Chasing Hope

De: Dana Wayne

Narrado por: John Tanner

Some wounds can't be healed.

Max Logan longs for the joys of home and family he missed growing up in foster care. He fills that emotional void by becoming a kick-ass Marine, and for 18 years, he leads his band of brothers from one hellhole to another. Until the one that nearly destroyed him.

Sixteen months of therapy and rehab put his body back together, but some wounds can’t be seen.

Skylar Ward dreams of a life that includes someone beside her. Someone to share her life and be a father to her young daughter. But if she learned anything from her failed marriage, it was that you don’t rush into a relationship. Only Max Logan sparks her interest. But the handsome, brooding war hero remains aloof.

Seven-year-old Maddie Ward overhears a neighbor telling her mom she needs a male companion and immediately decides Max will do just fine. He needs a family. They need him. She just has to figure out how to make that happen.

Can a precocious child be the catalyst that heals and brings them all together or will ashes of the past bury hope forever?

HEAT LEVEL 4 - Steamy: Steamy scenes and mild swearing, open door. Think R-rated. Deals with Max's thoughts and emotions behind his PTSD in a positive and encouraging manner.

©2019 Dana Wayne (P)2022 Dana Wayne

Reseñas de la Crítica

2021 Best Indie Book Award - Contemporary Romance

Absolutely loved it!

This was a really fun listen. The characters were all realistic people that we all have experienced. Even the villain resembles someone you have known. It’s small town America at its best. This author will be well known and very soon. Just awesome and five rising stars!

Chasing Hope - Emotions Up and Down throughout this Story

Chasing Hope by Dana Wayne
Narrated by John Tanner
Four Stars

Chasing Hope had me listening long into the night. I just couldn’t put it down. I listened to the whole book in one sitting. Skylar and Max are awesome together. This book had its ups and downs, but kept me listening to find out what would happen next. This is the first audio I have listen by Ms. Wayne, but definitely won’t be the last.
John Tanner is also a newbie to me. I really enjoyed his voice and will watch for his other narrations.

Romance with PTSD

Max Logan was a Marine. After losing so much he returns home, but PTSD recurs in his dreams. Therefore he has given up on having a family. Skyler Ward and her young daughter have moved in next door. Maddie hears all and tells all. She is not afraid to approach Max and starts with her questions. But will she stop there? Will Max let Skyler and Maddie befriend him? Will there be a HEA? This author has written this steamy and fast paced story. Her characters are easy to fall in love with. Maddie may be 7, but she is a typical kid with questions to be asked. While this is a romance story, I think it goes deeper with having PTSD in the story. Second chance is just that second chance at love, second chance at making a better life for all involved. I must say this author has pulled out all the stops in this story. I was hooked before chapter one ended.

Wonderful Story

This was absolutely a wonderful story to listen to. This is the story of 2 people that come together with love and healing.
Max Logan is back home after being wounded in combat. Not only he has battle scars but also his emotional scars that burden him as well, Skylar Ward is a single mom doing her best to make ends meat while caring for her daughter, Maddie. When Max offers to help Skylar with her car, this leads to a friendship at first. As Max slowly breaks down his walls around his heart, he lets Skylar in as well as Maddie.

There are a few twists and turns along the way......that really brought this book together. This is a wonderful, feel good listen. I loved the characters, especially Maddie...I love how the author makes her wise beyond her years...and having Max and Skylar come together to heal each other in their heart and souls. Truly heartwarming.

Easy to listen to and enjoy

Chasing Hope


What a great story.  Max and Skylar fit together so perfectly from the beginning and having precious Maddie there certainly didn't hurt things between them.

I understood a lot of what Skylar was going through as a single mother and her daughter being her first priority.   And she was just amazing even though she let her pride get in the way.

Max has the ghosts of his past and his time in the Corp., but he doesn't allow them to control him most of the time.

The narrator John Tanner had a very soothing voice, almost like a parent reading to his child but also did a great job bringing each and every character to life.