A successful travel writer, Rae Allen considered her life complete. With a promising career doing what she loved, a family of friends that supported each other, she thought she needed nothing else. She sure didn’t need any man to make her happy. However, she would find out sometimes it was not always about what you needed, but what you wanted. So when something finally pulled at her heartstring, … heartstring, it came from the most unexpected person.
Dean Rowland was fatigued with life, work, and the opposite sex. He just wanted a little peace and quiet when he decided to return home for a recharge. As it turned out, that weekend was anything but. He wouldn’t realize that it’d be the beginning of his journey of facing his demons as he sensed a stranger’s sorrow echoing his own.
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Echoing Hearts is a beautifully written slow burn love story. Rae and Dean meet by chance at a time when both of them have sworn off love to insulate themselves from the pain of past heartbreaks. Fortunately for them, undeniable chemistry had other plans.
The attraction is palpable though Rae is a little more reluctant at the start, when the romance blooms, it’s a gorgeous sight to behold.
The secondary characters were engaging and were wonderfully fleshed out. I loved Dean’s family and Rae’s friendship with Brandon, who I hope will get his HEA soon.
This was a great read. I love that Rae’s character is so strong and Dean allowed himself to be vulnerable.
The HEA was so well deserved and worth the wait. I really enjoyed this book.
I was just witness to an amazing story of love, betrayal, pain, pleasure, anger and bliss. As you live every breath with Rae and Dean, the experiences are personal, compelling and spellbinding. The author brings so much life into her characters, the settings are divine and the story draws you in. You will root for Rae and Dean, I promise you. Now I await book 2.
It’s been a while since the last time I read a romance novel, so I had no idea what to expect when I first read this book.
I was pleasantly surprised by how engaging the story is, and before I knew it I was already on the last page, having a hard time saying goodbye to Rae and Dean.
On many books I’ve read before (whatever the genre) I often find it ‘annoying’ when the characters talk and think the same way with one another, even when they are supposed to be completely different characters. Of course the reason is because there is only one writer for each story, but it makes the characters less believable for me. However, I raise my hat off for C. R. Alam for making her characters completely believable and different from one another. I can clearly see how the author put a lot of thought into the characters and the development of their behaviors.
The story is quite simple and somewhat predictable, and I did wish it has more going on than ‘just a love story’ (hence the 4 stars), but all in all it was a very entertaining read. Another thing I wish to see from this author is a wider variety of characters (from different ethnicity background, etc.), because I believe she would be able to do it so well.
If romance novel is your thing, I definitely recommend reading this book. Can’t wait to see what the author will come up with next!