Hope Collection
McFarland's Farm
Quiet but lonely Jared has to decide how much of himself he's willing to risk to keep party-boy Lucas.
Word Count: 25,561
Jesse's Diner
Two men with a shared history and a mutual attraction must be honest with themselves and each other so both their dreams come true.
Word Count: Approx. 30,000
Smitty's Sheriff
Todd is too flakey. Richard is too stubborn. Together, they're perfect. A May-December couple get a second chance at love.
Word Count: 33,297
Seamus's Basement
Two decades after escaping his hometown to avoid familial expectations, confirmed bachelor Seamus makes a silly decision that has serious consequences: break his parents’ hearts or agree to an arranged marriage he had run from since childhood.
Word Count:
The town of Hope: Where the community is like family and love blooms.
These books are linked by theme or world. They are independent and can be read in any order.
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Reviews
Their romance is like a slow burning fire on a cold night. Everything’s heating up perfectly! There’s medical issues and emotional drama that really moves the story along. This is pretty much a contemporary story about finding love in a small town. If you’re looking for super sweet and sexy, give Jesse’s Diner a read!
The narrator, Alexander Collins, does an amazing job with the voice work on this book. We get not only distinct voices for each character, but there are subtle changes as they age over the course of the story. Pacing and style are some of the best, as those who have heard Collins’ narrations before have come to expect. Voices are strong and the interplay between them is a lovely thing to hear when handled by someone who obviously takes his voice work seriously. It adds a new layer to the story told by Cardeno C. We are treated to some top notch narration.
Ben is funny, crazy, stupid, and so in denial that he could have been a parody of himself. The fact that he doesn't even in a book written in first person POV is almost a miracle. Watching Ben fight through all his conflicted feelings could have been an exercise in extreme frustration, but somehow isn't. That's the mark of a great story. When it could have been and maybe should have been crazy making but totally wasn't.
This book kind of sweeps into the readers' minds who ultimately gets swept into the author's tale willingly. ... The best parts of this story was really the relationship of Emilio had with his family and it was quite understandable that Spencer was envious of it that he really wanted to become a part of it. The rough housing type of sibling fun between the brothers and in-law was hilarious and their closing in as a unit to protect Spencer was incredibly sweet. ...This is romantic fiction at its best. I just fell for this whole idea of what love can be and how falling in love can be likened to a lightning strike. Needless to say, I fell asleep with a big smile on.
We really get to see the awesomeness that is Jared and the growth that occurs with Lucas. ... When I got through with this book, my thought was how much it made me smile. And my second was, it's just lovely.