Reviewed by True

TITLE: Heartstring

SERIES: Dads of Stillwater #4

AUTHOR: Ana Ashley

PUBLISHER: Self-Published

LENGTH: 336 pages

RELEASE DATE: March 14, 2023

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Mik
If I had a dollar for every mistake I made… But there’s only one mistake I regret.
Breaking my promise to the only person who ever understood my need to get away from a future I didn’t want…Tyler.
I’ve reached many hearts through my music, but the only one I’ve ever wanted might be lost to me forever.

Tyler
Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…
Mik broke a promise a long time ago.
What he doesn’t know is that he also broke my heart.
I won’t be fooled or charmed again because his promises aren’t worth the sheet music they’re written on.
His all too-resourceful teenage daughter’s skills at matchmaking may be charming, but I’m not ready to forgive or forget.

Heartstring is book 4 in Ana Ashley’s series, Dads of Stillwater. This story contains two older guys who were always destined for each other, a know-it-all teenager, and a Labrador with short-term memory loss. Plus the usual hearts and all the small town romance you’d expect from Ana Ashley.

REVIEW:

Tyler is a widower after his husband Porter died four years ago. He’s running the soup kitchen for the homeless and poor of Stillwater, and… he’s a successful songwriter.

Mik and his teenage daughter Kayleigh, are settling in Stillwater. Mik is famous, playing lead guitar and vocals in a rock band. After twenty-five years of success, it’s time to settle down, it’s what is best for his daughter.

They were best friends, Mik and Tyler, sharing the love of music, then became lovers, with a forever promise. Until something happened.
Alternating back and forwards with the story, we get to know what did happen, it was quite devastating.
My heart cracked knowing the details.
These boys needed each other, were in love, and made plans until it all shattered.

Even though they found each other again after all these years, that didn’t automatically mean they could be together. While there is still so much love between them, there are still some issues to overcome.

Music combines, music is about feelings, music opens up your soul, I loved it so much how music was important in their journey.

Mik and Ty are kind, mature, and lovable characters, Mik’s daughter is a sweet addition to the story.
The buildup was slow, for me a bit too slow, but in this frame, I have to admit, it was how it should be. There’s enough space made in this story to meet friends and family, and understand the work of both men.
Overall a beautifully written, emotional story, where I got regularly goosebumps, I’m so happy with their hea.

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