From the author of Unbreak My Heart comes an “enjoyable interracial romance” (Publishers Weekly) about secrets, friendship, and forgiveness that fans of “Colleen Hoover and Mia Sheridan will love.” (Harlequin Junkie)
Henry Harris was living his dream as a staff sergeant in the Marines. When he’s killed in action, his devastated family is in for one more shock: he had a daughter they never … family is in for one more shock: he had a daughter they never knew about.
Morgan Riley has been raising Etta on her own, and that’s always been fine by her – until Henry’s brother Trevor arrives on her doorstep, willing to do anything to help and make up for his brother’s mistakes. Their attraction feels wrong, but Morgan can’t seem to turn him away.
Trevor is suddenly in too deep. He has always wanted a family, but Etta and Morgan come with complications. Yet as Etta brings them closer together, Trevor begins to imagine giving Morgan and Etta the life his brother never could. But he wonders if Morgan will ever learn to trust another man with her heart, especially a man whose last name is Harris.
Book three in this book brings us Trevor and Morgan. In the last book Trevor and his family are dealt the news of Henry’s death and now in this book we are seeing some of the fallout that Henry left behind leaving Trevor to deal with it. That fallout is Morgan and more importantly Henry’s baby Etta, the baby no one had a clue existed. Trevor doesn’t expect to fall for Morgan but he does. Bringing Morgan and and Etta back home to be close to the rest of the family helps the two grow closer and Trevor falls in love with both girls. Although it is sad that Henry is gone now we know Etta will have the family she so deserves. I really love this series and cannot wait for Alex’s story.
Another great read in this series. I enjoyed this forbidden storyline. Their chemistry is off the charts hot. I definitely devoured this read and can’t wait to read the next one!
There is a certain warmth to Nicole Jacquelyn’s writing that never fails to draw me in. I’m not sure if it’s from the real life situations or the real life characters she crafts so well. Either way, I always fall a tiny bit in love.
That is really what the Fostering Love series is. Real life. It’s not fanciful. There are no mega billionaire dominants, no rockstars, no extravagant mansions and jets and shiny cars.
These are stories of bins of dirty diapers, days of unwashed hair, sleepless nights (and not because of endless amounts of hot sex). Real. Life.
However, they are also stories of grief. Of pain. Of survival. Of growth. Of learning how to love and how to heal and how to be a family.
While Heart of Glass didn’t give me the same level of emotion that Unbreak My Heart did (that book BROKE me), I still truly loved the story. The stubborn characters, the blurred lines, the struggle to balance what you want with what you need. Trevor and Morgan’s story just simply sat right with me, without the pomp seen in so many romance titles these days.
3.5 Stars
There is a certain warmth to Nicole Jacquelyn’s writing that never fails to draw me in. I’m not sure if it’s from the real life situations or the real life characters she crafts so well. Either way, I always fall a tiny bit in love.
That is really what the Fostering Love series is. Real life. It’s not fanciful. There are no mega billionaire dominants, no rockstars, no extravagant mansions and jets and shiny cars.
These are stories of bins of dirty diapers, days of unwashed hair, sleepless nights (and not because of endless amounts of hot sex). Real. Life.
However, they are also stories of grief. Of pain. Of survival. Of growth. Of learning how to love and how to heal and how to be a family.
While Heart of Glass didn’t give me the same level of emotion that Unbreak My Heart did (that book BROKE me), I still truly loved the story. The stubborn characters, the blurred lines, the struggle to balance what you want with what you need. Trevor and Morgan’s story just simply sat right with me, without the pomp seen in so many romance titles these days.
3.5 Stars
I have really enjoyed the Fostering Love series. This is a crazy, complicated famiy that you can’t help but like.
Henry was the youngest of the children that Mike and Elle Harris fostered and/or adopted. he joined their family when he was two, so he was truly raised by this them. Trevor joined this family when he was eight, a number of years before Henry came along. They couldn’t have been closer, though. So it was disheartening to find out that Henry, who was in the military, was killed and had a daughter that the rest of the family knew nothing about. Morgan did her best to raise Etta on her own, and understood that Henry just wasn’t cut out to be a father. But after he died, the rest of the family wants to meet Henry’s daughter, looking for that connection. Trevor bridges that relationship, and he and Morgan strike up a friendship that develops into more, much to the dismay of Henry and Trevor’s mother.
I very much enjoyed this book and the characters. I understood a lot of Morgan’s feelings, and absolutely fell in love with Etta! I will say that it felt a little insta-lovey to me, and the one thing that H had the hardest time with was Trevor’s mother and her reaction to everything, considering she was so supportive of the other children’s relationships (Shane and Kate, Bram and Anita). I also wish there had been just a bit more; it seemed like it just stopped suddenly. I would have loved an epilogue that took place when things were more settled in the future.
Overall, though, I did enjoy this book, and do recommend it, especially if you have read the other two books in the Fostering Love series!
I confess that I took this book because I fell in love with the synopsis, I love stories involving single parents, and this cover totally conquered me.
Trevor has not yet fully accepted the death of his brother, much less the idea that he has a daughter who never introduced to the family.
Morgan takes care of her daughter herself and has a strong sense of protection with her younger sister too.
She is a suffering person who ended up closing her heart to people and has a serious problem of trust.
Although I initially liked the way she, Etta and Trevor conected instantly, the question of her lack of trust ended up locking my connection with the couple, leaving the reading both monotonous, slow, and tiresome at some moments.
Thanks to Trevor who turned out to be a Prince Charming from the beginning and a true warrior when needed that I did not give up reading
Heart of Glass is the third installment in the Fostering Love Series but it can absolutely be read as a standalone.
Morgan Riley has been raising her daughter by herself but when the father was killed in action in the Marine’s she finds that his family didn’t know about them and now wants to be part of their lives. While she was expecting them, she wasn’t expecting his brother, Trevor. The moment she laid eyes on him at her front door, she felt a connection. Knowing it is wrong, she fights it but Trevor is just one person you can’t forget.
When Trevor goes to find out about his niece, he also finds the love of his life. Sure, there might be some small regret that she’s the mother of his brother’s child his pull to her is too strong. He can tell she’s hesitant so he’s treading lightly but all he wants to do is make her his.
I want to first start off my staying that I love Jacqueline’s writing style. It’s so smooth and effortless and she always pieces her stories together beautifully. So with that being said, I really liked Heart of Glass. I just didn’t love it like I did the first two books. I had to really think about why and it comes down to two things that I think go together in my world. Connection and angst. I feel the most when there is angst. Since this book doesn’t have much of it, I found my connection not as strong as it was for the first two books. I wanted the angst. I wanted to feel. I wanted to have my heart ripped out of my chest because it makes me FEEL.
Don’t get me wrong. I really liked this book and the story itself. It’s about love, acceptance and family. All of which are necessary and beautiful. I think many people are going to love it. I just wanted more.
If you want a feel good story with a lot of love, then Heart of Glass is for you.
Heart of Glass is the third book in The Fostering Love Series and follows the story of Morgan and Trevor. While this book is the third in its series, it can be read and enjoyed as a stand-alone novel. When I first picked up this book, I was floored by the prologue. I wanted to know more about Henry and the reason he stayed away from his daughter. To then find out he was killed in action….well, lets just say I was shocked. Then we meet Morgan, and we see that she’s struggling. She’s trying to do the best that she can with the cards life has dealt her, but it’s not easy. And when Trevor shows up, he is a complication that Morgan just doesn’t need. Trevor wants to right all the wrongs his brother committed, but truthfully, I think Morgan would be happy if he stayed away. As time goes on, Morgan and Trevor start develop feelings for one another. Feelings that seem so wrong, but just can’t be ignored….
Overall, I thought this book was an ok read. It was definitely a quick one and I was able to finish it in just a few short hours. When I first started reading this book, I was hooked right off the bat. I was intrigued by the story-line and wanted to know more. Morgan wasn’t the easiest character to love or connect with for me. But, I did appreciate her determination, strength and independence, even if she was stubborn most of the time. And Trevor…well, he was impossible to not fall in love with. He is a total family man–nothing is more important to him. He’s devoted, sweet, understanding and just totally perfect. Together, I thought these two made an interesting pair, especially with their history.
I also really enjoyed the family drama and dynamics. You could tell that Morgan loved Etta more than anything in the world and that there is nothing she wouldn’t do for her. You could also tell that she was very protective of her other family members and would try to help them out of any situation. And Trevor’s family, while they weren’t perfect, they meant well and you could tell just how much family meant to them.
I did have some issues with this series. As much as I enjoyed Trevor and Morgan together, I was left wanting more from them. Their situation was definitely one of insta-love and for me, it just didn’t work. For their type of story, I needed more emotion. I need more build up. I wanted to really see them fall and fight for each other. Don’t get me wrong, there was some romance and sexy good times, but for the most part, it was light on the romance. This story was definitely more family centered, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing, it just wasn’t what I was expecting to be the focus. My only other issue was the angst, or the lack there of. I really, really missed the angst. It was pretty much nonexistent and that is one of the things that I have come to know and love from this author.
Overall, I thought this book was an ok read. I liked the overall theme of family and how important it is to have them around/in your life. Heart of Glass is sweet story, but just left me wanting more. And while it’s not my favorite in this series, I’m still glad I checked it out.
The Fostering Love series has been my only Nicole Jacquelyn experience, but one thing is for certain: the writing never disappoints. This is the third book in this series of standalones and I have devoured every single one of them voraciously, unable to pull my eyes away from my Kindle for more than the bare necessity of time it takes to care for my family. I get so wrapped up in these stories, in these flawed but relatable characters, and all the emotions that roil so brilliantly around each couple that it takes me a minute to come back to the real world once it’s all said and done.
Trevor and Morgan’s story was much the same. It’s angsty in a different way and arguably less angsty altogether than the others in the series thus far, but there’s still a fair amount of angst. Enough emotion tugging at my heart to keep me held captive, dying to know what happened.
I adored Trevor. If you are looking for a mean guy hero, you will find none here. But he’s alpha all the same and it was so rewarding to witness him fighting for the people most important to him. It took me longer to warm to Morgan whose prickly outer shell kept even me, the reader, from getting too close. However, that was some of what made this story work so well for me. Trevor wasn’t about to deal with those prickles, and so he dismantled them bit by bit.
I would have liked a little more from the ending. It seemed sort of abrupt to me, and I would have liked a picture of how Trevor and Morgan’s little family functioned after the dust settled. I don’t always need an epilogue, but I felt like in this case it would have taken this story into “next level” for me.
Having read the series from the beginning, it was so much fun to get to spend some time with Ani and Bram and Kate and the kids. The family dynamic over the course of the story was a little unsettling – but time spent with these couples was completely rewarding – especially as they related to Trevor. I loved how they love each other so fiercely and authentically.
In all, Heart of Glass was another hopelessly addictive and fantastically told story in the Fostering Love series. Definitely worth the read!
I am a huge fan of the Fostering Love series by Nicole Jacquelyn. I loved, absolutely loved Unbreak My Heart, the first book in the series and have read the eBook and listened to the audio several times since it was published. Heart of Glass, the third book in the series, was just as emotional, full of angst and tugged at my heart. I devoured it in one sitting, reading late into the night.
Though each book can technically be read as standalones, reading them in order gives you an overview of all the characters and lead into Trevor’s story. Trevor is devastated at losing his brother but is also so angry at Henry for never telling his family about his daughter. Especially with how strong and united this family is. Now they want to know Henry’s daughter, but will her mother let them be a part of her life?
Morgan Riley has always known she could only count on herself. After losing their mother, living with foster families and then struggling to build a life with her father and sister, she knows this better than anyone. But when Trevor comes to her door, she remembers him and his family and knows they mean well. But can she trust them with her daughter Etta?
As Morgan and Trevor begin to get to know each other and build some sort of trust, they cannot deny the attraction they feel for each other. But with Henry between them, can they truly have a future together? Trevor never thought he would meet anyone that would make him want more and Morgan is terrified to let anyone in. Where does this leave them?
Heart of Glass was full of angst, but similar to the previous two books, it was about family, love and hope, with a touch of the forbidden. Could Morgan and Trevor find a middle ground to build a foundation? A must-read as part of this series for sure!
4.5 stars. Read and reviewed for Sultry Sirens Book Blog.
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Morgan Riley thought she had life all nailed down, and then in the blink of an eye she felt it being ripped from her, she found out she was expecting, and the father of her baby chose his career over them and walked away. Which pretty much put an end to things between them, she informed him she was keeping their baby, and did not expect him to offer them support and or anything else, he was free to go. Losing him was tough, but knowing that he wasn’t going to be their for her and their daughter was downright heartbreaking, she thought he was a better man than that, but obviously she thought wrong. Now two years later her and Etta are doing fine on their own; they have a roof over their heads, she has a decent job, and they have a good support system of friends and her family… but now that support system is about to get bigger. She never knew much about her ex’s family, and they knew nothing about her and her daughter, but after Henry died and his military benefit paperwork was sent to his family they learned that Henry had a secret. And now they are heading her way for answers…
As soon as Trevor and his family learn that Henry had been keeping a big secret from them, that he had a daughter they never knew about, they immediately decided that they wanted to meet Etta and her mother. With some consideration Trevor decided to be the one to show up on her doorstep and introduce himself, and let her know that there was a family that would love to meet them, but once he is there on that doorstep things take an unexpected turn. There is an instant attraction to his brother’s ex, and it feels so wrong to want her, but damned if he doesn’t want to step in and take his brother’s place in their lives. It’s the family he has always wanted for himself, and he can’t fathom why his brother would want nothing to do with them, he wants to do right by them and do what his brother should have done all along… but Morgan isn’t so sure she can trust another Harris man!
Heart of Glass is a heart-wrenching tale that will take a serious toll on your heart and your thoughts, it will wreck you in the best possible way! From the very beginning I knew this one was going to hurt a little, the story took off, my heart felt the squeeze, the emotions started to swirl, and I had to fight the tears the whole way through… but somewhere along the way it started to hurt a lot less, and I felt my heart being mended, and a rejoicing feeling coming on. Once again I have to say that I am beyond impressed with Ms. Jacquelyn’s beautiful words, and her well crafted characters, this wonderful combination hit me deep in the heart, and left me forever moved! I highly recommend you take a chance on this series, each book is packed with an powerful emotional punch that is certain to be felt long after the last page is turned!
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