• Homeward Bound

  • Pine Cove, Book 3
  • By: H. J. Welch
  • Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
  • Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (117 ratings)

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Homeward Bound

By: H. J. Welch
Narrated by: Nick J. Russo
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After Micha Perkins finds himself wrongly implicated in a crime, the last person he wants coming to his rescue is his secret crush, Swift, his older brother’s best friend. But when Micha returns to the town that never felt like home, he discovers Swift’s young daughter is in trouble as well. If Micha can help them both in any way, he knows he will.

Self-defense coach Swift Coal never realized he was a father until he gets custody of five-year-old Imogen and her cranky cat. His neat and tidy life is about to come crashing down, but to his surprise, Micha Perkins is there to save the day. He’s so damn good with kids, and just as cute as Swift remembers. When Micha moves in to help look after Imogen, Swift struggles to repress the feelings he’s kept hidden.

Micha’s always been a misfit, and Swift’s life was always orderly. Micha may have taken the fall to protect those more vulnerable than him, but who will save him when his past comes back to haunt him? Was Swift a fool to risk the safety of his daughter around a bad element like Micha? When their chaotic worlds collide, perhaps love and family are the middle ground they both need to become stronger together.

Book three in Pine Cove. Homeward Bound is a steamy stand-alone MM romance novel with a guaranteed HEA and absolutely no cliffhanger.

©2019 H. J. Welch (P)2019 H. J. Welch

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Skip this trash

This may have been one of the worst gay romance novels I’ve ever read. If I could give zero stars to the book itself I would.
The narrator does a great job.

Save yourself from this horribly trite, totally predictable, and nauseatingly heteronormalized novel with it’s two dimensional characters.

I didn’t believe any of the main characters, the eye rollingly best adjusted/cute five year old, the side characters the author obviously enjoys writing for more, OR the deus ex machina cat.

BUYER BEWARE; You’re going to have a bad time.

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Great story and great narrator

Loved this story! It was engaging and the narrator had my attention from beginning to end. Smoothing you’re the ears and then some.

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Swift & Micah

I absolutely love this story!! It gave me all the feels!! Micha and Swift are spectacular characters and I love them together. Micha has always felt undeserving of love and family and I love the patience and understanding that Swift has with him and how he helps Micha see just how deserving he really is. Imogen is a wonderful character. I love how this story fabulously portrays that blood does not a family make, a true family bond is so much more than blood, family is what you make of it and there is no right or wrong! An emotional story that really tugged at my heartstrings.
The narrator is spectacular. He really brought the characters to life and truly made the emotions hit home. I can't wait for the next one! I voluntarily reviewed a gifted copy of this audiobook.

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Another great reading!!

HJ Welch is one of my favorite authors because you always can find in her books sweet stories, with some conflict and action to keep your heart bombing but with a guaranteed HEA. Now she presented us with the 3rd book in Pine Cove series and it is as good as the previous ones. The book is about Micha, who is seeking his place in the world, and finished felling in love and finding a family with Swift his older brother's BFF after confronting his past. The plot is interesting, the characters are charming and you can find a lot of familiar faces from previous books. You can read it as standalone but I strongly recommend read also books 1 and 2 to enjoy it better. After saying all this I just want to add a few words about the voice acting. Usually, when I love a book I didn’t put a lot of attention in the acting part, but hearing the wonderful book reading that Mr Russo made, helped me to go deeper in the story and found innuances I didn’t notice before. I heard him in previous books and the quality of his work it is as good as always. Loved both the book and the voice acting!!!

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Brilliant

Story: This has got to be the cutest found family story I have encountered! The whole host of characters in it, including the MCs, are just a wonderful example of what an inclusive and loving family should be! The plot of the story and the complexity of the MCs was an icing on the cake, making it a really great book to read! Another good one, HJ Welch!

Narration: I mean, c'mon! As if Nick could do bad. Great as always and a pleasure to listen to!

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Loved this story!

I would sit in my car when I should have been going into work just to hear another chapter! the story of Swift and Micah made me laugh and cry. A beautiful story with wonderful narration.

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Good addition to the series

Swift and Micha were the 2 main characters of this book, and their romance and the build up to their first time together was nicely done. Micha was a little too insecure for me and I wanted to yell a few times at the things that he dwelled on that held him back from being all in with Swift. Swift was a solid, dependable guy that I liked. Imogen and Butter, a 5 year old girl and a crazy cat, stole the show for me! There was a back story drama that played nicely into the overall plot. There were a crazy amount of family members that were hard to keep straight, but Michas Dad and Pops were great!
Nick Russo does a great job, as usual, narrating this story. I would have liked his voice for Micha to have been a little more grown up and a little less whiny, but he is still one of my favorite narrators and did a great job here!

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  • 11-28-19
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Lovely

I loved this book and enjoyed the extra benefit of Nick Russo's voice to bring the characters off of the pages. I got teary eyed when reading and listening to this story. I love the characters and how their relationships progressed. This is a wonderful story worth the listen and the time.

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A great reunion romance

I really enjoy this series. And while this technically could be read/listened to as a standalone, I highly recommend you listen to the series in order.

This is the story of Micha, the youngest of the Perkins kids, and the one who has never found peace. He moved to the big city in order to protect his secret shame...a shame brought on by the past, but exasberated by his behavior as a youth. Unfortunately, trusting the wrong people can also lead to bad situations, and this book starts with Micha landing himself in jail.

Swift is Micha's older brother's best friend. He's done pretty well so far; he's a self-defense trainer and a bit of a neat freak, but all that is about to change. It's not until he gets a call from DHS that he finds out he has a daughter. A cute little 5 year old daughter named Imogen, and her cat Butter. I can't wait for you to hear about Butter.

When Swift brings Imogen to the Perkins's for help, he finds it in the last place he expects it...Micha. Eventually, after calling Micha for help above family and other friends, and realizing Micha might need a break from the family home, Swift invites him to stay with him and Imogen. They hit it off right away, and Imogen adores Micha. It's a slow burn between the two men, but oh, so worth it.

But, after sharing their hopes, fears, and deepest secrets, Micha is put in an untenable situation. You'll have to listen to the story to find out how everything works out with that, but I will tell you this. This story is about facing your past, your fears, and your truths, and coming out stronger than when you started. Like the others in the series, family is an important part of the dynamics of the story, and the beautiful happy ending is definitely worth the listen.

Nick J. Russo is the perfect narrator for this series. He really brings the characters to life in my mind, and for a while, I have my own movie playing in my head.

* I received a free copy of this audiobook and I am leaving my honest review. *

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Entertaining

This is the third book in The Pine Cove Series. I would read/listen to the first books before this one to fully enjoy this book. The story and plot was entertaining and it was steady throughout the book. I found the story and characters written well. The characters were developed and thought out. The characters were charming and very likeable. Micha and Swift are the MC’s of this book. The narration was done well and made the listening more enjoyable. He wasn’t monotone and there were different voices for each character. I can recommend this book as a good read/listen. I voluntarily read an advance copy of this book for an honest review.

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