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Chasing Home: A Sweet Small-Town Romance
Two wounded hearts haunted by the same tragedy… Will they get a second chance at love?
For Rory Ellis, life is pretty much perfect. She’s a confident, successful business owner with a career she loves, two adorable little boys, and a family home filled with happy memories.
At least, that’s what she wants everyone in her hometown of Echo Creek to believe.
But Rory’s past has been anything but perfect. When her house burns down—nearly taking the life of a teenage girl—the aftermath threatens to expose secrets she thought were buried forever. Haunted by guilt, Rory can’t seem to move on, let alone rebuild her life and provide a new home for her two young sons. Not when she’s surrounded by reminders of everything she’s lost and everything she’ll never have—like gorgeous rancher Jake Cunningham.
Jake knows what it’s like to live with guilt over circumstances he can’t change. He also knows he should stay away from the beautiful owner of Echo Creek’s coffee shop, but he can’t seem to help himself. Especially not when Rory is homeless, hurting, and in need of help she isn’t willing to ask for.
Both Jake and Rory are searching for redemption, but they have a history too complicated to ignore. Can these two broken hearts find refuge in each others arms? Or will the past they’ve tried so hard to forget conspire to keep them apart forever?
For Rory Ellis, life is pretty much perfect. She’s a confident, successful business owner with a career she loves, two adorable little boys, and a family home filled with happy memories.
At least, that’s what she wants everyone in her hometown of Echo Creek to believe.
But Rory’s past has been anything but perfect. When her house burns down—nearly taking the life of a teenage girl—the aftermath threatens to expose secrets she thought were buried forever. Haunted by guilt, Rory can’t seem to move on, let alone rebuild her life and provide a new home for her two young sons. Not when she’s surrounded by reminders of everything she’s lost and everything she’ll never have—like gorgeous rancher Jake Cunningham.
Jake knows what it’s like to live with guilt over circumstances he can’t change. He also knows he should stay away from the beautiful owner of Echo Creek’s coffee shop, but he can’t seem to help himself. Especially not when Rory is homeless, hurting, and in need of help she isn’t willing to ask for.
Both Jake and Rory are searching for redemption, but they have a history too complicated to ignore. Can these two broken hearts find refuge in each others arms? Or will the past they’ve tried so hard to forget conspire to keep them apart forever?
226 pages, Paperback
Published October 24, 2018
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About the author
Kacey Linden
3 books17 followersKacey Linden is a coffee-fueled romance author from Oklahoma. She grew up in the Pacific Northwest, and still misses the trees, the mountains, and yes, even the rain. She believes in the power of a good story, and loves the holidays almost as much as she loves horses, kind-hearted heroes and happily-ever-afters.
When she’s not dreaming up her next romance, you’ll probably find Kacey reading, baking, or enjoying the outdoors with her family.
Kacey also writes fantasy and science fiction under the name Kenley Davidson.
When she’s not dreaming up her next romance, you’ll probably find Kacey reading, baking, or enjoying the outdoors with her family.
Kacey also writes fantasy and science fiction under the name Kenley Davidson.
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November 28, 2022
Growing up in the foster care system, Rory never felt love, never learned how to trust, never knew what it meant to belong. But all that changed when Victoria Ellis entered into her life. She took in the troubled girl and gave her everything she could ever want, including her last name. For the first time in her life, Rory was happy.
Life only got better when she met her best friend, Drew Cunningham. They were inseparable and Rory spent countless hours out at his family's ranch. But from the moment she met Jake, she knew that there was something special about Drew's quiet older brother. She was drawn to him from the beginning but kept her love for him to herself. Little did she know that Jake felt the exact same way about her.
Nothing could have prepared them for the night they lost Drew or for the feelings of guilt they each would have from events that lead up to the tragedy. Neither Rory or Jake could face what happened. Running away and bottling those secrets up seemed to be the only way they could deal with everything.
But years later, when tragedy strikes again, they both realize that enough is enough. If they are ever going to heal and move on, they will need to face the truth of the past and come to terms with what really happened. Will their love for each other and the hope for a future together give Rory and Jake the courage they need to overcome the past and finally get the HEA they all deserve?
I absolutely adored this book! I fell in love with Rory and Jake from the moment I met them in Christmas in Echo Creek. You knew they shared a past, you knew they shared love, but nothing in that book could ever prepare you for the demons that they both had been fighting all these years. The feels are most definitely real in this book and I loved every minute of it!
Chasing Home is a heart-wrenchingly beautiful love story about two people who have been affected by the same tragedy and their struggle to not only come to terms with it, but to move forward and face the future together.
This series is quickly becoming a favorite of mine! Ms. Linden has captured my attention for sure. I can't wait to see what she has in store for us next!
And of course I can't forget my casting. I absolutely LOVE these two! What do you think?!
Life only got better when she met her best friend, Drew Cunningham. They were inseparable and Rory spent countless hours out at his family's ranch. But from the moment she met Jake, she knew that there was something special about Drew's quiet older brother. She was drawn to him from the beginning but kept her love for him to herself. Little did she know that Jake felt the exact same way about her.
Nothing could have prepared them for the night they lost Drew or for the feelings of guilt they each would have from events that lead up to the tragedy. Neither Rory or Jake could face what happened. Running away and bottling those secrets up seemed to be the only way they could deal with everything.
But years later, when tragedy strikes again, they both realize that enough is enough. If they are ever going to heal and move on, they will need to face the truth of the past and come to terms with what really happened. Will their love for each other and the hope for a future together give Rory and Jake the courage they need to overcome the past and finally get the HEA they all deserve?
I absolutely adored this book! I fell in love with Rory and Jake from the moment I met them in Christmas in Echo Creek. You knew they shared a past, you knew they shared love, but nothing in that book could ever prepare you for the demons that they both had been fighting all these years. The feels are most definitely real in this book and I loved every minute of it!
Chasing Home is a heart-wrenchingly beautiful love story about two people who have been affected by the same tragedy and their struggle to not only come to terms with it, but to move forward and face the future together.
This series is quickly becoming a favorite of mine! Ms. Linden has captured my attention for sure. I can't wait to see what she has in store for us next!
And of course I can't forget my casting. I absolutely LOVE these two! What do you think?!
October 10, 2018
Heart wrenchingly honest, yet realistically so romantic
The experiences that Rory and Jake went through were difficult yet truly character building.
I cried and laughed right along with them. I felt embarrassment and anger, homesickness and love.
The romance between the two was believable even if at times it was frustrating in development. Not frustrating in a bad way though, like the storyline was boring, because it certainly wasn't. It was only frustrating as an outsider seeing what they were each holding back and afraid to share.
While I didn't care for the cussing, I was grateful it was used at a minimum. I appreciated the sweet, clean passion when expressing their feelings. I didn't have to worry about someone reading over my shoulder and blushing, or me feeling uncomfortable with them going to far.
On a steaminess level I would rate this a pleasant PG.
This read in worthy of a repeat.
The experiences that Rory and Jake went through were difficult yet truly character building.
I cried and laughed right along with them. I felt embarrassment and anger, homesickness and love.
The romance between the two was believable even if at times it was frustrating in development. Not frustrating in a bad way though, like the storyline was boring, because it certainly wasn't. It was only frustrating as an outsider seeing what they were each holding back and afraid to share.
While I didn't care for the cussing, I was grateful it was used at a minimum. I appreciated the sweet, clean passion when expressing their feelings. I didn't have to worry about someone reading over my shoulder and blushing, or me feeling uncomfortable with them going to far.
On a steaminess level I would rate this a pleasant PG.
This read in worthy of a repeat.
April 26, 2025
I couldn’t put this down!!
October 3, 2019
Really worth the read! I enjoyed the character development, and the realistic, yet compassionate way the story progressed.
February 5, 2020
Secrets, lies and confessions
G
This is a great story, filled with tension and emotion. Lies and misconception that, finally, give way to love.
Touching and believable.
G
This is a great story, filled with tension and emotion. Lies and misconception that, finally, give way to love.
Touching and believable.
February 29, 2020
Review of Chasing Home
I absolutely loved this book and will be buying more of this series. She keeps you involved from page one until the end.
I absolutely loved this book and will be buying more of this series. She keeps you involved from page one until the end.
December 19, 2024
i really thought this would be a 5 star read but the last 30% of the book fell off for me idk 💀
January 21, 2021
Yikes
Loss, guilt, redemption, forgiveness.
Right in the feels, man.. Yeesh! Good stuff though-well done. Now if you'll excuse me I have some crying in my pillow to do...
Clean Rating 5/5
Loss, guilt, redemption, forgiveness.
Right in the feels, man.. Yeesh! Good stuff though-well done. Now if you'll excuse me I have some crying in my pillow to do...
Clean Rating 5/5
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