Dog-Eared Daydreams

Note: An advance reader copy (ARC) was provided by the author. I've been looking forward to reading Evan Ashton and August Percy's story ever since it was clear that she had a bit of a crush on the youngest Ashton sibling. I also felt that she deserved a happily-ever-after, especially considering the hints that her home life was far from ideal. Hearty  is the title of the fourth and final Ashton Family  series, and it's a roommates-to-lovers romance. If you've read the previous books, then you'll know that August left Hope Crest, Pennsylvania after receiving a college scholarship and that Evan returned to their hometown prior to her leaving after a bit of badgering from his family in hopes he would take the helm in the family-owned Hope Pizza. Four years after August's departure, she's back. Burdened by everything her now-departed mother has left behind, August realizes what was supposed to be a quick trip to Hope Crest was going to be a longer stay. It

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