Just Like Home (Harbor Pointe #4) by Courtney Walsh {Review}

Just Like Home by Courtney Walsh

Kindle Edition

Publication: August 18th 2020 by independently published

Source: I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given

    

 

Prima ballerina Charlotte Page has a life any dancer would envy, but the tragic loss of her best friend, Julianna, leaves her wanting more. Or maybe—less. In an effort to make her life about something other than accolades and applause, Charlotte leaves professional ballet to save Julianna’s small-town dance studio. This lands her directly in the path of cranky high school football coach and Julianna’s older brother, Cole Turner.

Fresh off a state win and a bitter divorce, the last thing Cole expects is for a prima ballerina to chip away at the wall he’s grown quite comfortable hiding behind.

Will their fledgling relationship be strong enough to weather the storm of old secrets and a haunting past? Or will Charlotte lose the new, simple life she’s given up everything to gain?  

My Review: 5 Stars

 

One of my biggest dreams in life from when I was little was to be a ballerina. Unfortunately, we couldn't ever afford the cost of the lessons, but I did take a beginning ballet class in college for a fitness credit and enjoyed it. Charlotte has paid the price to become one of the best ballerinas in the country, but never feels good enough. When her Julianna, her best (and only) friend, dies, something in her shifts and she begins to make changes. And oddly after reading her story, I'm very grateful for the path my life took.

Walsh does a fantastic job of creating small town Harbor Pointe and all of its inhabitants. Cole, Julianna's brother, is the perfect hero for this sweet and extremely touching story. Charlotte is innocent and naive, yet tremendously strong. And together? Read the story and find out how amazing (and swoony) things are.

 

I loved the connection I felt to these characters and the balance of all the different emotions, along with solid and flawed characters, convincing writing, and amazing contradictions made for one of the most impressive novels I've read this summer. I felt like a fish, as I was drawn into this story hook, line, and sinker and completely caught from the first page until the last.

Content: mild romance; mild religion