Finding Hope (Half Moon Bay Book 1)
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- Author：Erin Brockus
- ISBN：B098285ZK8
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Reviews
Phyllis
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New Beginnings Erin Brockus’ first book in her debut series ‘Half Moon Bay’ is simply fantastic！ This book is a contemporary romance that has lots of adventure。 Alex and Hope， the main characters， are two broken souls。 When they first met they kept their distance making sure everything was professional。 But the more time they spend together the stronger their relationship became。 If there were ever two characters that positively belonged together， it was surely these two。 The emotions they portr New Beginnings Erin Brockus’ first book in her debut series ‘Half Moon Bay’ is simply fantastic！ This book is a contemporary romance that has lots of adventure。 Alex and Hope， the main characters， are two broken souls。 When they first met they kept their distance making sure everything was professional。 But the more time they spend together the stronger their relationship became。 If there were ever two characters that positively belonged together， it was surely these two。 The emotions they portrayed are intense。 This storyline was so riveting I had a hard time putting the book down。 I can’t hardly wait for the next book。 Highly recommended and definitely a MUST read！ 。。。more
Josephine
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Very interesting story that's the start of a series。 If you're looking for a nice beach read， this is it！ First time reading this author and I was impressed。 Her descriptions make you feel like you are really there。 Her characters are faceted and charming。 Go grab a copy today。 Join my FB page https://www。facebook。com/Josies-Book-。。。Join my IG page https://www。instagram。com/josies_book。。。 Very interesting story that's the start of a series。 If you're looking for a nice beach read， this is it！ First time reading this author and I was impressed。 Her descriptions make you feel like you are really there。 Her characters are faceted and charming。 Go grab a copy today。 Join my FB page https://www。facebook。com/Josies-Book-。。。Join my IG page https://www。instagram。com/josies_book。。。 。。。more
Deb Beachburgmom
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What a great read， I fell in love with Hope and Alex and their journey to find each other。 This is the perfect summer romance/women’s fiction read， the story was easy to follow， made me want to take a trip to the resort and learn how to dive。 I found I loved the story the more I read into it。。。。about 1/4 of the way in it felt like the writing fell into a groove and I was hooked。Im already awaiting the next book in this series to see what happens to the main characters and hopefully all the other What a great read， I fell in love with Hope and Alex and their journey to find each other。 This is the perfect summer romance/women’s fiction read， the story was easy to follow， made me want to take a trip to the resort and learn how to dive。 I found I loved the story the more I read into it。。。。about 1/4 of the way in it felt like the writing fell into a groove and I was hooked。Im already awaiting the next book in this series to see what happens to the main characters and hopefully all the others we met 。I would recommend this book to my book club or friends as a great summer or vacation read。。。an escape from day to day life。I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Maureen
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Thanks to BookSirens， I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。What a wonderful book for a hot summer day。 Just the right amount of sizzling sun， fun， and romance with a little bit of danger thrown in the mix。Hope Collins is up for a big promotion at the hotel where she works and her boyfriend has asked her out for a special dinner。 Things are looking up， until they aren't。 Passed over for the promotion and dumped by her boyfriend， Hope quits her job。 Thanks to BookSirens， I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。What a wonderful book for a hot summer day。 Just the right amount of sizzling sun， fun， and romance with a little bit of danger thrown in the mix。Hope Collins is up for a big promotion at the hotel where she works and her boyfriend has asked her out for a special dinner。 Things are looking up， until they aren't。 Passed over for the promotion and dumped by her boyfriend， Hope quits her job。 She isn't sure what she is going to do。Unbeknownst to Hope， her sister Sara has bought three raffle tickets for a chance to win a dive resort on St。 Croix in Hope's name。 And Hope wins。 She makes sure it is all legitimate and off she goes to start her new life。Will she fall for the hunky dive master？ Will she be able to run the resort even though the previous owner has left her high and dry？ Will she get past her former life and the baggage she has brought along？The setting is lovely， the characters are fun and well fleshed out。 Can't wait for the sequel！ 。。。more
D。
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This was a great book。 There was so much in this book and it carried you along within the few months that the story was highlighting。 Hope and Alex were a lot of fun to get to know and understand。 Erin has a really good knack of introducing key points about the characters at just the right time。 There was adventure， world building about scuba diving， and fun。 I am looking forward to reading the next book by Erin。 A great book。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily This was a great book。 There was so much in this book and it carried you along within the few months that the story was highlighting。 Hope and Alex were a lot of fun to get to know and understand。 Erin has a really good knack of introducing key points about the characters at just the right time。 There was adventure， world building about scuba diving， and fun。 I am looking forward to reading the next book by Erin。 A great book。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Diana
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𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙷𝚘𝚙𝚎Series: Half Moon Bay Book 1Genre: Romance Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️/5 Heat Level: 🔥🔥/5Author: Erin BrockusARC: @booksirens Pub date: Jun 25， 2021This book was perfect to cozy up to and ride out all the crazy Tornado weather that’s been hitting my area。 I needed something good to be distracted， and this did the job。 I loved loved this book so much！！！ This is my first time reading a book by this author and it will definitely not be my last time！！！！ I completely fell head over heels for both 𝙵𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙷𝚘𝚙𝚎Series: Half Moon Bay Book 1Genre: Romance Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️/5 Heat Level: 🔥🔥/5Author: Erin BrockusARC: @booksirens Pub date: Jun 25， 2021This book was perfect to cozy up to and ride out all the crazy Tornado weather that’s been hitting my area。 I needed something good to be distracted， and this did the job。 I loved loved this book so much！！！ This is my first time reading a book by this author and it will definitely not be my last time！！！！ I completely fell head over heels for both Hope and Alex in this story。 My heart is still melting。 The writing is superb and OMG the Super Slow Burn 🔥 Romance is everything。 I seriously couldn’t put this book down。 I also fell in love with Half Moon Bay Resort itself and all the wonderful well developed characters who worked there， how could I not？！ I felt like I was right there along side these amazing characters as the story unfolded。 It takes place at a scuba diving resort， and btw I have ZERO interest in scuba diving haha， but I still loved it！ THAT’s how good this book was。 My Heat 🔥 rating is based on how steamy the book is。 This was not very racy， and if you are looking for quick hot steamy explicit sex scenes…。um， you have came to the wrong place my friends， lol。 The sex scenes were very tame and a lot of it was left to the imagination， but it’s what makes this slow burner romance so good。 It’s a perfect Summer Beach Read。 I don’t know about you， but I hate reading racy sex scenes when I’m on the beach with a bunch of people around me…ick 😂 So uncomfortable。 They also don’t jump into bed in the first few chapters， which I kind of loved about this story because it took it’s sweet time。 It’s a slow building love story so you have to wait for the sex， HAHA！ I’m thrilled to see that Alex and Hope are returning in Book 2 coming out in the end of 2021， and I can’t wait to get my hands on it。I received an advance review copy for free， and I am leaving this review voluntarily。 。。。more
Kajori
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What do you do when you find yourself trapped by the past？ When you are stranded in a monotonous life with no intention to turn things around， what do you do？ In a way， you are content living a life without hope。In Erin Brockus' 'Finding Hope'， Alex finds hope in Hope Collins in an unexpected turn of events。 In Chicago， Hope is anticipating a promotion in her job at the hotel。 She is in a boring relationship with no sparks。 Things come crashing down when her boyfriend broke up with her out of no What do you do when you find yourself trapped by the past？ When you are stranded in a monotonous life with no intention to turn things around， what do you do？ In a way， you are content living a life without hope。In Erin Brockus' 'Finding Hope'， Alex finds hope in Hope Collins in an unexpected turn of events。 In Chicago， Hope is anticipating a promotion in her job at the hotel。 She is in a boring relationship with no sparks。 Things come crashing down when her boyfriend broke up with her out of nowhere and her much-deserved promotion is offered to someone else。 Hope's sister， Sara， takes charge。 She enters Hope in a raffle。 She wins the raffle and becomes the owner of a dive resort in St。 Croix。 Hope is reluctant to leave home。 After much deliberation， she decides to build a new life in St。 Croix。 There， she meets the dashing dive leader， Alex。 He is a man shrouded in mystery。 Though living in the present， he is still trapped by his past。Will Hope and Alex find hope in each other？ Will they be able to be free from their pasts？ Will they find love and happiness？ 'Finding Hope' is Erin Brockus' debut novel it is the first book in the 'Half Moon Bay' series。 Brockus is an amazing author。 One can hardly tell that this is her first novel。 She masterfully uses all the imageries。 Her vivid writing style immerses the reader into the story。 We feel Hope's outrage， confusion， trepidation， and excitement。 We fall in love with the island of St。 Croix and Alex along with Hope。 The diving scenes are beautifully depicted。 I could imagine myself being a part of the dive team。 The technicalities of a dive are aptly presented。 The author does a great job at characterization。 Hope and Alex do not change overnight。 There is a gradual progression in their characters。 This makes them all the more relatable。 Though there is a spark from the very beginning， they fall in love over time。 This indicates that their love is real。 The secondary characters were well-developed as well。 Patti， Clark， Tommy， and Sara were all amazing。 Though we get a sense of closure at the ending， we are still left at tenterhooks for the next book。 I cannot wait to get my hands on 'Defending Hope。'Overall， I rate 'Finding Hope'， 4 out of 4 stars。 I recommend this book to fans of tropical romance novels。 People who like diving would love this book。 P。S - I was fortunate to receive a copy of this book as an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Corinne Dewey
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I received an advanced reader copy of this book and am reviewing it voluntarilyI loved this story what a prize draw win！！A lovely romantic story of hurt hearts and hurting bodies finding solace and loveThe island setting and back ground characters were delightfulLoved this thank you
Cecly
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I loved the slow burn of this romance。 Hope and Alex are perfect for each other。The plus for me was， I learned so much about diving that I want to learn to dive now。I fell in love with Alex and kept rooting for him and Hope to finally get it together。The characters， plot， setting， conflicts， and trauma that were woven through this story provided an amazingly refreshing read on island life and I am an islander。 These characters are living in my head and I cannot wait to read the next book in this I loved the slow burn of this romance。 Hope and Alex are perfect for each other。The plus for me was， I learned so much about diving that I want to learn to dive now。I fell in love with Alex and kept rooting for him and Hope to finally get it together。The characters， plot， setting， conflicts， and trauma that were woven through this story provided an amazingly refreshing read on island life and I am an islander。 These characters are living in my head and I cannot wait to read the next book in this series。 。。。more
Lisa Caddick
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I was lucky enough to be given an ARC of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review。 I have to say it was such a refreshing read。 I loved the story， the characters and their journeys。 To me， a good book is one that I can lose myself in， and this was one of those。 I didn't want it to end， and I can't wait to read their next story。 I was lucky enough to be given an ARC of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review。 I have to say it was such a refreshing read。 I loved the story， the characters and their journeys。 To me， a good book is one that I can lose myself in， and this was one of those。 I didn't want it to end， and I can't wait to read their next story。 。。。more
Susan
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Erin Brockus gives us a highly stirring fulfilling， romance in "Finding Hope" which makes it a good time to escape on this tropical interlude to the （USVI） US Virgin Islands！ For Alex and Hope finding love was the furthest thing from their minds。 Hope wins a diving resort where Alex， a bachelor is the dive master with credentials from the navy。 Both found love challenging。 For Hope being betrayed once， never fell in love after that shattering experience。 Under her management， she completely turn Erin Brockus gives us a highly stirring fulfilling， romance in "Finding Hope" which makes it a good time to escape on this tropical interlude to the （USVI） US Virgin Islands！ For Alex and Hope finding love was the furthest thing from their minds。 Hope wins a diving resort where Alex， a bachelor is the dive master with credentials from the navy。 Both found love challenging。 For Hope being betrayed once， never fell in love after that shattering experience。 Under her management， she completely turns around the resort into a more popular tourist destination spot with sheer determination， former experience in the hotel industry， she gains everyone's respect and Alex's trust too！ Their mutual attraction which started as only cursory appreciation for each other's appeal， becomes too difficult to avoid especially when surrounded by scuba diving and snorkeling in breathtaking reefs， private boats in secluded islets， lush flora and fauna， workers turn loyal friends。The perfect combinations for a fully developed， detailed， romantic beginnings for finding a perfect HEA for Alex after he finds Hope！ Finding Hope is finding love！ I was lucky to receive an ARC copy for which I have voluntarily posted a review。 。。。more
Judy Barrett
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Well written and edited。 A falling in love story。 Each trying to deal with their past and their attraction for each other。 I like that the MCs were a little older。 When I got to the end， I realized there is another book with more of their story but I think this can be read as a stand alone if you don't want to continue。 I received an ARC for an honest review。 Well written and edited。 A falling in love story。 Each trying to deal with their past and their attraction for each other。 I like that the MCs were a little older。 When I got to the end， I realized there is another book with more of their story but I think this can be read as a stand alone if you don't want to continue。 I received an ARC for an honest review。 。。。more
R Huiszoon
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Erin Brockus， ‘Finding Hope’。Half Moon Bay Book 1 - ARC Copy。As an ARC reader I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily promised an honest review。 Here it is。Rating: 4 （of 5 stars）。In general: Love in the Caribbean。。Main characters:- Hope Collins （36）。 She worked for many years as Assistent Desk Manager in a hotel in Chicago。 Almost at the same time she had an unexpected break up with her boyfriend and at work she was passed over for a well deserved promotion; so she resigned。 When her Erin Brockus， ‘Finding Hope’。Half Moon Bay Book 1 - ARC Copy。As an ARC reader I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily promised an honest review。 Here it is。Rating: 4 （of 5 stars）。In general: Love in the Caribbean。。Main characters:- Hope Collins （36）。 She worked for many years as Assistent Desk Manager in a hotel in Chicago。 Almost at the same time she had an unexpected break up with her boyfriend and at work she was passed over for a well deserved promotion; so she resigned。 When her sister was informed about her misfortunes， she signed Hope up for a raffle to become the owner of a dive resort in St。 Croix， one of the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean。 To her shock and joy Hope became the winner of that raffle。 So she moved from the cold Chicago to the semi-tropical Antilles。- Alex Monroe （40）。 An ex soldier， now the dive instructor at Hope’s resort。 When Hope arrives at her new property she’s confronted with an unpleasant surprise: the ex-owner promised to introduce her to her new ownership but a day before she arrived in St。 Croix he decided that he emotionally couldn’t surrender the beloved life’s work of him and his recently deceased wife to a new owner and he immediately disappeared。 So Hope has to discover all the ‘ins’ and ‘outs’ of the resort on herself。 Fortunately she is helped by two dedicated staff members of the missing ex owner， manager Patti and dive instructor Alex。Then the author， Erin Brockus， describes how step by step Hope gets the feeling of being the boss in her own resort。 Secretly she admires Alex， the skilled， experienced （and gorgeous looking） dive instructor， but she finds it wiser to keep their relationship businesslike。 However （sometimes very exciting） dive events and the ups and downs in the resort management brings them closer， so both considered a deeper relationship， in spite of bad experiences in the past。 The result is a nice love story with a lot of wonderful characters， many exciting （dive） action scenes and interesting information about a resort on a small， exotic tropical island。 For me a pleasure to read this sweet love novel。R。 Huiszoon。 。。。more
Sharon
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Great book and fun characters in a wonderful setting。“Here’s to new beginnings。“Hope is in a Rut！ She interviews for a promotion at work thinking that will help。 She’s done with men after a bad break up。 Then she wins a dive resort in St。 Croix。Alex is the dive instructor/guide at the resort。 Both have issues from the past。 Can they help each other overcome them？I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Dorothy Schaefer
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