Reviews with content warning for Cursing - Ashes of You

This follows Hallie 25 who went through a horrific situation five years ago and ever since then has dealt with a lot of trauma and trying to heal. But everything changes when she moves to a small town and nanny’s for a police chief named Lawson who is 38 and his three boys between the ages of 6 and 16.

Please be mindful of the contents and themes. I have listed them below. I will say this book is one of my favourites in the series. I appreciate the plot twist of who was responsible for all the harm. I loved the Single dad and his son’s element. Love Charlie and Luke. I loved how we got to see Luke grow in this book and also have a protective side. Don’t get me wrong I like Drew but if I hear Bruh one more time I’ll lose my mind which leads me to find his character was a little repetitive. Like I've said previously if I were a woman in this small town I would leave immediately as you're a target.

I will say the audiobook was brilliant with Ava and Sebastian work well together. Highly recommend the audiobook.

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🔹Suspense Romance

🔹Small Town

🔹Single Dad

🔹FMC Nanny

🔹MMC Police Chief

🔹Perfect Amount Of Spice

Genre/Type: Small Town Romance 18+

APK: Kindle / Audiobook ARC

Pages: 404

Audiobook Length: 9hrs and 12mins

Narrators: Ava Erikson and Sebastian York - Dual

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟.5

Spice: 🌶️.5

Series or Stand Alone: Book Five In The Lost And Found Series

Tropes or Themes: Small Town, Single Dad, Nanny, Age Gap (13 Years), Family Drama, Investigation, Past Memories, Past Trauma, Panic Attack, Kidnapping, Murder, Death, Always Been You, Sexual Content, Praise, Eyes On Me, Guns, Injury, Medical Content and Blood.

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emotional inspiring mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Ashes of You is the final installment of Lost and Found series and boy was it a doozy! The series focuses on each sibling of the Hartley siblings and it’s finally the oldest brother, Lawson’s story to be told.

Lawson is Cedar Ridge’s chief of police. He’s the single dad of three fast growing boys and is looking for a nanny. In enters Hallie Aster, who happens to be the young woman he saved from a psychopath serial killer four years prior. Hallie has never forgotten those blue eyes who rescued her. Because of Hallie’s thoughtfulness and care, she’s hired and she begins to work her way into all of the Lawson’s boys’ hearts, all the while healing her own. But all of a sudden, there are women that are going missing or are found dead again; showing signs that the monster who took and scarred Hallie years ago, is back.

Gah! There were so many things I loved about this story. Hallie was just awesome. It was so heartwarming that Hallie's caring and tenderness helped repair Lawson and his oldest son’s relationship. I really loved that Lawson needed a bit of healing himself and that Hallie was able to provide the care that he needs. Lawson’s three sons were such sweethearts and I thought Hallie did such a good job in melting with their family unit and bringing out the best in each of them.

Trying to find out who the killer was had me second guessing every possible single man that Hallie came across in the story. But I was proud I figured out who the killer was prior to it being revealed. Basically, this book is certainly entertaining and had me gasping with some of the twists it delivered.

The narration by Ava Erickson and Sebastian York was superb by keeping me on the edge of my seat and making Hallie and Lawson come alive.

Thank you to the author for the alc and e-arc. Thoughts expressed in this review are my own.

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