Review & Blog Tour: The Hideaway Inn (Seasons of New Hope #1) by Philip William Stover

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Title: The Hideaway Inn
Author: Philip William Stover
Series: Seasons of New Hope, #1
Length: approx. 64,000 words / 288 pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Imprint: Carina Press (Carina Adores)
On-Sale: May 26, 2020
Format: Trade Paperback
Price: $14.99 U.S.
ISBN: 9781335146939

Book Description: High school wasn’t the right time or place for their relationship to grow, but now, fifteen years later, a chance encounter changes both of their lives forever.

No one in the charming river town of New Hope, Pennsylvania, needs to know that Vince Amato plans on flipping The Hideaway Inn to the highest bidder and returning to his luxury lifestyle in New York City. He needs to make his last remaining investment turn a profit…even if that means temporarily relocating to the quirky small town where he endured growing up. He’s spent years reinventing himself and won’t let his past dictate his future.

But on his way to New Hope, Vince gets stuck in the middle of nowhere and his past might be the only thing that can get him to his future. Specifically Tack O’Leary, the gorgeous, easygoing farm boy who broke his heart and who picks Vince up in his dilapidated truck.

Tack comes to the rescue not only with a ride but also by signing on to be the chef at The Hideaway for the summer. As Vince and Tack open their hearts to each other again, Vince learns that being true to himself doesn’t mean shutting down a second chance with Tack—it means starting over and letting love in.

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MY REVIEW

When Vince comes back to his hometown a completely made over, hyper-masculine version of his former self, the last person he expects to recognize him and be happy to see him is his childhood crush, tormentor, Tack.

Tack cannot believe he has a chance at redemption, at being with the boy he let be bullied, but definitely had feelings for, still has feelings for. But Vince may have an agenda Tack is unaware of, and that agenda may be the biggest obstacle standing in their way.

I wanted to love this, I really did. The blurb really got me, and the cover conveys a sweet sensibility that admittedly, Tack has. Unfortunately, there's a big, big reason why I couldn't love this, and that's Vince. He's completely unlikable. Yes, he was the one bullied when he was younger, and Tack certainly should have, and did, make amends for that. But...in the present, Vince had transformed himself into an ass who treated Tack horribly, even when it became obvious Tack had changed. Sorry, but Vince was so unlikable that I couldn't bring myself to rate this one higher, no matter how much I like Tack and his child, Jules.

About Philip William Stover

Philip William Stover splits his time between Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and New York City. He has an MFA in writing and is a clinical professor at New York University where he is the former chair of the writing curriculum. As a freelance journalist, his essays and reviews have appeared in Newsday, The Forward, The Tony Awards, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Houston Chronicle, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, and other national publications.

Philip grew up tearing the covers off the romance novels he devoured so he wouldn’t get teased at school. Now he enjoys traveling the world with his husband of over twenty years and sitting in front of the woodstove with their half-Bassett, half-Sharpei rescue pup and he would never consider defacing any of the books he loves.

He is thrilled to be returning to romance and loves to write cozy, warm-hearted stories served by hairy forearms with a side of fries. He can be found on social media as Philip William Stover.

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