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Fall in love with this emotional New York Times bestselling romance between two tortured souls who find their chance at happiness in the most unexpected way. I wanted to lose myself in the small town of Pelion, Maine. To forget everything I had left behind. The sound of rain. The blood. The coldness of a gun against my skin. For six months, each breath has been a reminder that I survived -- and my dad didn't. I'm almost safe again. But the moment I meet Archer Hale, my entire world tilts on its axis . . . and never rights itself again. Until I trespass into his strange, silent, and isolated world, Archer communicates with no one. Yet in his whiskey-colored eyes, something intangible happens between us. There's so much more to him than just his beauty, his presence, or the ways his hands communicate with me. On me. But this town is mired in secrets and betrayals, and Archer is the explosive center of it all. So much passion. And so much hurt. But it's only in Archer's silence that we might just find what we need to heal . . . and live. Includes an exclusive extended epilogue from Archer's POV! Named one of the "Top Romance Novels of All Time" by Goodreads! A New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestseller!
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3 primary booksWhere Love Meets Destiny is a 3-book series with 3 primary works first released in 2014 with contributions by Mia Sheridan.
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1 released bookThe Hales is a 2-book series first released in 2014 with contributions by Mia Sheridan.
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*♾/5. I have SO much to say about this book. First of all, I immediately fell in love with the writing style, it flowed so easily. That made it easier to ease into the story. Bree is one of my favorite main characters now, she's the sweetest and I loved the way she accepted Archer..the way she gave him a chance. Archer..ugh I could go on for days about him. It honestly hurt when he kept saying he was hard to handle. I was just like NO, YOU'RE NOT! He's just so sweet and considerate. One of my favorites scenes was the thunderstorm scene..my heart MELTED. I really liked how Bree just gave him a chance without knowing him, that's what made this story “It” for me. I loved the way Archer slowly let her in.. after what happened. There were times where I felt what the characters felt..which was a lot honestly. I'm glad that Bree & Archer were able to be there for each other, as friends..and then as more. They are definitely one of my favorite couples. And this is definitely in the top five of my favorite books. No words to describe my love for this book. No words whatsoever.
Well, hello, finally a male character who is not an asshole. And a female character who is not so self-absorbed and bimbo. I sighed in relief as I finished reading this book. At least it's not another horny teenage melodrama, thank God! Not that we don't have a pair of horny couple here. I digress.
There's plot, and there's some unnecessary disruption, unnecessary details. There can be more to the story itself, but alas, the author must've thought the sex scenes are equally important. It's nearly there, but did not quite reach the climax (pun intended). Almost. Likable characters, though. The background story is interesting enough, makes you wonder just what exactly happened in the past. Predictable, but keeps you wondering just as well.
Both MC have their own trauma, their own tragedy, but somehow it got a little downplayed. Unfortunate, really, as there are so many chances that the story can be developed to tease readers' emotion, to ensure the MCs really deserving of our unconditional love and support. A decent read, this one.
I have heard such wonderful things about this story and I was so excited to read it.
“I was thinking about how I thank my lucky stars every day that I ended up here... right here, with you.”
I loved that Archer's healing was his own and wasn't relying on Bree. I was worried about how the love story was developing and it didn't feel healthy when Archer was expressing how he didn't believe he could recover losing Bree. I appreciated that he took the time for himself to learn how to live for himself and not anyone else.
Archer is probably one of my favourite male protagonists. I loved reading him growing into himself and him learning that he is worth more than he originally believed.
My only issue is that some of the storyline was predictable for me and some felt quite rushed whereas I personally felt like it needed to be dragged out further for me to feel any connection to it.
However, I loved this and it was such a sweet read.
“I Archer you. God, I Archer you so much”
This was a touching romance though at times I found it to be a little saccharine and repetitive. I loved Archer's journey and back story, so that made up for everything else.
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