AUDIO REVIEW: Hard to Let Go by Jaclyn Quinn (Haven's Cove #1)

HARD TO LET GO

Haven’s Cove - Book One

by Jaclyn Quinn

Release Date: February 18, 2018

Review

A small-town second-chance redemption story. Some of my favourite tropes.

It’s a solid story with a man returning to his hometown and running smack dab into the person he used to bully as a boy. A man he’d very much like to get to know if he can ever get him to forgive him.

I really liked both of these guys. They are both super likable and you really felt the struggle they had trying to move past the things that happened in their childhood. It’s easy to relate to both of them. Whether you were bullied or have been a part of team bully, it’s easy to feel for them. It especially reminds us that sometimes people's actions are entirely their own.

Their connection was strong despite Owen’s attempt to fight it, and I’m glad they had the people they did backing them.

I especially loved the scene where Brody runs into one of his old ‘friends’.

Owen and Brody worked for their relationship, and I’m so glad their efforts were rewarded.

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Synopsis

Owen Richards lives a quiet life in his small hometown of Haven’s Cove. He has a rewarding life consisting of three very supportive—not to mention feisty—women, and a successful bakery that he owns and absolutely loves. Yet, Owen can’t seem to shake this emptiness inside or the intense feeling that something is missing. A sudden encounter with a man from his past, one he despises, turns his entire world upside down. When Owen finds himself attracted to that sexy man, he questions everything, including his sanity. After all, only an incredibly disturbed person would find that he can’t stop thinking about his high school bully.

Brody Walker never expected to return to Haven’s Cove. He’s made a life for himself in Boston, where he can truly be the person he was always meant to be. But an unexpected call has Brody facing all the demons he’d left behind so long ago. Now, he’s faced with not only a difficult goodbye, but one long overdue apology to a man who is no longer that lanky kid from high school. The challenge is to convince the guy he’s changed—and also prove he’s worth taking a chance on.

When passions ignite truths are exposed, changing the beliefs these men have held on to for years. Faced with the knowledge that things aren’t always what they seem, will they choose to hold on to the incredible thing they’ve found…or is it easier to give in to the fear and let go?

About Jaclyn Quinn

I have been an artist from a very young age. From drawing cartoon characters and evolving into portraits, making jewelry, photography, and now writing. I have an amazing support system in my family and friends and couldn’t be more grateful.

I live in central New Jersey, love summers at the Jersey Shore, rock music, wine, sexy men, and laughing a lot with my amazing friends and family. Sunday dinners at my parents’ house are crazy, hysterical and you can count on a movie quote…or ten…being thrown out. Insults between siblings is how we show our love for each other!

When I’m not creating, you can find me reading books from my favorite authors. I’m a hopeless romantic, starving for passionate characters and always craving that happy ending, whether in reading or in writing my own books.

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