{"id":65156,"date":"2022-06-23T09:18:28","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T13:18:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=65156"},"modified":"2022-06-23T09:18:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-23T13:18:28","slug":"release-arc-review-ever-mine-honey-mountain-2-by-laura-pavlov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=65156","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Ever Mine (Honey Mountain, #2) by Laura Pavlov"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ever Mine, the second book in the Honey Mountain series by Laura Pavlov, is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A second-chance sports romance that is fun and emotional, with great chemistry and lots of feels, and I loved it!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Amazon<\/a>\u00a0 |\u00a0 Paperback<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Free in KU<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

He\u2019s hockey\u2019s golden boy, my new client, and the man I\u2019ve avoided for the last nine years. I was hired to fix him\u2014but he\u2019s not the only one who\u2019s broken.<\/b><\/p>\n

Hawk Madden was my first love.<\/span><\/p>\n

I thought he would be my forever.<\/span><\/p>\n

But life wasn\u2019t always fair.<\/span><\/p>\n

And grief could be a cruel beast.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fight or flight?<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

I\u2019d always run.<\/span><\/p>\n

But now he\u2019s back in my life after all these years.<\/span><\/p>\n

With one look.<\/span><\/p>\n

One touch.<\/span><\/p>\n

One kiss.<\/span><\/p>\n

Old feelings resurface.<\/span><\/p>\n

Feelings that I thought I\u2019d buried a long time ago.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hawk Madden was my first love\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

I just didn\u2019t know that he\u2019d be my last.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Add to Goodreads<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

4.5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

This is the second book in the Honey Mountain<\/i> series, a second-chance sports romance that is fun yet emotional, with great chemistry and lots of feels, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

Everly is the eldest of the Thomas sisters. She\u2019s been living in New York City but has returned to her home town of Honey Mountain on the west coast for a job as a sports psychologist, working one-on-one with the NHL\u2019s golden boy\u2026 who just happens to be her high school boyfriend and first love.<\/p>\n

Hawk and Everly where the \u2018it\u2019 couple. They got together as teenagers, fell in mad, all-consuming love, and planned on a future together. But it all fell apart in senior year when Everly\u2019s world changed forever, and she ran from her family, her home, and the boy she loved.<\/p>\n

Now, it\u2019s nine years later and they\u2019re both back where it all started, and where it all fell apart. Old feelings are very quickly reignited (not that they ever really went away), and with Hawk determined to take this chance to reconnect with the only woman he\u2019s ever loved, it\u2019s all on.<\/p>\n

I had nothing to hide. I wanted her. Hell, I didn\u2019t have a memory where I didn\u2019t want this girl.
\nNot a single one.<\/i><\/p>\n

I\u2019d missed her in a way I couldn\u2019t explain. Like I\u2019d spent the past decade searching for something I couldn\u2019t find. Because I\u2019d already found it. And nothing ever compared after.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Second-chance-romances bring the feels, and this one certainly does, but it has more of a fun\/playful feel, which I really enjoyed. There\u2019s lots of teasing and joking around, reminiscing and playful competitiveness as Hawk and Everly quickly recapture the easy closeness between them, and there are fun reunions as Hawk catches up with old friends (Everly\u2019s family included). Everyone can see that there\u2019s still a spark of something between the two of them, and Hawk holds nothing back from Everly \u2013 putting his feelings right out there and not letting her push him away again.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is us. You and me. You can keep fighting it if you want, and I\u2019ll just be here waiting until you admit what we both know.\u201d He continued kissing down my neck.
\n\u201cAnd what\u2019s that?\u201d I whispered over a moan.
\n\u201cThat when we\u2019re together, we want one another.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Their chemistry absolutely sizzles, and the sexy time is passionate, intimate, and so meaningful, as they come back together after so many years apart.<\/p>\n

But they still have to deal with the past. Everly not only has to confront her feelings about Hawk coming back into her life, but she never dealt with the reason why she left in the first place. There\u2019s a lot of old hurt and grief for her to come to terms with, and it\u2019s a beautifully emotional journey as she (with the love and support of Maddox and her sisters) does exactly that.<\/p>\n

Why the hell did I have to meet my soul mate at fifteen years old? That wasn\u2019t fair, right? That allowed me far too much time to mess things up.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At the same time, there\u2019s the reason why Hawk is in town in the first place \u2013 he\u2019s struggling with decisions about the future of his career, and Everly is helping him to work through that. I enjoyed the scenes of them together \u2013 reminiscing and embracing the magic of them together, while at the same time working through Hawk\u2019s feelings. Their reconciliation ties in really beautifully with all of that, and with the two of them finally confronting the past, they need to figure out how, and whether they even can, make it work a second time around.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver mine, it doesn\u2019t matter where you live. As long as you want me, I\u2019m yours.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I loved being back in this world. The town of Honey Mountain is so gorgeous, but the highlight is, of course, Everly\u2019s family. God, what a hilarious bunch! I loved seeing Vivi and Niko from the first book, Always Mine<\/a>, and seeing more of their HEA, and getting to see more of Everly\u2019s sisters was so much fun. God, I can\u2019t wait for Dylan\u2019s story – she\u2019s a feisty and filterless handful, and so much fun. But next up is Ashlan, and with her story beautifully set up, I\u2019m so excited for her story.<\/p>\n

This is a really cute romance. It\u2019s fun, sexy and heartfelt, with great character development and a nice amount of emotion with no unnecessary angst or drama, and I loved watching Hawk and Everly find their way back to each other.<\/p>\n

Needing him was terrifying, but loving him was worth it.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

4.5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Honey Mountain<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Always Mine (#1)<\/strong> (Vivian & Niko)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Ever Mine (#2)<\/strong> (Everly & Hawk)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Make You Mine (#3) <\/strong>(Ashlan & Jace)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Simply Mine (#4) <\/strong>(Charlotte & Ledger)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Only Mine (#5) <\/strong>(Dylan & Wolf)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Laura<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\"\"Laura Pavlov writes sweet and sexy contemporary romance that will make you both laugh and cry. She is happily married to her college sweetheart, mom to two awesome almost grown kids, and dog-whisperer to a couple of crazy Yorkies. Laura resides in Las\u00a0Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after.<\/p>\n

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Website<\/a>\u00a0 | \u00a0Amazon\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Facebook\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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