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Forgotten Hearts: Dunblair Hearts Book One
In the summer of 1991, young love blossomed between Cash Axton and Vanessa Paul in the vast field of forget-me-nots that separated their family homes in small town Dunblair Ridge, Montana. The two became inseparable best friends, and ten-year-old Cash made a vow to Vanessa that he intended to one day carry out: I'm going to marry you. But with autumn came an unforeseen tragedy, resulting in an event that would tear the two apart and divide them by thousands of miles.As adults, Cash and Vanessa are living separate lives until fate steps in and brings them back to Dunblair Ridge. Cash, haunted by the events he'd witnessed overseas as a photojournalist, comes home to heal and take over the family's failing ranch. Vanessa, a workaholic financial planner who suddenly finds herself jobless, leaves New York City for Montana to claim the farmhouse she inherited.Vanessa intends to stay in Dunblair Ridge just long enough to fix up her property and sell it, but then she reunites with Cash and a flood of memories comes rushing back. While the two cannot deny their mutual attraction, they struggle to ignore the ticking clock that counts down the days until Vanessa returns to New York.Will Cash's vow go unbroken?
- GenresContemporary Romance
229 pages, Paperback
Published January 4, 2019
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About the author
Sloan Archer
8 books99 followersABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Sloan Archer has been writing fiction since childhood; her first works were short mysteries, penned while Sloan was in grammar school. She later went on to study English and film and media at University of California, Irvine. She also writes mysteries and thrillers under the pen name Vivian Barz. She resides in California, where she is always working on her next screenplay and book.
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Sloan Archer has been writing fiction since childhood; her first works were short mysteries, penned while Sloan was in grammar school. She later went on to study English and film and media at University of California, Irvine. She also writes mysteries and thrillers under the pen name Vivian Barz. She resides in California, where she is always working on her next screenplay and book.
WHERE TO FIND SLOAN
Instagram: @sloanarcher
Facebook: @sloanarcherbooks
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/SloanArcher
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdqm...
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December 28, 2018
Forgotten Hearts by Sloan Archer is a lovely romance with a small town appeal and great characters.
Vanessa has worked very hard at J&W. It’s been long hours and sacrifice, so when the partners accuse her of embezzlement, all her hard work and dreams go down the drain. And if that isn’t bad enough her boyfriend of two years has not only been cheating on her with the coffee shop girl, but she’s knocked up too and oh! Ya! She has to move out of the apartment they shared immediately!
So when she gets a call that her aunt Jeanie has died and left her the farm and everything she owns, it’s with a sad heart that she returns to the one place she felt loved and secure; it was just 3months but it was the best time of her life.
In returning to the farm she is surprised that it is in bad disrepair and in need of fixing up. When Cash finds out Vanessa is back he can’t wait to see her again, but alot has changed. Cash has been though his own share of hard times and working his ranch and keeping it going takes everything he has; when it comes to romance he keeps it to one night stands. But seeing Vanessa brings back good memories and a new chance at love.
So he offers to help fix up the farm house hoping to reconnect and it’s no time at all that these two start falling in love and making plans for Dunblair Ranch. Just about the time Cash is ready to lay his heart on the line, once again Vanessa is slipping though his fingers. Seems her old boss wants her to come back and become a partner, something that Vanessa has wanted for so long! Will love win this time of will Cash lose Vanessa forever?
Vanessa has worked very hard at J&W. It’s been long hours and sacrifice, so when the partners accuse her of embezzlement, all her hard work and dreams go down the drain. And if that isn’t bad enough her boyfriend of two years has not only been cheating on her with the coffee shop girl, but she’s knocked up too and oh! Ya! She has to move out of the apartment they shared immediately!
So when she gets a call that her aunt Jeanie has died and left her the farm and everything she owns, it’s with a sad heart that she returns to the one place she felt loved and secure; it was just 3months but it was the best time of her life.
In returning to the farm she is surprised that it is in bad disrepair and in need of fixing up. When Cash finds out Vanessa is back he can’t wait to see her again, but alot has changed. Cash has been though his own share of hard times and working his ranch and keeping it going takes everything he has; when it comes to romance he keeps it to one night stands. But seeing Vanessa brings back good memories and a new chance at love.
So he offers to help fix up the farm house hoping to reconnect and it’s no time at all that these two start falling in love and making plans for Dunblair Ranch. Just about the time Cash is ready to lay his heart on the line, once again Vanessa is slipping though his fingers. Seems her old boss wants her to come back and become a partner, something that Vanessa has wanted for so long! Will love win this time of will Cash lose Vanessa forever?
December 2, 2018
Life has certainly given Vanessa a bushel or two of lemons. Could it be that returning to Dunblair Ridge, the only place she felt loved as a child will finally give her what she needs to make the sunniest lemonade ever?
The summer Vanessa spent with her aunt was the best of her life, she became best friends with the boy at the neighboring ranch and even though he declared his love for her, time, circumstances and life tore them apart. Now back in Dunblair, Vanessa has to decide what to do with the ranch she has inherited. She never expected or really remembered the boy who gave her Forget-Me-Nots to remember their time together, his vow or how he had been transformed into the finest specimen of manhood she had ever seen, inside and out.
Is Vanessa ready to put down roots? Will life give her a chance to come out on top? They say if it looks too good to be true, it probably isn’t, but there he stands, warm, strong and like a knight in shining armor and a Stetson hat.
FORGOTTEN HEARTS by Sloan Archer is a heart-warming tale of finding love, letting go of the monsters of the past and taking life by the horns (and heart)! I liked how these two weren’t pining away throughout the years apart. Heck, Cash was living a single guy’s life, thinking single guy thoughts when we first meet him. Vanessa’s life was one big cesspool of pain, thanks to her mother, a woman who never should have been allowed to procreate.
Sweet, sometimes prickly, but always a page-turner, Sloan Archer brings romance to life for two deserving people who have had their dreams shattered, only to find that newer, better dreams will come along and become reality!
I received a complimentary copy from Sloan Archer!
Series: Dunblair Ridge - Book 1
For Reviews, Giveaways, Fabulous Book News, follow: http://tometender.blogspot.com
The summer Vanessa spent with her aunt was the best of her life, she became best friends with the boy at the neighboring ranch and even though he declared his love for her, time, circumstances and life tore them apart. Now back in Dunblair, Vanessa has to decide what to do with the ranch she has inherited. She never expected or really remembered the boy who gave her Forget-Me-Nots to remember their time together, his vow or how he had been transformed into the finest specimen of manhood she had ever seen, inside and out.
Is Vanessa ready to put down roots? Will life give her a chance to come out on top? They say if it looks too good to be true, it probably isn’t, but there he stands, warm, strong and like a knight in shining armor and a Stetson hat.
FORGOTTEN HEARTS by Sloan Archer is a heart-warming tale of finding love, letting go of the monsters of the past and taking life by the horns (and heart)! I liked how these two weren’t pining away throughout the years apart. Heck, Cash was living a single guy’s life, thinking single guy thoughts when we first meet him. Vanessa’s life was one big cesspool of pain, thanks to her mother, a woman who never should have been allowed to procreate.
Sweet, sometimes prickly, but always a page-turner, Sloan Archer brings romance to life for two deserving people who have had their dreams shattered, only to find that newer, better dreams will come along and become reality!
I received a complimentary copy from Sloan Archer!
Series: Dunblair Ridge - Book 1
For Reviews, Giveaways, Fabulous Book News, follow: http://tometender.blogspot.com
November 27, 2018
I was given an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is my first book I have read written by Sloan Archer, I read it in a day, couldn’t put it down.
You go on a journey feeling the gut punches that life throws at Vanessa, and the struggles of change. I personally felt the emotions of the book, the pain, the struggle, the excitement. You get the sexy cowboy, the city, the small town, and everything in between.
Definitely a 5 Star book, and I’m definitely going to check out her other books.
This is my first book I have read written by Sloan Archer, I read it in a day, couldn’t put it down.
You go on a journey feeling the gut punches that life throws at Vanessa, and the struggles of change. I personally felt the emotions of the book, the pain, the struggle, the excitement. You get the sexy cowboy, the city, the small town, and everything in between.
Definitely a 5 Star book, and I’m definitely going to check out her other books.
November 28, 2018
Very good read. Loved it.
January 7, 2019
I received a ARC for an honest review.
First I feel like I need to tell you that I had a somewhat hard time at first to connect to the characters in this book, but I liked the premise of the story and I'm a sucker for second chances and strong female characters.
It is difficult for me to pinpoint the cause to the feeling of my disconnection, because the story did have strong, well developed characters.
And I'm sorry to say that I didn't connect all that well personally to them.
But maybe you will, so don't only take my word for it, read it for yourself and see.
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First I feel like I need to tell you that I had a somewhat hard time at first to connect to the characters in this book, but I liked the premise of the story and I'm a sucker for second chances and strong female characters.
It is difficult for me to pinpoint the cause to the feeling of my disconnection, because the story did have strong, well developed characters.
And I'm sorry to say that I didn't connect all that well personally to them.
But maybe you will, so don't only take my word for it, read it for yourself and see.
/H
August 6, 2019
An absolutely adorable read!!
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November 26, 2018This wasn't for me.
The Hero is with another woman when he is first introduced, he reviews the sex they had in his head, not great detail but still.
There are a number of characters that say “Yah,” it really got on my nerves. Not sure if it's colloquial to the author but it's repeated so many times. I could understand if it was the characters in the city but the the heroine moves to the ranch and it's used there by people too.
There was quite a bit of internal monologue which is my pet peeve, and talking to themselves in an empty room, again both the Hero and heroine did it.
The Hero is with another woman when he is first introduced, he reviews the sex they had in his head, not great detail but still.
There are a number of characters that say “Yah,” it really got on my nerves. Not sure if it's colloquial to the author but it's repeated so many times. I could understand if it was the characters in the city but the the heroine moves to the ranch and it's used there by people too.
There was quite a bit of internal monologue which is my pet peeve, and talking to themselves in an empty room, again both the Hero and heroine did it.
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