Finding You

A Small-Town Brother's Best Friend Romance (Chikalu Falls, Book 1)

De: Lena Hendrix

Narrado por: Stephen Dexter, Charlotte North

I never thought I’d find her.

After eight years in the marines, I’m still looking for the mysterious woman I’ve obsessed over since her first letter. When she shows up in my small town, I’m thrilled.

But when she turns out to be my brother’s best friend--and the girl he’s always loved--I’m caught between the two people who matter to me the most.

I’m a marine, which means honor and duty run deep. Joanna is off-limits. That would be a whole lot easier if she hadn’t already agreed to help run my brother’s fishing guide business for the summer, forcing me to work side-by-side with the woman I’ve fantasized about for years. I try to keep her at a distance, push her away, and man up. But she draws me in without even trying, and I can’t get enough of how she makes me feel. I’m stealing moments with her, and I know it’s wrong. She may not be my brother’s girlfriend, but I know a landmine when I see one.

Author's note: Finding You is a scorching hot interconnected stand-alone small-town romance. It is not a love triangle. Finding You is the first book in the Chikalu Falls series set in the fictional Montana town, Chikalu Falls.

©2021 Lena Hendrix (P)2023 Lena Hendrix

Small Town Romance

This is everything I want from a small-town romance. A smart and strong female main character with a bit of vulnerability. A slightly broken but protective and possessive male lead. Fun side characters that really bring the town to life. I just loved it.
Joanna is a determined woman working in a predominantly man's field. Lincoln is an ex-marine who is finding his place in his hometown.
The way they "meet" is so sweet and moving that you are rooting for them before they've ever even been in the same room together.
I really loved the contrast between the two pairs of siblings' relationships. Lincoln and Finn are getting to know each other again after so many years apart. These brothers, while having a lot in common, are still finding their comfort zone with each other. Meanwhile Joanna and Honey are complete opposites, but their sister bond is strong as steel. Very different relationships but you could feel the love and affection in both.
I can't say enough about what a fantastic job Stephen Dexter and Charlotte North did in narrating this audiobook. A perfect casting job.
This book was a great read with a good amount of spice and just a touch of angst. If you like small-town romance you will enjoy this as much as I did.

Fantastic!

I just finished this audiobook, and let me tell you, it is eargasmic! The Narrators do such an amazing job! It has a fantastic story. I seriously loved everything about it! The storyline is engrossing, the characters are amazing, and the writing is wonderful! I highly recommend it and I cannot wait for more stories from this incredible writer!

So sweet!

I absolutely loved this! I loved Joanna and Lincoln’s story. Lena did a great job of writing a mature, fun FMC and Lincoln sounds hot AF… and the spice 🤤
Can’t wait to read the next book.

A good small-town romance with some nice spice.

Well, I do love an unconventional heroine and Joanna is definitely one. She’s a fly-fishing guide and throughout the book we see her grow in confidence. She also has curves and is proud of them. I love a good broken hero and Lincoln is a wee bit cracked. A returning marine suffering from nightmares with a fierce protective streak, yes please and thank you.

This is a good small-town romance with interesting side characters (I loved Joanna’s sister, Honey). Lena writes some delicious spice to go with this slightly feely romance. Yup, peeping in the showers never felt so gooooooood!

Charlotte is a new narrator to me, and I enjoyed her performance. She showed us the growth in Joanna and her inner strength. I’ve listened to a few titles by Stephen before and once again he did a good job with Lincoln. We definitely get those alpha protective vibes from him.

I did like that once the third act conflict happened they didn’t just kiss and make up straight away there was longing and work to be done first. This is a story of secret pen pals to lovers, a unique theme for sure.

If you are looking for a small-town romance with feels and some nice spice, look no further.

Loved this story!

4.5 ⭐️ 3 🌶️

Marine vet, Lincoln, received letters from a mysterious girl named, Joanna, during his time serving his country. He later learned the woman sending these letters was his brother’s best friend and off-limits. Lincoln has a hard time staying away…

This was my first Lena Hendrix book and it DELIVERED. With issues of war this could have been a dark book but it was wonderfully light & really well written! Joanna was a very different FMC and I really liked her! The spice was 👩🏼‍🍳 💋! This will not be my last Lena Hendrix & I’m excited to dive into more of her stories !

The audio was the way to go if you’re gonna read this story. Both narrations did such an amazing job!

When’s the movie??

Just finished and started this book today and damn was it good!! It may be a bit of a cliche story line but it’ll envelop you into the story and the arms of lincoln.

Book & Audio Review

This was an intense and beautiful read! I enjoyed Lincoln and Jo’s story. It had such an unconventional start but really did make for this beautiful foundation of hope. now the two of course had their share of struggles and getting over the hurdles sometimes wasn’t pretty but I think it matched who they were as people so well. With Linc being a Marine and suffering from PTSD I think he had great character growth by the end of the book! These two MCs had great passion and chemistry. I could feel it coming off the pages! Another great read and listen by Lena!

A good romance read

I enjoyed the story. A damaged veteran, and a jilted girl. Things in common, she wrote letters to him while he was deployed and they bonded. Filled with angst and healing.

Small-town swoon ❤️

Joanna knows what she wants from life and not even her family will stop her from achieving those dreams. When it comes to love, she just wants to be accepted for who she is instead of who everyone wants her to be. Lincoln is trying to rebuild his life after serving eight years in the marines. Joanna’s letters kept him going when he was far from home, so now that she’s within reach, can he really just let her go?

Finding You was my first Lena Hendrix book. I’m a sucker for small-town romances and I really enjoyed this one. I love how much time we get to spend with the characters outside and in nature, especially Joanna’s POV which really led to understanding her history and her dream she is working towards. The story was a great balance of sweet moments, struggles with living in the aftermath of trauma, and delightful spontaneous steamy scenes when the tension is unbearable, and they just can’t hold back any longer. The narration was wonderful 🥰🥰🥰 I was already a huge fan of both Charlotte and Stephen so this pairing was a treat. Absolutely spot on casting in this. They both have great energy and give us all the anxious feels, swirly butterflies and heartbreaking agony in all the right places.

Loved!!!!

I loved the book but I love the audiobook even more!!! Hearing Lincoln…. 🥵!!! I’m even more in love!!!