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Into the Tide

Cottonwood Cove Series, Book 1

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Into the Tide

By: Laura Pavlov
Narrated by: Connor Crais, Mackenzie Cartwright
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She’s my best friend’s little sister. Completely off-limits. But every man has his breaking point.

Lila James is my best friend’s little sister, and I’ve always looked out for her.
She's five years younger than me, and when she left for college, she was just a kid.
But now she’s home for the summer—and she’s definitely not a kid anymore.
She’s beautiful, smart, and everything I didn’t know I needed.
Dark eyes. Long wavy hair. And legs that are meant to be wrapped around me.
I'm the guy who likes to have a good time.
Keep things light.
When her brother asks me to hire her at my restaurant, it's a no-brainer.
There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for her.
Until she asks me for one more favor.
She wants me to be her first.
Take her V-card.
Go where no man has gone before.
Her words, not mine.
And damn, if I don’t want to go there more than I’ve ever wanted anything.
She's only here for the summer, and she says it will be our secret.
It’s temporary.
We’ll go back to being just friends at the end of summer.
She promises that she won’t fall for me.
She knows better.
But Lila isn’t the one I'm worried about.

**This is book one in the Cottonwood Cove Series. Each one can be read as a complete standalone. A HEA is guaranteed!**

Cottonwood Cove Series:
Into the Tide
Under the Stars
On the Shore
Before the Sunset
After the Storm

©2023 Laura Pavlov (P)2023 Laura Pavlov
Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Romance Heartfelt Feel-Good

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This is the first book in the Cottonwood Cove series, a Contemporary Romance. I loved to follow Lila and Hugh in their journey to love. Lila is a beautiful character, smart, and determined. Hugh is very handsome, and supportive. The side characters are great, and I would love to know more about them. Lila's brother Travis is very protective. This is a great brother’s best friend romance, sweet, passionate, and heartwarming. Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright did an excellent job bringing this story to life. I enjoyed it. Looking forward to listening to Under the Stars, the next book in the series.

Sweet, passionate, and heartwarming!

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This is my first book by this author and I absolutely adore it! It is such a sweet romance story and I love everything about it! I had a few tearing up moments as well as some laugh out loud moments and I just all round enjoyed the book! Excited to read the 2nd one in the series 😍

The narrators are also fantastic for this book ❤️

Amazing book!!

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This small town, brother’s best friend romance is a fabulous start to a new series, the characters are amazing and the storylines not only captivated my attention the entire time but tugged on my heartstrings too. Laura Pavlov is a gifted author, I enjoyed her writing style and her descriptive details takes you alongside the characters and into their heads, enabling your to see what they are seeing, thinking and feeling. The characters are realistic, easy to relate to and connect with, they are easy to care about too. Hugh Reynolds is a busy man, besides running his own bar restaurant, he took over his family’s businesses too. Luckily his friend Travis’ sister, Lila James, who just finished college is coming home before starting her new job in Chicago in a couple of months. While home she will work with Hugh to help him organize and manage his business more efficiently. Travis has mixed feelings about her returning home, he is happy to see her but not happy she is staying with their father who drinks too much and has been down on his luck. Travis has given up on their father, but she hasn’t and she plans to get him the help he needs while she is home. Lila is happy to be home and see her friends and she has one more thing she wants to do before starting her new career and life in the city, to lose her V-card. When Hugh sees Lila, he knows he is in trouble, she is not that a kid anymore she is a beautiful woman, and she is also off limits. It was great to watch these two spend time together and get to know each other again. I thought they were perfect together and for each other. The chemistry between them is undeniable, and they could only deny each other for so long before giving in. They both knew her time was limited and she would be leaving, but they agreed to a temporary fling, enjoy each other’s company, and bodies, but keep it to themselves. I loved how everything played out in this book, it is a wonderfully plotted story and has the perfect balance of drama, charm, witty dialogue and humor, heartfelt emotions, and steamy romance. Besides the fabulous lead characters, there are some amazing secondary characters, including the Reynolds family, the banter between them is hilarious. Laura Pavlov, thank you for the wonderful story and emotional rollercoaster ride. 

🎧📚🎧 And for the fabulous narration, Mackenzie Cartwright and Connor Crais are the perfect cast to bring these characters and story to life. They had a complete understanding of who they were portraying, gave each a voice that fit each of that character’s persona and were believable in every role they played. Crais nailed it as Hugh, swoon worthy and all, grasping all sides of his personality, and Cartwright did the same for Lila, playing her role with perfection. Both were great performing the roles of the secondary characters as well. They set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the character’s emotions and projected them into their performance and had you feeling every single one. These versatile voice artists are entertaining storytellers and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for the amazing listen. 

Fantastic Story & Listen🎧 Charming & Heartwarming!

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Brothers best friend is a trope I usually duck and dodge, but in small town romance, it’s often unavoidable. Travis, and brothers like him are kind of the reason why. I felt like he was over the top, and not in a good way.
Hugh was the star of this one for me, although Lila was also incredibly sweet. He just clicked more with me.
I loved LP’s Honey Mountain series, at least the ones I read, but this one was just a little flatter for me. Some of the dialogue could have really been stripped and I doubt I would have missed it.

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I am not sure how Laura Pavlov has been off my radar, but I am so glad I have now discovered her! What a great small town romance! I listen to a lot of books, bit this one has quickly moved to my top ten so far of the year! The first book in the Cottonwood Cove series, we meet Lila. Coming home from college after years of intense athletic training, a national win under her belt and her degree earned, she is taking off the summer and then will leave to start her new job in the city. She has plans and now after writing them down is ready to put them in place. Hugh is her brother's best friend, and after an altercation at home, he takes her in and gives her a job. Hugh never really noticed Lila, after all, your best friend's sister is off limits. But as their time together progresses, so does the undeniable attraction. He is there for her as she ticks off things on her list, and their feelings are just growing stronger. Does she feel the same? How will her brother react? Is she going to finish out the list and leave? There is a lot more than just the romance in this book, as Pavlov confronts relevant issues head on and takes us on a journey of depression, addiction and healing. Plus family is everything and we get a good does of sibling teasing and caring. It's a fabulous listen and I could not get enough.

Connor Crais and Mackenzie Cartwright are one of my favorite teams to listen to together, and they are amazing at bringing a story to life. This book is easy on the ears, and their ability to pull out the personalities of each character is spot on. Hugh is sweet and swoony, but he does have a tough streak and a vulnerability that Crais gives him. Cartwright creates the mature Lila, taking on the world, yet with a bit of a naivete to keep her real. I truly enjoyed their portrayal of the Cottonwood Cove town and can't wait to hear more!

Can't wait to visit Cottonwood Cove again!

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