Heartbreak Hill

A Novel

De: Heidi McLaughlin

Narrado por: Christian Barillas, Kacy Combest, Jeremy York, Sarah Mollo-Christensen

From the author of Before I’m Gone comes an intensely affecting romance about love, loss, and second chances, sure to elicit a good ugly cry.

Grayson Caballero sees the glass half-empty. Born with a life-threatening heart defect, he’s been living on borrowed time. The uncertainty of tomorrow makes him push people away, helping Grayson to avoid any real commitment.

Then he meets Reid Sullivan and falls madly in love. The two work together at the Wold Collective, Grayson as a project manager and Reid in HR. They even live in the same apartment complex. But Grayson continues to keep his distance, despite their obvious attraction. And Reid’s not interested in waiting around.

When Grayson collapses at a basketball game, Reid learns he’s been keeping secrets from her. Now his life hangs in the balance…and a stranger from Boston holds the key to his survival.

Nadia Karlsson makes a life-changing decision after her husband, Rafe, is involved in a tragic accident near Harvard Square. Her choice will unwittingly alter the course of Grayson’s future—and tie his fate unexpectedly to her own.

©2024 by Heidi McLaughlin. (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

So sad but so good!

I loved the connection to the characters, my heart broke and swelled all at once.

Going to stay with me a while.

Very sweet. I had trouble wrapping my head around some parts but it was beautifully written and brought out a lot of emotions.

Great listen.

I liked hearing both sides of the families stories. It was very good. Thank you Heidi

Loved the story. Did not like one of the narrators

This is a heartbreaking story that is well written and enagaging. Unfortunately, I did not like the narrator for the character of Nadia. She had the EXACT same speech cadence for every sentence she read and it just didn't seem natural. In the end I was gritting my teeth and it got extremely distracting every time the story was in 'Nadia's' voice. I'm not sure I would recommend the audio version because of this. Maybe just read the book instead??

3.5 Stars

I really enjoyed this one as I love a good emotional read. I did like one side of the story more than the other though. I also was not a huge fan of how they all come together (it was kinda creepy if you think about it; the mom never questions the attachment to her children from all sense a stranger). Otherwise, this was a good read that did leave tears flowing!