Gain Somebody To Love (Blessings, Georgia, #11) Expressed By Sharon Sala Rendered As Print
to Love by Sharon Sala was an interesting read, The story was not a ordinary one, which made it interesting, This is part of a series and even though it can be read as standalone, there were times where you wondered about the other stories that must have come before this one.
Hunt Knox on the day he was to leave for college found out someone had stolen,dollars from him, He was leaving for college and now he didnt have the ability to pay for it, despite the year of working every type of job he could.
A member of his family had stolen all his money, He was never told who or why, but to basically get over it, Hunt left that day and didnt return until when his mother was dying, He returned as he promised and had a chance to say goodbye before she died,
Now Hunt is faced with fixing up his moms house, dealing with his siblings and Ava Ridley, She has been in love with him since she was very small, Now Hunt has one more hurdle, falling in love with Ava, The truth will come out and nothing will be quite the same,
Somebody to love by Sharon Sala was good read,
I think that Sala's storytelling style really lends itself more to small town romance than it does to romantic suspense, Here's to hoping for a lovely stroll down Blessings lane, It's my goto place for a nice and easy read,
.stars. This was what Ive come to expect from Sharon Sala, It was filled with drama, some small town and some actiony, It was also sappy sweet and completely devoid of OP drama, The H didnt come across as a tomcat, and that was good too, Overall this was an easy way to pass the time,./Stars
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This story felt a bit pollyannais to me, For as much as Hunt went through, from having his college money stolen by a family member, going to war, being shot down, you'd think he'd be portrayed as a bad ass, However there were times I felt he was just too sappy, Not saying a guy can't have a tender spot, but I was hoping for a more alpha guy, Maybe that's just me. Also Hunt and Ava came to the realization of their feelings for each other and the "I love you" came at the approximate halfway point.
Sort of took away the romantic build up,
Still, it was a decent story, well written, and the narration was good, Hunt Knox hasn't been back to Blessings, Georgia since the day his siblings stole money and his future plans from him without explanation why, When he finds out his mother is dying from lung cancer, he returns home and finds her on her death bed, He stays in town to keep a promise to his mother that he'll fix up her house so that it can be sold, Being home brings up a lot of drama with his four siblings and a connection with his childhood friend Ava, Hunt is decidedly different from when he was a teenager in Blessings, but he is still pretty much a hero in every sense of the word.
He went to war, flew helicopters, and was shot down and injured,
Ava is an Emergency Room nurse at the small town hospital who has been through her own life drama but still sparkles and shines.
She was in love with Hunt from an early age and when he comes back to town she takes a chance to see if the feelings she still has for him are there and can be mutual.
I liked this book a lot I have only read a few of the other stories set in Blessings but they are always sweet and homey, but deal with real issues for very real people.
There aren't a lot of billionaire alphas in Blessings, but there are good people who help each other, There were three things that kept this from being a four star read for me:Ava and Hunt come together and decide to get married after like three dates.
I know they were very close growing up but they've been apartyears, They definitely fit each other but damn, That's fast.The book lost a little focus in telling some of the other stories of what was happening around town, So, as a result,it felt a little long, Like I got to themark and the major mystery was resolved and Ava and Hunt were engaged, What more could there be The additional drama didn't feel necessary to the plot but maybe more towards the overall story of Blessings as a community
Overall I recommend this as a sweet, emotional romance.
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I received this as an ARC from NetGalley, but these opinions are all my own, My Rating:stars
Genre Small Town Southern Romance Wholesome
Snapshot : Sharon Sala writes the most incredibly UPLIFTING romances! This book was exactly what I needed, and I fell in love with the story just as fast as these characters fell in love with each other.
All it took was one book from Sharon Sala and I become obsessed with her storytelling, I have continuously loved every word, every relationship, the people within the town, and even the fictional place of Blessings, Georgia, Its been so easy to become enamored with this world and if it were real, I would choose to live there, Theres just something so amazing about the people who reside in it and the way they help each other out in times of need that make it seem like an idyllic place to live.
This series is one of my favorites in the entire world and I highly recommend it to those who enjoy a more wholesome romance less cussing, and fade to black sex scenes.
Theres no need for me to rehash the entire plot because its not needed for a book like this, but I will say that fans of insta love and longlasting connections with a little family drama thrown in will probably enjoy this book and series as much as I do.
Its hands down one of my favorites and whenever Im in a rut I know I can count on Sala to take me out of it.
Knox and Ava are an amazing couple, and readers will easily fall in love with them just like I did, Youll also find if youve read other books in the series that familiar faces make appearances too, Its like coming home to an old friend,
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Welcome to Blessings, Georgia! Whether you've lived here your whole life, you're returning after years of being away, or you're new in town, you're sure to find the unforgettable love you've always been looking for.
Fifteen years ago, a family member stole the money Hunt Knox had saved for college, while three of his siblings and his father hid the truth and told him to get over it.
Betrayed by their lies and thievery, Hunt joined the army and wound up flying Apache helicopters in Iraq, Now, he's a chopper pilot for an oil company in Houston, Texas, his father has been dead for six years, and he's finally returning home to Blessings at his mother's dying request.
Ava Ridley, the little girl his mother used to babysit, has grown up and is a nurse at his mother's bedside when he arrives.
Ava is overjoyed to see the man her childhood crush has become, And as the two spend more time together, Ava's crush grows to be even more,
Hunt never expected to fall in love, but just as it appears he and Ava are headed for a happy ever after, she becomes a victim of violence at the hospital ER in Blessings, and suffers an injury that could cost her life.
Through secrets, lies, family betrayal, and difficult choices, Hunt's not sure he and Ava can ever make a home together in Blessings, Or if life will once again lead them onto different paths, . .
Grab some sweet tea and sit awhile This sweet, emotional story has family betrayal, childhood crushes, a veteran hero, and a second chance to get everything right.
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Somebody to Love returns us to Blessings, Georgia for another taste of this unique small town, and for answers to finally be found for one man who left fifteen years ago after a family betrayal changed the course of his life.
One of the things that I enjoy about this series is that although you get a more solid understanding of this town, the community, and its residents if youve followed along from the beginning it is a series of standalone romances that you could, if you wanted, just pick up a book here and there and not feel like youve missed important details.
For Hunt, returning home is a bittersweet trip, one hed rather not be taking for he swore to never return after his siblings and his father closed ranks and wouldnt tell him who had stolen a large amount of money hed saved up for college.
He left, joined the military as a helicopter pilot, and never looked back aside from keeping in touch with his mother, Now his mother is dying and hes returning to be with her before death steals the one person he cares about from him, His reassurances that he will be the executor for her will, that he can follow her instructions to the letter seem to give his mother some final peace.
In an abstract way, he was aware of the nurse at his mothers bedside, he was after all focused on his mother, But soon he came to realize that he knew this woman or he had known the child she once was,
Long ago Ava had a serious childhood crush on Hunt but he wouldnt have noticed back then and soon he would leave town so that crush went nowhere.
Now with Hunt back at his mothers bedside, and dealing with her wishes Ava has to admit that her crush never went away, and the man Hunt has become is even more than she remembered.
But once hes fulfilled those wishes for his mother Hunt has no intention of staying in Blessings, Anything between them wouldnt stand a chance, right But that doesnt stop the feelings that Ava has, very adult feelings that she has every intention of acting on now.
Somebody to Love was a story that captured my imagination and my emotions quite easily, While there were things that I wish had been developed a bit more, its not my story to write only to read and enjoy, Hunter does get answers, I dont know if he really got closure but answers,
Family betrayal is a hard situation for anyone no matter the reasons, It had shaped Hunt into the man he is now, who knows what he might have been had he been able to go to college and chose a different path in life.
That will always remain unanswered for Hunter, There were moments of deep emotional impact in this romance, times when I chuckled out loud, got intensely angry, or tried my best to keep tears at bay.
There are substories going on in Somebody to Love, events in town that impact everyone including Ava and Hunter,
In all, I enjoyed my time in this world once again, and look forward to the Christmas release later this year,
I received an eARC of this novel from the publisher, Sourcebooks Casablanca via NetGalley, That does not change what I think of this story, It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book, .