After the death of her husband, single mom Emma McCoy has given up on love. When the mysterious Liam O’Reilly shows up in town, Emma does her best to keep her distance. What Emma doesn’t know is that Liam is connected to her past in a way that she could never imagine, and it will put her future in jeopardy.In the small town of Beckland, Ohio, danger is the last thing that Emma expects, but since … but since Liam’s arrival, danger is waiting around every corner.
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Great read with romance mystery and some scary reality.
Great book about moving on after tragedy, disappoinment, and total deciet from your spouse. Building trust doesn’t come easy.
Not interested.
I relate to the main character as a practical mom and an overcoming and independent woman.
Blech. The characters were one dimensional and the dialog was flat. Didn’t even get through the second chapter. Don’t recommend it.
A cute story about a mom starting over and learning to trust again.
A knock on the door changes Emma’s life. When she is finally starting to get on with her life, her past comes back to take her out again. There is so much she doesn’t know about her husband and what happened in the past and then Liam enters the picture, someone who seems to know too much about Emma’s past.
To Have and To Hold has it all—intrigue, suspense, relationships and romance, great characters, and an interesting story-line. Heidi is a new-to-me author, although I have been following her for awhile now, so I was excited to join her tour. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, the first in a series, and I’m looking forward to reading the rest of the series. enee Mason
To Have & To Hold is the first book I’ve read from Heidi Renee Mason and I really wanted to like it. And at times I did but sadly, it fell flat. The opening was compelling and had me wondering where things would go from there. I was already spinning a few theories before I started the second chapter.
I liked Emma. I admired her strength and how she picked herself up from not just one but two tragedies. How she built a life for herself and her girls. And even though she had sworn off love, she let herself get wrapped up in it when it wouldn’t let her be. Cue Liam. The new man in town. The man who can’t stay away. The man with a secret that could destroy everything they had built.
In all honesty, this book had the potential to be good. The bones of the story were there but a few too many things were predictable and the language was repetitive. There was danger and romance and the winning over of 3 young girls. Overall, there were just too many holes and plot inconsistencies for me to really get into the flow of things.
Emma is a widow with three girls when her life is turned upside down because she finds out the truth about her husband. What she finds out totally blows her mind and she is shocked and hurt and she is determined to never love again because she doesn’t want to get hurt. So she opens up her very own coffee shop to keep her busy and pay the bills that are mounting. Being single with three girls is scary for her but she knows with the coffee shop she will be fine.
Then a man Liam comes to town and he is hot and mysterious and has eyes for Emma but she is all set. She is not interested in him and she lets it be known. But Liam is determined to get his girl and when she starts to receive threats by way of letters and pictures Liam is determined to keep her safe. But he has secrets of his own and will they destroy what Liam is trying to build with Emma?
This is a MUST READ!!!!!!!! I need book two like right now!
This book made me so emotional. The author hits so many areas that will make you connect with the characters. She creates amazing characters that have endured heartache that one should never have to endure. The way Liam is weaved into Emma’s life before she even realizes it is quite amazing. It has emotion, heartache, and happiness all bundled up into one book. This book is very clean as well. It is a romance you will love!!
Emma has suffered tremendously. Liam has been interweaved intentionally but it turns into more. These 2 are amazing together, but have secrets. This book is a great book with no steamy parts, you have to use your imagination.
This was my first Heidi Renee Mason’s book, and won’t be my last. This is the first book in The Vows Series. Wow! This story is really beautifully written and captivating. Liam and Emma share an instant attraction, and a beautiful chemistry. I love Liam. He is handsome, supportive and protective. Emma is such a great and strong character! The little ones are so cute! The storyline is intriguing and suspenseful. Now, I can’t wait to read the next book in the Series, For the Better or For Worse.