Ahhh I loved this book!

Nash & Lily's story was heartbreaking & heartwarming at the same time. Loved the slight mystery aspect to it too. The side characters were great especially little Bertie, the sass that kid has. The writing was beautiful too, so much thought had gone into the back stories, the little phrases & quotes.

Can't beat a single dad romance especially when it's a footballer turned rancher. 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

My fav scene was definitely the storm👀☔️💜
More of this in future books please!!!😍😍

Thank you to Bubble books & Netgalley for allowing me to be an ARC reader for this 🫶🏼

What an easy book to get into. I was immediately entertained and invested in the story. I am pleased to learn that Books 2 and 3 will be coming soon! Ashton is a great author and talented at crafting characters and situations that will tug at your heartstrings. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

I’m a sucker for second chance romances and single dads, so The Lilac River seemed like something I would love. Unfortunately, I never really connected with the characters, especially because Lily didn’t really seem to have much of a personality.

Overall though, this was a cute read, but Bertie is the ONLY reason this is getting 4 stars lol

This book is such a cute cowboy romance.
Nash and Lily met when she moved to his school. They fall utterly in love with each other. That’s until Lily leaves. 10 years later she arrives back in Town.
Nash is looking for the Truth. Lily has to keep the secret.
Lily starts her new jobs as a teacher, Nash’s daughter’s teacher.
They grow close again realising they never stopped loving each other.
The Twist at the end was devastating. All that time lost!
The development of Nash and Lily’s Relationship, was truly painstakingly heartwarming.
The storyline was great. It made you want to continue to the end.
This is everything you would want, from a cowboy romance.
I can’t wait for the brother’s books.

3.7⭐️



Diez años atrás, Lily Jones desapareció de Silver Peaks sin dar explicaciones, dejando atrás a Nash Miller, su primer amor, con el corazón hecho trizas. Ahora, Lily ha regresado al pueblo con el mismo secreto con el que se fue, y Nash, convertido en padre soltero, se ve forzado a enfrentar el pasado que tanto ha intentado enterrar.

Con la ayuda de sus hermanos, Nash ha criado a su hija Bertie en un rancho lleno de memorias y cicatrices. Cuando ve a Lily por primera vez después de una década, todo el dolor, el amor y la traición resurgen con fuerza devastadora. Lo que no sabe es que Lily no solo vuelve con culpa y arrepentimiento, sino también con heridas que nunca cerraron del todo.



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Es entendible porque Lily se fue, pero que en su regreso siguiera teniendo miedo de decir porque se fue, se me hizo tonto.

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher and the author for the ARC in exchange for an honest

Thanks to Bubble Books Ltd and NetGalley for this arc.

I thought this cowboy romance was absolutely adorable but also super “must keep reading” as I managed to finish this ARC in just a few short hours.

I love Lila and Nash together. And honestly, Nash, Gunner, and wilder all are the cutest most handsome book boyfriends and I can’t wait to read the next two books in the series.