Finding Hayes

Magnolia Falls Series, Book 5

De: Laura Pavlov

Narrado por: Andi Arndt, Lee Samuels

Sometimes relationships come along that define you.

Someone who brings out sides of you that no one else sees.

The reason that you try to be the best version of yourself.

Savannah Abbott was my North Star growing up.

She was my best friend, my neighbor, and the person who knew me best.

But without warning, she was gone in the blink of an eye.

My life began unraveling the day she left Magnolia Falls.

Because apparently, when you lose the best thing in your life, it’s all downhill from there.

But I’m a survivor—and I forced myself to move on.

My guard went up, and my ability to trust people disappeared.

Until the day Savannah came back to town—more than a decade later.

And now she’s acting like I’m the enemy.

She wants nothing to do with me, even all these years later.

Until she needs a favor.

A temporary husband.

I may not be the marrying type, but for Savannah, I’m willing to bend the rules.

None of this is real, and she reminds me of that every day while we’re playing house.

I may fight fires for a living, but my new wife is a flame that I don’t want to extinguish.

She’s the fire that’s been missing all along.

**This is book 5 in the Magnolia Falls Series. Each one can be listened to as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**

Magnolia Falls Series:

Loving Romeo

Wild River

Forbidden King

Beating Heart

Finding Hayes

©2024 Laura Pavlov (P)2024 Laura Pavlov

Great addition to the series but…

This was a great book. I love this series and enjoyed hearing Hayes and Savannah’s story. Now o retro wait patiently for Easton’s story. FYI to Audible The ending credits actually repeat an early scene in the book 😉.

Amazing story with beautiful narration

I absolutely love this series, this book and everything Laura writes. I know when I start reading one of her books I’m going to fall in love with the characters, the setting and the amazing families she creates.

So many amazing tropes - small town, fire fighter, forced proximity, slow burn and surprise pregnancy. The banter, sass, overall dialogue is fantastic…you will laugh, swoon and fall in love with these two.

Hayes and Savannah have a past and some misunderstandings, missed communication kept them apart for many years. I love how Laura writes their journey back to each other. So much love, compassion and understanding between these two. Love them!!

The friends and family add so much to this story. They are fiercely protective and full of love for Hayes and Savannah.

Andi Arndt and Lee Samuels deliver a phenomenal performance! I love how narrators take an authors words and create a whole new experience! They give the characters perfect voice, personality and emotion. A fantastic listen!

I received a complimentary copy and I am leaving my honest review.

no epilog

There is no epilog. instead it's a clip from earlier in the book. very weird. I hope they republish it.

Wonderful end to the series

Since they were little, Savannah was everything to Hayes: best friend, neighbor, partner in crime, Shortcake. She was the one person he could depend on, trust completely - his North Star... until one day she leaves without a goodbye or explanation, cutting ties with him completely and leaving him at the worst moment of his life. But he survived. He put guards around his heart and moved on. Now she is back in Magnolia Falls. 
Savannah is back because she's the sole heir to the man who treated her like a cherished granddaughter. She knows she'll have to see Hayes around and she's sure she can deal. In true Hayes fashion, he's always there when she needs him: a car that won't start... being a temporary husband... You read correctly. The will stipulates that she needs to be married in 30 days or lose the inheritance. She'd toss it all if she didn't need the money badly to help with her dad's medical bills. Now, she'll have to play house with the man who broke her heart. 
She wants nothing to do with him. He's still hurt that she left him. He might be a firefighter, but the fire between them is one no one manages to extinguish.
Oh how I love a friends to lovers story! They're the hardest to write but Laura did it perfectly. She even managed to use the miscommunication trope in a way that works! I love seeing Hayes and Savannah finding their way to each other. I also loved how every conflict was external and, even estranged, they tackled them together. My heart was warmed also by how the Ride or Die friends band together and are there for Hayes. A lovely ending to a wonderful series!
Narrated beautifully by Andi Arndt and Lee Samuels (dual style). Andi can do no wrong in my book and this is no exception. Lee Samuels is also amazing as Hayes, a man whose guards are up but who lets them down for the one person he has loved all his life. Great performances!

Hope, Change, & Steadfast love

love all these books in all her series. they all connect and you know all the characters over the whole universe. it's magical and genious