Author: A.L. Jackson

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: A.L. Jackson Books Inc.

Page Count: 379

ISBN: 1946420395

Goodreads Rating: 4.70

A best friends-to-lovers, stand-alone romance from New York Times Bestselling Author, A.L. Jackson . . . Evan Bryant wasn't your typical hero. But he was mine. Broken by the worlds’ standards, he was still the strongest boy I would ever know. My best friend. The boy I’d given everything to. My heart, my body, and the promise of forever. The day I’d needed him most, he walked away. He left me shattered and questioning the love I’d thought we’d shared. Three years later, I wasn’t prepared for him to return to Gingham Lakes. It wouldn’t have mattered if he wasn’t the most beautiful man I’d ever seen. My fingers still would have ached to caress his skin. My body still would have begged to get lost in his touch. And my heart . . . it would have always sung his name. But time changes things. With it, secrets that could ruin everything. Can we find a way to love again, or have the fears of our past stolen the hope of our forever . . .

I’ve read two books by A.L. Jackson so far and loved them both. And I always planned on reading more of her books. So when I saw the sign up for ‘Hold On To Hope’ I knew I wanted to read this book. And when I received the book, I was so excited I just couldn’t wait to dive right in.

In ‘Hold On To Hope’ we meet Frankie Leigh and Evan. Frankie and Evan have been best friends for a very long time. Frankie the wild girl, and Evan the deaf boy with a heart condition. Their friendship has always been one that many of us can only imagine. And they have always loved each other more than friends. But Evan broke Frankie’s heart a view years ago, and now Frankie doesn’t know if she can ever trust him again. Especially when Evan comes back home with a big surprise.

I knew before I started reading ‘Hold On To Hope’ that I would love this book. I could just feel it! And boy was I right?! From the moment I started reading ‘Hold On To Hope’ I loved every single page. I loved the intense and beautiful friendship between Frankie and Evan. I loved them together, because of their friendship but also because they both where just such fun characters. Their conversations where fun, and I loved how Frankie was this wild girl and Evan kept her grounded.

This book was filled with romance, friendship and also suspense. It kept me sitting on the edge of my seat, and I just didn’t want to stop reading. This book really gave me all the feelings. Excitement because of the beautiful romance, but also sadness because of Evan’s condition and everything he had to go through. And most of all I loved the way Evan was deaf. It might sound crazy, but this just made this book perfect. The characters weren’t perfect. Just like in real life. And I enjoyed reading this book while imagining the characters using sign language, and lip reading. It was different and fun and made me appreciate my families health.

There where also a lot of side characters that I was curious about. For example Frankie’s best friend Cally. I felt like there was another story there.

This book was definitely even better than I imagined. I loved every single page and would definitely recommend it. ‘Hold On To Hope’ is a beautiful, romantic and touching story that will definitely stay with me.

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A.L. Jackson is the New York Times & USA Today Bestselling author of contemporary romance. She writes emotional, sexy, heart-filled stories about boys who usually like to be a little bit bad. Her bestselling series include THE REGRET SERIES, CLOSER TO YOU, BLEEDING STARS, FIGHT FOR ME and CONFESSIONS OF THE HEART novels. Grab A.L. Jackson’s latest novel, HOLD ON TO HOPE, a best friends-to-lovers stand-alone romance. If she’s not writing, you can find her hanging out by the pool with her family, sipping cocktails with her friends, or of course with her nose buried in a book. Be sure not to miss new releases and sales from A.L. Jackson – Sign up to receive her newsletter http://smarturl.it/NewsFromALJackson or text “aljackson” to 33222 to receive short but sweet updates on all the important news. For more information about A.L. Jackson please visit her website. Or visit her on Instagram, Facebook, Bookbub and Twitter.

Maureen Bakker

Maureen is a mom, wife, nurse, and Ravenclaw living in the Netherlands. She spends her days juggling mom-life, reading, blogging, planning date nights with her husband and working as a nurse. Maureen also is a big Anglophile, loves cooking, Gilmore Girls, Bridgerton and Harry Potter.. Always!  Facebook | Instagram