Heartbeats and Roses

A Small Town Valentine's Day Romance (A Hartwood Holiday Romance)

By: Jae Dawson

Narrated by: Olivia King

Will old high school crushes find a second chance at love in this small-town holiday romance?

Florist Rose McDaniels is the unofficial matchmaker of Hartwood Falls. Her annual Secret Valentines have brought together more happy couples than she can count. Too bad the only person she can’t seem to help find love is herself. Try as she may, no one holds a candle to the boy who made her first believe in love...right before he left town with her heart.

When cardiac surgeon Liam Bradley returns to his childhood home of Hartwood Falls for the first time in 20 years, his life is falling apart all around him. With his career at risk and a relationship with his longtime girlfriend on the rocks, true love is the last thing on his mind.

His quiet retreat turns upside down, when he comes face to face with the girl he left a secret message for all those years ago.

Then a freak accident finds this self-proclaimed cynic up to his ears in roses and love notes - all because of her.

Rose and Liam gamble their hearts and confess old secrets in this heart-warming tale of second chances and forgiveness.

©2021 MoonTree Books (P)2021 MoonTree Books

Suuuuuper sweet, and adorable.

A way over-the-top female lead, when it comes to all things love, romance, and fantasy. She’s a florist, so it’s rather fitting, and she’s a lot, but in an adorable way. Everything is her “one weakness”—she’s just very passionate about a few things, aren’t we all? I should hope so.


Old best friends-to-lovers.
Small town life.
Strong family ties.
Second chances.
Fresh starts.
FMC lives is a mental ‘fantasy world’.’
A little bit of forced proximity.
Centers around Valentine’s Day

Overall:
A little ‘over the top’ fluffy, Hallmark-y, ‘so sweet your teeth will melt’ … but in a cute way, if that makes sense. I’d read more by this author—I’m ,more into their other pen but this is too sweet to miss!

4 stars.

🎙️ Audiobook:
This is a great audio production- smooth narration all-around and perfect sound quality. She even almost manages to make it sound full-cast at times. Well done. 5 stars.