is wasted in this way. It had such a good potential.
*********************************************
You can follow my Instagram page from here
November 20, 2017
WOW! This story blew me away. I could not put it down - it was such a unique and special book. Superb characters that not only entertained but enchanted me.
It's that HO-HO-HO time of the year, so there won't be a full review although this one certainly deserves many accolades.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS to one and all!
It's that HO-HO-HO time of the year, so there won't be a full review although this one certainly deserves many accolades.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS to one and all!
November 5, 2019
.
I liked the middle of the book.
I would NOT recommend the audio version. There are two readers for the alternating POVs of both MCs'. Cole's reader is terrible. He sounds like an aging valley boy. Everly's reader is OK.
Everly grew up in foster homes and on the street after her mother left her at a bus depot.
When she's 16 she meets a young man on the bus where she regularly picks pockets.
Four years later she meets him again under far different circumstances.
Now Cole isn't the sweet young man anymore but an angry man whose been twisted by an OW.
The story is full of coincidences, and it's all a little too perfect. Plus I really question how much the author knows about that kind of farm...
The writing is engaging and kept me interested (well until the last bit) but was a bit repetitive.
I was set to give it 3 stars except the ending when Everly gets her knickers in an almighty twist. It was pretty ridiculously OTT and went on way too long. And the whole Marla thing was a complete non sequitur.
Cute epilogue though.
Safety is pretty good
I liked the middle of the book.
I would NOT recommend the audio version. There are two readers for the alternating POVs of both MCs'. Cole's reader is terrible. He sounds like an aging valley boy. Everly's reader is OK.
Everly grew up in foster homes and on the street after her mother left her at a bus depot.
When she's 16 she meets a young man on the bus where she regularly picks pockets.
Four years later she meets him again under far different circumstances.
Now Cole isn't the sweet young man anymore but an angry man whose been twisted by an OW.
The story is full of coincidences, and it's all a little too perfect. Plus I really question how much the author knows about that kind of farm...
The writing is engaging and kept me interested (well until the last bit) but was a bit repetitive.
I was set to give it 3 stars except the ending when Everly gets her knickers in an almighty twist. It was pretty ridiculously OTT and went on way too long. And the whole Marla thing was a complete non sequitur.
Cute epilogue though.
Safety is pretty good
October 25, 2018
That was a fab surprise, a really sweet and uplifting read.
May 29, 2017
“Welcome to The Line – where you’ll make enough memories to play for a lifetime”.
Wow! This is the second book I read of this author and it is my new favorite. Such a poignant story of love, hope, healing and a second chance at life.
Everly had a sad life, abandoned as a baby and ending up living in various foster homes. As a teenager she ended up on the street -- homeless, stealing from people on trains to survive. One night while she was making her usual rounds on the train she met the young cowboy who somehow “sees her”. He offered Everly a seat to rest, fed her, and tried to convince Everly to follow him home. Everly wasn’t ready but she did keep a small part of him – his wallet . Several years later she met a kind lady “momma” who took her in for food and shelter. One summer, Momma encouraged Everly to get a job at a peach-farm. Everly was hoping to save up some money for school so she agreed, but little did Everly know she would once again come face to face with the cowboy she met 4 years prior. Cole has just broken off his engagement to a woman who betrayed him in the worst way. He is still beautiful but not the kind man Everly remembered. Cole is rather angry, brooding, and untrustworthy of people, especially Everly who he recognized as the same girl who stole his wallet. Cole is skeptical of the why Everly is living on the farm and getting rather close with the owner Joe.
“Cole Briggs had stolen a piece of my heart when I was sixteen years old, and over the past few weeks, he’d somehow managed to strip me of the rest of it. Because, even at his worst, Cole was the very damn best.”
I like the plot however, I felt that the story’s timeline is really fast – Everly was homeless, rescued by Momma, went to a farm, met Cole again and fell in love. I was expecting more angst, chemistry and connection when Everly and Cole saw each other again – that’s just my personal preference in angsty romance. I do like the character development. Everly is a survivor – she did things to stay alive that she is not proud off but she is good person, willing to work hard and pay back the people who helped her. Cole is kind, caring and protective. He is all sweet and sexy and in the bed room Cole has quite a mouth. Geezz!!! Swoony and hotness!!! There is a big twist at the end that I was not expecting, adding a bit of drama to the story. I felt like there were several things going on with the plot that were all packed in – Cole’s ex, Grey, the farm life, Joe & Cole’s relationship, Everly & Momma, and Joe & Everly’s relationship so it is not just a simple love story. Over all though, I like the charming romance, and second chance at life for Everly – heart breaking journey but full of passion, healing and hope. I am especially intrigued by Cody – I like his character – outgoing and fun. I would love a story on Cody and Beau.
Read Today!
(Free in Kindle Unlimited)
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2q9muR6
Amazon UK: https://goo.gl/VCDx2x
Wow! This is the second book I read of this author and it is my new favorite. Such a poignant story of love, hope, healing and a second chance at life.
Everly had a sad life, abandoned as a baby and ending up living in various foster homes. As a teenager she ended up on the street -- homeless, stealing from people on trains to survive. One night while she was making her usual rounds on the train she met the young cowboy who somehow “sees her”. He offered Everly a seat to rest, fed her, and tried to convince Everly to follow him home. Everly wasn’t ready but she did keep a small part of him – his wallet . Several years later she met a kind lady “momma” who took her in for food and shelter. One summer, Momma encouraged Everly to get a job at a peach-farm. Everly was hoping to save up some money for school so she agreed, but little did Everly know she would once again come face to face with the cowboy she met 4 years prior. Cole has just broken off his engagement to a woman who betrayed him in the worst way. He is still beautiful but not the kind man Everly remembered. Cole is rather angry, brooding, and untrustworthy of people, especially Everly who he recognized as the same girl who stole his wallet. Cole is skeptical of the why Everly is living on the farm and getting rather close with the owner Joe.
“Cole Briggs had stolen a piece of my heart when I was sixteen years old, and over the past few weeks, he’d somehow managed to strip me of the rest of it. Because, even at his worst, Cole was the very damn best.”
I like the plot however, I felt that the story’s timeline is really fast – Everly was homeless, rescued by Momma, went to a farm, met Cole again and fell in love. I was expecting more angst, chemistry and connection when Everly and Cole saw each other again – that’s just my personal preference in angsty romance. I do like the character development. Everly is a survivor – she did things to stay alive that she is not proud off but she is good person, willing to work hard and pay back the people who helped her. Cole is kind, caring and protective. He is all sweet and sexy and in the bed room Cole has quite a mouth. Geezz!!! Swoony and hotness!!! There is a big twist at the end that I was not expecting, adding a bit of drama to the story. I felt like there were several things going on with the plot that were all packed in – Cole’s ex, Grey, the farm life, Joe & Cole’s relationship, Everly & Momma, and Joe & Everly’s relationship so it is not just a simple love story. Over all though, I like the charming romance, and second chance at life for Everly – heart breaking journey but full of passion, healing and hope. I am especially intrigued by Cody – I like his character – outgoing and fun. I would love a story on Cody and Beau.
Read Today!
(Free in Kindle Unlimited)
Amazon US: http://amzn.to/2q9muR6
Amazon UK: https://goo.gl/VCDx2x
June 1, 2017
5 SMOOCHES!!
I read and reviewed this book on behalf of RED CHEEKS READS.
REVIEW --> http://redcheeksreads.com/the-line-by...
"The Line was an addictive mix of heartbreak and hope combined with the perfect balance of angst and humor, and it came together beautifully into this charming, tender and passionate romance."
Friend, follow or find RED CHEEKS READS on:
Blog: http://redcheeksreads.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redcheeksreads
Twitter: https://twitter.com/redcheeksreads
Instagram: http://instagram.com/redcheeksreads
Pinterest: http://pin.it/8qoEAup
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
I read and reviewed this book on behalf of RED CHEEKS READS.
REVIEW --> http://redcheeksreads.com/the-line-by...
"The Line was an addictive mix of heartbreak and hope combined with the perfect balance of angst and humor, and it came together beautifully into this charming, tender and passionate romance."
Friend, follow or find RED CHEEKS READS on:
Blog: http://redcheeksreads.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redcheeksreads
Twitter: https://twitter.com/redcheeksreads
Instagram: http://instagram.com/redcheeksreads
Pinterest: http://pin.it/8qoEAup
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/2...
May 10, 2017
OMG!! How do I begin. I know this isn't your typical review. I'm a book freak, I read everyday. Even when a book is part of a series, I have to read them all (sometimes they are really bad). I know, I'm a bit crazy. So, let me begin by saying I am so proud of this author of THE LINE, Amie Knight, My beautiful, funny, witty and extremely talented daughter. SEE THROUGH HEART was a great book and had pieces of my heart all through it, It was difficult for me to read, but THE LINE is phenomenal! I cried, I laughed and I cried again. I was amazed at Amie's ability to bring Everly and Cole to life for me. If I didn't know this author, and had purchased this book on Amazon, I would be buying everything she writes. So, I know, She's my daughter, What else would I say? If her books were bad I would tell her! Those of you who know me, know this. So, when I say Amie is an amazing author! I mean it! I'm so proud of her!! 5 stars baby girl!! ( 10 really!!)
May 26, 2017
This is my first book by this author and certainly not my last. Her words grabbed me from the first page. Her characters bewitched me. I needed to read more. I wanted to know their story. And I am so glad I did.
Everly Woods and Cole Briggs met one night. A night where just for a minute, Everly didn’t seem invisible. Someone saw her. A night where Cole saw a broken girl and had no idea that just one small kind action would change everything. Fast forward four years and fate brings them together again. Except that their circumstances are different. A little less broken, Everly remembers Cole and the night that changed the trajectory of her life. And while the drop dead gorgeous cowboy looks all put together, he has a past. One that unravels as we go deeper into their story.
Everly and Cole are a testament to the talent of this author. Compelling and complex, they simply astounded me with their strength. Powerful and addicting, this story had a perfect balance of mystery that kept me turning the pages. I cannot tell you their story for this is one you live in rather than read. The connection between them is overwhelming. Palpable. There is an authenticity about Cole and Everly that I cannot put into words. This is to be more than read, this is a story to experience.
The writing was flawless as the author seamlessly moved the reader though past and present scenes. This is a talent and not many can effortlessly pull this off. She has this incomparable way of narrating a story. Placing you with her characters until you have no choice but to be completely engrossed in their story. Beautifully written and purposefully executed, this is a book I highly recommend.
The Line was a deep burning romance that rendered me speechless. Compelling and poignant, I was simply blown away by the sheer beauty in this story. The bravery of these characters and their human spirit was riveting as it was inspirational. It was a story that reminds us that even at our deepest and darkest moments, we are all worthy of love .
Everly Woods and Cole Briggs met one night. A night where just for a minute, Everly didn’t seem invisible. Someone saw her. A night where Cole saw a broken girl and had no idea that just one small kind action would change everything. Fast forward four years and fate brings them together again. Except that their circumstances are different. A little less broken, Everly remembers Cole and the night that changed the trajectory of her life. And while the drop dead gorgeous cowboy looks all put together, he has a past. One that unravels as we go deeper into their story.
Everly and Cole are a testament to the talent of this author. Compelling and complex, they simply astounded me with their strength. Powerful and addicting, this story had a perfect balance of mystery that kept me turning the pages. I cannot tell you their story for this is one you live in rather than read. The connection between them is overwhelming. Palpable. There is an authenticity about Cole and Everly that I cannot put into words. This is to be more than read, this is a story to experience.
The writing was flawless as the author seamlessly moved the reader though past and present scenes. This is a talent and not many can effortlessly pull this off. She has this incomparable way of narrating a story. Placing you with her characters until you have no choice but to be completely engrossed in their story. Beautifully written and purposefully executed, this is a book I highly recommend.
The Line was a deep burning romance that rendered me speechless. Compelling and poignant, I was simply blown away by the sheer beauty in this story. The bravery of these characters and their human spirit was riveting as it was inspirational. It was a story that reminds us that even at our deepest and darkest moments, we are all worthy of love .
September 18, 2021
No, simplemente no. No conecte ni con la historia ni con los personajes, no se si el que estoy un poco insensible o que pero la lucha de Everly no me hizo sentir nada.
Como ya digo la historia no me convencio, la senti muy predecible y vista ( ese descubrimiento lo vi venir desde el principio ) y la supuesta historia de amor me dejo totalmente indiferente, aunque eso puede ser debido a que los protagonistas por separado tampoco se ganaron mi simpatia.
Se supone que The Line es el tipo de libro que te conmueve y te hace llorar, yo reconozco que estuve a punto de llorar, pero de pura frustracion. La protagonista femenina es inaguantable, su actitud es mas propia de una adolescente que de una mujer supuestamente adulta, y el estuvo lejos de conquistarme, demasiado bueno y soso.
La historia de amor hace agua por todos lados, no me crei nada, se ven durante unas horas y ya me quieren vender que son almas gemelas, si claro, que sera lo siguiente? que Papa Noel existe? * rueda los ojos *
En resumen, The Line no me parecio nada del otro mundo. Un romance flojo que no me transmitio en lo absoluto y unos personajes que mas que gustarme, me sacaron de quicio.
1.75 Estrellas!
May 24, 2017
A gorgeous story that is so cleverly layered, designed, and beautifully written that I devoured it in one day. It will gut you in the best possible way, and teach you a thing or two about love, hope, determination, forgiveness, and family.
Happenstance may have introduced a homeless young girl and a compassionate cowboy, but destiny reunites them four years later in the most delicious of circumstances. Everly and Cole are the epitome of soulmates, and Amie Knight proves it with heart-wrenching poignancy, sassy dialogue, and chemistry that sends sparks shooting off the pages.
The Line is satisfying on so many levels that you simply must experience it for yourself. This book is a keeper in my library and one I know I will visit more than once.
Happenstance may have introduced a homeless young girl and a compassionate cowboy, but destiny reunites them four years later in the most delicious of circumstances. Everly and Cole are the epitome of soulmates, and Amie Knight proves it with heart-wrenching poignancy, sassy dialogue, and chemistry that sends sparks shooting off the pages.
The Line is satisfying on so many levels that you simply must experience it for yourself. This book is a keeper in my library and one I know I will visit more than once.
July 31, 2017
3.5 stars
May 27, 2017
An Epic Romance Reviews Top-Pick!!
“PLAY ME A MEMORY.”
Hallelujah! Cowboy romances are making a comeback. And THE LINE by Amie Knight is the crème of the crop!!!
So you know how you get butterflies of nervous/giddy excitement fluttering in your belly right before you start a book from a new-to-you-author? Like you are preparing for a hot first date and don't know quite what you're in for, but have a gut instinct that you are gonna be swept off your feet? And then, to your relief and delight, every single expectation is surpassed and you fall hopelessly, irrevocably in love. Well that's precisely what happened--with this ROLLICKING love story!
THE LINE, a sweet, sexy, friends-to-lovers romance rife with poignant, aching emotion, is set against the picturesque backdrop of Preston’s Peach Orchard in the quaint southern town of Canton, GA. Told marvelously via dual pov, the intricately layered plot revolves around a strappingly handsome cowboy named Cole and the adorable scrappy heroine, Everly, who both wind up on a collision course with true love!!
Omggg….Amie Knight, a relative newcomer to the indie romance scene, blew me away with her RAW, NATURAL-BORN TALENT!! Her narrative is exquisite beautiful, quietly graceful and richly nuanced and her beloved characters burrow themselves ever so deeply into your heart. I was utterly enraptured by this wondrous, emotion packed novel that starts and ends on a fateful train line.
However, THE LINE is a story that cannot be described easily or with pat clichés. It is a story about FATE and DESTINY coming full circle in the most unbelievable ways. It is a story about STOLEN DREAMS and HURTING HEARTS. It is a story about the ABIDING POWER OF LOVE between two kindred spirits who boldly dare to face their demons head on and find true soul deep healing . And, most of all, at its core, it's a story of FINDING A PLACE TO CALL HOME with a family that’s woven together by a perfectly imperfect patchwork of love.
“I see you. I see the good. I see the bad. And I want it all."
If you are looking for a story with a ruggedly sexy, broken down cowboy who will lasso your heart from page one then Cole Briggs is the BBF for you. This brown-eyed, brown-haired, Stetson-wearing man has a heart of pure gold and is indeed “the most orgasmic piece of cowboy eye candy ever!!! "
And Everly, the adorable ingénue, may be tiny in stature yet she is oh so BIG in personality. This beautiful, caring girl with the wild, untamable brown locks, baby blue eyes and plucky spirit is someone you CAN’T HELP but root for. A beggar since the day she’d been born, who was dubbed "The Everly Woods Baby" after being abandoned as an infant at the Everly Woods Trains Station, she knew what it was like to be cold. Tired. Hungry. She was too disillusioned to care about anything or anyone but herself until four years prior when she was shown a random act of kindness by a true blue cowboy, and then rescued from the streets by an angel on earth called Momma Lou.
Now, more than anything she yearns to rise above her impoverished upbringing and make a positive mark in the world, and her chance at a fresh start means leaving Momma Lou's cozy nest to take on a summer job at the Preston’s Peach Orchard. She was determined to do a good job and earn her keep but at first Station never felt so out of place and couldn’t help wondering how her poor, low-class, thieving self was going to make it a whole summer in this "castle built for a Southern princess." But she was immediately welcomed into the family fold, lavished with a hefty dose of southern hospitality and treated like one of their own.
However, never in her wildest dreams did she EVER think she would lock eyes with "her cowboy" Cole Briggs ever again. Achingly familiar feelings come flooding back when she comes face to face with the chivalrous stranger she'd encountered on The Line all those years ago when she was half starved and at the lowest point of her life. He’d been handsome and kind and in just a single night, had stolen her young heart. She'd repaid his generosity by leaving him high and dry--and sans his wallet--but that memory of their time together had kept her warm on even the coldest of nights.
"It had only been four years, but it could have been an eternity and I’d never forget my cowboy."
To her crushing disappointment, the cold-as-steel cowboy who runs the peach orchard is nothing like the sweet, chivalrous knight in a black Stetson she recalled. After his life crashed and burned courtesy of his lying, cheating ex-fiancée, Cole wants nothing to do with the pretty little pickpocket who also once played him for a fool. But Everly vows to make amends and give her moody broody cowboy a reason to smile again! Before long she chips away at Cole's steely armor, regains his trust and wiggles her way into back into his heart
"I was like the darkest, coldest night and Everly was the sun. Her light shining on me. Her heat searing through me. Forcing me to wake the f*ck up. To live again."
But just when passion ignites and all their dreams are finally on the verge of coming true their pasts and presents collide again in a train wreck of CATASTROPHIC proportions!!!!
Sighhh….I truly adored every single sweet, swoony, heartbreakingly beautiful moment in this slow burning friends-to-lovers romance. I relish angsty love stories that twist my gut in knots, give me heart flutters and goosebumps throughout and have me weeping bittersweet tears one minute and sighing with rapture the next. Well, THE LINE delivered on all that and THEN SOME! The chemistry between Eve and Cole is smoldering hot, their banter sparkles like a freshly polished diamond and the tender-hearted feels they evoke in the reader are off the charts!!!!!! In essence, THE LINE is the true definition of an EPIC love story!
This addictive page-turner not only features a beloved hero and heroine, but also a DYNAMITE cast of supporting characters! We have the patriarch Joe, the big-hearted, gentle natured quadriplegic who owns the peach orchard and has been like a father to his right-hand man Cole since the tender age of 17. Then there’s Momma Lou, the nurturing foster mom who swooped in and gave her Little Bird a warm, cozy nest to grow and thrive. We have sweet old Ms. Jane who runs the local B&B. And of course, we must give a shoutout to Cody, the charismatic "crazy-as-hell, gay cowboy" who lights up every scene he appears in. These vibrant characters infused this tale with rich texture, warmth, laughter, and rollicking charm.
So, in the end, the extraordinarily gifted Amie Knight not only won over this discerning reader’s heart, she proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that that this was not her first rodeo!! Now this CAPTIVATING cowboy romance has definitely whetted my appetite for more!
“PLAY ME A MEMORY.”
Hallelujah! Cowboy romances are making a comeback. And THE LINE by Amie Knight is the crème of the crop!!!
So you know how you get butterflies of nervous/giddy excitement fluttering in your belly right before you start a book from a new-to-you-author? Like you are preparing for a hot first date and don't know quite what you're in for, but have a gut instinct that you are gonna be swept off your feet? And then, to your relief and delight, every single expectation is surpassed and you fall hopelessly, irrevocably in love. Well that's precisely what happened--with this ROLLICKING love story!
THE LINE, a sweet, sexy, friends-to-lovers romance rife with poignant, aching emotion, is set against the picturesque backdrop of Preston’s Peach Orchard in the quaint southern town of Canton, GA. Told marvelously via dual pov, the intricately layered plot revolves around a strappingly handsome cowboy named Cole and the adorable scrappy heroine, Everly, who both wind up on a collision course with true love!!
Omggg….Amie Knight, a relative newcomer to the indie romance scene, blew me away with her RAW, NATURAL-BORN TALENT!! Her narrative is exquisite beautiful, quietly graceful and richly nuanced and her beloved characters burrow themselves ever so deeply into your heart. I was utterly enraptured by this wondrous, emotion packed novel that starts and ends on a fateful train line.
However, THE LINE is a story that cannot be described easily or with pat clichés. It is a story about FATE and DESTINY coming full circle in the most unbelievable ways. It is a story about STOLEN DREAMS and HURTING HEARTS. It is a story about the ABIDING POWER OF LOVE between two kindred spirits who boldly dare to face their demons head on and find true soul deep healing . And, most of all, at its core, it's a story of FINDING A PLACE TO CALL HOME with a family that’s woven together by a perfectly imperfect patchwork of love.
“I see you. I see the good. I see the bad. And I want it all."
If you are looking for a story with a ruggedly sexy, broken down cowboy who will lasso your heart from page one then Cole Briggs is the BBF for you. This brown-eyed, brown-haired, Stetson-wearing man has a heart of pure gold and is indeed “the most orgasmic piece of cowboy eye candy ever!!! "
And Everly, the adorable ingénue, may be tiny in stature yet she is oh so BIG in personality. This beautiful, caring girl with the wild, untamable brown locks, baby blue eyes and plucky spirit is someone you CAN’T HELP but root for. A beggar since the day she’d been born, who was dubbed "The Everly Woods Baby" after being abandoned as an infant at the Everly Woods Trains Station, she knew what it was like to be cold. Tired. Hungry. She was too disillusioned to care about anything or anyone but herself until four years prior when she was shown a random act of kindness by a true blue cowboy, and then rescued from the streets by an angel on earth called Momma Lou.
Now, more than anything she yearns to rise above her impoverished upbringing and make a positive mark in the world, and her chance at a fresh start means leaving Momma Lou's cozy nest to take on a summer job at the Preston’s Peach Orchard. She was determined to do a good job and earn her keep but at first Station never felt so out of place and couldn’t help wondering how her poor, low-class, thieving self was going to make it a whole summer in this "castle built for a Southern princess." But she was immediately welcomed into the family fold, lavished with a hefty dose of southern hospitality and treated like one of their own.
However, never in her wildest dreams did she EVER think she would lock eyes with "her cowboy" Cole Briggs ever again. Achingly familiar feelings come flooding back when she comes face to face with the chivalrous stranger she'd encountered on The Line all those years ago when she was half starved and at the lowest point of her life. He’d been handsome and kind and in just a single night, had stolen her young heart. She'd repaid his generosity by leaving him high and dry--and sans his wallet--but that memory of their time together had kept her warm on even the coldest of nights.
"It had only been four years, but it could have been an eternity and I’d never forget my cowboy."
To her crushing disappointment, the cold-as-steel cowboy who runs the peach orchard is nothing like the sweet, chivalrous knight in a black Stetson she recalled. After his life crashed and burned courtesy of his lying, cheating ex-fiancée, Cole wants nothing to do with the pretty little pickpocket who also once played him for a fool. But Everly vows to make amends and give her moody broody cowboy a reason to smile again! Before long she chips away at Cole's steely armor, regains his trust and wiggles her way into back into his heart
"I was like the darkest, coldest night and Everly was the sun. Her light shining on me. Her heat searing through me. Forcing me to wake the f*ck up. To live again."
But just when passion ignites and all their dreams are finally on the verge of coming true their pasts and presents collide again in a train wreck of CATASTROPHIC proportions!!!!
Sighhh….I truly adored every single sweet, swoony, heartbreakingly beautiful moment in this slow burning friends-to-lovers romance. I relish angsty love stories that twist my gut in knots, give me heart flutters and goosebumps throughout and have me weeping bittersweet tears one minute and sighing with rapture the next. Well, THE LINE delivered on all that and THEN SOME! The chemistry between Eve and Cole is smoldering hot, their banter sparkles like a freshly polished diamond and the tender-hearted feels they evoke in the reader are off the charts!!!!!! In essence, THE LINE is the true definition of an EPIC love story!
This addictive page-turner not only features a beloved hero and heroine, but also a DYNAMITE cast of supporting characters! We have the patriarch Joe, the big-hearted, gentle natured quadriplegic who owns the peach orchard and has been like a father to his right-hand man Cole since the tender age of 17. Then there’s Momma Lou, the nurturing foster mom who swooped in and gave her Little Bird a warm, cozy nest to grow and thrive. We have sweet old Ms. Jane who runs the local B&B. And of course, we must give a shoutout to Cody, the charismatic "crazy-as-hell, gay cowboy" who lights up every scene he appears in. These vibrant characters infused this tale with rich texture, warmth, laughter, and rollicking charm.
So, in the end, the extraordinarily gifted Amie Knight not only won over this discerning reader’s heart, she proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that that this was not her first rodeo!! Now this CAPTIVATING cowboy romance has definitely whetted my appetite for more!
February 23, 2018
4.5 Stars
Displaying 1 - 30 of 297 reviews