Love on the Lake - Helena Hunting

 

Can Aaron love her, even when she can’t love herself?

 

Love on the Lake, an emotional small town, standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is live now!

 

 

Teagan Firestone has always been the dutiful daughter, especially since her mom died. But as her father finally begins to move on, it’s her turn to do the same. Her destination: Pearl Lake, a close-knit community with an entrepreneurial spirit and secrets of its own.

 

One of them is Aaron Saunders, who dropped out of college to work construction for Pearl Lake’s upper class. He’s a mystery and has a playboy reputation—that is, until he meets Teagan. Neither of them is looking for love, but in a town this small, it’s hard not to let your heart get involved. 

 

As their romance heats up, Aaron’s elusive past comes to light and Teagan is there for him, bringing them even closer together. But when Teagan is forced to face her own demons, her inability to accept the support of friends and family threatens the life she’s worked so hard to build.

 

Can Aaron love her, even when she can’t love herself?

 

 

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Love at the Lake is the second title in the Lakeside series, and I was eager to discover Teagan’s story after seeing Van get his happy ever after in Love Next Door.

This title is an emotional, small-town romance with a hero and heroine who are flawed yet endearing.

Aaron Saunders is a mysterious, intriguing, bighearted hero who’s good with his hands.

Teagan Firestone is a people pleaser who struggles to recognize her own limitations.

The chemistry between this pair is undeniable, but it’s the struggles that they faced that made them all the more realistic, relatable and engaging.

I look forward to future additions to this series, as I’ve already become captivated by the small town of Pearl Lake.

She crooks a finger, beckoning me closer. But there’s only six inches separating us. If I take a step forward, my boots will touch her toes. So I bend instead, until my ear is next to her lips, like I’m waiting for her to tell me a secret.

For a moment I consider the fact that I’ve been up and down the stairs to the loft at least a dozen times. The only air circulation in here is from a portable fan, so I’ve been sweating and shirtless for several hours. I might not smell all that fresh.

But that thought disappears when her fingertips drag along my collarbone and I feel the warmth of her breath at the edge of my jaw.

“Aaron.”

Her palm wraps around the back of my neck. So soft. So warm.

I swallow and grind out, “I’m listening.”

Her thumb finds that spot between my ear and my jaw, and she presses, gently at first and then more firmly. Her lips brush the shell of my ear, and she whispers, “Look at me.”

I feel like a marionette, and she’s pulling all my strings. I turn my head toward her, and her lips brush across my cheek, sending a hot shiver down my spine, lighting me up like a pinball machine.

Teagan Firestone is a dangerous woman. Sweet, beautiful, broken, and yet . . . bold and resilient. She’s a lethal combination, and it’s all compounded when those soft lips meet mine.

I don’t even know what’s happening. Well, I know. I’m kissing her. Or she’s kissing me. She definitely started it.

It’s like an explosion. Like an entire warehouse of firecrackers igniting at the same time. I groan into her mouth and wrap an arm around her waist, pulling her flush against me.

Our tongues tangle, and her other hand grips my biceps, sliding up and over my shoulder. She knocks my hat off my head, and it drops to the floor behind me. And then both of her hands are in my hair, sliding through the damp strands, gripping at the crown, angling my head farther to the side. Deepening the kiss.

Dragging it out.