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Daybreak (Vino and Veritas) Kindle Edition

by Kate Hawthorne (Author), Heart Eyes Press LGBTQ (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,137 ratings
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When a sunny young musician gets stranded with a grumpy mechanic during a snowstorm, a lack of heat is the least of their problems…

Liam Luckett is on an adventure. He's dropped out of his Master's program without telling his overbearing parents and set off on a road trip across the country. Armed with little more than his guitar, he’s looking for his best life. He never expected his car to break down in the middle of nowhere Vermont with a huge storm pending, leaving him stranded and at the mercy of a hunky local mechanic.

Jasper Cunningham is in a holding pattern. Three years after the death of his husband, he still hasn’t moved on. A hot, younger, stranded tourist is exactly the sort of complication this mechanic has been avoiding. But he can’t leave the guy in the snow. He brings Liam home to crash on the couch. The air is heavy with more than snow, and when the power goes out, the two men become closer than either of them expects.

Every silken note Liam sings on that guitar thaws Jasper’s heart a little. Suddenly, Liam’s itchy feet aren’t so eager to move on. When their feelings get too big to ignore, the bond they’ve formed is tested. Will daybreak leave them going their separate ways?

This opposites attract, hurt/comfort romance features a grumpy widower who is only soft for one specific blue-eyed musician, a remote farmhouse, a friendly dog, and enough snow to knock the power out until love catches fire.

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About the Author

Kate Hawthorne writes stories about complicated men in love that are sometimes dirty, but always sweet. She enjoys crafting hard-fought and well-deserved happy endings with just the right amount of angst and kink. Her books include the Giving Consent series and the Lonely Hearts series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08ZNK1R3H
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Heart Eyes Press LLC (May 10, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 10, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3284 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 209 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,137 ratings

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    Sarina Bowen's Heart Eyes Press publishes contemporary romance featuring characters of all stripes. In 2021, readers will get 45 new romances, each one part of Sarina's World of True North. The Vino & Veritas series will include 18 LGBTQ love stories set in and around Burlington Vermont.

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    Kate Hawthorne is an author of character-driven LGBT romance, known for crafting emotionally intense stories with high heat and a kinky twist. Creating worlds where passion and angst collide, Kate’s books bring you complex protagonists in fearless pursuit of happy—if not sometimes unconventional—endings.

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4.2 out of 5 stars
4.2 out of 5
1,137 global ratings
healing and love
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healing and love
I dove into Daybreak by Kate Hawthorne the minute I learned the widower Jesper from Unguarded got his happy in this one.In Unguarded the reader meets Jesper as Emmett's friend and client as he brings his sick dog to Emmett's veterinarian clinic... but no worries at ALL this book is easily read standalone..As the blurb reveals Jasper Cunningham is a widower who lost his husband and is well sort of stuck... that is until he meets Liam Luckett who just traveling through Vermont in search or well...... the reader learns in search of a way to be himself.Liam is a man finding his way in the world, breaking away from his father and the closet he wants to put Liam in.This book is about loss and healing and love... finding that love when you don't expect it... and being brave enough to grab a hold of it; even at the risk of being hurt again.I am so happy I took a chance on this new-to-me author as Jesper and Liam's story was so beautiful.Burlington, Vermont acts as another character in this book and helps craft a world that pulls the reader into this world.Daybreak is set in the Vino and Veritas world and I have loved so many of these stories!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Daybreak
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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Love this installment of the series. Older/younger dynamic, closeted man coming out, taking control of his life, etc. All of this story relates and resonates with my life story. Laughed and cried and couldn't put this down. Keep them coming!
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Margo
4.0 out of 5 stars MM
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024
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Widower
Forced proximity
Kinda instalove

Liam finds himself breaking down in Vermont on his cross country road trip. Walks in to a bar. Sounds like the setup to a joke but instead he meets a hot mechanic.

Jasper has been a widower for 3 years. And the day he meets Liam just so happened to be the same day he threw out the sheets his husband had picked out. And realized maybe he was ready to move on.

Jasper and Liam’s relationship felt natural but I wish we could’ve had more communication. It felt like it wasn’t enough of them together. There is a lot they don’t want to tell each other at first. And then it’s time for Liam to go back to California. When he gets home he realizes he left his home and heart back in Vermont.

It’s very low angst.
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Cassie
3.0 out of 5 stars some typos
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2023
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There are a few typos, specifically with some quotations missing marks. This wasn’t my favorite V and V story but I did enjoy the characters. I think it was just a bit more angsty than I normally go for.
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L.Sisson
5.0 out of 5 stars A lovely book, a lovely story
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2023
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This was such a heartwarming story. Its oversimplified in some places but you get the story without getting bogged down in angsty details. A quick feelgood read.
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Michelle
4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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I was so very happy to see Jasper get his HEA after meeting him in Emmett’s story. Loved Jasper and Liam! They both had their own demons to overcome and I was happy to see them find their way.
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Jess (Novel Confessions Book Blog)
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
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This was such a great book. Watching Jasper work through his grief and give himself permission to move on with Liam was so painfully beautiful. I loved the dynamic between the characters.
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K_Tyoko
4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet read
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
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“He looked at me like he wanted to eat me, but he talked at me like he wished his dog would do the honors.”

This series is just perfect for the times I don’t know what to read as it is full of cute and quick reads just like this one.
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Becky Jean
5.0 out of 5 stars Romance!
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2023
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Daybreak was totally a good romance. I loved both characters. Hopefully some of the side characters get a book. Ending made me swoon. Kudos!
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Maureen Crothall
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read
Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2023
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I've read a few from this series, not in any order, just the ones that grabbed me. I recall two of the side characters in this one being the main couple in one that I'd read. This was a wonderful tale, sweet, saucy, and a little frustrating at times with the most unlikely, mismatched pair ever. But, that beginning!! It's a hard, painful read, for those of us who have lost our partner suddenly it's raw and blunt, and tears at the heart, a tough start to a lovely tale.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Not the right time
Reviewed in Italy on February 13, 2024
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3.5
Just like the previous books, Daybreak is a sweet love story. This one is a little sadder tho.

Jasper lost his husband three years ago and he still hasn't moved on.
He isn't living, barely surviving.
So the attraction he feels toward the young stranger he "rescued" surprise and scare him.
But staying away from Liam seems impossible...

I have to admit that even if i liked the story, i didn't really feel involved.
I didn't really feel the love between the two of them.
I didn't feel the sparkles.

I guess my mood has something to do with that... so don’t take this "review" too seriously. Give the book a chance and let me know what you think about it.
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Humberto Cadena 13
5.0 out of 5 stars So good!!
Reviewed in Mexico on May 22, 2021
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Jasper and Liam are a little broken, a little lost but on a journey to be whole and finding themselves.
Slow burn, poignant, and sweet.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, emotional and everything else in between!
Reviewed in India on July 18, 2023
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I just finished reading Daybreak, and I am in love!

There's just something about this story that hit my heart in all the right places and kept me engaged till the very last place.

Liam reminds me a lot of myself, stuck somewhere he didn't want to be. I could relate to him and smile with him as he found a home in Jasper.

And oh Jasper. My heart was hurting from the very first page when he was introduced. His pain was written so well that I could feel myself hurt for him. And so to see him find happiness in Liam was heartwarming.

I absolutely adored gus too! And Devon and Tai and everyone else that was introduced. The main characters had an earth shattering chemistry and the dialogues were heart wrenching yet beautiful.

Overall I was thoroughly entertained while reading this. Highly recommended to any MM lover!
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Noel
5.0 out of 5 stars A dedicated grumpy loner meets a ray of sunshine
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2023
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Jasper is comfortable being lonely and miserable, thinking his days of fun are over. He didn’t count on meeting Liam, someone who can’t quit. Being stuck together for a week is just long enough to change both their lives in a way they both denied could happen. Great HEA.
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