Are you ready to visit the small town of Legacy? Well prepare yourself for Reason to Believe by Rebecca Yarros. In this small town romance you'll find the brother's best friend trope, a bit of forced proximity, some found family, and a whole lot of emotions going around. Oh if you happen to enjoy firefighters....well then you'll definitely want to pick this one up.
Now if you've read other books by Rebecca Yarros you might be thinking "Laura, I've been to Legacy before, so this isn't anything new". You'd be correct there are NOVELLAS out there that are set in Legacy. Reason to Believe is the first FULL LENGTH novel set in that small town. Those two novellas are called Point of Origin and Ignite. Do you need to read them first to enjoy Reason to Believe? Absolutely not. Will they enhance your experience? Maybe. If anything you'll get to know the characters who have already found their happily ever after. There are also a couple of short stories that you can access through Rebecca's newsletter. So be sure to sign up for that!
Is it any surprise that I adored this book? Is it any surprise that I found myself tearing up a few times while reading? The answer to both of those is no it isn't surprising. First of all Reason to Believe features one of my favorite tropes. This trope is almost a guarantee that I am going to fall head over heels. The other part that had me falling hard was that I could relate to Harper a bit. I have older brothers, and while I don't know if they ever said anything to their buddies about me being hands off, it kind of felt that way at times. This young woman loves with everything she has, and she longs to take care of those she holds in her heart. So whether that was the boys that she welcomed into her life, her brother, all of the Legacy fire crew, or just her friends. She loved them with everything she had.
This small town romance was absolutely fantastic. Harper and Knox had undeniable chemistry, and you could feel all the emotions. Not to mention you could see how much they loved those two little boys, and would do anything and everything for them. Watching Harper and Knox come together to make the life changing decisions that they did, drew me in. Harper knew that Knox would say yes to whatever she wanted without thinking about how it would affect his life. So she purposefully worded things the way that she did, so that he would make his own decision.
I found my heart breaking a few times during the story. Obviously with the devastating event that happened in Legacy, that kind of set the stage to begin with. Then you add in those two little boys who just had their lives flipped upside down. It was just a lot. Of course the "relationship" between Knox and Harper also added to the emotional parts.
Let's talk about Ryker for a moment. Ryker drove me bonkers with his big brother act, and trying to keep these two apart. I get it. I do. Knox is his best friend. He knows Knox better than anyone else. Except for the fact that Ryker's determination to keep Harper and Knox apart has been going on for way too many years now. Ryker got in the way of happiness. Not just for Knox, but also for his little sister. Therefore that just ticked me off!
I'm don't really want to touch on the foster care slash emergency placement part of the storyline. Except to say those boys were loved dearly, and in the end their happiness was worth it all. Also, I was on pins and needles the entire time. I can't lie about that. My mama heart was nervous.
With the history of the Legacy Hot Shot crew, and everything that played out there. That was just emotions piled upon more emotions. Witnessing the family members step up to get this going again was amazing. Seeing the passion and the determination to get this all going again, was fantastic. It wasn't easy by any means, but they came together when the local government was setting them up for failure. The next hurdle was getting reinstated as a Hot Shot crew.
With the history of the Legacy Hot Shot crew, and everything that played out there. That was just emotions piled upon more emotions. Witnessing the family members step up to get this going again was amazing. Seeing the passion and the determination to get this all going again, was fantastic. It wasn't easy by any means, but they came together when the local government was setting them up for failure. The next hurdle was getting reinstated as a Hot Shot crew.
That big dramatic moment between Harper and Knox just pulled the rug out from under my feet. My jaw hit the ground. I felt the pain radiating off of Harper. I felt the heartbreak that Knox was dealing with. Everything that happened in that situation was emotion driven. It was two people who were trying a way to survive the devastation that they just endured. Rather than gravitating toward each other, division occurred instead. They both ran the opposite direction. That broke my heart through and through. All that though got us to the reconciliation, and that was beautiful.
I could not put this book down, and I cannot wait to see who will be the next main character. I just know it's going to be amazing. These characters, and their small town, have grabbed my attention, and I cannot wait to see what happens next. Kudos Rebecca Yarros on a fabulous book.
Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts on Reasons to Believe. This was a definite 5 star read for me. I was fully invested in the storyline, and the lives of our characters. Go pick up this book. It's simply amazing.
Happy Reading,
Laura
Rebecca Yarros is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of over fifteen novels, including Great and Precious Things and The Last Letter. “A gifted storyteller” (Kirkus), she is also the recipient of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence for Eyes Turned Skyward from her Flight and Glory series.
I could not put this book down, and I cannot wait to see who will be the next main character. I just know it's going to be amazing. These characters, and their small town, have grabbed my attention, and I cannot wait to see what happens next. Kudos Rebecca Yarros on a fabulous book.
Thank you for taking the time to read my thoughts on Reasons to Believe. This was a definite 5 star read for me. I was fully invested in the storyline, and the lives of our characters. Go pick up this book. It's simply amazing.
Happy Reading,
Laura
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“I’ll take them!”
That’s what I tell the social worker when my pre-k student and his baby brother need an emergency foster placement. I’ll do anything to keep the brothers from being split up. But my apartment’s flooded and there’s only one house I can take them to on such short notice…his.
Knox Daniels, my older brother’s best friend, offers his new place without hesitation. He’s not moving back to our tiny town until next month—that’s when all our hotshot firefighters are returning for their one and only chance to rebuild our fathers’ fallen, iconic crew.
It doesn’t matter that I’ve been silently in love with Knox since we were kids. It can’t matter that we pretend that reckless prom night kiss never happened. It won’t matter that my feelings for him could destroy his lifelong friendship with my brother and threaten the certification of their hotshot crew. Because I’ll be out of his house long before he gets back.
Except Knox just walked in…a month early. And the icing on this awkward cake? He’s gorgeous as always and I’m covered in baby puke. He takes one look at the boys and tells me we can make this work—
We can temporarily fake a relationship to keep them from being separated by the system.
Suddenly, everything matters.
Meet Rebecca
Rebecca loves military heroes and has been blissfully married to hers for almost twenty years. She’s the mother of six children, ranging from kindergarten to law school, and is currently surviving the teenage years with three of her four hockey-playing sons. When she’s not writing, you can find her at the hockey rink or sneaking in some guitar time while guzzling coffee. She and her family live in Colorado with their stubborn English bulldogs, two feisty chinchillas, and a Maine Coon kitten named Artemis, who rules them all.
Having fostered then adopted their youngest daughter who is nonverbal and on the autism spectrum, Rebecca is passionate about helping children in the foster system through her nonprofit, One October, which she co-founded with her husband in 2019. To learn more about their mission to better the lives of kids in foster care, visit www.oneoctober.org.
To catch up on Rebecca’s latest releases and upcoming novels, including The Things We Leave Unfinished, which just received a starred review from Publishers Weekly, visit www.RebeccaYarros.com.
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