A review by hollyreadsromance
Beyond the Stroke by Erin Hawkins

4.0

Just like Erin’s other books this was absolutely wonderful!! It was so much fun to jump into a new world, a new series, with new characters! I love all the little seeds Erin planted along the way for the rest of the books and couples! They all have me very excited for the rest of the series!! And this was SUCH a good start! Rory and Summer were so sweet and fun and I LOVE a marriage of convenience! I LOVE a black cat/golden retriever couple!! 

Rory and Summer!! They met in the wildest way and I loved how quickly Rory fell!! There were also so many invisible strings connecting them!! Seeing it all come together for him at the end was SO perfect. I loved Summer and her soft and guarded heart!! Her past really hurt her, and she wasn’t really looking for anyone to let into her life…but really she didn’t have a chance once she met Rory! It was SO SWEET to see her slowly but surely let herself relax around him. And seeing how patient and loving Rory was!!! It was exactly what she needed.

I also really appreciated all the swimming storylines! Like I said Erin really did a good job of introducing everything and their potential pairings! And digging in JUST a little! Without it being too much. And I LOVED seeing the guys’ friendship. Truthfully I could have used a little MORE! But I’m sure we’ll see more and more as the books go on! 

And truthfully I’m VERY VERY VERY excited about a certain someone and a certain someone’s sister!!!!?

Thanks to Pen Pal PR and Erin Hawkins for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!