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This story is magnificent!! Harper and Aidan have the most emotionally moving story I've read in a long time. This book truly touched me! From the animal rescue, OMG those animals just flooded me with all the feels, to healing the hearts of the wounded, Jennifer Probst out did herself with the outpouring of love she delivered in All Roads Lead to You.
I've been waiting for Harper's story since Ethan and Mia's book. She's a unique soul with a special story to tell. Harper is not your typical heroine by any stretch. She's focused on her animals, she's put all thoughts of love aside for the sake of her rescue farm. She is a truly selfless woman.
Aidan is an animal lover's dream boat. This man is loaded with charisma and charm, and completely devoted to horses. Harper and Aidan's journey moved me beyond words. Their love story has a subtle calming effect that washed over me as I read. Each super cute farm animal, dog and horse played a unique part in their relationship. Hei Hei once again takes the stage as lead joker, Captain Hoof coming in a close second. These guys are too freaking adorable.
I wasn't sure where Jennifer would take Harper's story. The chosen path wasn't an easy one. You can tell that this story is jammed packed with love, healing, and a special devotion to animals. Be prepared to fall in love with Jennifer's writing all over again.
4 Stars!
Harper Bishop lives in the small town of Gardiner located in New York’s Hudson Valley. She owns a family business with her two siblings with a B&B and a farm. She runs their rescue farm where she finds solace in the quiet of the barn. She preferred the company of animals to people, and the horse rescues were her heart and soul. She was happily single, independent, and had never needed a man to complete her. Then they get a new guest at the B&B that pushes all her buttons, and sets her blood on fire. Not only is he a pleasure to look at, but he also seems to share her passion for healing, saving, and connecting with animals.
Aidan O’Connor is a horse trainer from Ireland who has arrived in the quaint town of Gardiner for some rest and relaxation. He’s burned out, and needs a vacation, and somewhere to lay low. He hopes this two week break and change of scenery will be a nice fresh start. Then he lays eyes on a horse that calls to him on every level. Phoenix is a beautiful thoroughbred with a fighting spirit. He’s inspired by this horse, and feels like he’s meant to train him. He also feels an intense bond with the horse’s owner. Harper quickly becomes his summer crush, even though he knows she’s off limits. He couldn’t deny how much she affected him, but if he wanted them to work together, he couldn’t cross that invisible line.
Harper and Aidan work together as an amazing team, but it’s getting harder and harder to keep things professional. Neither want their attraction to complicate their business relationship, but the temptation becomes unbearable on a daily basis. Every time they get too close the electric energy between them threatens to ignite. He was everything she could want in a man, and pulled unexpected feelings from her, but she knew soon they’d have to part ways. Could she let him go and say goodbye when the time came, or would she take a chance on love?
All Roads Lead To You (Stay #3) by Jennifer Probst is a heartwarming, emotional romance about love, trust, healing, and beautiful connections. I’ve really enjoyed this series and loved finally getting Harper’s story! She’s such an strong, amazing woman, and then we get this gorgeous Irish man who is just icing on the cake!
All Roads Lead to You by Jennifer Probst, is an emotional and uplifting novel. It is a fast-paced read, replete with an engrossing plot, well-defined characters, and some very unique farm animals. This book takes place in Gardiner, a small town in upstate New York. Ms. Probst is a terrific storyteller and I never pass up the opportunity to read whatever she writes.
Harper Bishop loves her life. She runs a horse-rescue farm and everyday is an adventure. Although horses are her passion, her farm is home to a huge chicken, a blind goat, a few dogs and a cat. Her thoroughbred Phoenix is her pride and joy, and she is hopeful that he will be able to win races one day. Then Irish horse trainer Aidan O'Connor spends some vacation time at her sister's Bed and Breakfast, and shortly thereafter, Harper hires him to train Phoenix. Aidan believes Phoenix has the potential to be the next Triple Crown winner, however, ridding the horse of his demons proves to be a challenge.
I truly enjoyed this story about the love of animals and horse racing. While my heart ached for the mistreated animals, I was happy to learn a lot about world of horse racing. I am glad Harper got her own story, and as a result, it was nice to revisit with some of the characters from the first two books in this series. The bond between the newly rescued baby goat and the thoroughbred was both cute and heartwarming. Although I did not feel the romantic spark between Harper and Aidan, their friendship was inspiring. This is the third book from the author's Stay series and it can read as a standalone.
Complimentary copy provided by the publisher via NetGalley.
Ms. Probst has become a go to favorite author for me. I love her heartfelt contemporary romance stories with their right mix of humor and romance. With the animal rescue element and the wonderful animal characters added to the human characters this one will steal your heart especially the abandoned, abused baby goat. Harper Bishop has many a pang when she sees the love blossoming between her siblings and their significant others but she's happy to be single and devote her time and money to running her animal rescue farm. She has even more to look forward to with her rescue of a badly abused race horse who she feels could be a winner on the track except she has no idea how to train a race horse. Along comes Aidan O' Connor with his own bruised heart looking for a race horse whom he can take to the triple crown. It might look for a ready made recipe for romance and partnership but let me tell you this one is a slow one coming to boil.
Both Harper and Aidan have their own baggage and it's not easy given the abuse that Harper's been subjected to by her peers starting all the way back in school. Aidan has had a hard life but his last experience walking away from a winning race horse has definitely left him with scars. He has a lot to prove and certainly keeping his history under the covers might seem like a good idea until the cover is fully blown off.
Can these two damaged people find a way to trust and build a relationship? As they work with the horse and teach the horse to become a winner their own story flowers but it's just a short term romance, right? A beautiful love story, one of my favorites from the author.
Harper, Aidan, and Phoenix's backstory was so heartbreaking. These three souls *needed* each other and how much they all helped each other was completely evident throughout this story.
I loved how all of these characters saved each other but also allowed each other to grow and become the best that they could be. Even though the backstories of these rescues were so heartbreaking, this story is so full of hope and made my heart feel so full.
I've loved all the books in the Stay series and I hope to visit these characters again soon.
Aidan and Harper are one of the most adorable and endearing couples that I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. All Roads Lead To You is a heart fulfilling, emotional and slow burn romance that I just couldn’t get enough of. It has the perfect blend of comic relief, witty banter and romance. This book can definitely be read as a stand-alone and while I loved The Start Of Something Good and A Brand New Ending (Book One and Two in this series), All Roads Lead To You is definitely my favorite.
Everything about Aidan and Harper was absolutely wonderful. I found it to be very sweet that both were huge animal lovers and cared for them deeply (Harper rescues abused animals and Aidan is a horse trainer) which was a great addition to the storyline. Both of them struggled due to past events in their lives and they needed each other more than they knew in order to move forward. They tried so hard to fight their feelings for each other but it was undeniable that they should be together. All Roads Lead To You is an enjoyable read that I highly recommend reading along with the other two books in the series.
Harper & Aidan will lead you to loving everything about them!
Author Jennifer Probst gives us such a beautifully great love story full of humor, animals that steal your heart with the cuteness, and a well rounded dose of emotional connections with the characters that stick with you.
I enjoyed the romance build of Harper & Aidan.
It pulled my heart and not going to lie, I cried a couple of times while reading because it was just that good.
Another book in this series to grab & read!
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**ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review***
4.5 🍒🍒🍒🍒popped!
Bring out the tissues and get ready to swoon!
This is a story of broken souls pairing up and healing each other. Whether you are a horse, a rooster, a goat, a dog or a human, finding your purpose and place in life is invaluable. When you have been hurt deeply and you just wander around trying to find your "home", it sometimes takes losing what you have achieved to recognize its value.
Harper and Aidan are off the charts! Their purpose is to save and heal a horse so he can achieve his place in life. As they rescue these animals at the Bishop Farm, they heal each other and begin to dream of a life where they both belong.
This story will grip your soul and lift you up. There is nothing like growing to a point where you know who you are and what you need for the rest of your life. You will tear up and embrace this story as your own.
I am voluntarily reviewing this book. Thanks to the author for sharing a copy with me.
A slow burn romance story that is so much more than just the romance. The chemistry was there from the first meeting and grew as the story went on. There were so many emotions, I even laughed a few times. Not only did I enjoy reading about Harper and Aidan, but I loved the animals and their many different personalities. There were times where they stole the show! I really enjoyed this journey.
Loved it. I really love the way Jennifer Proust tells a story. This one had your heart aching & breaking in the beginning, then feeling so full it could burst to aching again. The story of Harper & Aidan was strong & passionate when they finally allowed themselves to enjoy each other. The story of Phoenix was so painful to read but so beautiful as he developed his trust of Harper, Ethan & Aidan & showed his fighting spirit. I also loved Captain Hoof he was so sweet & how he bonded with Phoenix was wonderful. The humorous aspects of this book kept that light feeling in the heart & had me laughing out loud. I definitely recommend this book & the series.
Aidan O’Conner leaves Ireland for a change he needs desperately and finds himself on the ranch of Harper Bishop. Harper is an animal lover of all kinds and has a ranch to save animals who have been abused or neglected. When Aidan and Harper begin working together on a race horse named Phoenix that is when their lives change. If your a big animal lover and love to hear about horse racing 🏇 this book is for you. I found the book a little slow and the chemistry didn’t come to play until we got further towards the end of the book. Thank you Netgalley for providing this arc for an honest review.
I loved everything about Aidan’s and Harper’s story. It had it all, love, romance, comic moments and family love! Even though, they tried to ignore the chemistry between them, they couldn’t anymore. The blossoming of their romance and love was slow, but was worth it. I haven’t had the chance to read the two stories before this one yet, but I appreciate how Jennifer explains the background on each couple so you get to know the characters!
I have read Jennifer’s other series and this one does not disappoint! Continue the great work, Jennifer!
If you have read Jennifer Probst before you know that her books are ones you can devour, this book is no different.
I have been a fan of some of her other series so I was excited for this book. I haven’t read the other books in this series and I had no problem following along. It was a great standalone . I will definitely be reading the first two books.
All Roads Lead To You is emotional and you truly see how Harper and Aiden have to overcome their pasts and learn to love and trust again. The chemistry and connection between the hero and heroine was what kept me turning the pages. If you are looking for that book you can’t put down this is the one for you..
Thank you to netgalley for my ARC . Thank you for Jennifer for allowing me a sneak peek at such an amazing book.
Animals, cute couple who are wounded souls and need to meet in the middle, great romance, was I going to love this, it was a dead cert ! A lovely light read, entertaining, a book you pick up and just feel happy reading, a HEA and lots of emotion, lovely read.
Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for a free copy for an honest opinion
I loved Harper and Aidan (and Phoenix and the other rescue animals). This was a beautifully emotional story about chasing dreams and leaving your comfort zone. Harper's comfort zone is rescue animals, Aidan's is training horses - but what happens when enough isn't enough? Harper has bit of more than she can chew (maybe) with her dreams for Phoenix and Aidan is running from his past but can see Harper's dream for what it is - a second chance. Can these two wounded souls find new purpose in Phoenix? Maybe even each other? Not only is this a story about new beginnings, but learning how to trust again. And maybe, just maybe, this new beginning doesn't have to mean goodbye
5 Taking the Right Road to Their Future Stars!!!
The minute I started this third book in the Stay series by Ms. Probst I was IMMEDIATELY drawn to the story and the characters. Ms. Probst has a way of writing that I can’t help but be 100% invested from the first page!!
In this book we get the third sibling in the Bishop family, Harper and this woman touched something in me that I wasn’t expecting that’s for sure…but before I go there, let’s talk about her love interest Aidan O’Connor. He’s a well recognized horse trainer from Ireland that’s in the their little valley looking for a fresh start, that even he isn’t sure of. The moment these two locked eyes for the first time though, both their lives were forever changed…even if they didn’t want to admit it to themselves.
Enter Phoenix, a thoroughbred that Harper has rescued, she’s a lover of all animals and has a menagerie of rescued pets that had me snort laughing on more than one occasion, and she’s determined to make this horse a winner. The problem is that he’s quite skittish with everyone EXCEPT Aidan which shocks Harper! And so begins this story of healing, love and discovering that what you thought you wanted can be vastly different from what ends up happening and it’s all for the best!
“The road had led him right here, to this farm, to this horse. He was meant to be here and train him. He was meant to make Phoenix a champion.”
I fell in love hard for Harper and Aidan and the healing they bring to each other. There’s a history for both of them and thanks to the wonderfully emotional and rich deftness of Ms. Probst’s writing
I was in tears at times. And then, all of a sudden I’d find myself snort laughing either because Hei Hei was making himself known or I had a picture of Captain Hoof in my head and his antics. This is one of the things I love so much about this author and her stories. She gives me a full reading experience with each and every book and that’s not an easy task.
As the story progresses, and I should say it moves wonderfully smooth especially when we jump in time due to the nature of the story. And oh the slow burn between Harper and Aidan is one for the books. Their connection is immediate both from and emotional standpoint and a physical draw. Their connection continues to grow throughout the book and when we reach a pinnacle of the story, my heart was beating out of my chest and then the tears happened when truths are revealed and I just wasn’t sure I could take much more. The love these two had for each other was literally life changing….
“You told me to follow my heart. Every road I’ve ever walked has led me to the next town, the next barn, the next horse, and the next piece of my soul. But then I met you, Harper Bishop, and I was ruined.”
This is absolutely in my top reads for this year and my favorite of this series and dare I say it, on the top of my list of books written by Ms. Probst proving yet again why I will read any and everything she writes!! This story will tug at your heartstrings while at the same time have you rolling with laughter and have you rooting for the underdog and it’s not just Phoenix that’s at stake here!!!
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I loved this story so much! My favorite kind of stories are those that involve animals so this story caught my attention right away. It is such a touching and oh so wonderful book.
I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars!! It is my favorite in the series!
The bond developed between Harper and her animals, especially Phoenix and Captain Hoof, is amazing. It's a bond that Aidan recognizes clearly as he eventually forms one as well. This bond with the animals brings the two of them closer together.
Both Harper & Aidan have issues with trust and will have some hurdles to overcome as they navigate the racing circuit and their developing relationship.
Such a beautiful love story!
I love Harper and Aidan’s story. They were too strong characters who knew what they wanted but didn’t know how to obtain it. He was trying to prove himself after a scandal in Ireland and she was trying to be strong for everyone even though she knew she wanted love but didn’t know how to go after it. As they work together to train a horse to race their feelings start to grow, but they don’t want to admit their feelings to each other for fear of getting hurt.
The slow burn of their relationship was great. They both knew their was something between them, but agreed to not go there so they could work together. Little by little they start opening up to each other, but when the truth about what happened in Ireland comes out, it threatens to end what they have started.
Great characters, wonderful plot and hard questions are presented in this book. This series is great and this book only made it better. I received an ARC in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.
I literally couldn't read this book fast enough and once I started, I couldn't put it down. Harper and Aidan's story really touched me and I was easily able to identify with them as I help rescue animals (unfortunately not on the same scale as Harper though) and live in Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby. I very much enjoyed how Harper tried to control what was between them. Each had pasts they had to overcome before they could learn to trust and love again and it was truly a pleasure being a part of that, even just as a reader. I loved the parts the rescued animals play in the story-line and wish I could meet He-he and the Captain one day.