Release: August 14th 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Independently Published
Source: Rachel’s Random Resources
Find it at: Amazon, My book
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Olivia Hamilton can do no wrong. Or at least that’s what the community of Fox River, North Carolina thinks of the odd but sweet young lady. She’s hiding a past she’d rather forget, engaged to the town’s most eligible bachelor, and longing for someone to see past the mask she wears. Olivia wants to find herself, forgive herself, and fall in love with someone who sees and embraces her flaws.
Denver MacKenna grew up the fiddle-playing prodigy of not only his hometown of Fox River but of North Carolina and the surrounding states. He plays obsessively and tours as often as possible, escaping a life of loneliness at home. Until he meets a beautiful siren who calls to him and has him making plans to settle down. Denver knows it’s wrong to covet the elusive Olivia, but finds himself inexplicably drawn to the brief glimpses she gives him of her true self.
About the Author:
Jess B. Moore is a writer of love stories. When she’s not writing, she’s busy mothering her accomplished and headstrong children, reading obscene numbers of books, and knitting scarves she’ll likely never finish.
Jess lives in small town North Carolina with her bluegrass obsessed family. She takes too many pictures of her cats, thinking the Internet loves them as much as she does. She is a firm believer of swapping stories over coffee or wine, and that there should always be dark chocolate involved.
The Fox River Romance novels combine her interests in family, music, and small towns into thoughtful tales of growing up and falling in love. Readers can read these as stand-alone, or as a series starting with The Guilt of a Sparrow.
The Heart of a Peach Review:
This was such a breezy romance with two wonderful characters that just put a smile on my face.
What really stands out in the novel is the author’s beautiful manner of writing it. The story is very simple with two people meeting and falling in love. There are a few negative characters, but they are scarce in the story-line. Moreover, there is no unnecessary drama, twists or turns, or complications. Yet, I was moved by the story-line just to see the two characters bring out the best of each other. Similarly, the author has a wonderful talent for making you love the characters from the first chapter.
Denver and Olivia are adorable together. It was nice seeing Olivia come out of her shell after interacting with Denver. However, more than the couple, I loved Olivia’s relationship with her mother. It was beautiful to see how the mother supported her daughter and stood by her. Hence, this was the highlight of the story for me. Also, the supporting characters like Cotton, Penny, Maggie etc. are also very cute and compliment the leads.
However, I was surprised that Matthew did not pursue going after Olivia as I thought his ego would be bruised. Also, Matthew’s mother is a nasty piece of work, and I thought she would have made a bigger appearance to bring additional drama. On a side note, I felt like some of the language used did not really fit with the characters or timeline. For example, Denver uses a few expletives in one chapter, and Olivia uses outdated terms like “Heavens to Betsy” in another.
Apart from that, I really enjoyed reading this novel. Overall, “The Heart of a Peach” is a short, simple, yet very sweet romance novel.
Book Tour Schedule
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the The Heart of a Peach by Jess B. Moore Blog Tour hosted by Rachel’s Random Resources.
