[ARC Review] Yarn & Yearnings by Duckie Mack
Harper is new to town. He wants to plant roots and find someone to share a life with. He has only dated women since that unforgettable night with a biker who took his v-card. Harper compares every man he meets to the one he can’t get out of his head. Finding him at the Heartcraft Market seems too good to be true.
Collin’s dating life has stalled out with most of his time spent taking care of his grandmother. When he sees the boy who caught his attention years ago, and the man he’s turned into, it stirs a longing in him that he thought he had lost.
Is this desire between them the ghost of a fling from the past or could it stitch into something real?
MY THOUGHTS: I will never not love the main characters that Duckie creates for this series. Collin and Harper were so sweet together and I loved watching them both find their happily ever-after with each other and within their community.
Duckie always writes the sweetest of characters, and Harper and Collin definitely fit the bill. I spent the entirety of this book just wishing Collin and Harper were real and the sort of people I could befriend in reality. In the older, caretaker role, Collin was just the best boyfriend, friend, and grandson. And I loved watching Harper come into his own and learn more about his path and career going forward.
This was a love story, but more importantly, this was a story about found family and finding yourself. There were so many great new characters to meet in this book, but I absolutely loved seeing cameos from so many past characters as well. This sweet romance can easily be read as a standalone (if you're here for the crocheting) but it also makes for a great addition to the Heartcraft Market series.
This is one of my favorite books in this series, and I can't wait to see what Duckie has in store for the next book.
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Release date: 3/2/24
Format: eARC
eARC provided via: the author
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