Second Chance in Hawk Ridge Hollow

Sweet Small Town Happily Ever After (Rich & Rugged: A Hawkins Brothers Romance, Book 1)

By: Ellie Hall

Narrated by: Lorana Hoopes

He left his heart in his hometown. Will he get a second chance with his first love?

Sadie Collins has spent more hours than she'd like to admit rehearsing what she'd say when she came face to face with her ex again. It is not, "I’m stuck.” After the elevator rescue, her day goes from bad to worse when her boss discovers a glaring error in a project that she was in charge of. Worse, the mistake is mortifying.

Tripp Hawkins returns to Hawk Ridge Hollow after several years to find much is the same in his hometown: the quaint village, good friends, and the world-class ski resort owned by his family. Almost everything is the same, except the girl he’d once called his sweetheart.

Sadie plans to spend Valentine’s Day alone. She has enough responsibility as it is. A romcom, plus some chocolate, sounds like the perfect date. Tripp wants nothing more than a second chance with the girl who stole his heart, and he’ll do anything to win her back.

But it might be too late. Has she moved on? Or did she never let go?

This is book one in the Hawkins Family Romance series. Each book stands alone, but listening to them in order provides a deeper, richer experience. It is a sweet, “clean and wholesome” romance without swearing or mature content and contains a happily ever after.

©2019 Ellie Hall (P)2020 Ellie Hall

Second Chance in Hawk Ridge Hollow

Narrator: Lorana Hoopes

My Reading Speed: 1.5x

Have I Read The Book Before Listening to the Audio? No

Overall Audio Impression:

I loved getting a chance to go back to Hawk Ridge Hollow with this audiobook! I had a chance to visit while reading Ellie Hall’s Costa Brothers series, but I’m not sure if I had met any of the Hawkins brothers or not in it. I loved getting to know Tripp Hawkins and his hope for a second chance with his sweetheart Sadie during this book though! I loved that it was set around/during the Valentine’s season and that Tripp did his best to use that to try and win Sadie back. I loved that Sadie was torn between the two versions of Tripp she’d known (the one she loved vs the one who broke up with her) when making her decisions about what she wanted. I can’t wait to get to know the rest of the Hawkins brothers!

Favorite Scenes:

first second meeting

fake fake valentine

friends & townspeople hoping they get back together

Reader’s Notes:

a character’s parent passed in a skiing accident (past event – years prior)

a character’s parent has Parkinson’s & they are the parent’s caretaker