Love's Journey Home

Lincoln Love Stories, Book 2

By: Julie Coulter Bellon

Narrated by: Brianne Vega

Olivia is a D.A. with a job to do. Mick is a man with a hidden past. When their lives collide, choices must be made - and nothing will ever be the same.

Olivia Dalton has a reputation in the DA's office - tough, thorough, and fierce when she's closing a case. Those skills are essential in the courtroom, but not in the relationship department - until Mick Donovan crosses her path. Everyone thinks he's a player, but when an unexpected situation arises, she glimpses an honorable man instead. Olivia is drawn to him, but he pushes her away, unable to shake the past that still haunts him.

Mick Donovan learned at a young age never to let anyone close because those you love never stay. Keeping people at arms-length has never been hard for him - until he meets Olivia Dalton. Mick is caught up in a case she's prosecuting, and he can't deny his attraction to her, but when she uncovers the past he's kept carefully hidden, he's sure she'll turn away. Yet, even with all his secrets in the open, Olivia reaches out. Can he let his guard down long enough to let her in and take a chance on love?

©2018 Julie Coulter Bellon (P)2022 Julie Coulter Bellon

Sweet redemption

A sweet romantic story that really spoke to my heart. As an adoptive mom through foster care- this really resonated with me. The struggles from trauma are real. And I love seeing the hope played out here.

Another winner from Julie Coulter Bellon

Julie Coulter Bellon is one of my favorite suspense authors, and she’s made a smooth transition to love stories. I really enjoyed Love’s Journey Home, and started and finished this in one day. I loved this book! Love wins! I love Ms. Bellon’s character development, and her ability to write about a sensitive topic. The narrator did a great job with this heartwarming, romantic, and funny story. Highly recommend!

The family we choose

Family can bring us joy or bring us pain, and sometimes both. However, the families we choose and the ones we make can complete us in ways we never imagined.

I loved this second book in the Lincoln Love Stories series. While we get glimpses of Tory and Drew in this book, this time, the focus is on Drew's sister Olivia. She and Drew's colleague Mick encounter a young boy named Will, who is in need of their help. Yet their opinions of what that help should look like are completely opposite on another.

As a D.A., Olivia is adamant that legal channels be followed, while Mick grew up in the foster care system with some of the worst excuses for foster parents around.

But while they each fight for a future for Will that will ensure his happiness, they discover things about each other too. And mending this little boy's heart may be just what they each need to mend their own hurting hearts as well.

If you enjoy redeeming stories of love and family, you won't want to miss this story!

Clean romance

Happy to be sappy is the phrase my husband and I would use for this book, meaning there is some sappiness but we like it that way. The story didn't go exactly as I expected it to go. I mean the romance did but other elements didn't turn out like I thought it would especially judging from the front cover.
I really liked Mick and the fact that he could be so caring about people even while cutting himself off from them. I was confused by Olivia's occupation. Maybe I don't know anything about it at all but it often felt like she was a detective/cop instead of a lawyer.
The story has some difficult issues but we didn't have to see the details of most of those hard things. Things like drug addiction, drug rings, physical and emotional abuse, abandonment were all a part of the story but are either referred to as part of past experience or very little of it is detailed on the page.

Potential triggers: abuse, neglect, abandonment, addiction

Sex: kisses
Language: no
Violence: off page
*I received a complimentary Audio version of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.

Excellent

A delightful heart warming story, with finding and opening to love. Family, and new families and friends. They both had emotional scars, being open and honest, brought love. A delightful book to read and good characters. The narration brought the story to life and with a good voice to enjoy. Given audio for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.