Only Love Can Hurt Like This by Paige Toon

 

Title: Only Love Can Hurt Like This

Author: Paige Toon

Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons

Release Date: April 25, 2023

An earth-shattering secret. A life-changing love story.

When Wren realizes her fiancé is in love with someone else, she thinks her heart will never recover.

On the other side of the world, Anders lost his wife four years ago and is still struggling to move on.

Wren hopes that spending the summer with her dad and step-family on their farm in Indiana will help her to heal. There, amid the cornfields and fireflies, she and Anders cross paths and their worlds are turned upside-down again.

But Wren doesn't know that Anders is harboring a secret, and if he acts on any feelings he has for Wren it will have serious fall-out for everyone. Walking away would hurt Wren more than she can imagine. But, knowing the truth, how can she possibly stay?

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A slow-burning romance!

Wren is heartbroken after her fiancé falls in love with another woman, shattering her dreams of building a family with him.

As a child in the United States, Wren’s life changed when her father left her mother and her for another woman. Her mother then returned to England with her, and Wren has since seen her father only rarely. Recently, her father’s wife retired, and they relocated to a farm in Indiana. After Wren’s breakup, her mother suggests she visit her father for a change of scenery. Wren agrees, thinking time with her father and stepsister might do her good.

Anders, meanwhile, has been barely living since the loss of his wife in a car accident. He avoids dating, feeling it would betray her memory. Concerned about his brother’s recent depression, Anders frequently visits their family’s farmhouse in Indiana to check on him.

When Wren and Anders meet, their connection is immediate and powerful, despite their personal struggles. The more time they spend together, the harder it is to ignore their growing feelings. Just when things are improving for both, an unexpected twist upends everything.

Only Love Can Hurt Like This is a beautifully crafted novel of self-discovery and personal growth, blending heartache with love. The romance is well-developed and quite convincing.

Cliffhanger: No

4/5 Fangs