Hailey's Haven

GIVEAWAY

SCOTT, LAURA

HAILEY'S HAVEN

A safe place to call home...

After escaping her abusive foster parents thirteen years ago, Hailey Donovan thought her nightmare was over. Gatlinburg, Tennessee had been a safe to live, until she's nearly hit by gunfire while hiking the Smoky Mountains. Her instincts are to avoid law enforcement, especially handsome park ranger Rock Wilson, but when more gunfire echoes around them, they're forced to work together to escape.

More attempts against Hailey convinces her to leave the city to start over someplace new. Rock talks her into staying and fighting against the unknown assailant. He senses Hailey has been traumatized in the past, and is determined to uncover the mystery surrounding her. As Hailey and Rock seek the truth behind the escalating attacks, Rock realizes he's also in danger of losing his heart. Can Rock provide Hailey the safe haven she desperately needs?

My Review:

This fast-paced suspense makes for an interesting start to Laura Scott's Smoky Mountain Secrets series. It looks like the books are going to be linked by a group of scattered former foster kids who find their way back to each other during the course of the series. Which kind of gives me O'Malley (Dee Henderson) vibes only in this case, the siblings haven't kept in touch with each other.

Hailey's past is heartbreaking and her persona is defined by it. She's standoffish and untrusting. A loner who is grateful for the little bit of fortune she has in a job she loves and a place to call home. Until it's all threatened by a mysterious gunman.

Rock was in the right place at the right time and gets swept along in the wake of Hailey's trauma...doggedly sticking to her no matter how hard she tries to shake him. She's Miss Independence and he's Mr. Protective, so you can imagine how that goes down. :-) 

Lots of tension and conflict in this enemies to more (on Hailey's side anyway) romance. Love how she gradually begins to open up to Rock and how prayerfully constant he is about helping her. Lesser men would have washed their hands of her after all her rebuffs and rebukes.

I listened to the audible edition narrated by Brenda Scott Wlazlo and between the storytelling and the narrating, Hailey's Haven easily became a compulsive listen. I'm eagerly looking forward to the second book, Sawyer's Secret which is also on audible. Yay!

Goal Update: #1 Read more indie authors (in the hybrid section -- authors both traditionally and independently published), #7 Start new-to-me series, #8 Play author catch-up

 GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- winner's choice.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Hailey's Haven, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a comment, remember to use AT AND DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday March 12 2022. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck