Take Me Back

Kathryn Shay

Mar 2020 · Ocean View Books

About this ebook

Six years ago, Kate Cassidy broke Rafe Casella’s heart by abandoning him a few months before their wedding. Now she’s in town with the gut-wrenching news that she had his baby, in secret, and she wants Rafe back. She has to be kidding!

But Kate is deadly serious. She made the worst mistake of her life when she left Hidden Cove and she’s determined to fix it. She plans to reinstate herself in the fire department and raise her son in a loving family—one that includes his father.

A rollercoaster of emotion, devastating fires, a stalker targeting Kate and a sizzling attraction that never diminished, set the two of them on an irrevocable course to reunion. That is if they can all stay alive.

If you liked the face-paced events, breathtaking tenderness, uplifting messages of forgiveness, as well as on-the-edge-of-your-seat fire scenes, all characteristic of the Hidden Cove Fire Department Series, then you’ll love New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Shay’s ninth installment.

Don’t miss books 1-8 in the beloved Hidden Cove Firefighter series: AFTER THE FIRE, ON THE LINE, NOTHING MORE TO LOSE, AMERICA’S BRAVEST, IT HAD TO BE YOU, CHASING THE FIRE, THE FIRE INSIDE and A BURNING PASSION.

Ratings and reviews

Love this story. I am glad Kate & Rafe got another chance. Six years later they have matured. Their attraction to one another isn't the issue but there's a huge trust issue for them to overcome, not to mention availability. Their predicament sucked me right into their story, their emotional reactions are intense and seem so real. Very touching story touching on the consequences of rekindled love and more importantly the forgiveness required to get there and be at peace in a new relationship with an old love. When they are sad, it's sad, in the happy moments they are so giddy and made me smile. The firefighter career is portrayed in a very informative and interesting way. Such a touching story, all-around. I received a free copy without obligation and am voluntarily reviewing.

I love visiting Hidden Cove and this was no different. Kate left Rafe six years ago and has now returned to Hidden Cove with her six year old son and wants to get back together with Rafe. Rafe is involved with another woman but his heart still belongs to Kate. Can two broken hearts mend and have a happily ever after? This story is full of emotion, strong family ties and friendships. Well written firefighting. It was great to catch up with previous characters, but this book can be read as a stand alone. I highly recommend this book.

It had been a while since I had read a story in this series, and once again, the author managed to give the reader a thought provoking story. We are back in Hidden Cove and this time the story belongs to Captain Rafe Casella and Kate Cassidy. Six years ago they had a relationship and were about to get married when Kate’s past and fears had her run away from the man she loved. A man she left heartbroken and no longer trusting love. She has returned determined to win him back , but she’s not alone. A little boy, Rafe’s little boy, is with her. Yes, it’s a story about second chances and trusting again, but it’s more than that. It’s a story about how our childhood and past experiences affects and molds our present. About the fact that the foster homes still need to be made safe not just for a few, but for all children. It’s a story about family, forgiveness, and learning to trust again. On the workforce, it’s also a story about the new terrorism threats our society encounters as well as the pros and cons of consolidating public services, in this case, fire departments. Lastly, the author did what she does best, she gave us characters that are imperfect facing what many of us fact on a daily basis. That in itself makes them perfect. In the end we get another thought provoking and engaging story worth your time. I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

About the author

A NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author, Kathryn Shay has been a lifelong writer and teacher. She has written dozens of self-published original romance titles, print books with the Berkley Publishing Group and Harlequin Enterprises and mainstream women’s fiction with Bold Strokes Books. She has won five RT Book Reviews awards, four Golden Quills, four Holt Medallions, the Bookseller’s Best Award, Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year and several “Starred Reviews.” Her novels have been serialized in COSMOPOLITAN magazine and featured in USA TODAY, THE WALL STREET JOURNAL and PEOPLE magazine. There are over five million copies of her books in print, along with hundreds of thousands downloaded online. Reviewers have called her work “emotional and heart-wrenching.”