Lake Howling Book 6: A Long Way Home by Wendy Vella

Lake Howling Book 6

Sexy, contemporary romance filled with heart, humor and characters you’ll fall in love with. 

Hope Lawrence’s life has imploded. Losing her job, savings, and lastly boyfriend, she thought she’d hit rock bottom. WRONG! She makes a fool of herself in front of her childhood nemesis. How is she to face Newman again, knowing his black eye was a result of her stupidity? Can she go back to Lake Howling and pick up the pieces of her life? Both seem unlikely, as does the sudden attraction she feels for the man who wears designer clothes and has a girl in every city. Her head is telling her to run, but her heart has other ideas. 

Paul Theodore Newman liked his life. He has order, friendship and a job that allows him to help people, and until Hope Lawrence storms back into town, that was enough. Her fashion sense makes him shudder, as do her kale smoothies! Down on her luck, she challenges him at every turn, but when trouble follows her to Howling, he finds himself determined to help her, only to discover it’s him who needs rescuing from the demons of his past. 

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My Review: 5/5 Stars

Another great book in a wonderful series! We finally get to Newman's story and it was one that was worth the wait. Newman is a character who lives to help people, wears designer clothes, and likes to keep order to his life. So of course the woman he falls for has to be chaotic. And Hope Lawrence is exactly that. When they opposites attract, Newman and Hope are a perfect example. My favorite part about this book and about this couple is the clashing of their personalities. Their witty banter will leave you laughing and smiling the entire time you are reading the book. Every time they enter the same room you can’t wait to see the verbal battle that will have you rooting for them to just admit their feelings for one another. 

Neither of these characters had an easy life. You learn some truths of Newman’s past. And witness Hope’s struggle of learning that you don’t have to face everything alone. It’s real and relatable. Like the past books in the series, you can’t help but attach yourself to these characters. And it’s even better that no character is ever forgotten. Everyone is back and you get to see their lives even after their story had ended. 

Wendy Vella delivers another beautifully written story that is action packed with some drama and danger. It’s the town everyone secretly wants to live in and has the romance and love story you secretly wish for. Another must-read that will have you hoping that this isn’t the end of the Lake Howling series.