Jake Cooper has built homes for families in Laguna Beach for years, watching others make their dreams come true. Now it’s his turn to settle down, or so he thought. When his long-time girlfriend breaks up with him, he’s left with the perfect family home, just without the family.Erin Johnson grew up with very few possessions, the glamorous lives of her high school classmates out of reach. Right as … reach. Right as she prepared to start her life, a family tragedy forces her to derail her plans. Ten years later, with her college diploma in hand, Erin’s ready for adventure and freedom from responsibility.
When she meets Jake, she questions everything she thought she wanted.
Is it possible to build new dreams when the right person comes along?
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This is a sweet romance – meaning as clean as it gets. So no sex or foul language. Enjoyable characters and and easy read.
What a great read!
I loved this story with Erin and Jake.
The different problems they worked through brought them to a HEA!!
This is an author I want to read more of.
5 stars
I received a free copy of the sweet novel Built to Last by Allie Kincaid and this review was given freely.
This full length rocky romance is full of drama and emotion. Set in California, it involves the seemingly opposite recent college graduate Erin and Architect/builder Jake. Complexed and flows easily, contains a twist, has realistic characters, is heartwarming, and thoroughly satisfying.
Erin Johnson has spent the past ten years since her mother’s death raising her sister and taking care of her father while finishing college one class at a time and working a full time job. Now that her sister has graduated and turned 18 and her father seems to be doing better Erin has plans, and they don’t include staying in small town Laguna Beach.
Jake has never wanted anything more than to live and work in Laguna Beach, get married and have a big family. He’s got the job, the house he built himself, but ever since the girl he loved left him 2 years ago, that’s all he has. After spending just one day with Erin he realizes his dreams may come true after all, until fate and misunderstandings mess with his dreams.
Super sweet, clean and adorable, this quick read will leave you entertained to the very last page!
I received an ARC and voluntarily offer this review.
I enjoyed this story. Two characters with an instant connection but Erin is at a crossroads in her life and must take a good, deep look at herself and what she wants.
Jake and Erin needed to trust each other and have better communication. Once that was accomplished, they realized after a little boost from friends they could be together.
I LOVED reading Jake and Erin’s story. Jake is a customer home designer and builder who has been burned by a girl who had dreams to move from the small town to the big story. He wants to have a house and family with the right girl in his small town. Erin is a small town girl who has been taking care of her father and younger sister since her mother died. Erin, with her now college diploma in hand, wants to leave the small town and see what is out in the big world. When Jake and Erin meet, the connection is almost instantaneous. Can both Jake and Erin get what they want out of life and still hold on to each other? A great, clean romance!
What a wonderful, delightful story. It was easy to read and heartwarming making you feel warm and fuzzy. It reminds you there is such a thing as happiness. The characters are very well written and believable. The story is about Jake Cooper and Erin Johnson. Jake mets Erin and feels a spark that he hasn’t felt since his last girlfriend took off when he proposed marriage. Erin too felt the spark but she had other plans. Her family was finally settled after losing her mom. Her dad was doing much better and her sister as well. So now was the time for Erin to go out and discover the world which is what she always wanted until she met Jake. Jake and Erin both feel a lot of each other but what does the future hold. Read the book to find out and you won’t be disappointed.
Built to last was a sweet story. It kept me interested throughout. Jake and Erin seemed perfect for each other. Their story is not one to be missed.
This is my first book by Allie Kincaid. I really enjoyed reading Erin’s and Jake’s story. Grab your copy and fall in love with Laguna Beach.
Erin and Jake meet and sparks fly but there is a slight problem, Erin is finally able to leave Laguna Beach. Will she tell Jake or will something else come between them? A really sweet romance. Communication is the key to a relationship – just talk!!! Cute couple but of course there is angst.
A sweet contemporary romance that will warm your heart. Erin and Jake were opposites in many ways but love brought them together. Set in beautiful Laguna Beach, California. I read a promotional copy and voluntarily wrote this review.
This first release by Allie Kincaid is sweet and romantic. If you are looking for a story without all the harder stuff in other romances then this one is for you. You will fall in love with Erin and Jake in this easy to read novella.
Erin is finally ready to pursue her dreams. After ten years of taking care o her little sister and her father when her mother died, all she wants is to leave Laguna Beach behind and see the world. But then she meets Jake and the more the see each other the harder is to leave town. But Jake wants to settle down and have a family. Can they have a happily ever after? A sweet love story