** spoiler alert ** 
 If you want a book full of over the top angst and groveling stop reading my review. Wide Open Spaces is a second chance romance involving two people who, when they were younger, made the heartbreaking decision to give up their child for adoption. One of the two wanted it more and convinced the other to go through with the adoption. The reason for the adoption was to give the child a life that they couldn't provide at the time. 
 Shelbie Calder is newly divorced and returning to her hometown with her ten year old son. For years Shelbie has carried around not only the loss of giving up her child for adoption but the loss of the love of her life. 
 Out of fear Zack Watters convinced Shelbie to give their child up for adoption. A decision he would come to regret to an extent. He made other mistakes along the way, one was sleeping with her best friend a year after Shelbie left and getting her pregnant. Zack admits his mistakes, but does say he can't fully regret sleeping with the best friend because then he wouldn't have his kids. Upon Shelbie's return declares he will not lose her again. 
 In my opinion Zack and Shelbie had a tough decision to make when neither one of them were mentally mature enough to make it. A mistake that shaped their lives for years after. ARR didn't put them through a lot of drama or angst to get them back in a spot where they would start allowing their feelings to each other out, instead she focused on them re-building their relationship with each other and their kids. I loved their kids and all of the interactions. 
 I enjoyed reading Wide Open Spaces, with that being said I do have a few things I wish would have been different, more detailed more fleshed out BUT it did not ruin my enjoyment of the book. 
 Wide Open Spaces is about facing decisions made when young and reaching out for the love that never went away. It's a sweet story, low on angst, with super sexy times, heartbreak, laughter and love. If you have to have over the top angst the book is not for you. To put it simply Wide Open Spaces is a book about love, forgiveness and happily ever after. 
 Review copy provided for an honest review.