I loved the first book of Noah and Anna's story. These two are so drawn to each other that it seems impossible for them to fight it. They have both been hurt by the people they loved. Anna her fiance, Noah his wife and have been alone for years afraid to love again. Anna finally goes home after seven years and finds what was hidden from her all that time she runs...

She promised Noah she wouldn't run like his ex wife did and now he's heartbroken. But with two people meant to be together as these two are they have to get their happily ever after, right?

I had a hard time focusing on anything but finding out what happened next. My main complaint is that this book is a part 1 instead of a full book i hate when you have to wait for the next part of the story. But part 1 was very well written and I will be looking forward to part 2.

I love a nice slow burn and this book has it in spades. Noah and Anna are both nursing broken hearts and fighting ghosts from their pasts. Both barely living, afraid to let themselves love again. This story is beautiful and I loved reading it. The slow burn, angsty relationship build up was sizzling. Once these two gave into their feelings, I thought they would set my kindle on fire. I loved Noah and Anna along with all the side characters. This was such an enjoyable read right up until that jaw dropping ending. I need the next book now!! You need to read this book.

I was given this ARC by the author for an honest review. This is the first book in a two part series and I'm giving this first book 4.5 stars out of 5. It was very well written and very entertaining it had me smiling and chuckling. I was involved with the story from the very start and it just kept getting better and better as it continued. You fell in love with Anna and Noah from the very start and wondered why the loves of their past still haunted them and wouldn't let them move forward. Just when things seemed to be coming together for both of them, there was a twist in the story you didn't see coming and now we are left hanging until the second book.

A steamy contemporary romance about losses, broken hearts, and second chances.

Both Anna and Noah are stuck. They have both suffered losses of different kinds in their lives and are having trouble moving forward. Being neighbors for a while, Anna has had a crush on Noah for a while, and Noah, being the good cop, has nothing but good manners for her, all very platonic, until it isn't. A series of incidents leads them to spend time together developing a "friendship" despite their age gap, but it's not long until other feelings begin to awaken, feelings that both didn't believe possible after being burned by the love before. Now they have to decide if what they feel is strong enough to leave the past and the pain behind them.

Tori Fox is a new author to me and the blurb didn't say much so I didn't know what to expect. Overall, I enjoyed this book and it was a quick read, but I still feel like there's something missing. Somehow I couldn't connect with the main characters, even though both clearly had a past that marked them the details were cryptic and distant, not showing much, so in the end their development and the feelings between them didn't move me much. Which brings me to my second point; the need for a duet. This book ends in a cliffhanger but I feel everything could have been covered in a single book if the information had been delivered on time and not at the 90% mark. I assume the second book will be like a journey of healing and amends with their past, but I don't know how necessary it really is.

Another thing that really bothered me was the way used to talk about the main character's body, like now she was this beautiful skinny woman but not before because she was fat. And then her mother saying things like "you weren't fat, there was only more of you to love". It's 2020 people, "fat" is not the antonym of beauty. Why continue perpetuating this type of stereotypes? This could have been approached in a more positive way, giving it some focus or reason behind the change, but nada.

Oh my cliffhanging heart!
Ghost of You was one heck of a painful ride, full of past heartache and future growth.
Both Anna and Noah are both suffering from broken hearts, regrets and painful memories.
Fate steps in and throws these two together again and again, with a few missteps and shoves from friends like Seraphina, who was an absolute hoot, so funny! And Mason, the flirty goof ball.
I cannot wait to get to some answers in book 2!!

The Ghost of you
By Tori Fox
Pub Date Jul 13 2020
Spoiler Allert
Anna is a yoga instructor she teachers clases a couple times of week one is eight o'clock and she convinces her boss two buy her an espresso machine two wake up her after working till two in the morning at the beer garden where she works the most you get more money in tips than what you actually earn, Then she works in the bar and grill couple times of week as well but her favourite is the beer garden.
She loves yoga and enjoy teaching but its more for hobbies and working with her best friend is a bonus she she reason she came two move two ash vile without her she wouldn't have come she enjoys Sunday its her days off she can play her music and write her songs and play her guitar as well.
She enjoys cooking her own meals she vegan now so everything she cooks is from scratch.
Noah is a copper and wants two become a detective he has two try for his exam before march he failed twice so he going for them again he studies on his days off he works four on three off he been working with his partner for three years now he allot younger then him like ten yers younger Noah like 35 he partner in crime keep him fit
It is last days on four days shift he sleep in till four normal he sleep in rtill twelve as then some one come through his bedroom he get up quick look for his gun but then realise it his brother and relaxes he been planning his brother 21 birthday for a while so he get dressed and they get ready for the bar and grill.
Anna was working at the bar and grill that night and Noah was there with his brother they dared is brother two kiss as many girls has he could that night he tried it on with Anna and grab her he pulled away quick and Noah told him off and said sorry two Anna that how they started meeting and getting two know each other.
Noah and his brothers drive up two his mother house mason tell his brother Noah not two mention two mum the studio deal just incase it didn't work out and dad wouldn't approve of it it any way Noah agreed if he brings it up I go one about my police work mason head was hurting from last night with his brothers out in town he says serve you write you were all drunk last night Noah only ever drinks one bootle cause he a police man and never knows what could happen when he off duty anyway they drive up two Noah house their mother was greeting them by the door she look so happily two sea them.

Every time there was some one birthday the boys always made them they favourite meal which they enjoyed so much he enjoyed his mother cooking. Her mother was asking them how the birthday boy go so they told their mum what happened they dared him two kiss has many girls has he could he kissed twelve and made allot of many that night through his brothers and had his drinks bought for him it was is 21 they father was laughing like yell his wife soon told him two be quiet he sat quietly drinking his whisky.
He enjoyed the times with his mother and brothers the day was good and he meals was divine.
After a night shift it was four in the morning and Anna was running over two him you must help me he ran quick into her house up two the bathroom the shower head was broke and water going every wear he stop the water I the basement and told her two tell her landlord but she said I try but he abroad moving away she thank him anyway. She phoned her landlord and he dint believe her about the shower he made a joke and caught at her she said I'm telling the truth he said I send someone round Monday and by the way I'm selling the house as well she count believe it not only she had no water for two days he selling the house from under her feet she didn't want want two ash vile she loved it here the longest she stayed anywhere has things couldn't get any worse.
Next Noah decided two fix Anna shower he when round them she dint want two sea him after what happened in his house that she had two use his shower and he walked in the bathroom and saw her naked and she saw him naked as well . She let him she no choice she was glad he fixed her shower when she was sleeping when she woke she gave him £60.00 and knew he spent more than that bu he wouldn't take it.
And then she got ready for work. Anna decided two took Noah a meal two thank him for the shower she never knew when her landlord would actually fix it. She made him lasagne his favourite meal tired up for him and he loved her being there never cooked in the house before after his wife let he felt bad the place needed tidying up has well he would have done it if he knew she was coming over but she didn't mind. She stroked Brutus the dog and he made her feel welcome as well. The meal was great they spent most of night talking about Kyle and her family and things and her jobs. They enjoyed each other company> Then Noah invite her at mason studio his brother just bought a studio for music band and record deals and song writing that his things he gladly excepted his offer. So after work he met Noah at eleven o clock outside the studio and met mason his brother, Mason spent the night showing Anna around the studio and she loved the place Noah was jealous of that she was with mason he knew he like her but never admit dit two her. They arranged two meet on Monday evening at the studio.
Monday even came Anna was no nervous she took her guitar and her songs started practising then dee came in she haven't seen dee in years he plays his music every wear and love folks music he in a band he travel every wear taking a break mason asked him two come two the studio two help write music he only tell mason Anna the song writer of the sparrows no way mason says he couldn't believe it her and Kyle when every wear writing songs and stage music in bands mason dint know why Anna dint tell him he recognise her now she goes by am not her song writing name. He tell Noah she a famous music writer and what happened two Kyle she never told many people. Dee used to go out with her best friend then they split Anna tell her he back and she comes two the studio and they argue allot and make up after all these years they finally got back together.
Mason asked Anna out on a date and mason try two kiss her but she pulls him back she only wanted Noah.
She says no two him> Noah invites her two thanksgiving she excepts his offer she turned down her parents offer after the letter asking her two go because her sister wants two get engaged only if she shows up but explains she can't go back not yet it been seven years but the pain of Kyle still hurt she tell Noah about Kyle how he died and that they argued just before he died he was having an affair with some one and he left and was in a car accident has well. Noah felt sorry for her and told her about Claire his ex wife how she left him and why he moved two ash vill and started over his life. Thanks giving in Noah she met his parents his brother mason was there and everything was great infill the kiss with Noah he was acting weird and thing got bit nasty so she left.
She decided two go on a date with mason but the whole time she was there she wanted it two be Noah she fought it was best mason and her was just friends. When Noah saw mason drive Anna back from their date he had enough jealousy he had two go round there and tell her how he felt abut his wife was holding him back they kissed made love things was going for two months the landlord cam with the agency and started the process of selling the house but she knew he had Noah so that what was keeping her busy. Noah made her finally go and sea her family her parents and jess and when they got seeing her parents she hadn't Sean then in seven years she was crying the night was great she felt at peace being back home after Kyle she felt more at ease. Then beck showed up acting all weird at her started staying you had a perfect like with Noah and he didn't deserve you. Then beck sun came running two her he was seven now he looked just like Kyle then she finally got two her it was beck he slept with and had the affair with all these years she never knew beck had a son by him even on the phone Becca never said seven years she kept it from her beck said you was never meant two back then you would have found. Anna ran away from everyone know one knew where she went.

I love this book I gave it five out of stars I loved the characters the plot the scenes I loved Anna
I can't wait two sea what happens next in the book.

This is the first book of a duet. A great story, quick read, and, had me hooked from page one. Neighbors Noah and Anna both have had a traumatic ending to their last relationships. Years have passed for both, it takes their friendship plus their family & friends to make them see they are ready to move on. Add in meddling brothers, sassy best friends to round out the book. Can not wait to see how this plays out in book 2.
Will be recommending to others.

Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

Omg I just finished this book and while reading im like oooh this is definitely a four or five star read! Now that I'm done I'm so mad if like to give it two or one star! But because it was such a good book I cant!! Now the reason?! it's a freaking cliffhanger!!! Ugh I hate them with a passion! I don't mind if both books are out and that's just barely! Well now I can't wait for the next book! I'm still mad tho lol don't miss out on this book it really was a great book! But beware it is a CLIFFHANGER!! Thank you NetGalley and the publishers for sharing this book with me!