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Haven #2
The Heart of a Girl
Alternate cover edition of ASIN: B00E8IQ9WI
The second book in a series of five.
Lainey Winslow is adjusting to motherhood the best she can. It’s never easy, but the love she feels for her daughter makes it worthwhile.
As summer fades to fall and then winter, Lainey realizes there are more changes in her life than she thought. Things begin to fall apart with Adam and she finds friendship with someone she never thought she had anything in common with.
But when tragedy strikes Lainey is forced to make a few more life-altering decisions. Will the devotion she has for her daughter help guide her in the right direction?
'The Heart of a Girl' is the second in a series and follows Lainey’s life in the year after having her daughter.
The second book in a series of five.
Lainey Winslow is adjusting to motherhood the best she can. It’s never easy, but the love she feels for her daughter makes it worthwhile.
As summer fades to fall and then winter, Lainey realizes there are more changes in her life than she thought. Things begin to fall apart with Adam and she finds friendship with someone she never thought she had anything in common with.
But when tragedy strikes Lainey is forced to make a few more life-altering decisions. Will the devotion she has for her daughter help guide her in the right direction?
'The Heart of a Girl' is the second in a series and follows Lainey’s life in the year after having her daughter.
- GenresNew Adult
339 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 30, 2013
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About the author
Kaitlyn Oruska
8 books52 followersMission Statement:
I might never become your favorite author, and I don’t always believe in happy endings.
I don’t know how to play the game, and I don’t want to learn.
But I promise this:
Every story I write will have pieces of my soul embedded in the pages.
Every character I breathe life into will exist forever in my heart.
And I will love my art with an aching intensity that will never fade or cease.
I’m a work in progress, but aren’t we all?
I might never become your favorite author, and I don’t always believe in happy endings.
I don’t know how to play the game, and I don’t want to learn.
But I promise this:
Every story I write will have pieces of my soul embedded in the pages.
Every character I breathe life into will exist forever in my heart.
And I will love my art with an aching intensity that will never fade or cease.
I’m a work in progress, but aren’t we all?
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September 12, 2013
Really liked this book a big well done to Kaitlyn Oruska :) this book shows the struggles and problems which Lainey and Adam had to face after Harper was born. It is an emotional book full of decisions, thoughts and events that I wasn't expecting them to happen, but that's the good thing about books: expect the unexpected :) There were things that I didn't want to happen but the story still turned out to be amazing! The book is very realistic; Some characters had changed and matured from the first to the second book, due to events in their lives and that's what makes the story more interesting and the book more addicting. There were times were I laughed and times were I cried as well. Not going to go into detail of the story, just read it, it's an amazing book! And it had a very sweet ending :)
Some quotes which I liked were:
-Stay and yell at me for taking up your side of the bed and not cleaning up after myself and be here when I get home every day from work. Stay and kiss me every nightbefore you go to sleep, even if you think I'm already asleep. Stay and keep this family complete.
-I'll never stop loving you and not just because you gave me the most beautiful daughter in the universe, but because you're you. You're my Lainey and you have my heart in a way no one else is ever going to and that will never change.
-If there was anything I've learned in my seventeen years, it's to never give up hope.
-He bent down and kissed me, his lips tasting like sugar and cake and Adam.
Looking forward to read the third book of the series! Thank you Kaitlyn :)The Heart of a GirlKaitlyn Oruska
Some quotes which I liked were:
-Stay and yell at me for taking up your side of the bed and not cleaning up after myself and be here when I get home every day from work. Stay and kiss me every nightbefore you go to sleep, even if you think I'm already asleep. Stay and keep this family complete.
-I'll never stop loving you and not just because you gave me the most beautiful daughter in the universe, but because you're you. You're my Lainey and you have my heart in a way no one else is ever going to and that will never change.
-If there was anything I've learned in my seventeen years, it's to never give up hope.
-He bent down and kissed me, his lips tasting like sugar and cake and Adam.
Looking forward to read the third book of the series! Thank you Kaitlyn :)The Heart of a GirlKaitlyn Oruska
September 1, 2013
Ok not going to lie this book killed me...but if it had been all rainbow and happiness all the time I dont think it would be a realistic story of teenage pregnancy. I really loved Lainey in this as she stayed strong as a mother and always put her daughter first. I was mad at Adam...but I do think he redeemed himself. And i loved Nolan.
I am happy with the ending and i thought these characters while not perfect really loved each other.
I am happy with the ending and i thought these characters while not perfect really loved each other.
August 21, 2013
Don’t get me wrong, I really loved the first book in this series, Consequences of Forever, but this one was even better. It had more direction, clarity, and emotion. More action and more surprises, too! I found myself even more invested in the characters. They feel like my friends. I ached when they hurt, and laughed at things they said or did.
I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but let me just say, there are some heartbreaks in this book. Ones I sort of saw coming and ones that blind-sided me.
I love how kind Lainey is, even when things are at there worst. She has a wonderful heart, and this world would be a better place if more people were like her. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t yelling at her a time or two while reading this, wondering what in the world she thought she was doing.
Adam . . . I can’t say I’m not still rooting for him, even though I got angry with him.
And I just think every little girl needs an Otto. Myself included.
I thought this book was well written and I congratulate Kaitlyn Oruska on another great novel. I can’t wait to read the third installment.
Lines in this book that I thought were cool:
It was like a piece of my heart had left my body and grown a new body all its own.
Somehow missing someone who hadn’t actually gone anywhere felt so much worse than missing someone on the opposite side of the country.
I didn’t know why I hadn’t added this to my list of things to worry about sooner.
My mom probably dressed me up as a brussel sprout or something.
“He’s twelve. He doesn’t do anything but act creepy.”
“Jeez, with the way you two are acting, you’d think I left ten years and vowed never to return.”
“You kind of did,” Adam pointed out. “I think your last words were, ‘I’m going to California and never coming back to this shit hole.’”
We stepped in and there was no blood. A good sign.
“Get me to an empty room before someone discovers what I’ve found!”
I don’t want to give away any spoilers, but let me just say, there are some heartbreaks in this book. Ones I sort of saw coming and ones that blind-sided me.
I love how kind Lainey is, even when things are at there worst. She has a wonderful heart, and this world would be a better place if more people were like her. That doesn’t mean I wasn’t yelling at her a time or two while reading this, wondering what in the world she thought she was doing.
Adam . . . I can’t say I’m not still rooting for him, even though I got angry with him.
And I just think every little girl needs an Otto. Myself included.
I thought this book was well written and I congratulate Kaitlyn Oruska on another great novel. I can’t wait to read the third installment.
Lines in this book that I thought were cool:
It was like a piece of my heart had left my body and grown a new body all its own.
Somehow missing someone who hadn’t actually gone anywhere felt so much worse than missing someone on the opposite side of the country.
I didn’t know why I hadn’t added this to my list of things to worry about sooner.
My mom probably dressed me up as a brussel sprout or something.
“He’s twelve. He doesn’t do anything but act creepy.”
“Jeez, with the way you two are acting, you’d think I left ten years and vowed never to return.”
“You kind of did,” Adam pointed out. “I think your last words were, ‘I’m going to California and never coming back to this shit hole.’”
We stepped in and there was no blood. A good sign.
“Get me to an empty room before someone discovers what I’ve found!”
January 4, 2015
Actual rating - 3.25
This was an okay read, but i didn't like it as much as the first.
I liked Lainey again in this one, but i didn't like Adam. I thought he was alright in the last one, but after what he done in this, i just couldn't like him after it.
I did like this read, but i didn't find it as enjoyable as the first one. It might just have been because i read it straight after though, so i'm going to take a little break before reading book three.
This was an okay read, but i didn't like it as much as the first.
I liked Lainey again in this one, but i didn't like Adam. I thought he was alright in the last one, but after what he done in this, i just couldn't like him after it.
I did like this read, but i didn't find it as enjoyable as the first one. It might just have been because i read it straight after though, so i'm going to take a little break before reading book three.
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November 27, 2013*Re-edited November 2013
The third book in the Haven Series, The Edge of Everything, is available now :)
The third book in the Haven Series, The Edge of Everything, is available now :)
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February 7, 2014Wow
Totally expected some of the things to happen but Nolan really I wasn't expecting that at all. I am so happy I gave this series a chance because it is amazing.
Totally expected some of the things to happen but Nolan really I wasn't expecting that at all. I am so happy I gave this series a chance because it is amazing.
August 19, 2013
Big thanks to Kaitlyn for my copy for review.
Oh my heart... I feel very emotional after reading this book. So many things happened to these characters, and one character in particular left me with tears streaming down my face.
The main characters Lainey and Adam are now the parents of adorable baby Harper, and are engaged to be married. But problems arise for the young couple causing quite a drift between the two. Every couple is not perfect and they have their issues, especially being as young as Adam and Lainey are, and I thought Kaitlyn did a great job of portraying that. Though I have say Adam really pissed me off with the things that he did, and his secret he was keeping from her... Yeah he kind went on my crap list.
During Lainey's struggle of heartbreak she finds comfort and a close friendship with Nolan. Oh my gosh, Nolan. I seriously can't talk about this character without tears coming to my eyes. He was my absolute favorite, so kind, funny, generous, with a very good heart. By the mid end of the book I was very devastated at what happens with him. *wipes tears from my face* I really wanted a Hannah and Nolan story!
Lainey's brother Mason was fantastic, and he was everything you would want in a brother. Besides my awful heartbreak, it has a good ending.
My review also posted at: http://jesstimetoread.blogspot.com
Oh my heart... I feel very emotional after reading this book. So many things happened to these characters, and one character in particular left me with tears streaming down my face.
The main characters Lainey and Adam are now the parents of adorable baby Harper, and are engaged to be married. But problems arise for the young couple causing quite a drift between the two. Every couple is not perfect and they have their issues, especially being as young as Adam and Lainey are, and I thought Kaitlyn did a great job of portraying that. Though I have say Adam really pissed me off with the things that he did, and his secret he was keeping from her... Yeah he kind went on my crap list.
During Lainey's struggle of heartbreak she finds comfort and a close friendship with Nolan. Oh my gosh, Nolan. I seriously can't talk about this character without tears coming to my eyes. He was my absolute favorite, so kind, funny, generous, with a very good heart. By the mid end of the book I was very devastated at what happens with him. *wipes tears from my face* I really wanted a Hannah and Nolan story!
Lainey's brother Mason was fantastic, and he was everything you would want in a brother. Besides my awful heartbreak, it has a good ending.
My review also posted at: http://jesstimetoread.blogspot.com
November 12, 2013
Oh Adam. How the mighty fell from the first book. He was so perfect in the first book and then he wasn't. I had a hard time forgiving him at the end.
The editing was better.
I Amazon-Primed (like how I made that a verb?) this and realized I ordered the wrong one so I bought the first one before I read this one.
I probably would have ended up buying one of them anyway because I didn't want to wait a month to read the second one.
The editing was better.
I Amazon-Primed (like how I made that a verb?) this and realized I ordered the wrong one so I bought the first one before I read this one.
I probably would have ended up buying one of them anyway because I didn't want to wait a month to read the second one.
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June 12, 2014I'm glad he did what he did because it made it more realistic, and I actually wanted to cry because it was perfect!! They are so young, they needed to be tested on the the strength of their relationship!!
What happened to Nolan? *cyber slap!!* how could you!!!!!
What happened to Nolan? *cyber slap!!* how could you!!!!!
May 15, 2015
I loved this book! This series is getting better and better! I really like the new Nolan and I can't wait to read the next book in the series!
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