Title: A Change of Pace
Series: Northern Lights
Author: Freya Barker
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: 16 July 2018
Once a man who lived by the letter of the law.
Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter.
Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a stubborn, fiery tempered woman with pretty brown eyes.
Once a recluse preferring to live alone.
Working with troubled adolescents, Frederique Marchand doesn’t suffer fools and won’t put up with bullies. Especially handsome strangers like Newt who think they can run roughshod over her. She loves her work, but on her own time she much prefers the company of her menagerie of animals.
But with the welfare of a teenager at stake, she must put aside rocky first impressions and work with a man who needs her as much as she’ll come to need him.
A Change of Pace is a seasoned romance of the over forties, and is the third book in the wonderful Northern Lights series. Each book can be read as a standalone.
Newt Tobias quit his job as a city police officer and moved to a small town with his teenage daughter Millie who has struggled emotionally since the death of her mother. His hope is that the less stressful way of life from the hectic hustle and bustle of the city will help heal his struggling child.
Frederique Marchand is a local youth counsellor who supports teens with complex and emotional issues. She balances her busy days with the calming influence of her home where she lives with her menagerie of animals. When Millie’s father asks for her help, she strikes up a rapport with the fraught teenager.
Freddy and Newt gradually build up a mutual trust and respect which in turn brings to a head the underlying attraction they have for each other until finally all that pent up lust leads to something so much more.
This was another winning storyline from Freya Barker and one I did not want to end. The characters of Newt and Freddy were an instant draw for me with their connection and chemistry just oozing from the pages. I loved the whole feel of this small town romance and the wonderful cast of secondary characters, some we have already met in previous books but lots of new ones too. Mille was a darling I just wanted to hug and I loved the way both Newt and Freddy supported her that lead to her finally being able to surface from her deep dark emotive state. So much for a young girl to be going through.
I can’t recommend this emotionally charged and beautiful story enough and it is one not to be missed. A wonderful and beautifully written story of love and redemption that is a definite five star read for me and one I shall read over and over again.
*ARC kindly provided by the author to Foxylutely
Newt Tobias quit his job as a city police officer and moved to a small town with his teenage daughter Millie who has struggled emotionally since the death of her mother. His hope is that the less stressful way of life from the hectic hustle and bustle of the city will help heal his struggling child.
Frederique Marchand is a local youth counsellor who supports teens with complex and emotional issues. She balances her busy days with the calming influence of her home where she lives with her menagerie of animals. When Millie’s father asks for her help, she strikes up a rapport with the fraught teenager.
Freddy and Newt gradually build up a mutual trust and respect which in turn brings to a head the underlying attraction they have for each other until finally all that pent up lust leads to something so much more.
This was another winning storyline from Freya Barker and one I did not want to end. The characters of Newt and Freddy were an instant draw for me with their connection and chemistry just oozing from the pages. I loved the whole feel of this small town romance and the wonderful cast of secondary characters, some we have already met in previous books but lots of new ones too. Mille was a darling I just wanted to hug and I loved the way both Newt and Freddy supported her that lead to her finally being able to surface from her deep dark emotive state. So much for a young girl to be going through.
I can’t recommend this emotionally charged and beautiful story enough and it is one not to be missed. A wonderful and beautifully written story of love and redemption that is a definite five star read for me and one I shall read over and over again.
*ARC kindly provided by the author to Foxylutely
Foxylutely Book Reviews - “This was another winning storyline from Freya Barker and one I did not want to end.”
Mindy Lou’s Book Review - “What an incredible and emotional story about a single father struggling to help his troubled, teenage daughter.”
The Laundry Librarian - “A Change of Pace is the perfect down home, all the feels, REAL romance read. It was refreshing, heartbreaking and beautiful.”
Freya Barker inspires with her stories about 'real’ people, perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. She is the author of the Cedar Tree Series and the Portland, ME, novels.
Freya is the recipient of the RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for best first book, “Slim To None,” and is a finalist for the 2016 Kindle Book Awards for “From Dust”. She currently has two complete series and three anthologies published, and is working on two new series; La Plata County FBI—ROCK POINT, and Northern Lights. She continues to spin story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!
Thank you so much!!! Wonderful review!
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