Windswept Way is excellent. Because the book was quite so fabulous, I had to finish it in two days. The Hope Harbor books by Irene Hannon are all compelling reads and I’m excited for the next to release next year.

This trip features a wounded warrior and a determined historian. Ashley Scott finds herself unable to turn down the chance to buy a lonely and neglected old property on the Oregon coast. She didn’t realize it would come with rumors of a resident ghost, and a battle scarred soldier next door.

Jonathan Gray has shut himself off from the world after an IED changes his model’s face forever. But when Ashley hires his firm to landscape the gardens at her new property, he can’t help but let her get under his skin.

This is a story about two bruised hearts. One that was abandoned after tragedy, and the other that wasn’t valued at all. Both struggle to trust again but Hope Harbor has a way of healing, with the help of two bickering clerics, a pair of friendly seagulls and some kicking fish tacos.

The bigger story showed how hard it can be to let others in. The interactions between Ashley and Jon made me tear up. The way she saw past the scares and straight into his heart, is beautiful. And I loved watching Jon realize she saw the real man.

I couldn’t put this down. For fans of contemporary romance – I highly recommend Windswept Way.

I received a copy from the publisher via NetGalley. I loved it all by myself.