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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
Well, it wasn’t great. I almost didn’t finish it, but I figured I was capable. The problems were…so easily overcome and didn’t fully seem plausible. There were spicy scenes as expected in a romance, but the acts involved were not to my tastes. I can suspend disbelief for things like dragons and magic, but I found it exceedingly difficult not to find the interactions believable. I really wanted to enjoy a single-parent romance, given the fact that I am one and the kids in question are supposedly similar in age. Not sure if my child is just much more mature, or if the author has lost touch with the reality of what it’s like to have elementary school children.
I loved this book. The best parts involve the kids funny questions. They are a trip and make it full of laughs.
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Sexual content, Abandonment
Minor: Grief
I really wanted to like this. I almost DNF’d because of the writing style but the story was good so I pushed through. The story was great, loved all the characters and the kids were amazing! It was the writing that I didn’t vibe with. It was too many nicknames (Rylee was throwing out different nicknames every time she talked to Rhodes).. it was just too much. Rhodes had a cute one for her from the beginning but hers for him were too forced and way too many. Also some of the lines were too cheesy/cliché for me (which I think says a lot bc I don’t mind cliche or cheesy…) this book just had too much.. it felt forced or like it was trying to hard. Overall it was a good book but just know it could have been done better in my opinion.
Kindle unlimited
Kindle unlimited
medium-paced
Rhodes+Rylee, and Payton and Gage- ugh. So perfect. The way these two went through it and worked through it to get past everything they struggled with, and came out stronger, ugh. I loved their story so much
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF at 35% didn’t like the writing or whatever was going on felt weird
A girl walks into a bar….and so the story begins. Oh my tender heart! Mine for Yours is simply Harloe Rae at her very best. The emotively poignant prose, the substantive and enchanting characters, and the magnetic chemistry all sparkle in this emotionally rich and incredibly heartfelt love story. It’s swoony, it’s sassy, it’s sexy as hell. But at its core we have a tender and sincere story of healing and growth, one deeply relatable and immersively mesmerizing. I couldn’t stop turning the pages of this charming love story- these characters, their journey, their love stole my heart.
From the very first page, this story tugs at the heart. It’s a journey born out of shared grief, shared loss, shared tragedy- and a journey that starts with broken hearts in the rain, but one that ends full of hope and joy. Rylee and Rhodes have both lost someone they love- Rylee’s brother- in an unexpected tragedy. Now unexpected and reluctant business partners, these two find themselves at odds with just how to proceed with the beloved bar. A bar that is more than just a business-it’s practically a living, breathing reminder of what they’ve lost, a veritable manifestation of their grief. And I loved these characters- I loved Rylee’s heart and sass, her fortitude and strength. And Rhodes is a total dreamboat once we get past his defensive aholery. And hold on to your ovaries when you see him with his daughter. Hold onto your panties when you see him woo Rylee.
The chemistry between these two is just consuming. Harloe layers their connection with so many emotions, so many complications, so much baggage, and yet, it feels so simple and pure. Not only are these two struggling to wade through their survivor’s guilt and their grief-broken hearts, but they are also single parents with their own relational baggage. Grief and distrust are hard barriers to break, but the attraction between them is undeniable, and what starts out as a heated tryst involves into a substantive and restorative connection. Harloe really beautifully creates parallels in their journeys- both single partners, both business partners, both abandoned by the other parent of their children, both mired in languishing grief- yet they struggle to get on the same page at first, too lost in their own heads, too broken to open their hearts. But open they do- and what a beautiful relationship begins. Out of the most unimaginable pain, out of loss and brokenness they are able to find wholeness and light in one another. Harloe gives us such incredible emotional intimacy with these characters that we can practically see the fissures of their hearts healing as they work through their shared grief and find new purpose in one another. And we’re rooting for them SO DAMN HARD.
While their story has a heaviness when it comes to healing, Harloe also balances the heavy with the light. We have some amazing banter, two scene-stealing “not little” 7 year olds, and some scorching hot sexy scenes that certianly will have me never looking at whiskey the same way again. But what I love most about Harloe Rae stories is just how intimately focused they are- each book has a cornucopia of quiet but impactful one-on-one moments with her characters. She immerses us completely in their evolution of their connection, thoughtful moment after thoughtful moment plays out the page. Not a word is wasted- and here in particular I felt the power of those narrative choices. The small but intentional ways these characters share pieces of themselves with each other, and with us. Harloe makes the angst more in their own journeys with each other- the conflict is subtle, ist small, and it’s the hardest of all- HEALING. It’s magic to read.
Grief is perhaps the most complicated and complex of human emotions- and one of the most universal. How odd that an emotion that hurts so much, that wounds so deeply is one that comes out of love. I love how Harloe explores that- how we see these characters find a way to not let go of their grief, because it never leaves you, but to channel it into their being, into their living, into leaning into the connection they have with each other. Sometimes loss is the catalyst to help us seek what we’re missing, to see what we can’t see- and sometimes out of immense pain comes incredible beauty. Lonely broken hearts finding healing in one another- sometimes broken hearts heal faster when you just trust someone else to hold your pain. It’s bittersweet, but beautiful- like this heartwarming story. Harloe breaks our hurts to heal them- and leave them so very full.
From the very first page, this story tugs at the heart. It’s a journey born out of shared grief, shared loss, shared tragedy- and a journey that starts with broken hearts in the rain, but one that ends full of hope and joy. Rylee and Rhodes have both lost someone they love- Rylee’s brother- in an unexpected tragedy. Now unexpected and reluctant business partners, these two find themselves at odds with just how to proceed with the beloved bar. A bar that is more than just a business-it’s practically a living, breathing reminder of what they’ve lost, a veritable manifestation of their grief. And I loved these characters- I loved Rylee’s heart and sass, her fortitude and strength. And Rhodes is a total dreamboat once we get past his defensive aholery. And hold on to your ovaries when you see him with his daughter. Hold onto your panties when you see him woo Rylee.
The chemistry between these two is just consuming. Harloe layers their connection with so many emotions, so many complications, so much baggage, and yet, it feels so simple and pure. Not only are these two struggling to wade through their survivor’s guilt and their grief-broken hearts, but they are also single parents with their own relational baggage. Grief and distrust are hard barriers to break, but the attraction between them is undeniable, and what starts out as a heated tryst involves into a substantive and restorative connection. Harloe really beautifully creates parallels in their journeys- both single partners, both business partners, both abandoned by the other parent of their children, both mired in languishing grief- yet they struggle to get on the same page at first, too lost in their own heads, too broken to open their hearts. But open they do- and what a beautiful relationship begins. Out of the most unimaginable pain, out of loss and brokenness they are able to find wholeness and light in one another. Harloe gives us such incredible emotional intimacy with these characters that we can practically see the fissures of their hearts healing as they work through their shared grief and find new purpose in one another. And we’re rooting for them SO DAMN HARD.
While their story has a heaviness when it comes to healing, Harloe also balances the heavy with the light. We have some amazing banter, two scene-stealing “not little” 7 year olds, and some scorching hot sexy scenes that certianly will have me never looking at whiskey the same way again. But what I love most about Harloe Rae stories is just how intimately focused they are- each book has a cornucopia of quiet but impactful one-on-one moments with her characters. She immerses us completely in their evolution of their connection, thoughtful moment after thoughtful moment plays out the page. Not a word is wasted- and here in particular I felt the power of those narrative choices. The small but intentional ways these characters share pieces of themselves with each other, and with us. Harloe makes the angst more in their own journeys with each other- the conflict is subtle, ist small, and it’s the hardest of all- HEALING. It’s magic to read.
Grief is perhaps the most complicated and complex of human emotions- and one of the most universal. How odd that an emotion that hurts so much, that wounds so deeply is one that comes out of love. I love how Harloe explores that- how we see these characters find a way to not let go of their grief, because it never leaves you, but to channel it into their being, into their living, into leaning into the connection they have with each other. Sometimes loss is the catalyst to help us seek what we’re missing, to see what we can’t see- and sometimes out of immense pain comes incredible beauty. Lonely broken hearts finding healing in one another- sometimes broken hearts heal faster when you just trust someone else to hold your pain. It’s bittersweet, but beautiful- like this heartwarming story. Harloe breaks our hurts to heal them- and leave them so very full.
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes