Daybreak by Kate Hawthorne Blog Tour

When a sunny young musician gets stranded with a grumpy mechanic during a snowstorm, a lack of heat is the least of their problems…

Liam Luckett is on an adventure. He's dropped out of his Master's program without telling his overbearing parents and set off on a road trip across the country. Armed with little more than his guitar, he’s looking for his best life. He never expected his car to break down in the middle of nowhere Vermont with a huge storm pending, leaving him stranded and at the mercy of a hunky local mechanic.

Jasper Cunningham is in a holding pattern. Three years after the death of his husband, he still hasn’t moved on. A hot, younger, stranded tourist is exactly the sort of complication this mechanic has been avoiding. But he can’t leave the guy in the snow. He brings Liam home to crash on the couch. The air is heavy with more than snow, and when the power goes out, the two men become closer than either of them expects.

Every silken note Liam sings on that guitar thaws Jasper’s heart a little. Suddenly, Liam’s itchy feet aren’t so eager to move on. When their feelings get too big to ignore, the bond they’ve formed is tested. Will daybreak leave them going their separate ways?

This opposites attract, hurt/comfort romance features a grumpy widower who is only soft for one specific blue-eyed musician, a remote farmhouse, a friendly dog, and enough snow to knock the power out until love catches fire.

Daybreak is a stand-alone novel in Sarina Bowen’s World of True North.

Don’t miss our reviews of the rest of the Vino & Veritas series!
For book one, Featherbed, click HERE.
For book two, Heartscape, click HERE.
For book three, Headstrong, click HERE.
For book four, Undercover, click HERE.
For book five, Aftermath, click HERE.
For book six, Booklover, click HERE.
For book seven, Flipcup, click HERE.
For book eight, Hideaway, click HERE.
For book nine, Turnabout, click HERE.
For book ten, Unguarded, click HERE.
For book eleven, Insatiable, click HERE.

 

 

Book 12
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I reached up and wiped my face, and Liam laughed, standing up and coming around the table. He batted my hands away and notched himself between my spread thighs. He reached up and swiped his fingers over my cheeks, looking down at me with eyes that looked a little scared and a little sad.

“That’ll do,” he said, threading his fingers through my hair.

A rumbling groan fell from my mouth and I leaned into the touch. He kept touching me, working his fingers from my hairline to the back of my head over and over until I felt heavy and hazy with sleep.

“You were out there awhile,” he murmured, “considering you only crossed one thing off your list.”

I sighed and rolled my neck, pressing my forehead against his stomach and bracketing my hands around his slender hips.

“I finished your car,” I told him.

“So…” His voice was barely louder than a whisper. “So, it’s all fixed, then?”

“Fixed.”

The confirmation had my chest tightening, my organs suddenly too big for my ribs, the curved bones constricting around my lungs, my heart.

“You gonna take off?” I asked, even though the words sliced my tongue as I forced them out.

“Uhm…” Liam joined his fingers together at the back of my head, tight enough that I couldn’t not be aware of the pressure he used to hold our bodies together. “Not quite yet, if that’s okay with you.”

“Yeah.” I breathed in the smell of my soap on his skin. “That’s okay with me.”

 

 

 

Reviews by the Wicked Reads Review Team

Ruthie – ☆☆☆☆
This is the twelfth book in a series of stories written by a collection of talented authors and set in Sarina Bowen’s True North world. I am really enjoying the connections, and yet the variety of styles offered by the different writers. This involves Jasper – who we met in Unguarded, when his dog needed saving – and broken-down-car-owning and guitar carrying Liam, who is escaping from everything he doesn't want at home.

Jasper is still grieving the loss of his long-time love, Michael. He died young of a brain aneurism, and the shock and the risk of something like that happening again, has really paralysed Jasper's recovery. Liam's arrival into his world is unexpected, but turns out to be everything he needed. I loved how Jasper slowly peels away his layers of hurt and comes back to life after three years of being in so much pain.

Liam is escaping the oppression of expectation back home, and fears falling into a role set for him by his successful father, including marriage to the daughter of someone who will benefit the family empire. At a tipping point, he leaves in the hope of finding the strength to be honest and redefine his future for himself. Little did he expect to end up staying with a taciturn mechanic whilst waiting for car parts to arrive. We were as keen for those parts to be delayed as these two men, as they started the cautious steps towards a brighter future.

A very moving and passionate read, cleverly and effectively linked to the other books in the series.

 

 

 

Born and raised in Southern California, KATE HAWTHORNE woke up one day and realized she had stories worth sharing. Now existing on a steady diet of wine and coffee, Kate writes stories about complicated men in love that are sometimes dirty, but always sweet. She enjoys crafting hard-fought and well deserved happy endings with just the right amount of angst and kink.

From estate sale shopping to shoe worship, there's something in at least one of her books that'll tickle your fancy.

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Reviewers on the Wicked Reads Review Team were provided a free copy of Daybreak (Vino & Veritas #12) by Kate Hawthorne to read and review for this tour.