Hearty by Carrie Aarons is now live!
They say you can always go home again, but for August Percy, that didn’t apply even when she had to live there until her eighteenth birthday.
After saying goodbye to a toxic childhood, she never planned to look in the rearview. Until the death of the woman who caused all her trauma forces her back to Hope Crest.
With a mountain of debt and an uncertain future, August at least has a soft place to land when her former employer and surrogate big brother offers her a house that isn’t chock full of nightmares from the past. What she never bargained for, though? The boy-turned-man she’s always crushed hard on from afar accidentally becoming her roommate.
Evan Ashton is the prodigal son who finally came home … even if he didn’t necessarily want to. As the new head chef of his family’s fourth-generation restaurant, he’s trying to build his own legacy in a line full of stubborn men. So when he ends up under the same roof as the closed-off woman the rest of his siblings seem to know so well, Evan attempts to shut down any curiosity since he can’t afford more complications in his life.
Except conversations over late night snacks, having her unexpectedly working in his kitchen, and inevitably bumping into her at every family celebration they’re both invited to only seems to bring him closer to August … until all of that tension bubbles over.
Then danger begins to close in, and it’s not even a thought of putting himself between her and the threat. But secrets beyond either of their control, and opportunities far from Hope Crest, begin to cause cracks.
And when both of them question whether their intense connection can last for longer than right now, it may just be their final undoing.
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💋Melena’s Reviews💋
Now this is a hometown where everybody knows everybody and for August Percy it can also bring back tough memories. All she wanted was a life of her own, one that is not haunted by her bad mother but one where she has a control in it. It’s been years since she stepped into the town, some things are the same and yet different in a way she never expected. One big thing is seeing her secret crush Evan Ashton working as head chef in the family restaurant. He ins his own way is also trying to be something that his family doesn’t see or in this case appreciate. All he wants it show he can be counted and trusted with the family business. The Ashtons were and still is the only family where she felt loved but she knew it was not permanent. Being back with them she is seeing things have changed, grown and a betrayal she never saw coming. Evan is total opposite from her yet in a way she feels the most connected with him. Seeing August go through what she did was tough but in a way it made her who she is now, a fighter. Evan see’s a woman who is afraid to really feel because of a past she can’t forgt but seeing him show his love towards her was just beautiful. They may not have started all lovey dovey but Carrie Aarons just shows us a love they nurtured, grew and build together a life that August never thought was possible. Loved it.
“I received an eBook copy from the publisher for the purpose of an honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own.”
Meet Carrie Aarons
Author of romance novels such as Fleeting and Love at First Fight, Carrie Aarons writes books that are just as swoon-worthy as they are sarcastic. Her stories are fueled by vanilla lattes, meloncholy music, and copious amounts of candles.
When she isn’t writing, Carrie is busy binging reality TV, having a love/hate relationship with cardio, and trying not to burn dinner. She lives in farm country with her husband, two children and ninety-pound rescue pup.
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