Haven River is a heartwarming, Young/New Adult Romance story. The story centers around a family of five brothers: Twins, Luke and Quinn, youngest brother Braydon, second eldest, Marcus and, keeper of the family and eldest brother, Ryan.
Having lost their parents in an accident, Ryan has become the strict disciplinarian necessary to take over responsibility for the family and raise his four brothers. This of course, more often than not, makes him the bad guy.
But it is Luke who the story is really about. Luke, who most often clashes with Ryan. Luke, the odd one, the one who wants to be a writer. Luke, who other than Quinn, none of them can relate to; especially Ryan.
Luke: The one you will fall in love with somewhere around page five!
That is until he meets Jamie. Jamie, who not only believes in him but defends his being different and desperately tries to make Ryan understand that Luke is wonderfully talented, just in a different way.
For fear of giving something away, I’ll not say anything more about this straight forward, but wonderful plot that will pull you in from the very beginning. And, as it does, unless you have no heart, you’ll fall madly in love with Luke and Jamie and find yourself cheering them on with each page turn.
So, all of that is the good stuff. The bad stuff (?) is that there is a lot of British grammar and New Zealand regional slang that may confuse some readers. For, me, this only enhanced the story but, for others, it may appear to be poor grammar usage and, in some cases, a challenge to figure out what some things are. However, trust me, you’ll figure it out and want to keep reading to see how things turn out.
My recommendation: A warm, well-written romance story that should be added to your “want to read” list.