The Hideaway Inn

By: Philip William Stover

Narrated by: James Cavenaugh

“[A] brilliantly written LGBTQ+ take on the classic small-town romance.” —Booklist

High school wasn’t the right time or place for their relationship to grow, but now, fifteen years later, a chance encounter changes both of their lives forever.

No one in the charming river town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, needs to know that Vince Amato plans on flipping The Hideaway Inn to the highest bidder and returning to his luxury lifestyle in New York City. He needs to make his last remaining investment turn a profit…even if that means temporarily relocating to the quirky small town where he endured growing up. He’s spent years reinventing himself and won’t let his past dictate his future.

But on his way to New Hope, Vince gets stuck in the middle of nowhere and his past might be the only thing that can get him to his future. Specifically Tack O’Leary, the gorgeous, easygoing farm boy who broke his heart and who picks Vince up in his dilapidated truck.

Tack comes to the rescue not only with a ride but also by signing on to be the chef at The Hideaway for the summer. As Vince and Tack open their hearts to each other again, Vince learns that being true to himself doesn’t mean shutting down a second chance with Tack—it means starting over and letting love in.

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Seasons of New Hope
Book 1: The Hideaway Inn
Book 2: The Beautiful Things Shoppe

New Hope

This story is about New Hope Pennsylvania. The narrator intermittently pronounces New Hope incorrectly. The mispronunciation distracted from the story.

Second Chance At Love

James Cavenaugh brought Tack and Vince to life and the other characters as well. I love there story, I don't want to give anything away but Vince is stubborn as hell... lol
Tack is a sweet heart. This is a must have for any book collection it's worth the credit. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.

Queer and cute

A very sweet second chance romance with a author that has a great sense of humor. There is sex in this book but it’s pretty mild. I do think the plot got a tiny bit predictable at the end but if you’re looking for a cute book with awesome characters i’d say pick it up.

Excellent story, but...

a very fun story very well written. but unfortunately it goes out of its way to tick all the boxes. it becomes politically correct. and especially when they're discussing the kid with the they them sometimes it's very confusing because it seems it may be talking about the father and the kid or the kid and someone else so there's a little confusion there. other than that it's a really fun story.

2.5 Stars

The Hideaway Inn is a MM romance that is second chance and enemies to lovers. I was really expecting a sweet love story, especially after seeing the cover and reading the blurb. Instead, I got lots of angst and a very angry traumatized main character, Vince, who lashed out at every turn and the other conciliatory, doormat main character, Tack, who just accepted the fact that Vince was a complete jerk to him. There was a whole lot of anger being worked through and it was tedious at times. I really wanted to feel the love and experience that giddy feeling that comes with romance books and watching two characters fall deeply in love. I missed that.

I love inclusive books. I love when LGBTQ folks are represented without it being part of some sort of pivotal storyline. What I don’t like is when inclusivity is used to check boxes, and that’s how I felt when reading this book. We had gay, lesbian, bi, non-binary, transgender, various ethnicities, etc. I think the only straight character was the strict, religious, non-inclusive, white father. If it is meant to be a LGBTQ utopia, cool, I’m about that, but give them substance and don’t make it seem so intentional and contrived. The story with all the side characters didn’t convey as genuine or organic in nature and instead felt inauthentic. It was also very stereotyped with situations and personalities. Rather than getting to know the side characters, we only got their label. Their gender identity, sexuality, and romantic partners is who they were in a nutshell. I wanted more. I needed deeper.

I really liked the small town feel. I liked the fact that they had an Inn and they were creating a business together. I loved the farm to table feel and that Tack was all about sourcing locally. I liked the kid. They were cute. I loved the goat.

The narration was good and the narrator was easy to listen to. I won’t be listening to this book again though and I won’t be continuing on with the series. It just wasn’t my cup of tea.