A Fall from Yesterday: A Hearts of Harkness Romance

Norah Wilson

Jan 2016 · The Standish Clan Book 1 · Something Shiny Press

About this ebook

Ocean Siliker has come back to Harkness, New Brunswick in defeat, after failing to set New York on fire with her playwriting. The first item on her agenda? Climbing White Crow Cliff, where her best friend Lacey Douglas died six years ago. If she conquers the mountain, perhaps she can rediscover her courage. But the only thing she finds herself is…lost.

Family obligations have left Titus Standish stuck in Harkness. While his younger siblings went off into the world, he stayed, working the farm and running the local search and rescue. He was there when Lacey fell to her death and blames himself. He dreads the day another mission takes him up there again. But when Ocean’s mother calls, concerned that her daughter is wandering the mountain, he leaps into action.

Ocean is thrilled to be found…until she sees her savior. She’s known Titus Standish all her life, and has loved him almost that long. But at four years his junior, she was just a kid with a crush. When Titus finds her, he’s determined to march her back down the mountain to safety. But Ocean has other plans; she’ll be damned if she’ll give up this trek. Yet all trails seem to lead to one place…straight into Titus’s arms. 

Ratings and reviews

I especially liked this story because it was set in small town Canada. Most tales I read are in England or the US, so our northern neighbor is a treat to learn about. I always think if you want to know the soul of a country, study the small town. There's where the natural instincts of a people are most easy to find, where the instinctive mores are most readily visible. I do very much like what I saw and felt in New Brunswick, Canada The plot is a standard second chance romance. What makes this tale so memorable is the skill with which Wilson and Dougherty draw their characters. Not only the principals but also the supporting characters are just so REAL. Full-fledged, complete with annoying, boring, and lovable traits, their creations quickly grabbed my heart, making me immediately empathetic. I rooted for them to open their eyes and acknowledge their true feelings.I wanted them to open their mouths and SAY something! They finally did and I loved it! Read this.

I wasn't too sure about this novel until I got further into the story line. Once I got into the sibling dynamic of Titus, Ember, & Scott, I couldn't wait to finish reading to the end. I thought it was a wonderful love story that reminded me of my own high school years and where I'm at now in life. This novel also made me look inside myself and ask some of the same questions that Titus was asking himself. Please don't pass this novel over. I found it to be so much more than a romantic love story. You won't regret reading it. Now I really need to get Books 2 & 3 so I can finish the series!

one of the most beautiful written story's I have ever read and that's 55 years of reading Thank you for the read.

About the author

 NORAH WILSON is a USA Today bestselling author of romantic suspense, contemporary romance, and paranormal romance. Together with the very talented Heather Doherty, she also writes the hilarious Dix Dodd cozy mysteries, exciting YA paranormal, and even dystopian romance.

 

The tenth child in a family of eleven children, Norah knew she had to do something to distinguish herself. That something turned out to be writing. She finaled three times in the Romance Writers of America’s prestigious Golden Heart ® contest, and went on to win Dorchester Publishing’s New Voice in Romance contest in 2004. A hybrid author, she now writes romantic suspense for Montlake Romance and also self-publishes.

 

She lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada, with her husband, two adult children, two dogs (Neva and Ruby) and two cats (Ruckus and Milo).