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Austin: Learning to Love #4 Kindle Edition

by Con Riley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.6 out of 5 stars 441 ratings

Can Austin learn to love the opposite who attracts him?

Austin Russell doesn’t belong at a small school like Glynn Harber. He's meant to be a high flyer in finance not a book-keeping bursar. Now there's only one renovation project left to budget, it’s time he toughened his soft heart and got back to climbing the corporate ladder.

The truth is he’d rather climb Maisie Dymond’s father.

That urge doesn’t add up—Dom Dymond is his polar opposite—but when a near-miss brings them together, Austin discovers there’s more below his laid-back surface, especially as Dom’s determined to win the bid for the school's last rebuilding project.

Working in proximity means Austin can’t deny that they're opposites who don’t only attract, they combust whenever they’re close. Telling himself it's only a fling doesn’t ring true when Dom opens up about what keeps him in Cornwall. He’s there to heal his fractured family, and he wants Austin as part of it.

That openness makes Austin want to share too, but will Dom still feel the same attraction once he knows what drives Austin to keep climbing his ladder?

♥ Austin is the fourth standalone novel in the Learning to Love series. Set in England's glorious county of Cornwall, each book has a fulfilling happily ever after. ♥

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    Learning to Love
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09SM1G7SW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ FIGMENT INK
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 25, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3.2 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 303 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 4 of 5 ‏ : ‎ Learning to Love
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 441 ratings

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Con Riley

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Con Riley lives on the wild and rugged Devonshire coast, with her head in the clouds, and her feet in the Atlantic Ocean.

Injury curtailed her enjoyment of outdoor pursuits, so writing fiction now fills her free time. Love, loss, and redemption shape her romance stories, and her characters are flawed in ways that makes them live and breathe.

When not people watching, or wrangling her own boy band of teen sons, she spends time staring at the sea from her kitchen window. If you see her, don't disturb her—she’s probably thinking up new plots.

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Customers find this book to be a sweet story with themes of healing, and consider it one of the best reads in the series. The pacing receives positive feedback, with one customer noting how the characters build healthier relationships with their families. Customers appreciate the character development and find the book lovely.

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8 customers mention "Story quality"8 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the story's themes of healing and soul searching, with one customer noting how well it builds on previous narratives.

"...Lots of intense emotions again, some introspection and soul searching, and successful closure with an ending promising a HEA." Read more

"...This one is very sweet, very tender, and did a good job of building on the previous stories...." Read more

"...I'm going to hate to say goodbye to them and these emotional stories." Read more

"...I can see them being happy together. It's a really good story with likable characters...." Read more

6 customers mention "Readability"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book highly readable and consider it one of the best in the series, with one customer describing it as a gorgeous series.

"I have enjoyed every book in this series but I have to say that I think this one is my favorite...." Read more

"...is a romance novel,but like most all the books in Con Riley's wonderful series, it's also about healing...." Read more

"...This is probably best read in series, because Dom and Austin have opinions of each other developed in the previous book, and Austin's story makes so..." Read more

"...Excellent reading." Read more

5 customers mention "Pacing"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, with one mentioning how the characters make good friends, while another notes how it helps readers build healthier relationships with their families.

"...But they are absolutely perfect for each other. And Miss Maisie steals every scene she is in...." Read more

"...It s just that Austin fits in so well and has made such good friends and a happy life there it's hard to see why he would leave...." Read more

"I love these characters. They feel like close family friends. They struggle, they grow, they heal, and they are all perfectly imperfect. And lovely...." Read more

"...love as they also learn to let go of guilt and build healthier relationships with their families, to learn to love in many ways...." Read more

5 customers mention "Sweetness"5 positive0 negative

Customers find the book lovely and sweet, with one customer particularly appreciating the beautiful Cornwall coast setting.

"...This one is very sweet, very tender, and did a good job of building on the previous stories...." Read more

"...I trust Charles. This book is just impossibly sweet and Dom’s devotion to Austin from the beginning… it just gave me everything...." Read more

"...And lovely. Let us not forget, lovely." Read more

"...There is so much to like about this couple. Kaiser is adorable, and I love found family aspects too." Read more

3 customers mention "Character development"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

"...It's a really good story with likable characters. I enjoyed seeing Austin grow and open up to others, including Cameron." Read more

"I like how the community is portrayed. The characters, the emotion and the gorgeous setting. There is so much to like about this couple...." Read more

"What a great series with characters that experience every kind of emotion as they learn to manage some pretty difficult emotions like guilt and grief..." Read more

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  • Xanlthorpe
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good Addition to the Series
    Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2022
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    This storyline provides a pleasing solution for a previously only annoying character. Austin was introduced in the previous book as an ex-, and as much as that story tried to make him unlovable, the reader knew there was more. This book first highlights those unlovable attributes and then slowly recreates Austin’s character with more insight and detail, until we’re all pulling for that HEA. Lots of intense emotions again, some introspection and soul searching, and successful closure with an ending promising a HEA.
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  • M.V.
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Story
    Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2023
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    It's hard to decide whether I enjoyed reading Austin or Charles more. This one is very sweet, very tender, and did a good job of building on the previous stories. It would have been nice if the school featured a little more strongly- the idea of it was frequently present but the story took place off site. It makes sense for the story, but I did miss it.
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  • Raven reads
    5.0 out of 5 stars oh wow
    Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2022
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    I have enjoyed every book in this series but I have to say that I think this one is my favorite. Austin and Dom make a very unlikely pair at first glance. But they are absolutely perfect for each other. And Miss Maisie steals every scene she is in. I also dearly love Charles and have since he first appeared in any of these books. Austin had to learn to forgive himself and let go of the guilt that has crippled both him and his mother for years. All it took was a special school, a very special little girl, and her extraordinary dad.
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  • ElizaMac
    5.0 out of 5 stars I just love this series
    Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2022
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    I remember reading Charles thinking “this series can’t get any better than this.” It was just special. Charles, is so so special.

    And while I didn’t love Sol as much as I did the other three books, it did bring us Austin. Who we were introduced as cold and prickly and rather unlikable. His character changed as we saw him in Luke, and I really looked forward to how his book would play out. Especially because Charles took a particular liking to Austin. I trust Charles.

    This book is just impossibly sweet and Dom’s devotion to Austin from the beginning… it just gave me everything. THIS is relationship storytelling. THIS is how mature characters work through their trauma to find their HEA on the other side. And this is why I adore this series so so much. These characters are so layered. So rich. But there is no over the top unnecessary drama to make it exciting… it’s just… REALLY REALLY GOOD. I know a series is good when I just want to live in it.

    My only niggle, and I’ve said this before in this series, is that the single POV kind of takes a bit away. I KNOW that’s what this series is… it’s single POV and I need to get over it, but I desperately wanted Dom’s POV as well.

    But, that doesn’t take away my love and stars for this series. I can’t wait for Heppel-y Ever After… I almost wish we got novellas for all of our guys. I just don’t want it to end.

    Thank you, Con, for this series. I adore it so.
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  • Kindle Customer Diane
    5.0 out of 5 stars Trust Yourself and Forget the Guilt
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022
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    Guilt is such an insidious emotion. Once you out it behind you you can start to love yourself and those around you. That's when you really begin to live!

    A tragedy drives Austin and his mother. When he prevents another, he and Com are able to open their eyes, and hearts, and see what's right in front of them.

    Maisie and Cameron, along with all of the guys at Glynn Harber make this book a wonderful addition that is best read in order. I'm going to hate to say goodbye to them and these emotional stories.
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  • Obsidian88
    4.0 out of 5 stars Dom and Austin
    Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2022
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    Austin was kind of a jerk in Luke's book, but he redeemed himself and here in his story we find out why he is so driven. Dom is a great guy and has all the patience for Austin. Austin means to leave the school and Dom as soon as he can find a high paying job back in the rat race he was used to in the city. It s just that Austin fits in so well and has made such good friends and a happy life there it's hard to see why he would leave.

    Dom and Austin are good for each other. Austin loves Doms daughter. I can see them being happy together. It's a really good story with likable characters. I enjoyed seeing Austin grow and open up to others, including Cameron.
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  • kgoodbuddy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Prepare to fall in love.....
    Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2022
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    Yes, this is a romance novel,but like most all the books in Con Riley's wonderful series, it's also about healing. Her characters are all wounded in some way---as most of us are---and in finding love also find their way to healing. I can't recommend these books enough, and you'll find her characters living with you long after you've read the last page. Really quite remarkable!
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  • CiCi
    5.0 out of 5 stars this series makes me happy
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023
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    I love these characters. They feel like close family friends. They struggle, they grow, they heal, and they are all perfectly imperfect. And lovely. Let us not forget, lovely.
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  • BevS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Her writing just gets better and better...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 26, 2022
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    How can this be anything other than 5 stars??

    You know how this story made me feel? It was just like walking into a room warmed by a blazing log fire on a very cold day, a full body hug. Con's characters are just amazing, and Dom? Was absolutely fantastic, as was that little minx Maisie. My lovely Charles Heppel made several appearances, and hopefully in the final story of the series Heppel Ever After, will get the HEA that he and Hugo deserve. We caught up with several of Con's other characters in this story, and it would be so wonderful if most of them could make it to the impending nuptuals...oh, and thanks Con for the tasty tidbit concerning Sol's nephew Cameron in your newsletter. Big sigh...
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  • MandyMoo
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic.
    Reviewed in Australia on May 27, 2022
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    Austin is another delightful book in this fantastic series. I so enjoyed watching these two adorable men finding their way to each other and to their happy future together. The appearance of previous characters in the series added more pleasure and depth to the story. I loved this book and highly recommend it.
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  • madmoo 37
    5.0 out of 5 stars Match made in glynn harbour heaven
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2022
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    Omg what a book!! So much love of every kind flowed throughout this story that it was hard to put down, Austin finally realising that climbing certain ladders aren't important and guilt is something to let go of and learning to let love fill it's place was brilliantly done and filled with hope, out of all the books in this series this has been my favourite,loved Dom's character and how he described his daughter's disability hit very close to home hearing those exact words myself made me love him harder,him and Austin a definite match made in heaven. Loved loved loved this book loved the series a must have must read
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  • Gehrminator
    4.0 out of 5 stars So flipping great, soring right off of one of Austin's charts
    Reviewed in Australia on November 12, 2023
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    I got sick of waiting for an audiobook & just read this one, maybe my favourite Con Riley yet, but they're all good... and how do I choose which one to read next with strong links to several others within this book.

    Ah, Austin & Dom were just perfection for one another and meeting at the perfect time too, both with work to be done yet lessons & growth to support one another with, all held together with glue, crayons, paint, Heppell clangers and glitter... just magic... and sexual chemistry for forever and a day, and in any spare moment or place they could manage to find.

    Oodles of community connections to the wider Cornwell crews throughout too, everyone gets at least a mention if not a supporting role

    *contented sigh*
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  • Pam
    5.0 out of 5 stars A beautiful story ❤️
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 16, 2022
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    Fans of this series will absolutely love Austin. This author has such a unique and incredible way with words that feel so different from most MM romance books on the market. This story evoked so much emotion in me and I just adored Austin, Dom and Maisie. Five stars
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