{"id":73899,"date":"2024-03-13T08:49:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T12:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=73899"},"modified":"2024-04-11T04:01:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T08:01:25","slug":"release-arc-review-the-echo-of-regret-cedar-point-4-by-jillian-liota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=73899","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: The Echo of Regret (Cedar Point, #4) by Jillian Liota"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Echo of Regret by Jillian Liota is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The fourth book in the Cedar Point<\/i> series, this is a small town, second-chance sports romance that is sweet, sexy and emotional, and I loved this story.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

Bishop Mitchell is destined for baseball greatness \u2013 until an injury brings him home before he ever truly gets his shot. Now, he\u2019s biding time back in Cedar Point. Helping coach his high school team, hanging with friends\u2026and, apparently, falling for his high school girlfriend all over again.<\/p>\n

Gabriela Ventura enjoys her small town life: a few close relationships, a thriving pottery business, and teaching ceramics is more than enough. So when the boy who broke her heart returns to town, the last thing she\u2019s interested in is rekindling a friendship. Or anything else.<\/p>\n

When Bishop and Gabi get partnered together at work, they cautiously take a trip down memory lane. The laughter, the banter, the chemistry\u2026it\u2019s all just as good as they remember, and slipping back into their routine proves easier than either could have imagined.<\/p>\n

But what isn\u2019t easy is healing old wounds. With Bishop\u2019s days in Cedar Point counting down and their future uncertain once again, the two must decide: is what they share worth letting go of their regrets from the past?<\/p>\n

The Echo of Regret is book four in the Cedar Point series, a series of interconnected standalone romance novels following five siblings as they find their happily-ever-afters in a lakeside small town in the mountains. While the books can be read in any order, readers will receive tidbits throughout the series about other couples. For the best, spoiler-free experience, it’s encouraged to read the series in order.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

4 stars<\/b><\/p>\n

The fourth book in the Cedar Point<\/i> series, this is a small town, second-chance sports romance that is sweet, sexy and emotional, and I loved this story. Though you do see characters from earlier books in the series, you can easily read this one as a standalone.<\/p>\n

Bishop is one of the Mitchell siblings who form the heart of this series. He\u2019s a minor league baseball player and has just returned home to recover after suffering a near-career ending injury. He\u2019s helping out the high school baseball team and reconnecting with friends and family, and his time off becomes a whole lot more interesting when he runs into his high school girlfriend four years after he left town and broke her heart.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always known I missed her. I\u2019ve always regretted how things ended between us, the fact that I lost my best friend and the love of my life in one fell swoop.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gabi is a local artist in Cedar Point. Moody and somewhat antisocial, she is fantastically snarky and deeply unhappy to see Bishop again. They were \u2018it\u2019 for each other, it took her a lot to get over him and she\u2019s moved on and has a good life, and now he\u2019s back and she\u2019s instantly putting up walls to protect herself again. But they\u2019re both teaching at the local high school, and when they\u2019re partnered up to work together, it forces them to confront each other in a way that Gabi was trying so hard to avoid.<\/p>\n

Now that I\u2018ve had a hit of what it\u2019s like to be near her again, I\u2019ve been dealing with a rush of memories and emotions and reminders of who we used to be back when we didn\u2019t have such a chasm between us. That\u2019s what I\u2019m facing now, trying to figure out how to bridge that gap, how to scale that moat and fight my way back inside the space she protects so fiercely
\nI just want her in my life again, however I can. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s a fun dynamic between these two. Bishop is like an excited puppy, so happy to be back with the girl he\u2019s missed so badly, and Gabi tries so hard to resist, but it\u2019s not too long before they\u2019re talking about the old days, laughing, joking and having fun together. Before too long they are all up in each other\u2019s lives once again, and effortlessly falling back together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI missed you,\u201d I tell her, not having planned to say the words out loud but feeling it so deeply that I\u2019m practically compelled to. \u201cGod, Gabi\u2026\u201d Using my good hand, I caress the side of her face, stroking my thumb along the apple of her cheek. \u201cI missed everything about you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is such a gorgeous romance. Bishop is sweet and fun and full of understanding and patience with his girl, and when Gabi lets her walls down, they\u2019re so easy and natural together. Their feelings for each other are strong, they\u2019re so honest with each other, and they hold nothing back.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you. I\u2019ve always loved you. And I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever stopped.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But life outside of their happy bubble tore them apart last time, and with Bishop\u2019s time in town coming to an end, they are risking their hearts once again. They have challenges to face as they figure it all out, and I loved watching them find their way to their HEA.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m such a sucker for a second-chance romance, and I loved this story! Bishop and Gabi are great characters, I loved them and their heartfelt romance, the moments with family and friends, and the small-town setting which adds a lot to their story.<\/p>\n

This is such a sweet read and I loved it. 4 stars.<\/p>\n

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

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Cedar Point<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

\u00a0\"\"Jillian Liota is a Southern California native currently living in Suwanee, Georgia. She is married to her best friend, has a three-legged pup with endless energy, and acts as a servant to a very temperamental cat.<\/p>\n

Jillian writes contemporary and new adult romance, and has had her writing praised for depth of character, strong female friendships, deliciously steamy scenes, and positive portrayal of mental health.<\/p>\n

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