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Lean On Me (Holloway #2)
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HelenKay Dimon (Goodreads Author)
Cassidy Clarke once climbed the world’s highest mountains, but after an unexpected illness ends her career she’s back in her hometown, broke and hoping for a little luck. But the townsfolk aren’t exactly putting out a welcome mat for the woman who once snubbed them in the media, despite her apologies now.
Mitch Anders knows someone has set up camp on the grounds of his plan...more
Mitch Anders knows someone has set up camp on the grounds of his plan...more
ebook, 118 pages
Published
October 22nd 2012
by Carina Press
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3 1/2 Stars! Amusing, sizzling fun!
The second book in this series takes us to the town of Holloway, and to Mitch Anders, Carrie's brother. Carrie was featured in It's Not Christmas Without You, were she found everlasting love with Austin, Mitch's best friend. Cassidy Clarke is back in town, after leaving years ago to pursue her dream of climbing the world's highest peaks. Shunned by the townspeople, after making a disparaging comment in an interview about small town life, she returns when she fa...more
The second book in this series takes us to the town of Holloway, and to Mitch Anders, Carrie's brother. Carrie was featured in It's Not Christmas Without You, were she found everlasting love with Austin, Mitch's best friend. Cassidy Clarke is back in town, after leaving years ago to pursue her dream of climbing the world's highest peaks. Shunned by the townspeople, after making a disparaging comment in an interview about small town life, she returns when she fa...more
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Original review: www.sweptawaybyromance.blogspot.com
Lean On Me takes us back to Holloway, Virginia. Carrie and Austin are married and now it's time for Mitch to find love.
Cassidy Clarke hasn't had it easy. She once climbed the world's highest mountains, the rush of adrenaline and success part of her everyday life...until everything fell apart. Broke and homeless, she returns to her hometown, Holloway, but she isn't welcomed back with open arms. Cassidy has been on Mitch's radar ever since they...more
Lean On Me takes us back to Holloway, Virginia. Carrie and Austin are married and now it's time for Mitch to find love.
Cassidy Clarke hasn't had it easy. She once climbed the world's highest mountains, the rush of adrenaline and success part of her everyday life...until everything fell apart. Broke and homeless, she returns to her hometown, Holloway, but she isn't welcomed back with open arms. Cassidy has been on Mitch's radar ever since they...more
3.5 stars
A cute story that started of with a blast, but tapered off halfway through.
Cassidy Clark has chased her dream of climbing the world's 14 highest mountains (more info on them can be found here, on Wikipedia). But, life didn't go as planned. And now she's back in her hometown, in which everybody hates her, with no money and no place to stay. The good thing - she's used to roughing it, all she really needs is a place to set up her tent. Maybe her choice of location wasn't the savvi...more
A cute story that started of with a blast, but tapered off halfway through.
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Cassidy Clark has chased her dream of climbing the world's 14 highest mountains (more info on them can be found here, on Wikipedia). But, life didn't go as planned. And now she's back in her hometown, in which everybody hates her, with no money and no place to stay. The good thing - she's used to roughing it, all she really needs is a place to set up her tent. Maybe her choice of location wasn't the savvi...more
This story is set in a small town of really hideous busy bodies. I can't imagine why on earth the heroine wanted to spend one second more than she had to there.
Review at Fiction Vixen.
3 stars
Okay, I didn't exactly enjoying the story. I did skimming a lot. However, there were some parts that I truly did enjoy. Like when Cassidy had no place to stay, stayed at Mitch and his friends' nursery without permission but for guilt purpose, she offered help which the guys were clueless where it came from. Then, at one part where Cassidy was restless she climbed the roof do cleaning and Mitch nearly had frostbite as he wore nothing but boxer brief. Loved Cassidy for being brave, strong,...more
Okay, I didn't exactly enjoying the story. I did skimming a lot. However, there were some parts that I truly did enjoy. Like when Cassidy had no place to stay, stayed at Mitch and his friends' nursery without permission but for guilt purpose, she offered help which the guys were clueless where it came from. Then, at one part where Cassidy was restless she climbed the roof do cleaning and Mitch nearly had frostbite as he wore nothing but boxer brief. Loved Cassidy for being brave, strong,...more
Cassidy is back in her hometown of Holloway, but of course as we all know by reading or even some of living in a smalltown - the gossip train always runs a bit quicker and after an interview that Cassidy did a few years back has left her name in the mud when it comes to the townspeople. Home to help her father Allan and the house, Cassidy will be in for a big surprise as she soon discovers that the house is in foreclosure , being broke herself with her financer leaving her in the dust after robb...more
What happens when a professional mountain climber meets a guy afraid of heights?
Well, you know exactly what happens, don't you?
Cassidy has come home, and not one person is happy to see her. This could have something to do with her having said some not so nice things about the old hometown. The reasons behind her disparaging words come out later, but suffice it to say, there are people who won't like her anyway, jealous little minds that they are. Unfortunately for Cassidy, her stepfather acts st...more
Well, you know exactly what happens, don't you?
Cassidy has come home, and not one person is happy to see her. This could have something to do with her having said some not so nice things about the old hometown. The reasons behind her disparaging words come out later, but suffice it to say, there are people who won't like her anyway, jealous little minds that they are. Unfortunately for Cassidy, her stepfather acts st...more
I received a complimentary copy of this book as part of a book tour in exchange for a fair and honest review.
Lean on Me by HelenKay Dimon is a light second chance romance with likable lead characters, witty dialogue and just enough sexual heat to keep things hopping. Ms. Dimon captured my attention from the first page and never let go. Tied to Ms. Dimon's previous Holiday release from Carina, It's Not Christmas Without You, this story focuses on Cassidy Clark, once the small town's "Golden One"...more
Lean on Me by HelenKay Dimon is a light second chance romance with likable lead characters, witty dialogue and just enough sexual heat to keep things hopping. Ms. Dimon captured my attention from the first page and never let go. Tied to Ms. Dimon's previous Holiday release from Carina, It's Not Christmas Without You, this story focuses on Cassidy Clark, once the small town's "Golden One"...more
Sweet, funny, endearing, a little steamy and a lot of chemistry. That’s how I would describe this book. Cassidy and Mitch had me cracking up. How in the world does a person who is scared of heights fall for a professional mountain climber? And I love small town antics. I live in a small town and have my whole life so I’m very familiar with them. They crack me up! You just gotta love the nosy Ms. Cleo.
Cassidy has had it rough. She lost her career, her money has been stolen and her stepdad is avo...more
Cassidy has had it rough. She lost her career, her money has been stolen and her stepdad is avo...more
Cassidy Clarke once climbed the world's highest mountains, but after an unexpected illness ends her career she's back in her hometown, broke and hoping for a little luck. But the townsfolk aren't exactly putting out a welcome mat for the woman who once snubbed them in the media, despite her apologies now. Mitch Anders knows someone has set up camp on the grounds of his plant nursery, and he's surprised to find his sexy high school crush ducking questions about where she's staying. Though he's sw...more
Lean on Me on Gone Pecan
Cassidy is back home after travelling around the world, climbing mountains. “The Chosen One” has returned to Holloway, West Virginia after an illness cut her climbing career short. The problem is that the town is holding a grudge because of an interview she did when she wasn’t thinking straight after a climb. Their once golden girl is not exactly welcome. Except by Mitch.
Mitch is one of the few people in town who isn’t whispering behind her back. In fact, the crush he ha...more
Cassidy is back home after travelling around the world, climbing mountains. “The Chosen One” has returned to Holloway, West Virginia after an illness cut her climbing career short. The problem is that the town is holding a grudge because of an interview she did when she wasn’t thinking straight after a climb. Their once golden girl is not exactly welcome. Except by Mitch.
Mitch is one of the few people in town who isn’t whispering behind her back. In fact, the crush he ha...more
A career-destroying illness and a crooked manager have left Cassidy almost literally with nothing. Returning to her hometown isn't much help: she has a terrible reputation there, and even her beloved stepfather is avoiding her. The only person who seems to be on her side is Mitch, who insists that she still owes him a date from when they were in high school.
I liked the idea of this novella -- a mountain-climber heroine is pretty cool -- but somehow it never came together for me. Some things happ...more
I liked the idea of this novella -- a mountain-climber heroine is pretty cool -- but somehow it never came together for me. Some things happ...more
Lean on me was a sweet, romantic and saucy story about a young woman who falls from grace in the eyes of her hometown. Cassidy Clarke was poised to be a the first woman to climb all 14 of the worlds highest mountains when an illness ended her career. It only took one interview after a long trip back down to ruin her reputation in her hometown though after saying things that were less than savory. Once back in her hometown she gets the cold shoulder from everyone except from an old high school cl...more
HelenKay’s website describes the Holloway series as, “A small-town contemporary romance series. The books focus on the men and women of Thomas Nurseries, a landscape company in Holloway, West Virginia, and provide an emotional and sexy story in a novella format.”
Lean on Me is the second book in the three part series. Even though this is part of a series, it isn’t necessary for you to read the first book. Since this is a novella, it consists of roughly 39,000 words and is about 111 pages long. S...more
Lean on Me is the second book in the three part series. Even though this is part of a series, it isn’t necessary for you to read the first book. Since this is a novella, it consists of roughly 39,000 words and is about 111 pages long. S...more
This review is also posted on my blog, The Rambling Readerista
Lean On Me is a fun and quirky story about a young woman returning to her little hometown after ten years of absence, encountering both friends and town gossips, warm and cold welcomes, love and family. The book is the second in the Holloway Series, but it can be read as a standalone and the reader will not have a feeling of missing anything. It can only make the reader go to book #1 to get acquainted with some of the other characters...more
Lean On Me is a fun and quirky story about a young woman returning to her little hometown after ten years of absence, encountering both friends and town gossips, warm and cold welcomes, love and family. The book is the second in the Holloway Series, but it can be read as a standalone and the reader will not have a feeling of missing anything. It can only make the reader go to book #1 to get acquainted with some of the other characters...more
**Side note: HelenKay is a personal friend, take this review however you want**
Hooray for a HelenKay Dimon contemporary romance! What I love about these stories is that she gets to be spicier than her in her Intrigue stories. Cassidy returns to her home town with nothing to show. Her career as a climber is over; she’s left with no home, no money, and is reduced to camping. Mitch knows that there’s more to Cassidy’s story than she’s sharing with the town and he can’t help but be drawn to her. Thi...more
Hooray for a HelenKay Dimon contemporary romance! What I love about these stories is that she gets to be spicier than her in her Intrigue stories. Cassidy returns to her home town with nothing to show. Her career as a climber is over; she’s left with no home, no money, and is reduced to camping. Mitch knows that there’s more to Cassidy’s story than she’s sharing with the town and he can’t help but be drawn to her. Thi...more
Reviewed at: HarlequinKunkie.com
Lean On Me is a fun and engaging read from start to end. A perfect Pick-me-up to brighten your day!
Cassidy’ once an acclaimed mountaineer finds her life in shambles. Her Career is over; she has been cheated out of her finances and is living out of a tent…barely surviving.
I really liked Cassidy’s character she was strong and independent….struggling but never broken. Mitch was an interesting character, charming and quite endearingly HOT! The flirtations between Cas...more
Lean On Me is a fun and engaging read from start to end. A perfect Pick-me-up to brighten your day!
Cassidy’ once an acclaimed mountaineer finds her life in shambles. Her Career is over; she has been cheated out of her finances and is living out of a tent…barely surviving.
I really liked Cassidy’s character she was strong and independent….struggling but never broken. Mitch was an interesting character, charming and quite endearingly HOT! The flirtations between Cas...more
Why I read it: I heard the Twitter buzz and snapped it up when it was offered on NetGalley.
What it's about: (from Goodreads) Cassidy Clarke once climbed the world’s highest mountains, but after an unexpected illness ends her career she’s back in her hometown, broke and hoping for a little luck. But the townsfolk aren’t exactly putting out a welcome mat for the woman who once snubbed them in the media, despite her apologies now.
Mitch Anders knows someone has set up camp on the grounds of his pla...more
What it's about: (from Goodreads) Cassidy Clarke once climbed the world’s highest mountains, but after an unexpected illness ends her career she’s back in her hometown, broke and hoping for a little luck. But the townsfolk aren’t exactly putting out a welcome mat for the woman who once snubbed them in the media, despite her apologies now.
Mitch Anders knows someone has set up camp on the grounds of his pla...more
This review is also posted on my blog, Books Books and More Books
Thanks to the publisher, Carina Press, and NetGalley for the chance to read this!
HelenKay Dimon created a very realistic small town story with great dialogue & even greater characters –this story has everything I look for in a contemporary romance. The small town antics are very humorous; I love how they nickname events & people. The relationships in small towns are often inaccurately depicted (not in this case, it was pref...more
Thanks to the publisher, Carina Press, and NetGalley for the chance to read this!
HelenKay Dimon created a very realistic small town story with great dialogue & even greater characters –this story has everything I look for in a contemporary romance. The small town antics are very humorous; I love how they nickname events & people. The relationships in small towns are often inaccurately depicted (not in this case, it was pref...more
It is hard to rate audio books when you just don't like the "tone" of the story. With an audio book, a lot of the "tone" comes from the narrator's POV/performance.
This book just seemed whiny. The heroine seemed whiny even when she was saying/doing noble acts. The "comic" relief (at least I think this character was to be comic relief) seemed whiny and pitiful. The stud muffin seemed whiny. The stepfather who was in about 5 percent of the story seemed whiny.
Basic story, small town girl who made it...more
This book just seemed whiny. The heroine seemed whiny even when she was saying/doing noble acts. The "comic" relief (at least I think this character was to be comic relief) seemed whiny and pitiful. The stud muffin seemed whiny. The stepfather who was in about 5 percent of the story seemed whiny.
Basic story, small town girl who made it...more
Overall a cute story that lost its steam halfway through the book. Cassidy has fallen on hard times and must return to her hometown, where she's not exactly welcomed after an interview she gave, making fun of Holloway, WV. Mitch had a crush (?) on Cassidy in high school, but Cassidy was a bit of a loner and didn't take Mitch asking her out seriously. So now that Cassidy is back, Mitch pounces on her, wanting to finally have that date. While Cassidy is trying to figure out her life, the entire to...more
Review written for www.books-n-kisses.com
This was a very cute read. While I am not sure that the story was any different than so many other short stories out there it was written very well and the characters were immediately relatable. Cassidy was written really strong, independent and in such a low point in her life that you feel so sad for her yet proud of her for surviving. Mitch suffers from white knight syndrome which is common in short romance stories. I enjoyed this read. I read it betwee...more
This was a very cute read. While I am not sure that the story was any different than so many other short stories out there it was written very well and the characters were immediately relatable. Cassidy was written really strong, independent and in such a low point in her life that you feel so sad for her yet proud of her for surviving. Mitch suffers from white knight syndrome which is common in short romance stories. I enjoyed this read. I read it betwee...more
Book 1 was a Christmas story from 2011 called "It's not Christmas without you". I read it last year and really enjoyed it so i was happy to see another installment in this novella series. Cassidy Clark was shy in school. Quiet and kept to herself. The one thing she concentrated on was climbing. As a adult she turned herself into a world class climber. She made a big name for herself. So big in fact she had sponsors and a team that she needed so she could do the big climbs. She had everything she...more
Cassidy is not having a good moment right now… She's back in the town she said some not so nice things about during an interview after a climb. She's also lost all her money and due to medical issues can't do her passion/career of mountain climbing any more. She just wants to get her feet back under her and figure out where to go from here but her step-dad isn't giving her a chance to figure out what is going on with him and she's having to camp out in the local nursery. She ends up catching the...more
This book tell the story of Cassidy who went back to her hometown in shame after the downfall of her career and betrayal from her manager. She was the least favourite person in her hometown after an interview that she given in the past. With her being back home, obvious she become the talk of the town who has nicknamed her as The Chose One. Her career and downfall is being followed closely by Mitch who seems to have feeling for her since High School and he was the one that has provided home for...more
I was glad to see this series continuing, I liked the first story. I was glad that the story went back to the small town. But as much as I liked being back in the small town it drove me nuts how judgmental they all were. It seemed like they all wanted to bad things about Cassidy, the only person that didn't was Mitch, but that was only because he kept remembering his teen crush.
I really liked how at the start Mitch was there fighting for Cassidy, that he kept trying to get people off her back....more
I really liked how at the start Mitch was there fighting for Cassidy, that he kept trying to get people off her back....more
This was a great contemporary romance story. Normally when we read about small towns they rally behind all their people, but this one was a little different. Cassidy had made her living by climbing mountains until one day she was no longer able to and her business manager ran off with her money. She was forced to come home to the stepfather, Allan, she adores so much. Only, he wasn’t welcoming her with open arms as she assumed he would. In fact the town wasn’t welcoming her – they were just goss...more
My Review:
This was a story that I truly enjoyed. It was short enough to be able to read in a single sitting, which was good because I didn't want to put it down. I got completely caught up in the story between Cassidy and Mitch.
Cassidy used to be the town's sweetheart as a world-renowned climber. She was their pride and joy, until altitude sickness got her and she was quoted saying some unfavorable things about her hometown. They've never forgiven her.
This is a small town and the rumor-mill see...more
This was a story that I truly enjoyed. It was short enough to be able to read in a single sitting, which was good because I didn't want to put it down. I got completely caught up in the story between Cassidy and Mitch.
Cassidy used to be the town's sweetheart as a world-renowned climber. She was their pride and joy, until altitude sickness got her and she was quoted saying some unfavorable things about her hometown. They've never forgiven her.
This is a small town and the rumor-mill see...more
Cassidy has hit rock bottom. Her career is over, her money is gone, she’s back in the small town that hates her and, because her stepfather is avoiding her, she’s homeless. Mitch never forgot the town’s golden girl and when he finds her camping at his nursery, he offers her a place to stay and hopes they can finally act on their attraction to each other.
Lean On Me was a roller coaster for me, in the best possible way. One moment is humorous with great sexual tension, then it blends seamlessly in...more
Lean On Me was a roller coaster for me, in the best possible way. One moment is humorous with great sexual tension, then it blends seamlessly in...more
2.5 stars
Cassidy Clarke used to be at the top of the world... literally. She was a rock climber, climbing the highest mountains in the world, but an unexpected illness ends her career. She's forced to go home to the small town she grew up in and inadvertently snubbed in an interview. Needless to say the people she grew up with aren't all that excited to see her.
Things aren't as one might expect for Cassidy though. She doesn't have a dime to her name, and her step-father is avoiding her. Enter Mi...more
Cassidy Clarke used to be at the top of the world... literally. She was a rock climber, climbing the highest mountains in the world, but an unexpected illness ends her career. She's forced to go home to the small town she grew up in and inadvertently snubbed in an interview. Needless to say the people she grew up with aren't all that excited to see her.
Things aren't as one might expect for Cassidy though. She doesn't have a dime to her name, and her step-father is avoiding her. Enter Mi...more
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HelenKay Dimon spent the last twelve years in the most unromantic career ever - divorce lawyer. After dedicating all that time and effort to helping people terminate relationships she is thrilled to write romance novels full time. Her books have earned praise, appeared on besteller lists and won numerous awards. Her first single title, YOUR MOUTH DRIVES ME CRAZY, was featured in Cosmo as a "Red-Ho...more
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