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Daybreak (Vino and Veritas) Kindle Edition

by Kate Hawthorne (Author), Heart Eyes Press LGBTQ (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 1,338 ratings

When a sunny young musician gets stranded with a grumpy mechanic during a snowstorm, a lack of heat is the least of their problems…

Liam Luckett is on an adventure. He's dropped out of his Master's program without telling his overbearing parents and set off on a road trip across the country. Armed with little more than his guitar, he’s looking for his best life. He never expected his car to break down in the middle of nowhere Vermont with a huge storm pending, leaving him stranded and at the mercy of a hunky local mechanic.

Jasper Cunningham is in a holding pattern. Three years after the death of his husband, he still hasn’t moved on. A hot, younger, stranded tourist is exactly the sort of complication this mechanic has been avoiding. But he can’t leave the guy in the snow. He brings Liam home to crash on the couch. The air is heavy with more than snow, and when the power goes out, the two men become closer than either of them expects.

Every silken note Liam sings on that guitar thaws Jasper’s heart a little. Suddenly, Liam’s itchy feet aren’t so eager to move on. When their feelings get too big to ignore, the bond they’ve formed is tested. Will daybreak leave them going their separate ways?

This opposites attract, hurt/comfort romance features a grumpy widower who is only soft for one specific blue-eyed musician, a remote farmhouse, a friendly dog, and enough snow to knock the power out until love catches fire.

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  1. “Jasper,” he whispered, pressing a kiss against the corner of my mouth. “I feel like I’ve wanted you my whole life.”
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Kate Hawthorne writes stories about complicated men in love that are sometimes dirty, but always sweet. She enjoys crafting hard-fought and well-deserved happy endings with just the right amount of angst and kink. Her books include the Giving Consent series and the Lonely Hearts series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08ZNK1R3H
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Heart Eyes Press LLC
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 10, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.2 MB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 209 pages
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  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Vino and Veritas
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    Sarina Bowen's Heart Eyes Press publishes contemporary romance featuring characters of all stripes. In 2021, readers will get 45 new romances, each one part of Sarina's World of True North. The Vino & Veritas series will include 18 LGBTQ love stories set in and around Burlington Vermont.

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    Kate Hawthorne is an author of character-driven LGBT romance, known for crafting emotionally intense stories with high heat and a kinky twist. Creating worlds where passion and angst collide, Kate’s books bring you complex protagonists in fearless pursuit of happy—if not sometimes unconventional—endings.

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Customers find this book to be a beautiful story of love after loss, with one review highlighting its portrayal of two broken men. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability, with one customer noting it's a quick feelgood read. Additionally, customers appreciate the wonderful characters, and one review specifically mentions the realistic portrayal of emotions.

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12 customers mention "Heartwarming story"12 positive0 negative

Customers find this book heartwarming, particularly appreciating it as a beautiful story of love after loss.

"Fantastic!!!😚 I so love a great, sensual Kate Hawthorne story! Daybreak created a universe of human love with the fallibility of us all...." Read more

"I really liked this story. It has love after a great loss. This was a spicy but not gratuitous listen. The spice felt real to the characters...." Read more

"...This is a mm contemporary story of local widower Jasper and out of towner Liam. Liam is escaping his collage and his dominating senator father...." Read more

"...All of this story relates and resonates with my life story. Laughed and cried and couldn't put this down. Keep them coming!" Read more

9 customers mention "Beauty"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book beautiful, describing it as sweet and lovely, with one customer noting it includes a decent amount of M/M romance scenes.

"...😏😜 Slay your brain and rewrite it. Jasper is sexy, beautiful and in so much pain. Caught in the past. Liam is sex and joy and rock and roll!!!..." Read more

"...Loved Jasper and Liam! They both had their own demons to overcome and I was happy to see them find their way." Read more

"...his grief and give himself permission to move on with Liam was so painfully beautiful. I loved the dynamic between the characters." Read more

"...is just perfect for the times I don’t know what to read as it is full of cute and quick reads just like this one." Read more

9 customers mention "Readability"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable, with one describing it as a quick feelgood read.

"I got through this book really fast and it was long enough for what it offers but I didn't really feel I saw enough of these men to really get..." Read more

"Love this installment of the series. Older/younger dynamic, closeted man coming out, taking control of his life, etc...." Read more

"This was such a great book. Watching Jasper work through his grief and give himself permission to move on with Liam was so painfully beautiful...." Read more

"...for the times I don’t know what to read as it is full of cute and quick reads just like this one." Read more

6 customers mention "Character development"6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one noting that the spice felt real to the characters.

"...This was a spicy but not gratuitous listen. The spice felt real to the characters. The author did an amazing job with the characters." Read more

"...I loved the dynamic between the characters." Read more

"...This wasn’t my favorite V and V story but I did enjoy the characters. I think it was just a bit more angsty than I normally go for." Read more

"Daybreak was totally a good romance. I loved both characters. Hopefully some of the side characters get a book. Ending made me swoon. Kudos!" Read more

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I dove into Daybreak by Kate Hawthorne the minute I learned the widower Jesper from Unguarded got his happy in this one. In Unguarded the reader meets Jesper as Emmett's friend and client as he brings his sick dog to Emmett's veterinarian clinic... but no worries at ALL this book is easily read standalone.. As the blurb reveals Jasper Cunningham is a widower who lost his husband and is well sort of stuck... that is until he meets Liam Luckett who just traveling through Vermont in search or well...... the reader learns in search of a way to be himself. Liam is a man finding his way in the world, breaking away from his father and the closet he wants to put Liam in. This book is about loss and healing and love... finding that love when you don't expect it... and being brave enough to grab a hold of it; even at the risk of being hurt again. I am so happy I took a chance on this new-to-me author as Jesper and Liam's story was so beautiful. Burlington, Vermont acts as another character in this book and helps craft a world that pulls the reader into this world. Daybreak is set in the Vino and Veritas world and I have loved so many of these stories!
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  • kathy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime!!!😋😍😍
    Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2024
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    Fantastic!!!😚 I so love a great, sensual Kate Hawthorne story! Daybreak created a universe of human love with the fallibility of us all. Jasper and Liam will captivate and annihilate you. 😏😜 Slay your brain and rewrite it. Jasper is sexy, beautiful and in so much pain. Caught in the past. Liam is sex and joy and rock and roll!!!😎 Unbelievably lovely!😘
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  • Michelle
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2024
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    I was so very happy to see Jasper get his HEA after meeting him in Emmett’s story. Loved Jasper and Liam! They both had their own demons to overcome and I was happy to see them find their way.
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  • Deb's reviews
    3.0 out of 5 stars Kinda boring
    Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021
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    I got through this book really fast and it was long enough for what it offers but I didn't really feel I saw enough of these men to really get behind a relationship. As usual with these instalove situations there's just some "unexplained" attraction that is supposed to mitigate the almost complete lack of communication and actual relationship aspects that didn't really happen here. Why sleeping on the couch and having meals together for a week inspired deep love is completely unclear here
    It feels like the third book in a row I've read where one of the characters is grumpy and mostly unpleasant to the other, and then basic human decency is treated like an amazing gesture.
    In a way it feels like Liam mostly fell in love with Gus the dog and Jasper's house and with Jasper as a side effect
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  • kevin and Deb conover
    5.0 out of 5 stars Love after loss
    Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2024
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    I really liked this story. It has love after a great loss. This was a spicy but not gratuitous listen. The spice felt real to the characters. The author did an amazing job with the characters.
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  • Kim Stone
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Story
    Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024
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    I've read this author before. I listened to the audiobook. This is book 12 of the spin off series of the Vino & Veritas world. This is a mm contemporary story of local widower Jasper and out of towner Liam. Liam is escaping his collage and his dominating senator father. His car breaks down in Vermont and he ends up at the Bar Vino & Veritas. The bartender calls Jasper at local mechanic, to help. The two characters have a lot to work through, but they find happiness in the end.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Daybreak
    Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2024
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    Love this installment of the series. Older/younger dynamic, closeted man coming out, taking control of his life, etc. All of this story relates and resonates with my life story. Laughed and cried and couldn't put this down. Keep them coming!
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  • Margo
    4.0 out of 5 stars MM
    Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2024
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    Widower
    Forced proximity
    Kinda instalove

    Liam finds himself breaking down in Vermont on his cross country road trip. Walks in to a bar. Sounds like the setup to a joke but instead he meets a hot mechanic.

    Jasper has been a widower for 3 years. And the day he meets Liam just so happened to be the same day he threw out the sheets his husband had picked out. And realized maybe he was ready to move on.

    Jasper and Liam’s relationship felt natural but I wish we could’ve had more communication. It felt like it wasn’t enough of them together. There is a lot they don’t want to tell each other at first. And then it’s time for Liam to go back to California. When he gets home he realizes he left his home and heart back in Vermont.

    It’s very low angst.
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  • Jess (Novel Confessions Book Blog)
    5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
    Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2023
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    This was such a great book. Watching Jasper work through his grief and give himself permission to move on with Liam was so painfully beautiful. I loved the dynamic between the characters.
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  • 25 Readings Or More
    4.0 out of 5 stars Not the right time
    Reviewed in Italy on February 13, 2024
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    3.5
    Just like the previous books, Daybreak is a sweet love story. This one is a little sadder tho.

    Jasper lost his husband three years ago and he still hasn't moved on.
    He isn't living, barely surviving.
    So the attraction he feels toward the young stranger he "rescued" surprise and scare him.
    But staying away from Liam seems impossible...

    I have to admit that even if i liked the story, i didn't really feel involved.
    I didn't really feel the love between the two of them.
    I didn't feel the sparkles.

    I guess my mood has something to do with that... so don’t take this "review" too seriously. Give the book a chance and let me know what you think about it.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Sexy, emotional and everything else in between!
    Reviewed in India on July 18, 2023
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    I just finished reading Daybreak, and I am in love!

    There's just something about this story that hit my heart in all the right places and kept me engaged till the very last place.

    Liam reminds me a lot of myself, stuck somewhere he didn't want to be. I could relate to him and smile with him as he found a home in Jasper.

    And oh Jasper. My heart was hurting from the very first page when he was introduced. His pain was written so well that I could feel myself hurt for him. And so to see him find happiness in Liam was heartwarming.

    I absolutely adored gus too! And Devon and Tai and everyone else that was introduced. The main characters had an earth shattering chemistry and the dialogues were heart wrenching yet beautiful.

    Overall I was thoroughly entertained while reading this. Highly recommended to any MM lover!
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  • Maureen Crothall
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Read
    Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2023
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    I've read a few from this series, not in any order, just the ones that grabbed me. I recall two of the side characters in this one being the main couple in one that I'd read. This was a wonderful tale, sweet, saucy, and a little frustrating at times with the most unlikely, mismatched pair ever. But, that beginning!! It's a hard, painful read, for those of us who have lost our partner suddenly it's raw and blunt, and tears at the heart, a tough start to a lovely tale.
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  • Noel
    5.0 out of 5 stars A dedicated grumpy loner meets a ray of sunshine
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 15, 2023
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    Jasper is comfortable being lonely and miserable, thinking his days of fun are over. He didn’t count on meeting Liam, someone who can’t quit. Being stuck together for a week is just long enough to change both their lives in a way they both denied could happen. Great HEA.
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  • Humberto Cadena 13
    5.0 out of 5 stars So good!!
    Reviewed in Mexico on May 22, 2021
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    Jasper and Liam are a little broken, a little lost but on a journey to be whole and finding themselves.
    Slow burn, poignant, and sweet.
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