And again Heartcross shows what a beautiful place it is!

Synopsis

There’s a newcomer to the village of Heartcross and she’s never been more in need of a friend. 

Ella is ready to start afresh ––and that could mean there’s love on the horizon in the form of the gorgeous Roman, the local water taxi driver. Every day Roman is there to ferry Ella to the restaurant on the other side of the lake and every night he makes sure she gets home safe. But Roman has secrets of his own…

Can the Love Heart Lane community offer Ella a chance of a new life? Or will the ghosts of her past catch up with her?

My review

Ella needs a start over. After having her heart broken in the worst way, and being left penniless, she can count on her best friend Callie to help her.
Looking forward to start her new job at local bistro The Lake House, she is adamant to put the past behind her.
Every day she takes the local water taxi to get to the bistro and there she meets Roman. Not only is Roman a handsome man, but he is also truly a gentleman because each evening he makes sure Ellie gets home safely and whenever Ellie needs a hand, Roman is the first to offer his help.
But Ellie is not the only one having secrets, because also Roman seems to have a few of his own…

Ooh how much I loved going back to the Love Heart Community! It felt like I got to see my old friends again, and make new ones too.

Initially I thought Ellie was a bit too naïve, after learning what has happened to her. But of course after putting everything in perspective, Ellie was just still trying to cope with her loss. And then it’s easy to be targeted by people with no so good intentions.
And my heart went out to her, because the person she thought that loved her, hurt her and made her even feel worse than she already did…

But Heartcross wouldn’t be Heartcross if there wouldn’t be any help. And this time it’s Callie at the rescue! Callie shows what an amazing friend she is, opening her home for Ellie, without expecting anything in return.
And not only Callie is making Ellie feel welcome, but it’s the whole community. Not one single person is judging Ellie for her mistakes, but just accept her as an extra member of their ‘family’.

Ellie starts to feel all the love from each character, allowing her to be herself again, and is starting to trust people even more. And with Roman there is even something deeper going on.
She also shows what an amazing friend she is herself, by trying to help out Roman.

A special mention has to go to Dolores. This woman is just so over the top, yet amazing and cheerful. I think that whenever you have a bad day, yet you have your own Dolores, you will start smiling again and see that nothing is insurmountable.

This next part of the series, that can be perfectly be read as a standalone – but the more you read the more you will fall in love with it, shows that starting over with the right friends is perfectly possible. In the right place you can find yourself a new home even after you lost everything and that new opportunities arise when you least expect it.

If I could, I would move to Heartcross myself and be happy from the first day with amazing people around me!