Status Updates From Hope on Sage Flats

Once again, there are sad back stories. Jace's single mom was a drug addict. He was rescued by his grandmother, who raised him. Christa ran the off with a rodeo guy, got pregnant, and didn't tell her parents anything. She never even collected child support, although the guy left her. She only called her parents when she delivered. A real sweet heart, that one. Neither Jace nor Christa have been on a date, but falling

Christa, Hope's mother, is the main character. The disease or disability is her daughter's this time. A brain traumatic injury. Have is a rodeo cowboy star, who is helping Hope recover in their small town in Utah. Christa's family runs a small food store as there's no market for many miles. Jace gets a whiff of her strawberry scent and is a goner, indicating the female pheromone scent in this book is, again, fruity.