Heroesinbooks's Reviews > Love Next Door

4 Dillion and Van Stars

I am very excited about this new series by Helena Hunting, She is one of my 'go to' authors and I think she writes awesome stories and this was no exception.

Set in Pearl Lake , Dillion is the local girl who returns home after her own life takes a bit of an unexpected turn and her family back home good really use her help. Van has also returned to the small town but he is there to sort out his Granny's estate (D's old neighbour).

Grammy Bee , Van's Grandma , had a lot of time for Dillion when she was young and she probably spent more time with her than her own family did. Van would visit every Summer but the two of them don't recall meeting - D would stay away when Grammy Bee had people to stay.

Van is a gorgeous hero. He is having family issues of his own and despite on the surface having a privileged life , he actually seems very much on his own. I felt sad for him being by himself , sorting out his beloved Granny's cottage by the lake.

Dillion grew on me. I thought that she was trying hard to deny her roots at the start. She was a contradiction in many ways - on one hand doing everything she can to get away from small town America and almost resenting the town and the life she had had but then once she settled back in she was really protective of her fellow townspeople and I loved that she is very loyal to those she loves. When the chips are down , Dillion will have your back.

Initially they set out as enemies of sorts , but it's more down to some misunderstandings. The attraction between them is strong but they have a delicious slow burn and once that emotional and physical connection happens ...whoa! It's hot. If I had been living in D's trailer , I would have been distracted by the hottie in the cottage too.



This was a lovely read. It's funny , sad , romantic , sexy and I am looking forward to more about the residents of Pearl Lake especially if the next couple might be Teagan and Aaron....

Also, I just have to ask - do you ever read a book by a well loved author , discover they have included characters from another series and then do a complete fan girl whilst reading? I did!



Seriously , the Bowman's ( A Lie for a Lie ) and the Kingston's (A Secret for a Secret) live on the other side of the Lake and every time they were mentioned I was thinking , "OMG , I know them!" They were off page but it makes me happy when previous characters come up and when there was mention of an unfortunate incident with a dock spider I was all , "That's Miller's spider junk incident!!" (Pucked Up).


I listened and read - great narration by Andi Arndt and Teddy Hamilton. Listening time 8hrs 47 mins.

HEA? More HFN , because I am sure we will catch up with them in future books.
Cheating? No