It Takes Heart, Tif Marcelo
It Takes Heart, Tif Marcelo
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It Takes Heart

Author: Tif Marcelo

Narrator: Joy Regullano, Reuben Uy

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/10/2021

Synopsis

From romance author Tif Marcelo comes a heartwarming story about taking a second chance on love at a family-owned couples resort.Heart Resort, a private resort in the Outer Banks, is a romantic getaway for couples but a hotbed of family drama for its proprietors, the Puso family. Brandon Puso, the youngest of the four siblings, prefers life on his own as a licensed contractor in DC after a falling-out with his eldest brother.After a hurricane plows through the Outer Banks, Brandon has a change of heart. He returns to the resort to help with the grand reopening but encounters his big sister’s best friend, designer Geneva Harris, who’s there to do the same thing. But Geneva and Brandon have a secret. Years ago, they had a secret romance that ended in heartbreak.With the resort’s future at stake, Brandon and Geneva decide to put the past aside and to keep peace with the family. But as their mutual attraction heats up, they have to decide if history will repeat itself—or if this time, love gets a second chance.

About Tif Marcelo

Tif Marcelo is a veteran US Army nurse who holds a BS in nursing and a master’s in public administration. She believes in and writes about the strength of families, the endurance of friendship, and the beauty of heartfelt romance—and she’s inspired daily by her own military hero husband and four children. She hosts the Stories to Love podcast, and she is also the USA Today bestselling author of In a Book Club Far Away, Once Upon a Sunset, The Key to Happily Ever After, and the Journey to the Heart series. Sign up for her newsletter at www.TifMarcelo.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on July 09, 2021

Have you ever been to the Outer Banks of North Carolina? It’s one of my favorite places. And this cover? It includes one of my favorite lighthouses. All lighthouses are my favorite, but this one at Bodie Island is extra special. I was so excited to read my first book by Tif Marcelo, especially becau......more

Goodreads review by Madison on November 09, 2022

It Takes Heart by Tif Marcelo Heart Resort series #1. Contemporary romance with extended family dynamics. Second chance, sibling best friend troupes. Filipino-American culture. Alternating chapters from Brandon and Geneva. Brandon returns to his family’s private resort in the Outer Banks to help win......more

Goodreads review by "Avonna on August 19, 2021

Check out all my reviews at: [URL not allowed] IT TAKES HEART (Heart Resort Book #1) by Tif Marcelo is a second chance contemporary romance and the first book in a new series featuring a Filipino-American family of three brothers and one sister who own and run the Heart Resort in the......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on January 03, 2022

The Heart Resort is a private couples resort in the Outer Banks of North Carolina owned by a Filipino-American family, the Pusos. After a hurricane shuts the business down, the youngest Puso sibling Brandon decides to return to helpout. After working as a contractor in the DC area for years, he fina......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 11, 2021

I received an ARC of this book for free from the author in exchange for an honest review. I thought this was a solid second chance romance and start to a new series. First off, I really enjoyed seeing all the Filipino culture. I am half Filipino myself so it was so amazing seeing the representation.......more

Quotes

“Marcelo loads their darling romance with touching drama and sweet moments while seamlessly weaving in Filipino culture, language, and food, adding depth and authenticity to the plot. The endearing protagonists, dramatic sibling rivalry, and idyllic coastal setting make for a feel-good romance that readers won’t want to miss.” —Publishers Weekly

“Readers will yearn for more stories about these compelling characters.” —Booklist

“Another home run for Tif Marcelo! This time as she takes us behind the scenes of a family-run romantic couples resort on the eve of its grand reopening—complete with sibling rivalry, long-held family secrets, and a slow simmering can’t-take-your-eyes-off-the-page romance between two family friends determined to try to keep a lid on the burn. With her signature style and deftly drawn characters and setting, Marcelo takes us on a storytelling journey of family and love and second chances and explores them with a fresh new lens, reminding us how it feels to escape—and more importantly—how it feels to finally come home.” —Amy Impellizzeri, award-winning author of I Know How This Ends

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