Someone Like You
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4.4 • 8 Ratings
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- £2.99
Publisher Description
‘I absolutely devoured every single word.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
One broken marriage. One broken heart. One chance to meet someone new.
Hannah leaves her unhappy marriage with her daughter Ava and moves to the village of Leadsham to start afresh. She plans to keep a low profile, focusing on Ava and making a new life for them, far away from her violent ex-husband.
What she hadn’t counted on was Andrew Brody. A police officer with a strict moral code, he knows something’s wrong as soon as he meets Hannah, and he wants to help. But Hannah has been let down by the police – and men – before, and pushes him away.
But the more Hannah tries to ignore Brody, the more she’s drawn to him. Caring, kind and patient, he’s nothing like the man she’s running from. Can Hannah finally put her past behind her, and open her heart to someone new?
Readers LOVE Someone Like You!
‘Really loved it!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Left me begging for more!… Fun and enjoyable read. Highly recommend!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I loved this romantic book!’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘Read in one sitting. Really enjoyable read. Totally recommend.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This book had me gripped from the start… A great page turner that has you guessing and waiting to see just what happens.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘I expected a cute summer type rom-com, but what Rachel Dove gave us is a thousand times better… A book that touched on those very real and heavy emotions, without rushing through them to get to the happily ever after.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘A heartwarming single-parent romance book… Andrew Brody is the perfect gentle giant… Had me smiling throughout the whole read.’ NetGalley reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
About the author
RACHEL LOUISE DOVE is a mum of two from Yorkshire. She has always loved writing and has had previous success as a self-published author. Rachel is the winner of the Mills & Boon & Prima Magazine Flirty Fiction competition and won The Writers Bureau Writer of the Year Award in 2016. She is a qualified adult education tutor specialising in child development and autism. In 2018 she founded the Rachel Dove Bursary, giving one working-class writer each year a fully funded place on the Romantic Novelists’ Association New Writers’ Scheme.
Customer Reviews
Totally recommend
Hannah leaves her unhappy marriage with her daughter Ava and moves to the village of Leadsham to start afresh. She plans to keep a low profile, focusing on Ava and making a new life for them, far away from her violent ex-husband.
What she hadn’t counted on was Andrew Brody. A police officer with a strict moral code, he knows something’s wrong as soon as he meets Hannah, and he wants to help. But Hannah has been let down by the police and men before, and pushes him away.
But the more Hannah tries to ignore Brody, the more she’s drawn to him. Caring, kind and patient, he’s nothing like the man she’s running from. Can Hannah finally put her past behind her, and open her heart to someone new?
Read in one sitting really enjoyable read totally recommend
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Good
I was drawn to this book because I liked how it placed domestic violence as a main theme - rather than hinting at it in the protagonist’s past. I really enjoyed the first few chapters, where the author focused in on Hannah adapting to life away from her abusive partner, supporting her young daughter, regaining her independence etc. I did feel that once the love interest was introduced, the plot fell away. It wished the romance was so rushed and that it didn’t become the central focus of who Hannah is as a character. It shrank the story by sidelining the original draws of the book in favour of the mini dramas of a not quite relationship between two people who keep admitting they’re attracted to one another. And things between Hannah and Andrew became quite repetitive and stilted after a while. Overall, I liked the book and it’s premise and the core messages within the story - I just feel that the romance storyline could have run alongside other themes, as opposed to taking over the book entirely.