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Breakthrough, Dads of Stillwater, Book 3

By: Ana Ashley
Narrated by: John Solo
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A young single dad. An older man. An impossible love story.

I have an inconceivable crush. Then again, my life is already full of dreams, so what harm can one more do?

My mother always told me to watch out for the break in the clouds.
I never thought that would come in the form of the sexy, older, and kind primary school teacher who’s currently living rent free in my head with no intention of moving out.

How can I survive Ellis when he takes an interest in my community, takes an interest in my daughter, and the way he looks at me…I think he may be taking an interest in me, too.

Having dreams is one thing.
Believing they can come true is…daring to hope that for once I may get the happily ever after I’ve longed for.

Breakthrough is book two in Ana Ashley’s series, Dads of Stillwater. This story contains an age gap, a sweet nine-month-old baby everyone will coo about, all the feels, and Ana Ashley’s usual happy ever after.

Trigger warning: This book contains mentions of drug use, violence, and suicide.

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Milo is raising his daughter, though it is not easy as he struggles with making ends meet but he's determined. Ellis is the schoolteacher that comes into his work that Milo might have a small (or not so small) crush on. Milo shows up to help Ellis with his yard and that crush begins to grow. Two men that were not looking for a relationship, found family, and small town hijinks equals to a fun story. John Solo is amazing as usual and does amazing with all the characters.

Small town love

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M/M
Age gap
Single dad
Teacher
Slow burn
Work romance

* trigger warning *
character has previously (off page) lost multiple family members to both drugs and suicide and describes the events on page.

Milo is a single father trying to take care of his baby girl full time while working at a grocery store with a toxic boss.

Ellis is a teacher who likes to chat with Milo when he does his shopping. He offers to pay Milo to clean his garden on weekends. He also offers to help tutor Milo as he decides to go back to school to get a better job.

I loved book one but I loved this one even more. Not only did I listen to it all in one listen, I listened to it twice in one week. That's just how wonderful it was. I was drawn in from the start til the end. Both main characters had painful pasts and this was a wonderful mutual hurt/comfort story. Both MCs were loveable. I usually go for the older character but Milo with his baby girl was just so swoony sweet. The 2 men had amazing chemistry and there was no relationship angst. I did find this to be lower heat but I didn't mind. The plot was interesting from start to finish with a little bit of drama in the way of side characters. I absolutely loved what Ellis did for Milo and the very HEA ending. I absolutely recommend reading this. It can be read as a standalone but book 1 was great as well.

John did a great job narrating. He expressed all of the emotions and brought the story to life. He did voices for the side characters that were great. I do wish the 2 MCs voices were more distinct but overall I really enjoyed listening to this.

Fabulous story!

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Yes for Milo and Ellis being the next in this series to get their HEA. They were hinted at in book one and their story is just as sweet as I'd imagined along with a fair amount of heartbreak in their own personal histories.
Milo is such a strong young man after what he's been through and now doing all he can to provide for his daughter, Sarah. Ellis is drawn to him from when they meet across the checkout but when the chance comes to know him better, he jumps at it. Milo is reticent to take any help but can't stay away from Ellis and it will help him with his money worries.
These two dance around each other for a while and it's fun for everyone around them who can see what's happening but it takes time for Milo to feel confident to take that step and Ellis for being with a younger man and after being burned so bad in his last relationship. Sarah brings all the feels to her scenes and it's lovely how much both men are so taken with her. Theirs is a fairly low angst, slow burn romance but there's some drama going on with the small town. Milo has reservations about this for personal reasons whilst Ellis is keen to jump in and get with the community spirit, something that was a big part of book one too.
Another entertaining read from Ana with a lot going on for the two men, individually and together, and then for the community too. This can be read as a standalone but I always recommend reading in order as you get to know the characters around the small town and in the friendship group. I'm looking forward to who is coming next in the series.
John Solo, as always, lends his voice beautifully to a small town sweet romance. I felt the emotion from both characters throughout and enjoyed how he portrayed everyone from the town.

Sweet slow burn romance with wonderful narration

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I already liked the first book in the series, but I found this one even better.
Milo is a single father struggling with the adversities of life. He barely makes ends meet with his part-time job and then he has the misfortune of his manager not being very friendly.
Ellis goes shopping at the supermarket where Milo works, and when Milo applies for the weekend job in Ellis's backyard, the restraint is gone.
I like Ana Ashley's writing style. She portrays the small town atmosphere perfectly and I also love how she breathes life and depth into the characters. And all of her characters are special somehow. There are many likeable side characters, like the sister and various friends I already knew from the previous volumes. And you have to love Milo's little girl.
The story is compellingly written, there are plenty of emotions as both Milo and Ellis struggle with their pasts and the walls go up for now.
I found this overly romantic and almost angst free story very sweet.
An easy listening audiobook that was fun to listen to. It's also a good story to listen to as a standalone.

John Solo narrated the audiobook and he did a good job bringing the story to life with its characters. His narration was a good fit for this book.

A sweet story

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MM, Age Gap, Insta attract, Small Town, Contemporary, Romance. Second book in the series but can be listened to as a stand-alone with no loss of enjoyment or understanding. Easy on the ears narration brings the story to life. A great book with great characters, some angst, deaths of MC's family members in the past, a binge listen (who needs sleep?!) Guaranteed HEA.

Worth The Wait.

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