5 Stars

Another great read from RVD!
I waited not so patiently for this book and have to say was worth the worth the wait.
Keaton and Julians story was so full of emotion and those chemistry was amazing and the humor in between with them. I laughed and I cried and honestly what more can you ask for in a book...
As always RVD writes her stories in such a captivating way that you have no choice but to get sucked into the pages of a fantastic read. Well done!

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.

It took me quite some time to finish this book. Nearly the first half of the book was a bit slow for me. I just couldn't get in to it. It got better from then on, but I wasn't up to par for me. I did finish, but maybe because I didn't like the main character when this book ruined the experience.

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!

Julian’s world completely shifted while he was in a coma forcing him to work with the brother, Bridge, that stole his fiancé, to take over the family company from their devil of a father. Now he finds himself lost, carrying anger toward Bridge but knowing that he pushed Isobel away with decisions he had to make to compete with his father. Then the last person keeping him sane, his mother, passes away, and any foundation he had is gone. The company forces him to take a vacation which sends him to the family cabin in winter but he never expects to find a woman in residence when he arrives. Keaton has a beautiful soul and found a pure love with Noah, as he battled cancer. She has spent her life as an influencer on social media and their love story became legendary. With his death, she is faced with writing their epic love story but can’t find the words. Heading to the cabin in the woods that Noah wanted to take her to, she hopes to find peace to write. Being invaded by a belligerent, sexy smelling man, never crossed her mind. Julian is easy to hate based on what he did to Isobel but his motives were driven by bigger goals for the company. I wanted him to find his happiness again, he deserves love if he can allow himself to accept it. Keaton is a breath of fresh air while being a bit lost. Her love for Noah was incredible but was born out of compassion not passion. I love how she doesn’t back down to Julian, pushing him out of his comfort zone. Julian is the perfect balance to Keaton; she needs someone to lean on and show her that moving on isn’t wrong. But will Keaton let her followers dictate her future, keeping her from a new love? I devoured this story, wanting Julian to find peace and love again, to know that he is worthy. I voluntarily read an ARC of this book and this is my honest review.

*5 Stars*

ARC kindly received in exchange for an honest review.

I really didn't know what to expect from this one, after the first instalment. I didn't think I would be that fond of Julian, especially after the way he was painted in the first book. That being said though, I wasn't overly in love with Bridge either.

Julian and Keaton's story took me by surprise. They had a great connection, even if Julian was a bit of an ass at first. Once they got to know each other, and to be able to understand in each other in a specific way because of the lives they both live, and the recent events they have endured.

I actually really loved Julian. It seems the coma really changed him, or maybe it just brought back the person he used to be. I really enjoyed this book, and these two characters getting to know each other and lean on one another.

A really nice conclusion to this duet. Would recommend.

The author has a knack for allowing her readers to view the story from her standpoint, a feat not many others have mastered. She has come a long way from her earlier writing. Great job!

The first half of this book is pure perfection, everything I could want in a romance novel - complex characters, a unique premise, CHEMISTRY that jumps off the page, and dialogue that makes you feel like you’re experiencing the love story as it develops in real time. I absolutely DEVOURED it, loving how much I was able to root for a hero who I previously would’ve considered irredeemable (if you’ve read Stealing Her, you’ll have a richer understanding of Julian, but this easily stands on its own). The second half, oh man, is an emotional push/pull that frustrated me more than once but kept me completely engaged and will quite possibly make you ugly cry. So, you’ve been warned.

The story follows Julian, a man who had all of the things a person could want in life - money, power, the love of a good woman - and he took it all for granted. After waking up from a coma, he realized that life went on without him... and became better for some of the people he loves. Single and heartbroken after the death of his mother and the end of his relationship, Julian heads to a cabin to get away from it all... only someone else had the same idea. Keaton lost the love of her life to cancer, and she’s grieving just as much as Julian. These two are different in so many ways, but find a connection in their heartache, and possibly a love that is stronger because of their losses.

It’s an incredibly moving book, and Rachel Van Dyken’s writing skill is showcased in a big way - there are some light and playful moments, some tenderness, some gut-wrenching angst, and a romance that develops over time. The first half is just so, so good - I love it when strangers meet and find an unexpected connection, so it really worked for me. I didn’t love the second half as much, only because the push/pull overtook the romance a bit, but I loved the emotion that was prevalent in that half. Fair warning that this talks about death, cancer, love, and loss in depth with scenes that may move you to tears. This series has been some of my favorite work from Van Dyken, and I’m ecstatic that Finding Him managed to be such a solid followup to the fantastic Stealing Her. I received an ARC via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving a review of this emotional romance.

ARC received in exchange for fair and honest review.
Rachel Van Dyken is on my one click list. Finding him is a roller coaster of emotions, first love and perhaps true love all rolled into one. I cried many times during this one but so glad to see Julian fall head over heels with Keaton. Wish there was more in this series.

*Received an ARC for an honest review* Ever since reading the first Covet book, I'd been eagerly awaiting the second book and Bridges story, his redemption. I knew I wasn't going to be disappointed, but I wasn't expecting such a raw, emotional, and gut wrenching story. And it wasn't even Bridges story really that utterly destroyed me, it was Keaton's story. As someone who's lost and watched a couple close loved ones struggle and lose the battle with incurable health issues, her story resonated so deeply with me, that was what kept me reading, hungry so see this story's conclusion. It was through helping her the emotional aftermath of loss that we find Bridges story, and it's an amazingly beautiful, raw, relatable, and real story. Loved it!

An extraordinary reading experience

Finding Him is one of the most emotional reads by RVD I ever had the honor of reading. It gives you all the feels and chills in all the right ways.
Julian and Keaton both have experienced the unimaginable. Both suffered heartbreak and loss to an extent that is heart wrenching to the reader.
Believe me when I say their journey to each other will soothe your soul. There will be tears and laughter, angsty and funny moments.
You will sit on the edge of your chair the entire time until you finally close this book with a sigh that comes deep from the heart.
Rachel created a story of love and forgiveness, not only towards someone else but also towards oneself, as this sometimes can be the hardest of all.
I recommend this book 100% as it is an extraordinary reading experience . 5+ Stars!!!

I've been so excited for find out more about Julian after I finished reading Stealing Her, the first book in this series. There's something about Rachel van Dyken that makes a reader know for certain who's the ideal book boyfriend, only to come around with a new release and making one doubt your choice, falling in love with a new potential book boyfriend. So I can't even say if Julian is better than Bridge. I don't have to choose, do I?

Sure enough, I think both books involve a lot of depth. I've come to realise that Mrs. van Dyken becomes more and more adult-ish when it comes to her stories. Or she's just hoping for her readers' tears, that might be it, too. Having read Stealing Her first, I thought my heart was beyond repair. There was so much pain and ache, but also so much swoon-worthy scenes and so much love, it was beautiful. Coming to think of it, I think there was just more to it than it was in Finding Him. Probably because Bridge and Julian's life had to be told at first, there was so much background information we got, the story revolved around more than it does in the second book. I'm not saying that's a bat thing, I'm just saying that this story seemed a bit more surface-like. We already knew what Julian had to go through in his childhood. There wasn't much new information we got, other than that he's amazing and has a big heart, which you would have never figured after the first book in the series and according to the way he treated Isobel.

Anyway... There story in this one focused on pain. The raw kind. Keaton's grief is heartbreaking, earth-shattering. Rachel van Dyken does an amazing job of finding just the right words in order to describe Keaton's thoughts and her fears. And seriously, I realized that she doesn't even need that many words. But she chooses just the right ones, the exact kind needed for this. Maybe they're flying to her or maybe she's just that much in her character's worlds that it all feels natural. I'm in awe, really. Even though Keaton sometimes got on my nerves as well. Especially when she was so afraid of other people's opinions, of what they would say. When actually, all that mattered was that Julian had become this swoon-worthy type of guy. I wanted her to see that!

In the beginning, when Julian and Keaton are snowed in, I wasn't sure whether this would really be my kind of story. It seemed so predictable, which is why I was glad not the whole plot is actually set here. We got into both heads, we understood both of their feelings also when they were in their real worlds again.

Every once in a while, the reader will get to read flashback scenes. I've come to dislike those for some reason in the recent past, but Rachel van Dyken wouldn't be one of my ultimate favorite authors if she took my fear and raised her middle finger at it. Seriously though, I liked those a lot! And again, I think it's in her magic for the words, for creating scenes that my heart just can't cope with, but melting it at the same time. I've come to like Noah, I felt Keaton's pain so much. And while I'd be usually cheering for just one team (team Julian obviously!), you also get a glimpse of the life she had with Noah and find yourself liking him, too. He was described a good person, the purest kind of good.

I'm really sad this series will be two books only, though it makes perfect sense since it's about two brothers. Anyway, I will cherish the Covet series forever. It was really special.