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Larkspur Road (2012)

by Jill Gregory(Favorite Author)

3.78 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

042525089X (ISBN13: 9780425250891)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Berkley

series

Lonesome Way

review 1: Very good book. Travis has returned to Lonesome Way to live. He has brought his stepson along for the summer. Mia is looking forward to a nice quiet summer break. Instead, she gets Travis, her niece Brittany, and a family secret to discover. Travis would really like a second chance with Mia, but she wants nothing to do with him. He does manage to convince her to tutor his son which puts them in frequent contact. The attraction is immediate and intense. Mia also is trying to get to know her estranged aunt and bring the family back together. Mia is also dealing with her niece, who seems to be very much on edge. That problem brings some danger to them. I really liked both Travis and Mia. Travis knows how badly he hurt Mia when they were teenagers and has regretted it... more for years. He really wants a chance to apologize and see if they can move on from there. He is a really good guy which shows in how much he loves his stepson. I love the way that he has brought Grady to Montana and is determined to help him. He even goes to Mia and asks for her help in tutoring Grady. I love his patience in dealing with Grady and his problems and in getting Mia to trust him again. Mia is great too. I loved the way that she takes Brittany for the summer. She senses that there is something wrong and does her best to help. I love the way she is so supportive of her niece. Mia was not happy that Travis was back and was still angry over how he had hurt her all those years ago. She didn't let that stop her from helping Grady. She was great with him and I loved the way that she was able to help him get his confidence back. Her immediate attraction to Travis bothered her because she was afraid she would get hurt again. But the more time they spent together the more she realized that they were no longer the kids they had been the last time. Their relationship now was much better. I loved his proposal at the end. I loved Grady. He was a terrific kid and it was easy to see why he had his problems. I loved how he was determined to do what needed to be done. I was really happy with the solution that Travis came up with at the end. Brittany was a sweet girl that was trying to deal with a problem alone. When she finally came clean I loved the way that Travis and Mia were able to help her. The resolution of that problem was pretty scary. My heart really went out to Aunt Winny. She was such a miserable old grump at the beginning. I really loved the way that Mia didn't give up on her. When she finally told her story it was so sad. I loved seeing her open up and become part of the family.
review 2: Larkspur Road, Lonesome Way #2, by Jill GregoryGrade: B+“Don’t look so thrilled. It might go to my head.”Larkspur Road is the second book in Jill Gregory’s Lonesome Way series and it is an amazing contemporary romance novel. This book picks up about a year after Sage Creek ends and is the story of Mia Quinn and Travis Tanner both of whom we met in Sage Creek. Mia and Travis was THE couple in high school and everyone thought they would get married including Mia. Everything changed when right after prom Travis breaks up with Mia and leaves town. Now twelve years later Travis is back and with him is his adoptive son looking for a fresh start and both he and Mia soon realize old feelings don’t always go away.I was not a big fan of Sage Creek the first book in this series but I decided to give it a second try with Larkspur Road and I am so happy I did. This book is one of the best contemporary romance novels that I have read in a very long time and I am now sold on this series. There is a lot going on in this book besides Mia and Travis but it never feels overwhelming or cluttered. All three storylines are really great and they flow together perfectly.I was a little nervous when I first started this book because I disliked the female lead in the last book but Mia is a great character and I really liked her. The relationship Mia has with Travis is very broken and heartbreaking but I loved seeing them try to work through their past. I wanted to hate Travis for what he did to Mia but I just couldn’t. The relationship he has with his son makes you fall in love with him and I just couldn’t hate him no matter how much I tried. I liked that Mia and Travis take things slow and don’t jump right back into things and they have a great romance.There are two other storylines going on in this book. The first one involved Mia’s aunt and some family secrets. This was my favorite part of the entire book and it could have been a book all on it’s own. Without this storyline I don’t think I would have loved this novel as much as I did. The second storyline involves Mia’s niece Brittany and I could have done without this part of the book but it wasn’t horrible. Both storylines tied in great with Mia and Travis and kept things from getting boring.This is a great contemporary romance novel and turning into a great, must read series. I’m not sure what’s going to happen next or what characters will be in the third book but I will be reading it. I can’t wait to see what happens in Lonesome Way next. less

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