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Little Harbour (Scandinavian comfort Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sophia Soames (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 307 ratings
This is a story about life and death, because there was never anyone else for Jens. He had been with Sofie almost all his life, from the day they met at school when they were fifteen, until the day she took her final breath against his chest. She was always everything to him. As he was to her. He never doubted that. Not for a minute.

This is an adventure of hope, where Axel Kleve keeps himself too busy to even stop and think. Work, sleep, eat, repeat. He loves his job as a Midwife at Oslo’s University Hospital, He’s good at lecturing and training, and now he has somehow been pushed into running “Ask Axel”, a midwifery blog on PNN.no, the parenting-site everyone in Norway trusts.

This is a tale of second chances. Jens, he doesn't let himself think of Axel. He doesn't think of Axel at all.

And Axel needs to stop longing for that one crush he’s never been able to leave behind. It’s just plain ridiculous. He should have got over Jens Sommerfeldt years ago.

A novel full of love and family life, featuring a hord of feral children, a stolen pram, a Midwifery blog and an ill advised stint on TV. Oh yes, and a man who had lost hope and another who never gave it up.
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    Scandinavian comfort
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  4. Publication date
    December 1, 2018
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07KW2SNQM
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ ; 1st edition (December 1, 2018)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2018
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4.7 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 499 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 307 ratings

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Sophia Soames is a UK based M/M romance writer, originally from Scandinavia. She writes quirky stories of imperfect love, always with real people, real families and real fairy tales.

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Customers enjoy this romance novel for its wonderful MM relationship and heartwarming family dynamics, with one review highlighting how it heals a shattered family through mature love. The book features low angst, plenty of laughter, and beautiful writing, with one customer noting its realistic portrayal of blood and made families. Customers appreciate the characters' authenticity and the emotional depth of the story.

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19 customers mention "Romance"19 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romantic elements of the book, particularly its wonderful MM romance and rich love themes, with one customer highlighting its heartwarming love story.

"...It's all believable, tangible and something you can almost see. It's real. This book is about unconditional love within a family...." Read more

"...The secondary characters were snarky and ridiculous and warm hearted and so very full of layers...." Read more

"good love story" Read more

"...The characters are well written and the story line keeps you involved up to the very end...." Read more

13 customers mention "Family life"13 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the portrayal of family life in the book, with one customer particularly appreciating how it explores mature love that heals a shattered family, while another notes the realistic depiction of family text chats.

"...It's real. This book is about unconditional love within a family...." Read more

"...I love the interaction with all the kids, how open the family is about sex...." Read more

"...Love in maturity that heals a shattered family and allows them room to grow. I'm so glad I found Sophia Soames and her beautiful Norwegian people." Read more

"...This is an amazing family...so so much love. I guarantee you'll smile, swoon, and feel hopeful." Read more

10 customers mention "Angst level"10 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the low angst level of the book, with one customer noting it's an absolute joy to read.

"...the obstacles Jen, Axel and the kids face, this story is also surprisingly low-angst...." Read more

"...An absolute joy to read." Read more

"...From the beginning I felt this book grabbed my heart and took off with it. It is one of those books that you can't put down and will read again...." Read more

"Exactly what reviews state...no real angst, slice of life love story. It is a bit long winded but I loved every word...." Read more

10 customers mention "Laughter"10 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's humor and find it heartwarming.

"...Heartachingly gorgeous story, mixed in with lots of laugh out loud moments, love, and cuddles...." Read more

"...through their struggles was hilarious because they found humor in absolutely everything...." Read more

"When a book makes me laugh and cry and fall asleep thinking about the people who have become so real to me, that's when I know I've found a keeper...." Read more

"This book is amazing! It has all the feels - funny, sad, happy but no real anger...." Read more

7 customers mention "Beauty"7 positive0 negative

Customers find the book beautiful, with one mentioning the characters Axel and Jens are cute, while another describes it as beautifully normal.

"...It's just magical and unique while at the same time being just beautifully normal...." Read more

"...I'm so glad I found Sophia Soames and her beautiful Norwegian people." Read more

"...I loved it. I kinda also hated it. But I loved it. Axel and Jens are cute af, but the author decided to rip your heart out at the end, so you get..." Read more

"...It is beautiful, but you will be ugly crying by the end of it. Looking forward to more from this author." Read more

7 customers mention "Character development"7 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, noting that the characters feel authentic, with one customer highlighting the realistic portrayal of blood and made families.

"...The secondary characters were snarky and ridiculous and warm hearted and so very full of layers...." Read more

"...The characters are well written and the story line keeps you involved up to the very end...." Read more

"...Then I had to finish it. The characters are just amazing. The way they are written just makes you fall in love with them...." Read more

"...The story & the people are sooo real & so beautifully written !! 👍😘😪💕..." Read more

5 customers mention "Writing quality"5 positive0 negative

Customers praise the writing quality of the book, describing it as beautifully written.

"...Ms. Shames is an amazing writer. I am so glad she shared this family with the rest of us. I highly recommend this book. Enjoy" Read more

"Don’t miss this beautifully written story!! This is my first book by this author & it won’t be my last!!..." Read more

"Little Harbour is one of the most beautifully written second chance love stories I’ve read...." Read more

"...This story is well-written and beautifully edited. Sophia Soames is a name to watch." Read more

3 customers mention "Feel"3 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the book's emotional content, with one mentioning it has all the feels, while another describes it as cuddly.

"...story, mixed in with lots of laugh out loud moments, love, and cuddles. It's astounding how a story of family makes you yearn to hug your own...." Read more

"This book is amazing! It has all the feels - funny, sad, happy but no real anger...." Read more

"Fluffy and sweet..." Read more

Genuinely wonderful MM romance
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Genuinely wonderful MM romance
This book! Oh my God, this book!!! This WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL story of love & family! I genuinely love the living guts out of Axel and Jens! And that final scene? So much love! #Read this book! I highly #recommended it 👬💙
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  • Sita the Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely gorgeous in its simplicity
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018
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    Simple story.

    Simple, beautiful words.

    Big feelings!

    The love between Jens and Axel is simply put 'all-encompassing'. The connection between them as teenagers is instant. And after their time apart, the connection is still instant. It's all believable, tangible and something you can almost see. It's real.

    This book is about unconditional love within a family. How a new force of love saves a man and his children from slipping completely into the cracks and darkness of their grief. Axel is Jens greatest love. And them coming together is magnetic; them being together brings everything else together. And it's so real, this family, just like all families have their ups and downs, the chaos, the joy, the laughter. Considering the obstacles Jen, Axel and the kids face, this story is also surprisingly low-angst. It's just magical and unique while at the same time being just beautifully normal.

    Don't be fooled by the modest "love & family" theme of this story. There is a lot of depth here. Layers built on layers. And shout-out to secondary characters who just made this story even better. They enhanced this story, just like all those extra people's in our own lives. (Also the family text chats are adorable and hilarious)

    Heartachingly gorgeous story, mixed in with lots of laugh out loud moments, love, and cuddles. It's astounding how a story of family makes you yearn to hug your own. Can't wait to see what this author gives us next.
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  • Cheryl Voiles
    5.0 out of 5 stars Such a beautiful love story
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2019
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    I read this story in one afternoon, I simply wanted to know what was going to happen next. It was not what I expected when I purchased the book. This book became much more than a romance with some angst and a bit of sexy times. Jens and Axel felt real like your next door neighbors or friends who you wanted to see wonderful things happen to. Finding love the second time around was work in the very best way. Even reading through their struggles was hilarious because they found humor in absolutely everything. The secondary characters were snarky and ridiculous and warm hearted and so very full of layers. While reading there was crying and laughing (out loud) and lots of giggles. I think anyone who enjoys real stories with real characters cannot miss with "Little Harbor" . An absolute joy to read.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars great book
    Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2019
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    good love story
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  • Penny
    5.0 out of 5 stars It is one of those books that you can't put down!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2019
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    When I saw the cover and read the blurb I figured this would be a good fast red, boy was I wrong! From the beginning I felt this book grabbed my heart and took off with it. It is one of those books that you can't put down and will read again. The characters are well written and the story line keeps you involved up to the very end. I love the interaction with all the kids, how open the family is about sex. When the 16yr old ask her dad to put condoms on the shopping list there wasn't a lecture or any shaming,just a short discussion and he puts them on the list. This was a great book and I look forward to reading more from this author.
    One person found this helpful
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  • SheltieMum
    5.0 out of 5 stars So Rich in Love
    Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021
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    When a book makes me laugh and cry and fall asleep thinking about the people who have become so real to me, that's when I know I've found a keeper. This story is rich in love. Love between two men who fell into each other as boys, but who weren't really ready for it. Love between a man and wife, cut short and leaving a man reeling. Love in maturity that heals a shattered family and allows them room to grow. I'm so glad I found Sophia Soames and her beautiful Norwegian people.
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  • Mindy Lynn
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good book. Just a bit too long.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2018
    3.5 Stars!

    I liked the book. My main issue was that it was very long for the story that was being told. Some scenes were lackluster and could have easily been edited out without being missed. I skimmed some of this and skipped the bonus scenes because I just needed it to be done.

    I actually enjoyed that there was no angst in sight. I liked the relationship that Axel developed with Morten. The children actually kept this book afloat for me. They were all very entertaining.

    Axel was an enjoyable character but I found it hard to like Jens. I understand loss and grief. Still going through it myself. The problem was that he came off as a bit immature.

    This book has a lot of steam, tender moments, love, acceptance, and a whole lot of mush. So much mush. I'm so not the person for all that mush. It was too much for my taste. I guess I'm just too jaded. But the true romantics at heart will really love this story.

    Happy reading dolls! xx
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  • Bookworm1003
    5.0 out of 5 stars Soames weaves a beautiful story from the every day things
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2023
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    I downloaded this book after reading a Q&A with Jennifer Cody, in which she listed Little Harbour as a book she couldn’t put down. I haven’t been able to put it down either. I enjoy all kinds of romances- action, supernatural, fantasy, thriller.... But while I may enjoy them all, there’s just something about a love story that doesn’t skip over the minutiae of every day life. Soames has written a heartbreakingly beautiful story out of the ordinary. A story that feels like a love letter. A love letter between Axel & Jens. A love letter to the reader. Download this book. Make yourself some tea. Settle into your favorite reading spot. And be prepared to stay there for a while.
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  • Avid Reader
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fluffy and sweet
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2020
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    Exactly what reviews state...no real angst, slice of life love story. It is a bit long winded but I loved every word. You can't help but to fall in love with every single character. This is an amazing family...so so much love. I guarantee you'll smile, swoon, and feel hopeful.
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  • jumble99
    5.0 out of 5 stars An ode to everlasting love
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 6, 2024
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    A beautiful tale of love lost then found. Two middle aged men bring to together their hearts, their families and their lives to form a wonderful love that will last forever. Babies, kids, boyfriends and family friendships all come together to form an extend unit, held together by love and by mutual need.

    A lovely story for the modern world.
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  • Leeann
    5.0 out of 5 stars It's a must read!!!
    Reviewed in Canada on January 6, 2019
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    Sophia has been one of my FAVORITE writers of fiction for years!!!! She takes you right into the story like you are in the room with them. I laughed, cried and swooned over these two lovely men and the kids!!!! Sophia is also the master of slipping in a bit of hotness...just go and read!!
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  • chris middleton
    5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful
    Reviewed in Australia on March 12, 2024
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    Beautiful writing style. I was breathless, excited, anxious ,joyful, amused and swept along by this gorgeous writer and wonderful story. One of my favourite books and I’ve read many over the years. Can’t wait to read the next one. Thank you Sophia.
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  • I love mm books
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love mm books
    Reviewed in Australia on February 22, 2022
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    I loved this book I cried so much and laughed just as much. Jens and Axel were made to each other.

    Thank you for writing such a heart warming book to read
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  • kittylion
    5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and sad - if a bit long.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2019
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    I loved the book - the main characters, the kids, the snark and the text conversations. Am I the only one though who felt a bit sorry for Sofie. OK, he said he loved her but she knew he loved Axel first and best. Also, the fact that Jens was so hopeless with the kids makes me think that Sofie did the lion's share of the housework and childcare - and I think she worked too. Why was Jens so hopeless with his own children? Yes, I felt sorry for Sofie.

    However the love story and family life was wonderful - perhaps leave that last chapter for a bit though and come back to it in a little while.
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