Finding Him by Rachel Van Dyken

This is a story about Julian Tennyson highflying ruthlessly Financier Keaton westbrook a social media superstar who’s paths cross by chance at a time when one is a life changing trauma/tragedy and the other just a shattering tragedy. They both end up in his cabin during a blizzard and they start an initial love/hate relationship. Keaton is there to write a book the reason she rented the cabin unknown to Julian he is there to try and straighten out his life then Keaton has an incident with an elk and ends up with frostbitten hands and Julian has to type her story. Then the book really starts!

Beautiful story leads from sadness anger and love. There is many twists along the way and things are not what they seem. Definitely a must read book. You cry and laugh at almost the same moment. Well done.

Julian and Keaton’s story is one of grief and learning the heart wants what the heart wants. Both met by chance trying to deal with their grief and both were able to help the other in ways only they could for each other. This book is emotional and takes you on a roller coaster of their highs and lows of how they feel versus how they think they should feel. Neither Julian or Keaton expected the other person but they were exactly what they needed.

Here we go with another review from yours truly. Julian Julian Julian. What are we going to do with you? I will admit I was skeptical at first about this whole book. The last book did not put Julian in a good light. But leave it to Rachel to redeem him. Last book I wanted to punch him in the throat. This book has me wanting to hold him and wipe his tears. The man just wants to be loved and he lost his mommy😭 don’t even get me started on the tears I cried for Keaton. That poor girl. So I’m not a celebrity but I definitely know people can be cruel just because they think they know everything about you. that poor girl needs to live her life without being under a microscope. Towards the end there I just wanted to shake her and say ” Who cares what people think” but I have to refrain myself because I’m in an apartment and there’s nobody here and I would just look crazy 🤣 anyway here’s my review. The book was obviously great. We finally see Into Julian’s mind. We get to see he actually does have a heart. We see him go through a lot of ups and downs with regret and guilt from past choices. And I think it’s safe to say Karma sucks. Keaton is trying to find the best way to mourn her first love. A love gone way too soon. How these 2 collide with humor and pain makes for a very dramatic story. But who doesn’t like drama? I know it grabbed my attention. In a way they help each other get through hard ache. There’s so many quotes in this book that I love. No I won’t reference them but there are a lot that portray the meaning of life. The way Rachel captures feelings in her words is just magnificent. I would highly recommend this author no matter which story you read of hers. I do recommend them all but Thats me ☺️. This story definitely tugs at your heart strings. Fair warning go into this book with a full box of Kleenex. I was a snotty mess. Reading about a topic that touches so many lives definitely makes it hit close to home but also it makes you understand the pain. I believe that’s what makes a great book is when you can feel the emotions of the characters. It is definitely something that you get with each and everyone of Rachel‘s characters. These are just two broken souls trying desperately to find their other halves. They both had to experience love and lose it before finding their happily ever after.

Finding Him is the second book in the Covet series by the talented Rachel Van Dyken. I've been waiting for Julien's story since Stealing Her and Rachel did not disappoint. She's one of the few authors who rips your heart apart but you know she's going to fix it by the time it's over. Julien woke up a different man from his coma. He lost his woman, but that's not the heartbreaking part. He's happy for Bridge and Izzy, he's just lost in his own grief. He decides time away at their family cabin is the perfect solution except he's not alone. Keaton, a social media star is there too. He's a royal jerk to her at first, but he can't help but fall for her. Keaton is trying to move on from her own heart break and loss, but when she finally sees Julian for who he really is she can't help but fall for him a little. Now there's guilt to deal with. After their initial hostility, they realize they can actually help each other. Julien can help Keaton move on and she can help him find peace. But what happens when they are back in the real world? Is it possible to be together when the world isn't going to like it? Oh man! What a fantastic story! Julian is so surprisingly sweet and gentle with a heart of gold. He's not the man he was before. He just wants to make his mother proud. Keaton never thought by closing one door she's find another one open. And Julian would be standing in the doorway. It's funny how fate steps in when you least expect it.

I loved this book! The attraction and chemistry between Julian and Keaton was unstoppable. Even though he was kind of a jerk in the first book he definitely redeemed himself for me in this one. 5 stars all around!

Since waking up from his coma Julian has had time to re-assess his life and he is not happy with what he sees. Not only did he drive his fiancé into the arms of his brother, but he is still dealing with a loss that has devastated him and now finds himself at the family cabin, but he wasn’t prepared to find another guest there.

Keaton has endured a tragic loss of her own and is still reeling. She plans to honor him by chronicling the love they shared by sharing it with the world but what she doesn’t need is another guest at the cottage. Circumstances transpire which have her telling Julian the story while he types it for her which brings them closer than either wanted or expected but when their collaboration on the book ends will that mean the end for them as well?

This is a story about two people who are trying to handle their grief in their own way and through each other find healing, hope and a new beginning. There journey wasn’t without its obstacles but overcoming them makes it that much sweeter.

I bet you will cry multiple times while reading Finding Him by Rachel Van Dyken. I bet this story is going to shred your hearts and fill you with hope. Julian and Keaton's heartbreaking and angsty story won me over completely!

I have been dying to read Julian's story since I read Finding Her because I needed him to get a HEA. So this is Julian's story. Julian Tennyson. The misunderstood bad guy Billionaire businessman. After waking up from coma, he found his ex has married his twin brother and soon he loses his mom. He is forced to take a vacation to a cabin in mountains associated with their childhood memory. He is angry, bitter, depressed and hopeless. And he finds the cabin is not empty. Keaton Westbrook has booked the cabin too. The Keaton Westbrook. America's sweetheart, celeb daughter of Celeb couple and someone who fall in love with Noah, a terminally ill cancer patient and who lost Noah. She has come to cabin to write a book about the epic love the world is swooning about. But what about her emotions?Two broken souls. Seeking peace and closure. Too much wound and negativity. Can they come together to heal?



The story is in dual POV which is perfect as we need to know inner struggles of Julian. My heart broke so hard for him. He is such a great man who always cares for others but thinks himself to be despicable and selfish and worthless. Keaton made him feel like a better man in a long time. Can I just say that I want to hug this girl so much? I wish I had a fraction of her bravery, tenacity, loving heart and ability to be compassionate unconditionally? This is a torturing slow burn with loads of scintillating chemistry and intense feelings. A lot of resistance and struggle will occur but the inevitable! The ups and downs make this even more dramatic and breathtaking story.

Rachel Van Dyken's brilliant writing filled the pages of Finding Her with some truly amazing experiences. I loved Julian and Keaton. I loved their epic, unique and souldeep love story. Another bestseller from Rachel Van Dyken!

Received ARC for honest review

Julian and Keaton absolutely pulled my heartstrings. They had both experienced losses - in different ways. Julian came out of a coma and found out his entire life had changed and then experienced the passing of his beloved mother. He was grieving her death when he meets Keaton, who is also grieving a death. She lost the man she thought was the "love of her life."

Julian is still dealing with the man he was before the coma and feeling like he doesn't necessarily deserve "good" things because he wasn't a "good" person. Keaton feels guilt when she contemplates moving on without Noah because she feels like she's betraying him. To top it all off, they are both famous, so they also have to battle public opinion in addition to their own demons.

I really enjoyed seeing Julian evolve into someone who could put Keaton and her emotions ahead of his own. Keaton was a perfect match for him. Such a good conclusion to this duet.

Thank you to NetGalley, Skyscape and Ms. Van Dyken for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I loved Julian’s story!!! I’ve been waiting what seems like forever to get this story!! You even get to see some Bridge and Izzy!!!!

Julian has a side to him that we didn’t get to see in book one. My heart broke for him. I wanted to jump inside the book and hug him. He had a heart of gold.

Keaton is an amazing character. She’s trying to find the right balance in her life. What’s right and what’s wrong. Who gets to make that decision?

I really loved getting to know Julian! Seeing him react to everything that happened while he was in a coma. I highly recommend this series!

Aww! This book really touched my heart.

Fate brings together two very broken lost souls – Julian Tennyson and Keaton Westbrook. Their initial meeting is a surprise to both of them, and the banter that goes back and forth between them had me laughing out loud!

I absolutely loved it, and the way the author wrote the story was like a breath of fresh air. So, so good!!

Finding Him is the second book of Rachel Van Dyken's Covet series, although it can be read as a complete standalone.

You know how there's sometimes a main character that you love to hate? Well Julian definitely fit the bill in the previous book Finding Her. I couldn't wait to see how RVD was going to turn him around. He wasn't nice, he didn't play well with others, would do anything to get a little bit of that a boy from his dad. I honestly could punch him in the face and be ok with it.

Then there was this book...well I definitely have a different view of Julian now. He did start out pretty much the same for me but to watch him change. Watch him grow and learn to love made my heart go pitter patter.

When Keaton first meets Julian, yeah, her opinion was pretty much the same as mine from the previous book. What happens though when you start to open up to someone you never thought you would, it brings life to your soul. It makes things a little better until it all changes. Are the changes going to be what they both want? Is it going to be too much for one of them?

After reading Stealing Her, I was prepared to absolutely hate Julian and was not sure if I would be able to emotionally connect to him. Let's just say that was the FURTHEST thing from my mind when I started reading. RVD did an amazing job of taking a guy that was pretty much considered a villain(ish) in the first book and make us fall in love with him in Finding Him.

This book is emotional and heartbreaking and is a story of redemption and finding oneself. It absolutely touched me down to the very bones of my being and I ended up liking it even more than Stealing her. I love Keaton and Julian's story and HIGHLY recommend it to others that want a book that will give them all the feels, but with hope also around the corner! 5 stars from me!

PS: Thank you to RVD and Social Butterfly PR for allowing me an advanced copy of the book to read and review honestly.

4.5 Stars for Finding Him by Rachel Van Dyken
If you are looking for a book that’s emotion and heartfelt look no further than book 2 in the Covet Series, it’s a story that has all the feels and it will touch you in places you didn’t know you had.
Keaton and Julian are characters you will find easy to connect with and I’m sure like me you will be rooting for Julian to come to his senses, he is a Playboy that’s needs someone strong woman like Keaton in his life to make him see the error of his ways.
Finding Him is about two people grieving the loss of a loved one and when they find themselves stranded and stuck in a cabin in the middle of nowhere they find themselves at peace with not only themselves but also with the future, in the time they are stuck in the snow they both find an inner strength that helps them both to find love again, when they least expected it.
This was a easy read with characters I loved, it had no twists or turns but it wasn’t predictable either, all in all a entertaining enjoyable read.

Finding Him is the second book in the Covet series by the very talented, Rachel Van Dyken. You can read it as standalone but I highly recommend reading Stealing Her so you get the full story. I wasn’t a huge fan of Julian in the first book but omg!! Now I just want to swoon when I think about him. The synopsis is amazing so this should be quick.

Loss. It’s what they have felt over the last few months. And now it was time to find peace. To find themselves in the process. Since Julian woke up from a coma four months ago, he woke up like a different man. He wanted to be a man his mom would be proud of. Not the man who was wanting his father’s acceptance. Keaton’s life changed eleven months ago and she was trying to heal her heart and herself. These two might be night and day but they both were grieving in their own ways which brought them both to a cabin in the woods.

Two souls. One cabin. It was unexpected. It wasn’t something they were looking for. It was complicated. It was messy. It was beautiful but what will happen when their little bubble pops and they are in the real world?

Wow. I knew it was going to be good but damn...it was everything. An emotional ride full of teasing, sadness, swoon, passion, and wild animals. And donuts! It gave me every. Single. Feel. I laughed. I cried. I got frustrated. I cried again. And laughed even more. I loved it all. The characters. The story. The banter. The journey.

Quotes:

“You’re the annoying twin, aren’t you?”
I narrowed my eyes at the back of her head. “Actually, I’m the charming one.”
She looked over her shoulder. “Hmm, can’t see it.”
“Don’t force a demonstration you’ll enjoy too much.” I winked.

“A man without a destination isn’t lost . . .” She shrugged. “He’s just exploring.”

“If you’re suggesting I’m taking cold showers because I told you I’d keep my hands off you and you’re just that fucking irresistible that I’m having a hard time keeping my promise . . .” I leaned down and whispered, “You’d be right.”

3.5/5

After "Losing Him" I was very curious about Julian's story, cause I felt like he deserved a redemption story after how he was portrayed as the villain in Bridge story.

I liked Julian and Keaton, but I just hate the second chance trope when one of the main characters finds love again after the "love of their life" dies. I always feel like the second love interest is either only second-best or the first love gets diminished and that makes me sad.

My favorite part was Julian redeeming himself and finding happiness.

Finding Him is book two in the Covet duet by author Rachel Van Dyken. Stealing Her is book one and while technically these two could be read as stand-alone titles, there’s so much in Stealing her that you really want to know before starting Finding Him because it picks up right about where book one ends. Trust me…you want to read them both!

Julian Tennyson woke up from a 4-week coma to a world he didn’t recognize as his own. Now, he’s trying to sort through it all and figure out who he is and where he wants to go in life…and coming to terms with––as well as figuring out how to repair––his relationship with his twin brother, Bridge.

Keaton Westbrook is America’s darling. Her first love didn’t win his cancer battle, and now, she’s struggling to write their story. Caught up in the cycle of grief, and with wicked writer’s block, she escapes to a mountain cabin to regroup and to work. When Julian shows up, and they are stranded due to a bad snowstorm, they slowly begin to build a tentative acquaintanceship. When the real world hits them both hard, they both struggle to find their ways.

Let’s talk characters because the Julian we got in Stealing Her is a very different Julian than we see in Finding Him. He’s a bit like one of those Pit Bulldogs that have been rescued from a dogfighting ring. Heavily scarred emotionally, snapping at those trying to help do what’s best for him, and generally mistrusting of all people, while at the same time desiring love and to love someone. And Keaton is a lot like a rescuer who is suffering from their own grief and insecurity. There’s a lot of moving forward only to have to retreat to lick their wounds…ones inflicted by others as well as those they inflict on each other. But in the end, the work is worth it.

NICUnurse’s Rating: Where Stealing Her puts you IN the emotional wringer, Finding Him turns the darn thing on and puts you through the heaviest cycle! It literally took me days to process everything that this book pulled out of me emotionally. The grief was nearly overwhelming. Julian has lost so, so much and has so many deep regrets. And while Keaton is also grieving, she’s also on this journey to figure out who she really is and what she really wants in her life. Both are struggling in their search to make sense of who they are without the lives they always envisioned they’d live. If you like emotional and angsty books, Finding Him has it all in spades. I laughed at the witty banter between Julian and Keaton, I cried over all that both had lost and their struggles with themselves and each other and sighed a happy sigh when Rachel took my poor, shattered heart and stitched it back together perfectly.

I give Finding Him by Rachel Van Dyken 5 out of 5 stars!

This story broke my heart, yet somehow made me smile as well. This was a beautiful story and I adored these characters. I loved the changes in them, especially Julian. This series definitely has me captivated and I definitely look forward to more from this series and from this author. I love all genres written by Rachel Van Dyken.

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The sequel to the Cover duology follows Jullian as he tries to come in terms with the tragedy of the first book. I loved how Rachel gave insight to both his and Keaton's emotions, how grief and tragedy can separate but also bring people closer. This sweet sequel was equal parts funny, swoony and emotional.

The ending was very satisfying too! You can't read a Rachel van Dyken book and not become emotional!

4.5 stars

Waking up from a coma is hard, but waking up from a coma to find your fiance in love with your twin brother is a world changer. Especially when it feels like the entire world moved on while you were sleeping. Julian Tennyson has some soul searching to do as he works to find his place now that he is awake again, and his brother and former fiance think some time alone at the family cabin is the perfect place to figure out his next steps. The only problem is the cabin isn’t empty.

Keaton Westbrook grew up with the spotlight of Hollywood on her family. Now she is a social media influencer looking to find some peace and quiet to write a book she is already behind schedule on. A month in a secluded cabin should be the perfect place to sort through her grief and find the words to tell the story she promised to share. But a snow storm blows in and she finds herself not as alone as she thought in the cabin she rented.

I loved both of these characters. Julian is the kind of guy who grows on you. When he was talked about in Stealing Her, I thought I was going to hate him forever. But as we get to know him as he recovers, he makes changes that make it impossible to hang on to the animosity. I loved watching him give of himself as he tried to help Keaton reach her goals. Keaton is just trying to grieve and move on as best as she can, but being in the social media spotlight makes it difficult when her fans expect her to react one way even as she begins to feel something different.

The arc that Julian has made throughout these two books had me rooting him on as he works on forgiveness (of those around him and of himself) and acceptance of his new situation had me cheering for him from the beginning of this book. I loved watching him step out of his norms to help Keaton so she could walk her own emotional journey as well. This was exactly the story I was hoping for Julian as he began to change at the end of Stealing Her, and I couldn’t be happier for the final outcome!

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I LOVED the first book in this series and after what we knew of Julian in that book, I was curious. He was a jerk to say the least. He was the villain in that story, despite being in a coma. I had no idea what to expect with this book and it completely blew me out of the water. I fell in love with this story, these characters and the second chance at love.
Julian is fresh out of a coma and being forced to take a break from his job, especially after the loss of his mother. He takes a break from the city life and heads to his family’s “cabin”, what he doesn’t expect is to find someone else there. Keaton is still mourning over the loss of her boyfriend, but she also needs to write his story. The story she promised him. With a month planned in a cabin this was going to be her time to write, that is until a stranger shows up.
Julian and Keaton started off as enemies, they didn’t like each other much, but as time went on, they formed a connection. They were both broken in different ways, both grieving the loss of loved ones, but also found support in their newly formed relationship. They both helped each other grieve. To overcome the loss and move on.
I loved the connection between Julian and Keaton. I loved learning how their pasts were connected in ways they never even know. These two beautifully broken souls were able to heal each other in ways neither of them thought was possible.
Finding Him is a MUST READ!