{"id":75945,"date":"2024-08-15T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=75945"},"modified":"2024-08-14T22:45:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T02:45:16","slug":"release-arc-review-beating-heart-magnolia-falls-4-by-laura-pavlov","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=75945","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Beating Heart (Magnolia Falls, #4) by Laura Pavlov"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Beating Heart by Laura Pavlov is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Oh, I love this book! A sweet, funny and heartfelt single-dad, small-town romance with the most beautifully swoony, sexy and functional love story. Add in six-year old Beefcake stealing every scene he is in, and this is such a gorgeous read!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Audiobook narrated by Savannah Peachwood & Teddy Hamilton<\/strong><\/p>\n

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

From the moment my son came into the world\u2014my life changed in the best way.
\nI\u2019d found my purpose.
\nMy reason.
\nMy heart beats for this kid every damn day.
\n<\/em>My company is thriving, and life is good.
\nBut then Emerson Chadwick happened.
\nIt must be the universe\u2019s way of messing with me when I least expect it.
\nOur town\u2019s new pediatrician is gorgeous and brilliant and\u2014complicated.
\n<\/em>I\u2019m not looking for complications.
\nTo make matters worse, my little boy is crazy about her, and now she\u2019s moved in next door.
\nShe\u2019s everywhere I turn.
\nI can\u2019t stay away no matter how hard I try.
\nBut Emerson isn\u2019t here to stay.
\nThis is just a temporary stop for her.
\nAnd now my heart beats for her in a way I never expected.
\n<\/em>Falling for the girl next door is a bad idea.
\nLoving her\u2026 well, that\u2019s as easy as breathing.<\/p>\n

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

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

Oh, I love this book! A sweet, funny and heartfelt single-dad, small-town romance with the most beautifully swoony, sexy and functional love story. Add in six-year old Beefcake stealing every scene he is in, and this is such a gorgeous read!<\/p>\n

This is book #4 in the Magnolia Falls<\/i> series. You can read it as a standalone, just beware that there is a lot of character crossover, as Nash and his four best friends are closer than brothers, and the boys and their girls are all up in each other\u2019s lives.<\/p>\n

Nash is a hard working single dad to an adorably sweet and enthusiastic six-year-old named Cutler (he doesn\u2019t like his name and refers to himself as \u2018Beefcake\u2019, which has been a source of much entertainment through the earlier books). Nash\u2019s one try at a relationship with Cutler\u2019s mother didn\u2019t end well, and he has steered clear of relationships ever since. He\u2019s happily single, with just the occasional hook up, and he\u2019s completed devoted to his boy.<\/p>\n

Emerson has just moved to Magnolia Falls after a devastating betrayal and ending her engagement. She\u2019s looking for a break from her life for a while and has taken a six month contract as the small town\u2019s pediatrician while she re-sets. Her first meeting with Nash doesn\u2019t go well when he\u2019s unhappy that she\u2019s taking over from his long-term pediatrician, but it turns out that she\u2019s moving in right next door to the grumpy single dad and his little boy, which puts them up close and personal. And when Cutler claims Emerson as his, there\u2019s no staying away.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that we\u2019re friends, you can call me Beefcake. That\u2019s what all my friends call me. And if we\u2019re going to be neighbors, we should be friends for sure. You can even be my girl.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s a cute set up, and from the very first moment I was all in with these two. It takes no time at all for them to become friends, but they\u2019re both undeniably attracted to each other, and there\u2019s no hiding it.<\/p>\n

\u201cPops didn\u2019t like you when you first moved in, but now I see him looking over at your house all the time when we\u2019re outside.\u201d
\n<\/i>When did Cutler start throwing me under the fucking bus?
\nI raised a brow and looked at him.
\n\u201cWhat? You know it\u2019s true, Pops.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They grow close, and Emerson is quickly accepted into Nash\u2019s friend group as she becomes a part of his life. And though she is only in town for a short time, they can\u2019t resist their growing feelings for each other and they agree to a casual relationship while she\u2019s there. But even before they begin, it\u2019s way beyond casual, and I loved watching these two fall into something they were never expecting.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou just got out of a long relationship, and I\u2019m the fucking rebound guy. I know that. I signed up for that\u2026
\n\u201cYou aren\u2019t the rebound guy, Nash. You were never the rebound guy.\u201d \u2026
\n\u201cWhat am I, then?\u201d
\n\u201cYou\u2019re the man who put me back together and made me realize how good things could be. You\u2019re the man I think about every second of the day. It was never like this for me before.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The connection between Nash and Emerson is beautiful. I could see it, I could feel it, it\u2019s sexy, sweet, deep, and so, so easy, and every moment of them together is just a dream.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know how it happened, but somewhere along the way of keeping it casual, I fell in love with you.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Little Cutler is right there in the middle of it, and I love that he\u2019s such an important part of the story. His relationship with his Dad is so adorable, and the bond that he forms with Emerson is just beautiful. I loved seeing him interact with them both, and loved the little family unit that they so effortlessly became together.<\/p>\n

\u201cI will walk through fire for you and Cutler. You\u2019ve filled a void that I didn\u2019t even know existed. And as corny as it sounds, you complete me, Emerson. You complete us. You are the missing piece that made us a family.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Nash\u2019s friends and their girls also feature heavily, and I loved seeing these characters again. The guys\u2019 group chats are so funny, and the girls have developed quite the bond as well, and their catch ups and girl talk made me laugh. We also get to meet Emerson\u2019s four fabulously protective brothers and two (male) cousins, who are beautifully set-up for a series of their own, and I\u2019m so keen for more of them.<\/p>\n

This book made me laugh and swoon, and even had me tearing up at one point. It\u2019s a beautifully heartfelt story, and another reason why Laura Pavlov is one of the queens of small-town romance. I couldn\u2019t get enough of these three, and I loved this one so much.<\/p>\n

5 stars!<\/p>\n

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Magnolia Falls<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Loving Romeo (#1) <\/strong>(Romeo & Demi)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Wild River (#2) <\/strong>(River & Ruby)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Forbidden King (#3)<\/strong> (Kingston & Saylor)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Beating Heart (#4)<\/strong> (Nash & Emerson)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Finding Hayes (#5)<\/strong> (Hayes & Savannah)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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

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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 one temperamental yorkie and one wild bernedoodle. Laura resides in Las Vegas where she is living her own happily ever after. Be sure to sign up for updates on new releases. Laura loves to hear from readers!<\/p>\n

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