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Jasper Falls, Book 6

By: Lydia Michaels

Narrated by: Amber Battaglia

Award winning and best-selling author, Lydia Michaels, brings all the drama of rural, small-town romance to life in a second chance story of redemption that will pull at readers’ heartstrings.

Harrison Montgomery left Jasper Falls to escape his abusive father when he was only 17. Saving himself meant leaving those he loved behind.

Harrison was Mariella Mosconi’s first love, and when he ran away without even a goodbye, he stole her heart. Ten years later, when his father’s funeral brings him home, many unresolved emotions return.

Rekindled chemistry ignites into a passionate fling when two reunited lovers collide. Despite the entwined past these childhood sweethearts share, their present lives are worlds apart. Mariella’s just a small-town girl, and Harrison has become a big time, New York tycoon.

Could they have a future when he is still so haunted by a tragic past, or will he run again?

©2022 Lydia Michaels (P)2023 Lydia Michaels

Lemony fresh!

This adorable second chance romance was absolutely fantastic! I already loved Mariella from the first time I read about her and felt for all she had gone through with her ex. Harrison was great to finally get to know and see what was holding him back from his life and what he deserved. There was definitely chemistry between these characters and I loved watching them discover the more to that chemistry. Very sweet story and glad I’ve gotten to Continue with these characters throughout this series.

Performance 5 ☆, Story 4 ☆, Overall 4.5 ☆

I just recently found Lydia Michaels. This is the second book of hers that I've read/listened to and I really like her writing. It's well done with great storylines and characters. This was the first book I've listened to in this series. It was a deeper, more serious small town, second chance for high school sweethearts. My heart broke for both Harrison and Mariella. They had so much to overcome. I looked forward to their HEA and wasn't disappointed. There were a couple places that I thought that his actions didn't match the big time, New York tycoon person he was to be. This made a good standalone, but I definitely wish I knew more about Giovanni and Erin. Will look into the other books in this series.

Amber Battaglia is an excellent narrator. She had many characters to voice and it was well done! This book rolled like a movie in my head. So good!

Great Addition to the Series

I love this series. Lydia's stories have a way of drawing me in and pulling on my heartstrings.

Harrison and Mariella have a shot at a second chance, but Harrison is battling some sad demons from his childhood. However, Mariella has a heart big enough for both of them. I felt their highs and their lows and was happy for them to reach their HEA.

Amber Battaglia is excellent and did a great job portraying all the characters in the story. Each character had a distinct voice, and her male voice has improved.

OK

Audiobook review:

This was an OK read for me. It took me a bit to get into, but I did enjoy it once I did. It was heartfelt, cute and fun to read. The narration wasn't my favourite but it was bearable.

3 stars

Second chance trope.

I listened to the audio version of this book narrated by Amber Battaglia. The narration was awesome.

I had a harder time with this story than with the others in the series at first. The story just didn't seem as engaging at the beginning. The storyline did pick up as it went along.

This is a second chance at love trope. The first time around, Harrison left town and Mariella. Once they run into each other again, physically they pick up right where they left off and that may be what bothered me so much. There really wasn't any emotional reconnect before they went at it. It made Mariella seem cheap and not thinking much of herself. Harrison definitely had some stuff to work through. He could have used a good counselor.

There was also quite a bit of family dynamics in this story which helped it along. Not bad, but not my favorite of the series.

Thanks for Valentine PR for the gifted copy. All thoughts are my own.