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Love Like Water: A Small Town, Opposites Attract Romance (Hearts in Hendricks Book 1) Kindle Edition

by D.E. Malone (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 1,002 ratings
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Two Hearts, One Tour Bus. Is There Room Enough for Love?

Suddenly jobless, Darcy Conti becomes a tour guide for Sturgeon Widows Tours, a quirky family-run business on the shores of Lake Superior. As she settles into her new role narrating local history excursions, she fights an undeniable attraction to the one man she definitely can’t fall for—the owner’s son.

Fresh from a relationship gone sour, Sean Stetman plans to avoid dating—and his job at his parents’ tour company—for the foreseeable future. He wants nothing more than time to fish, hike, and work on his cabin. But when the tour driver quits, he is suddenly back on board, reluctantly shuttling Darcy and the tour guests along the North Shore.

Together, Darcy and Sean survive unruly tourists, meddling mothers, and even an unscrupulous developer looking to give the Stetmans’ tour company some fierce competition. Will their time on the tour bus drive them both crazy, or are they on the road to forever?

Love Like Water is a sweet, small-town romance with memorable characters, plenty of laughs, and a satisfying happily ever after. Start reading today!

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    August 23, 2018
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About the Author

D.E. Malone is the author of contemporary romance titles LOVE LIKE WATER and LOVE LIKE FIRE in the Hearts in Hendricks series. She is also the author of the middle-grade novels, BINGO SUMMER and THE UPSIDE OF DOWN, writing as Dawn Malone. As a former newspaper reporter, she has written on a wide range of subjects, from a creole cooking school in New Orleans to award-winning irises in a Wisconsin greenhouse. Her work has appeared in the Wisconsin State Journal, the Chicken Soup for the Soul Think Positive for Kids edition, Highlights for Children, and many other magazines and newspapers. She lives in central Illinois. Visit her blog, Here's the Story, at dawnmalone.blogspot.com for more book news and release information.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07GT6FMP3
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services (August 23, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 23, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1036 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 199 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars 1,002 ratings

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D.E. Malone writes sweet contemporary romances and is the author of the Hearts in Hendricks and Blueberry Point Romance series. She loves traveling to places off the beaten path which inspire the small-town settings in her stories. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, hiking, and continuing her quest for the holy grail of bakeries. Visit her website at https://www.demalone.com to subscribe to her newsletter or find her on Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram at dmalonebooks.

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4.1 out of 5 stars
4.1 out of 5
1,002 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find the story light-hearted, airy, and fun to read about the tours. They also appreciate the compelling characters and engaging writing style. Readers also love the setting and descriptions in the book. They describe it as a fun, well-written read that's comfortable and light.

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21 customers mention "Readability"21 positive0 negative

Customers find the book fun, well written, and smooth to read. They also say the author displays excellent writing abilities. Customers also mention that the romance is subtle, the humor is fun, and the book is comfortable and light.

"I enjoyed this quick, sweet romance. Darcy and Sean were fun to get to know and I enjoyed their relationship" Read more

"This book displays excellent writing abilities...." Read more

"Such a cute and heartwarming story (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)It was comfy and light. I liked the scenery and the romance between Darcy and Sean ♡♡" Read more

"...D.E. Malone's writing is a pleasure to read." Read more

17 customers mention "Story and plot"17 positive0 negative

Customers find the story light-hearted, airy, and fun to read. They also say the setting is amazing and the book has the perfect balance of suspense to keep them wondering what's happening next. Customers also mention the book is full of surprises and unpredictable twists.

"I enjoyed this quick, sweet romance. Darcy and Sean were fun to get to know and I enjoyed their relationship" Read more

"...It was fun to read about the tours, and I kind of want to ride along on the tour for real now!..." Read more

"This is a clean romance both sexually and in language...." Read more

"Such a cute and heartwarming story (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)It was comfy and light. I liked the scenery and the romance between Darcy and Sean ♡♡" Read more

14 customers mention "Characters"10 positive4 negative

Customers find the characters compelling and engaging.

"This book displays excellent writing abilities. The characters are witty, the owners of two dogs who become partners in crime, and about as confused..." Read more

"...this was just such a fun well written read with amazing characters and chemistry between them...." Read more

"...Sean was not a great hero. He was petulant, grouchy and seriously brooding and not in the good way. He was too stiff in his ways...." Read more

"...Fast read great characters!" Read more

7 customers mention "Setting"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the setting of the book terrific, with a terrific sense of place. They also say it depicts a small town and is entertaining to be a part of.

"This is a cute book! I liked the small town feel of it, and I enjoyed reading about Darcy and Sean...." Read more

"...It was comfy and light. I liked the scenery and the romance between Darcy and Sean ♡♡" Read more

"...It definitely depicted a small town and was entertaining to be a part of the story dynamics. It can be enjoyed by various ages." Read more

"...The love interests were people I wanted to root for and the setting was divine...." Read more

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Heather Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars cute sweet romance
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2024
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I enjoyed this quick, sweet romance. Darcy and Sean were fun to get to know and I enjoyed their relationship
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Lindsay
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book!
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2021
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This is a cute book! I liked the small town feel of it, and I enjoyed reading about Darcy and Sean. It was fun to read about the tours, and I kind of want to ride along on the tour for real now! I love the cover on this one, and I’m definitely going to pick up the next book in this series sometime soon.

4/5 stars

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Suzanne Cunningham
3.0 out of 5 stars nothing new here.
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024
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Boy meets girl, girl doesn’t want love, boy has ben hurt, misunderstands something she says, yada, yada,yada. Took me a week to finish because nothing new.
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Patricia Fleck
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Like Water
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024
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This book displays excellent writing abilities. The characters are witty, the owners of two dogs who become partners in crime, and about as confused about their feelings as any two people can be. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about their antics right up to the very surprise ending! 🙂
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Abigail Reece
4.0 out of 5 stars Miscommunication nearly nearly killed a promising relationship
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2023
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This is a clean romance both sexually and in language. it’s not a Christian book but I don’t recall reading anything that would offend a believer i gave four stars instead of five because of the failure to comm plot twist is so easily remedied that it doesn’t seem like a true impediment to their relationship .
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Sotu_ria
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it (⁠♡⁠ω⁠♡)
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2024
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Such a cute and heartwarming story (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)
It was comfy and light. I liked the scenery and the romance between Darcy and Sean ♡♡
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Amanda Clark
3.0 out of 5 stars Sad trombone noises
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2020
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This was the most agonizingly SLOW book I think I've ever made it through. I loved the premise and the cover was funky and cute but this thing needed a caffeine shot to the butt!

I wanted to love the story between Darci and Sean. She was a local transplant looking to grow some roots and he was a big grump who got hims feewings hurt by a previous girlfriend. Despite the fact that this trope should've worked, it didn't. Sean and Darcy had ZERO chemistry. I almost started to believe they weren't the ones who would even get together when I approached (then surpassed) the 50% mark and they hadn't even gone on a date yet! Not to mention another character's appearance had me confused as to where Darci's heart would go.

Sean was not a great hero. He was petulant, grouchy and seriously brooding and not in the good way. He was too stiff in his ways. I still don't know if he even liked Darci! Darci was more giving and pliable but Sean was written way too gruff with no pliability or inkling he would give until the blasted end!

But... for some reason I kept reading. Call it morbid curiosity to see how things ended for them after painfully slogging through or maybe it was the quaint charm of the small town surroundings and secondary characters that kept my interest. Could've been the authors poetic writing style. Whatever it is, I hope she loosens up her future Hero's because this one left a bad taste.
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M. Simpson
4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Sense of Place and Lovely Characters
Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2018
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This charming story will enchant anyone with a love for Wisconsin and its beautiful, hidden villages. The pacing is perfect and we get caught up in the romance between the two main characters almost immediately. I honestly think this book could be used as a case study in how to structure a romance novel with its major and minor characters (the "villain" is not really that bad) and love scenes. D.E. Malone's writing is a pleasure to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Me encantó
Reviewed in Mexico on September 1, 2023
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Romántico, ligero y con la cantidad justa de drama y malentendidos para entretener sin frustrar y tener que hacer pausas por la pena ajena XD me interesa leer el resto de la serie
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MsMerylB
4.0 out of 5 stars Really sweet.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 17, 2023
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This book reminds us of the importance of communication, we weren't born mind readers. A really sweet story with characters just looking for, understanding, love and acceptance.
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cherylhood
4.0 out of 5 stars Summer read
Reviewed in Canada on July 25, 2020
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It was a fun simple read
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jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
Reviewed in Australia on August 2, 2020
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Pleasant easy read
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4.0 out of 5 stars Easy read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 11, 2023
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A read to curl up with on a wet windy day on the sofa and a cup of tea and biscuits
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