Against the Wind

I was looking for something easy to read. I was overwhelmed by the bleak evening news and reading too many books that had dark themes and deep messages. I want something breezy and uncomplicated. [b:Against the Wind 8702120 Against the Wind (The Raines of Wind Canyon, #1) Kat Martin https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1300578386l/8702120.SY75.jpg 13574910] filled the bill nicely.A beautiful, young widow (Sarah) with a sweet young daughter (Holly) escapes Los Angeles to her hometown, Wind Canyon, Wyoming, to recover from her (no good) husband's murder. Naturally, she meets the handsome cowboy (Jackson) who she dumped in high school because he was dirt poor. Lots happens. The dead husband's worthless business contacts come looking for Sarah. Jackson doesn't want to fall in love. Neither does Sarah. So of course, they both do and then spend a lot of the book trying to deny it—between stints of outrageous sex. The bad guys keep coming. The dead husband was blackmailing half of LA. Sarah can't catch a break and then horrible memories of the night of her abusive husband's death come back to haunt her. Jackson is just wondering why they can't just get together. I do believe for 50% of this book, Jackson had his head cocked looking like a confused German Shepherd. The sex is great. They're obviously attracted to each other, especially now that Jackson is rich, but he can't figure out why Sarah won't commit. Fortunately, as well as being great looking, smart, and having well placed, mystery-solving brothers, Jackson has the patience of Job. He'll just wait until Sarah gets over whatever is keeping her from staying with him.Yes, it's simple. The good people are extraordinarily good looking. The bad guys are ugly. Someone is always available to babysit the daughter when Jackson and Sarah decide to run to LA to have sex and investigate the latest clue. Overall, I was looking for a no-brainer and I found it. I needed it.