Chasing Strength: A Small-town Steamy Romance

Nancy Stopper

Sep 2019 · Anderby Lane Publishing

About this ebook

A woman with a damaged spirit. A man with a wounded heart. Can love help both of them heal?

The demons of Alexis Harper's childhood have turned her into the one person she hated and loved the most - her alcoholic father. She has no use for love because he had no use for her. One night, one drink from a blackout, a total stranger rescues her from a dangerous situation. For the first time she realizes life, as she's been living it, isn't working.

Chris Kennedy's world has been rocked by loss: his parents in a accident and his twin sister at the hands of a horrific murderer. Emotionally drained, he hasn't the strength to love again if love means heartache. But when he encounters a woman as broken as he is, he reconsiders whether love is worth the risk.

Being with Chris helps Alexis find the woman she has always wanted to be... one who can receive and give love. Will she have the strength to fix what was broken when a setback derails their relationship? Will Chris be able to recognize the love hidden beneath his hurt and move past it? Can they find the strength in each other to reach for a chance at real happiness?

Start reading this emotional journey of two people finding the strength to love each other.

Ratings and reviews

Great addition to this amazing series. With characters you cry and laugh with, Nancy stopper hits another sweet love story out of the park! Ever since her father died three years ago Alexis has battled with the demons left over from their relationship. The anger she has held on to from the lies and secrets is beginning to destroy her life, as evident with her drinking and the distance she has put between herself and her family. A wake-up call after nearly blacking out from partying one night has her rethinking her life and the path she's chosen. The gorgious and considerate man who safely brought her home and left her keys and things she'd dropped on the counter with a note with his number was very reminescent of the Chris Jenson song 'Take a Drunk Girl Home'. Makes me wonder if the song was the thought behind the book since our hero's name is Chris. It's a very popular and thought provoking song and great idea for a book. I loved Chris's character. From fighting his own demons due t

Alexis and Chris’s story was an emotional and wonderful story of two wounded and damaged people needing love to help them heal. I enjoyed Chasing Strength by Nancy Stopper, book four in her Harper Family series. Alexis Harper had allowed the demons and nightmares from her childhood to control and drive her life. She loved her alcohol father but hated him at the same time. She felt that he had no love for her so she was not only unable to love herself, but did not expect to ever find someone to love her. She was actually becoming an alcoholic, just like him. One night while out drinking a stranger saves her from a dangerous situation; which is actually her wake up call. Chris Kennedy has known only loss of the people he loved and loved him; his parents in a car accident and his twin sister in a horrific murder. When Chris meets Alexis and saves her at the bar he recognizes a kindred spirit, but reconsiders whether or not love is worth the risk. I loved that Alexis was able to become the person she had always wanted to be; able to receive and return love. The problem is whether or not she is strong enough to avoid additional setbacks that derail her newfound sobriety as well as rebound from result it causes to her relationship with Chris. Chris also needs to discover his inner strength to take a chance on love and move past the affects love has left on his life. Ms. Stopper wrote a wonderful, emotional story that is not to be missed. She provided a tale rich with emotions, filled with sexual chemistry, wonderful dialogue, and endearing characters giving Alexis and Chris, two wounded and broken souls, a chance at finding real happiness. I highly recommend Chasing Strength to other readers. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

4.5 Stars Another great book in this series. Chris is just the person Alexis needs just when she needs it most.

About the author

Living in beautiful northern Virginia, Nancy dreams of small-town living where the everyone knows everyone else (including their business) and neighbors wave when you pass. Since she doesn't live in one, she creates them for everyone else to enjoy through her books.

She's a mom to a college grad, a college student, and one high schooler who has spent more hours at the baseball field and the dance studio than she cares to admit. With her husband, her primary goal is to finish raising her 3 kids into productive adults!

Nancy writes small-town contemporary romance with sexy heroes and strong heroines. Her books tug at your emotional heartstrings and leave you with a warm feeling that lingers long after the last page. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, Washington Romance Writers, and Virginia Romance Writers.