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Firefly Hollow: A Small Town Women's Fiction Romance (Firefly Hollow series Book 1) Kindle Edition
Love was never part of his plan. Until she came along and changed everything.
Owen Campbell is a man with secrets. He finds comfort in isolation, keeping to himself in the mountains of Kentucky. But when his lovely neighbor Sarah returns from college, he finds himself enchanted. Even though he knows better than to risk his heart, he can't resist the pull toward her.
As they begin to fall for each other, family tragedies and misunderstandings threaten to tear them apart. Will the secrets they keep and the heartache they endure be enough to drive them away from each other forever? Or will they find the strength and courage to fight for a love that's worth all the risks?
Set in the stunning backdrop of 1960s Appalachia, Firefly Hollow is a tale of secrets, love, and the courage to overcome all odds. It’s the first book in the Firefly Hollow Universe, which includes the Firefly Hollow Series and Firefly Hollow Generations.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateSeptember 23, 2012
- File size1625 KB
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Product details
- ASIN : B009G8ELXY
- Publisher : T L Haddix (September 23, 2012)
- Publication date : September 23, 2012
- Language : English
- File size : 1625 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Sticky notes : On Kindle Scribe
- Print length : 323 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,040,982 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #5,219 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #7,316 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books)
- #33,367 in Historical Romance (Kindle Store)
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About the author
T. L. Haddix is the author of several series, including the Firefly Hollow Series (Romance with elements of paranormal Appalachian folklore), the Olman County Series (as Alex Collins; Romantic Suspense set in small-town Indiana), and the Vapid Vixens Series (as I. Ronik; Romantic Comedy/Paranormal Humor).
She's a self-described eccentric, somewhat-reclusive stick in the mud who lives in Kentucky with her husband and their cat-children. Her hobbies include gardening, cooking, casual birdwatching, mushroom hunting, and being short, and if she gets brave, she'll eventually add chicken-owner to the list.
She writes books about characters who are flawed but who somehow still manage to overcome the challenges thrown in their paths and reach for happiness with their soul mates. And while she can't tell a joke in the real world to save her life, she tries to inject her characters' lives with quirky, often unintentional humor that surprises readers at just the right moment.
You can contact her through her website, www.tlhaddix.com, which contains links to all her books and a very boring blog.
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Intriguing title: check
Beautiful cover: check
Interesting blurb: check
A part of me wondered what I would be getting myself into if I requested it:
“Hmmm, this sounds a little like an adult version of Beauty and the Beast. You’ve had some disappointments after reading books with so few reviews lately, better hold off for a little while. Play it safe, Litchick.”
Another, lesser evolved, part of me shouted back in a horrific imitation of a German accent:
“Who cares?! Hit zee requesht button!!!”
That little Id-gremlin won. And I’m so, so happy she did.
You see, I have a method to reviewing. I take notes. Lots and lots and lots of notes. I write down everything I loved, hated and lol’d at while reading a book. I also go into great detail about the characters, content and writing style. Sometimes (for obvious reasons) these notes can extend well over six Word Document pages, so you can understand that it’s a rare thing when a book can pull me in so completely that I forget about my meticulous (some might say retentive) little habit.
This book made me forget.
This is not just a beautiful and sometimes heartbreaking love story. This is not just about a young woman’s coming of age. This is not just a study on the harshness of rural life in a small town. This is not just a book with some paranormal elements. It’s all of those things and so, so much more.
I blame not only the story for my lack of notes but the writing itself. It’s both beautiful and enthralling. Haddix has this simplistically elegant way of describing people and places with just a single sentence. That sentence is all you need to have a detailed and fully formed picture in your mind of what she’s depicted. I could fill an entire page with quotes but I’ll restrain myself. Here is one of my favorite examples instead:
“The fireflies were out in full force, their leisurely movements across the yard looking like nothing less than a twinkling, living blanket crossing the landscape.”
Not only is the writing subtle but unless you pay close attention you might miss the fact that this story is set in the 1950s. Some other readers have expressed annoyance that the time period wasn’t better defined as there weren’t many glaringly obvious descriptions of music, clothing, cars, etc, etc. I wasn’t annoyed. I thought it was really refreshing that Haddix mostly let the lack of modern conveniences speak for themselves. This is rural Kentucky after all and the story takes place in a semi-mountainous farming community. Back then, things like fashion and current music were late to arrive to places that had just recently built their first middle school so it’s more accurate that they wouldn’t be in the forefront of the characters’ minds.
Speaking of the main characters, I loved them. I really, truly loved them.
From the very first page I was on Sarah’s side and I continued to be until the very end. She’s a calm, intelligent, rational young woman with a well-rounded sense of humor and a sort of childlike curiosity. And she can really stand up for herself when she needs to.
She’s just so…likeable.
I know that sounds a little silly but lately so many main characters in the books I’ve been reading have, at one point or another, gotten on my last nerve. Not Sarah. Her sheer likeability was a breath of fresh air.
Then there’s the male lead, Owen. Oh. My. GOD. He is...he’s…he’s pretty much one of my favorite love interests EVER. He calls her mother ma’am, asks to kiss her, looks out for her well-being without being some overbearing hyper-dominant alpha and is just…is just…I mean he’s completely…!!!
*faints*
S-s-sorry, wh-what happened?
Oh right, book review. Owen. Mmmmmm….Owen…nom nom nom nom n-
Ahem!
I immediately found myself intrigued by him. He’s mysterious, reclusive, brilliant, handsome and a shifter to boot. I loved what Haddix did with the shifters in this story. They’re not bound to just one form like the popular theme that runs in most paranormal books. Sometimes they can take multiple forms and the one they choose seems to be related to the mood they’re in. If they’re angry, they become a wolf, calm, a deer. They’re not ruled by instincts or primal urges, they’re not driven to near madness with bloodlust or the need to mate. They’re just a magical and intriguing anomaly.
And then there’s the romance between Owen (OM NOM NOM) and Sarah. It was one of the most realistic I’ve come across. When you first meet them they’re strangers and you’re witness to their first meeting, their first shy smiles and their first kiss (among other things…heh heh). I loved watching them fall in love. It was…GAH! I’ve run out of words. Time for a frigging happy dance!!!
*HAPPY DANCE*
Okay, sorry. The Id took over again.
What’s left to say? Oh the support cast! There were no one dimensional characters here. Even the ones I disliked I found myself at one time or another feeling sorry for. Except for that one that I sincerely hope is rotting in one of the lower levels of hell.
I especially liked Sarah’s mother. She was thoughtful, loving, gave great advice to her children and had a propensity for laughing at inappropriate moments. Sarah’s family dynamic seemed as realistic as her relationship with Owen. At times it was awkward, at times infuriating and yet at others sweet and sentimental.
Really, you should just read this book. It’s incredible. It made me laugh out loud, grin for so long my face hurt, rage out in defense of the characters mistreatment and even craugh. Granted I’d had two rum and cokes when I got to the scene that caused said weepiness mixed with semi-hysterical laughter but I’m pretty sure I would have teared up regardless!
Even though I received a digital book for review I’ll be buying the paperback because I need to see it sitting on my bookshelves. I need to have it in my greedy little hands and re-read it to my heart’s content.
And so, I looked in to the book and purchased the first three books in the series. I jumped in to Firefly Hollow immediately and I don't regret it at all!
I won't retell the story, and the synopsis gives you the gist of what it's about, so on to what I thought...
It has been a while since I have read a paranormal book, and I wasn't really sure what to expect from this one. I was actually very pleasantly surprised with Firefly Hollow. It definitely has a more romantic feel than a paranormal, but the paranormal elements are definitely there ;)
The story was captivating. I was hooked from the very beginning and only put the book down when it was absolutely necessary. Firefly Hollow is the first book in a long time that I totally devoured.
The characters were believable and easy to relate to. I connected with them easily, and I felt every emotion each one of them went through. And believe me, Firefly Hollow has a lot of feels in it! I felt like I was part of their world and I was right there with them. There's nothing better than when a story drags you right in to it like that! I will definitely be continuing this series!
If you are looking for a book that has a very sweet love story at it's heart, and don't mind a touch of paranormal thrown in the mix, I strongly recommend giving Firefly Hollow by T.L. Haddix a read.