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Hooked (River's Sigh B & B Book 2) Kindle Edition

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Book 2 of 8: River's Sigh B & B

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Opposites attract, but can their love last?

Knocked around by life—and then knocked up by a man she won’t speak of—Sam Kendall gives her baby for adoption.

Envisioning herself a lone cowboy, she avoids any relationships that might risk her heart or cause pain. There’s wonderful fun to be had if you don’t fall prey to the ludicrous notion of true love!

Lately, however, Sam is niggled by doubts. She’s not as content as she was. Plus, her daughter Aisha has tracked her down—seventeen-years-old and pregnant. Despite misgivings, Sam checks into River’s Sigh Bed and Breakfast to meet her.

Then widower Charles Bailey, Aisha’s adoptive father, shows up, and Sam can’t control her outrage. What was her sacrifice for? She could’ve raised the kid to follow her stupid footsteps all on her own. And topping it off? Charlie’s a neurotic, stodgy jerk—even if he is ridiculously hot and a romance author, of all things!

The longer Sam stays at River’s Sigh, exploring the wild outdoors—and her own inner desires—the more her terror grows. Maybe Charlie isn’t so terrible after all. Maybe his approach to life is actually refreshing. Maybe all this family stuff is something she could get hooked on.

Yet they’re opposites in every way, and worse: he’s her biological child’s adoptive dad. A romance between them would be too weird, wouldn’t it? Every part of Sam screams, play it safe, run.

But what if, in spurning Charlie and Aisha, she’s turning her back on everything she never knew she wanted?

Fans of heartwarming small-town contemporary romance, sister stories, second chances, enemies to lovers, and furry dog friends will fall in love with River’s Sigh B & B and never want to leave!

“Book” your getaway with USA Today bestselling author Ev Bishop’s other books today:

RIVER’S SIGH B & B SERIES

Wedding Bands
Hooked
Spoons
Hook, Line & Sinker
Silver Bells
Reeling
One to Keep
The Catch

STANDALONES

Bigger Things
A Sharla Brown Christmas

WRITING AS TONI SHERIDAN

The Present
Drummer Boy

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River's Sigh B & B
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"Hooked by Ev Bishop is heartfelt, compelling small town romance at its best!" - Cora Seton, NYT and USA Today Bestselling Author

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ZNNSINK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Winding Path Books (June 13, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 13, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3730 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 234 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #830,221 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #4,035 in Romantic Action & Adventure
- #4,498 in Action & Adventure Romance Fiction
- #10,336 in Clean & Wholesome Romance (Kindle Store)

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Ev Bishop is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author, best known for her binge-worthy small-town contemporary romances. Readers describe her books as “full of humor, love and wisdom,” set in places “where breathtaking scenery and the magic of love are the best medicine for the soul.”

She is shocked (in the best of ways!) to have fourteen published novels under her belt because writing stories for a living has been her fantasy job ever since she was a little kid. Dreams do come true.

A weird (and delightful—ha-ha!) combination of complete, head-in-the-clouds, always dreaming romantic and hard slogging survivalist-pragmatist, Ev loves the outdoors (especially water), any and all garden-related talk and work, cooking (and eating!), and making all sorts of random things—especially out of upcycled or reclaimed items.

If you like emotionally compelling stories about family relationships, women’s friendships, romance, and the pets who bring us so much joy, you’re going to love Ev Bishop’s worlds. Don’t miss a book!

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Donna feibusch

An Awesome Read!

Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2016

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I loved reading Hooked (River's Sigh Bed and Breakfast Book 2), all about Samantha Kendal the older sister to Jo Kendal who swears small time life is not for her, yet she keeps coming back to Greenridge, because that's where her only family is. And Charlie Bailey an author of romance novels and his adoptive daughter Aisha, who happens to be the biological daughter of Sam who gave her up for adoption to Charlie & his wife Maureen seventeen plus years ago. You see Aisha has been on the hunt looking for her birth mom, and she thought it was Jo & Callum since their names were in the birth certificate, but it's Sam. So Aisha has come to town looking for answer's and is staying at the B & B working, paying her way waiting for the birth of her first child, plus she's waiting for Sam to show up so they can talk! The author wrote a very interesting story, that will keep your attention from page one till the very last page! I was not able to put it down, hopefully you won't either! Read about Sam & Charlie, getting to know each other, & Aisha and see how the three come to terms with the other and face life's many challenges along the way! I can't wait to start reading Book 3!

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Charlie

Well-developed storyline & realistic characters--a great read!

Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2015

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I was fortunate to receive the first book in the River Sigh series, Wedding Bands, from the author. I so enjoyed it I immediately bought the second book, Hooked, and will definitely buy the next one when it is released. Ev Bishop most certainly “hooked” me, and yes, I grabbed the obvious pun because it is an apt word for how I felt at the end of the first book . . . and I love getting that feeling about a series.

I was delighted to discover I enjoyed Hooked even more. Hooked’s storyline, in my opinion, is more complex and the characters’ conflicts and interactions are quite realistic. The book is a fast read and the world of River Sigh B&B is a lovely place in which to spend time. This is why I need the next installment—I want to go back!

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Even better than Jo's story

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2017

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It was great to be back at the River’s Sigh B&B for this story. Jo’s sister Sam gets the spotlight this go around. We finally get to see her well polished facade stripped away, and the pain and hurt beneath is so raw. I totally understood why she had run away and lived the life she had until that point. She’d been hurt, but did the best she could to make something good out of it. That made the situation all that more difficult. Had her sacrifice been for nothing?

Charles clings to his dead wife’s memory like a shield. He needs the protection against his attraction for Sam because even his worry she will steal his daughter isn’t enough for him to keep his distance.

Sam has such inner strength even when you think she’s broken beyond repair. I grew to love and respect her, cheering when she finally decides to fight for what she really wants. A family.

I liked this one even more than the first book, so 4.5 with a PG rating. (I actually think both of Bishop's books were rated clean, but am marking PG just in case I forgot something)

1-5 scale and what it means:
1: I couldn’t even finish it / just plain bad
2: I hope I didn’t pay for this / disappointing
3: I didn’t hate it, but it was still missing something / forgettable but inoffensive
3.5: On the line between good and ok / like, not love
4: Solid mind candy / worth reading
4.5: So very close to perfection! / must read
5: I could not put it down and I’m still thinking about it! / a true treasure

Movie Ratings in relation to my review:
Clean--Hallmark movies, some kissing, no nudity, no sex on or off "screen"
PG--Some innuendo but nothing kids don't hear every day, sex is all closed door
PG-13--some language (swear words not related to sex), more talk about sex, heavy petting, removal of clothing on screen, but sex is closed door.
R--swearing (can be related to sex), feels like the whole story is about the sex and not the relationship or some other plot

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Izzy Mortimer

Another great River's Sigh BnB romance from Ev Bishop

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2015

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Ev Bishop's _Hooked_, sequel to _Wedding Bands_, returns to the scenic northern town of Greenridge to find a successful, independent Sam reluctantly going back to the home town she hates, in order to meet her heavily pregnant biological child, and a worried widower, Charles, visiting to support his heavily pregnant teen-aged daughter. The two are thrown into conflict by Charles' insecurity about loosing his daughter, Aisha, to Sam, and Sam's desire to get the hell out of Dodge before she has even arrived. Their situation is complicated by their irresistible attraction for one another—and their need to sort things out for Aisha's sake. A fun read, with lots of steamy sexual tension, neurosis, and heart-warming family moments, all set in the cosy River's Sigh Bed and Breakfast.

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Margaret

Nice read

Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2021

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I'm enjoying this series. Can't wait to read the next book. Join me in this adventure and see if you agree.

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2015

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The idea of giving up your child so he/she can have a better life is a selfless act. A heart wrenching choice. Samantha knew she couldn't provide a good life for her child, but the child doesn't always understand that. This is a story about forgiveness and is a sweet love story. The story is engaging and so are the characters. A great read.

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nandi

Well written, great setting

Reviewed in the United States on June 18, 2015

I enjoyed a lot of things about this book: it is extremely well-written and the gorgeous setting really pops out of the pages. The secondary characters (especially Aisha, the daughter) are really well done. The only reason I give this book three stars instead of 4 is that the main characters simply didn't appeal to me. Sam the heroine is a difficult woman with her faults and I found it hard to warm up to her. However, I can imagine that readers who enjoy character studies might like seeing her development not only throughout this book, but over the series since she appeared in Book 1 also.

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Kim T

Great story

Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2020

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Wasn’t sure about this book at the beginning but you really get pulled into the lives of the characters and feel vested in their lives and what’s going on with them and want to keep following along. I did not want this book to end! The main characters had some ups and downs until they got it together but were such a great couple. Loved it.

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Heeremans

I love it

Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2020

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Beth

Wonderful read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 5, 2017

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I read the first book and was hooked, just had to get this one. I really enjoyed this one too and just couldn't put it down. Just bought the third one in the series. Great characters and lovely stories. Leaves you wanting to know more about all the characters.

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Annie M

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2017

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I really enjoyed reading this series

Teresa Davis

Four Stars

Reviewed in Canada on August 31, 2015

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