Falling in Love in Hawk Ridge Hollow

by Ellie Hall

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She doesn’t want another hero. He believes relationships can ruin lives.

Brynn Powell had a tough childhood and after her husband died in the line of duty, she leaves the city for the small-town of Hawk Ridge Hollow to start over as a teacher. Aside from her lively classroom, she leads a quiet life fixing up an old house and would like to keep it that way.

Owen Hawkins, former Olympian, cop, and single father moves to the town where he grew up to give his daughter a sense of belonging even though he’d turned his back on his brothers. He isn’t looking for anyone to replace his ex-wife, especially not the pretty kindergarten teacher.

She needs a room parent and he’s perfect. He needs someone to look after his little girl because he works the night shift. The arrangement suits them just fine until they start turning to each other for laughs, for friendship, for something more...

Brynn’s thankful that she has Owen in her life. He and his daughter are like the family she’s always wanted. Then she makes a mistake and oversteps a boundary. Owen isn’t sure he can forgive her. But he hasn’t told her his entire story either.

They’re both keeping secrets. Can they trust each other? Can they trust themselves to love again?

This is book 4 in the Hawkins Family Romance series. Each book stands alone but reading them in order provides a deeper, richer experience. It is a sweet, “clean and wholesome” romance without swearing or mature content and contains a happily ever after.

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Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Subgenre

Billionaire, Firefighter / Police / First Responder, Small Town

Series

Rich & Rugged: a Hawkins Brothers Romance

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

1 None

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

October 15, 2019

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Human

Fiction Form

Novel

Sensitive Themes

Grief or loss of a loved one

Representation

Single-parent or widowed-parent protagonist

Super Disappointing

1 star & 1/10 hearts. Sorry, this wasn't my thing. I really just found it boring and confusing. The romance was way too touchy for me, but even if that hadn't been there, I still wouldn't have liked the book. The characters were pretty flat; I didn't care about any of them except the John who passed away. Harper was a total confusion--how old was that kid?? Sometimes she was like 5 and sometimes she was like 10. The whole will/Hawkins issue was really confusing. And then there were some theological things that made me quirk an eyebrow. To be frank, I picked up this book because it was about a police officer; but it really barely mentioned his job, which I found disappointing. On top of all that, the writing was very poor--some missing punctuation that was quite confusing and some sentences were so badly written they made no sense even when I reread them a couple of times. In short, I was disappointed all round and wasted my time. Glad I got this free & I won't be reading any more by this author without very good recommendation.

Sweet romance

A schoolteacher and a policeman plus his little girl, become acquainted. Strong themes of family and faith made me enjoy this story.

Brynn and Owen

Brynn and Owen were so good together - once they decided to forget the past. His daughter, Harper, is such a sweetheart! Owen helped Brynn come back to God, and to stop being afraid to do things that are fun. I think I need to find a pumpkin cinnamon roll. Soon!

Love with a police officer

Really good story, however, it ended abruptly. Sure wish all books were stand alone books and not continued on in another book!!

Never give up

I liked that the story line showed everyday life problems. It identified everyone's has issues they want to squelch but you only get yourself because no one else knows what the problem is. It shows how reconciliation is a saving grace and that the greatest strength you have is family.