Under a Firefly Moon

Donna Kauffman

Jan 2020 · Zebra Books

About this ebook

An Amazon Best of the Year Selection

Blue Hollow Falls may be a small Blue Ridge Mountain town, but it’s big on love—and second chances . . .
 
When former barrel racer Cheyenne McCafferty left the circuit, she left her past behind too. Now, as part owner of Lavender Blue farm, she’s content rescuing and rehabbing horses, and growing a new business. She’s only got one regret: letting go of Wyatt Reed. When he professed his love, she was too young and foolish to know her heart. After that he disappeared. But when his beloved horse turns up on the auction block, Chey makes a bid and wins more than she bargained for . . .
 
Chey believed she was ready to face Wyatt again, to explain herself. But seeing the man he’s become, she’s unsure. Gone is the quiet, gentle boy she knew. In his place is a rugged, confident adventurer who’s seen the world. Yet the longer Wyatt sticks around, the clearer it is that the feelings of their youth aren’t so easily dismissed now that they’re adults. In fact, the timing may be just right to make the dreams they’ve shared under a firefly moon come true . . .
 
Praise for Donna Kauffman
 
“Readers will appreciate the wonderful sense of place, the well-rounded secondary characters and the deep emotion.”
—Bookpage, TOP PICK
 
 “We all know where there's Donna Kauffman, there's a rollicking, sexy read chock‐full of charm and sparkle.”
—USAToday.com
 
“Charming characters, emotion galore, a small town—you’re going to love Donna Kauffman!”
—Lori Foster

Ratings and reviews

I LOVED Chey and Wyatt’s story in Under a Firefly Moon by Donna Kauffman, book 1 in her Firefly Lake series, taking place in Blue Hollow Falls, and I really struggled to put it down; visualizing the beauty of this place through its descriptive words. Chey McCafferty is the fourth of the fearsome foursome owning the Lavender Blue farm, rescuing and rehabbing horses. She loves her new life but has only one major regret; letting go of Wyatt Reed back when they were teens on the rodeo circuit. When Reed’s beloved horse turns up, in bad shape, Chey knows she must save the horse, but she gets more than she bargained for. Although believing she was ready to face Wyatt once again, Chey becomes unsure. Wyatt is no longer the quiet, gentle boy she knew. The longer Wyatt stays the more these two realize that the feelings they had as teens has only grown, now that they are adults. Working together to save town land from ruthless town councilmen, they realize that this is the perfect time to make the dreams they shared under a firefly moon come true. Ms. Kauffman, a talented story teller, wrote a joyful, funny, tender sweet, emotional and heartwarming tale that is not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with sexual chemistry, amusing banter, and amazing characters giving Chey and Wyatt a chance for happiness, love and a future together. There is another romance in this story featuring secondary characters which adds to excellence of this story. I highly recommend Under a Firefly Moon to other readers and look forward to the next book in this outstanding series. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book

In Donna Kauffman's Lavender Blue story we met former barrel racer Cheyenne McCafferty and one of the owners of the Lavender Blue farm. Chey doesn't have many regrets in her life but letting Wyatt Reed go was her biggest. When Chey reconnects with Tory Fuller, another former barrel racer the last thing she ever expected was to see Wyatt standing at her farm. It seems that Tory was tired of Chey and Wyatt not talking and decided to do something about it. As Chey and Wyatt spend more time together, they start to realize that they really missed being with the other and old feelings start to surface again. The only problem these two have in order to find their happy ending is their very different lifestyles. Chey enjoys rescuing horses and rehabbing them at the her stables, while Wyatt runs Planet Reed which takes him on adventures all over the world. It will take a whole lot of help from others for these two to find a solution that will make everyone happy. I just adored this story and love the second chance trope. It was fun learning about Chey's backstory and it made you realize the reasons for how she behaved. I really loved how Chey and Wyatt were able to just pick right back up where they left off even though so many years had passed. I also really enjoyed the side story of Vivi's past....especially when Chey and Wyatt were following her! ;) Overall I love the new additions to Firefly Lake and can't wait for the next book!

I just love this series, there is such a warm feeling in the Blue Hollow Falls community, and the lavender farm in this book, which sounds like an idyllic place to live. The lavender farm part of this series is about four women, who met at a grief meeting and each had their own sad story, who became great friends and in the end business partners who invest in the lavender farm together, but all have their own living space on the property. This book is mainly Cheyenne's story who runs the stables and rescues horses. Chey was a former barrel racer, but after certain events ends up leaving that life and eventually starting over at the lavender farm. She is quite content with her own company and her rescues, but is forced out of that when her old friend Tory gets in touch about a horse that needs rescuing that she knew from her past life. Tory ends up moving to the lavender farm, and brings along a surprise guest in the form of Wyatt, another friend from their past lives, who Chey was very close to during her barrel racing life. There is unfinished business between Chey and Wyatt, and the story is about how they work through things, with Wyatt helping the Blue Hollow Falls community with business issues about a potential development around their lake. Also surrounding the development story is a really lovely story about Vivi, the eldest of the four owners, who contacts an old love during the course of trying to stop the lake development. So romantic - I really loved this side story! Every time I read the current Blue Hollow Falls book I change my mind about which is my favourite, and this is now definitely my favourite! Such a really lovely series that I would highly recommend. Long may it continue.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author of the Blue Hollow Falls series, DONNA KAUFFMAN has been gratified to see her books get rave reviews in venues ranging from Kirkus Reviews and Library Journal to Entertainment Weekly and Cosmopolitan. She lives in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in western Virginia, where she is presently applying her crafty DIY skills to decorating her new mountainside abode. When she isn’t busy trying to keep the bears from hanging out in her flower and vegetable garden all day and night, she loves to hear from readers! You can contact her through her website at www.donnakauffman.com.