Release Blitz: A Change of Pace by Freya Barker

Title: A Change of Pace

Series: Northern Lights Collection

Stand alone

Author: Freya Barker

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 16, 2018

Once a man who lived by the letter of the law.

Newt Tobias will do anything for his little girl. Even take early retirement, sell his city home, and move to cottage country, hoping that the simpler life will provide a better balance for his troubled teenage daughter. 

Yet, not long after they’ve settled, he finds himself toe-to-toe with a stubborn, fiery tempered woman with pretty brown eyes.

Once a recluse preferring to live alone. 

Working with troubled adolescents, Frederique Marchand doesn’t suffer fools and won’t put up with bullies. Especially handsome strangers like Newt who think they can run roughshod over her. She loves her work, but on her own time she much prefers the company of her menagerie of animals.

But with the welfare of a teenager at stake, she must put aside rocky first impressions and work with a man who needs her as much as she’ll come to need him.

Foxylutely Book Reviews - “This was another winning storyline from Freya Barker and one I did not want to end.” Mindy Lou’s Book Review - “What an incredible and emotional story about a single father struggling to help his troubled, teenage daughter.” The Laundry Librarian - “A Change of Pace is the perfect down home, all the feels, REAL romance read. It was refreshing, heartbreaking and beautiful.”

Freya Barker inspires with her stories about 'real’ people, perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy. She is the author of the Cedar Tree Series and the Portland, ME, novels.

Freya is the recipient of the RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for best first book, “Slim To None,” and is a finalist for the 2016 Kindle Book Awards for “From Dust”. She currently has two complete series and three anthologies published, and is working on two new series; La Plata County FBI—ROCK POINT, and Northern Lights. She continues to spin story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

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***** MY REVIEW *****

A Change of Pace is a standalone in the Northern Lights series. This time we have Newt; a single dad with a troubled teen. He has decided to start over in a new place in order to help his child who was struggling after the death of her mother from cancer. Frederique Marchand also known as Freddy , is a local youth counsellor who supports teens with complex and emotional issues which she uses her dog named Boulder to help her out with this. When Newt asks for her help with his daughter Millie, she immediately lends a hand and strikes up an immediate rapport with the young girl. At first,  Freddy’s first couple run ins with Millie’s dad weren’t that good because these two adults clashed and there was this attraction between them that they all but ignored but because they cared about Millie. Their romance was a slow burn romance. It slowly but surely got there. There was some angst, some drama, pain of loss , tension. This was a realistic romance for the H/h are both in their 40s. This is something to be read and enjoyed. I do not want to give any spoilers away but what I will say is this was a heartwarming read that left me feeling good and what a great epilogue.

My Rating:  4.5  stars *****

“I received an advanced copy of this book from the author at no cost to me."