Just This Heart (Men Of Porth Luck Book 2)

MY HEART. Wow this book had me staying up way too late and all up in my feels. it was exactly what I needed to get out of the slump I've been in. Jack was such a fascinating character to me in Just This Once and I couldn't wait to get inside his head. He's so similar to his brother Mal, yet so incredibly different. Very logical, but not stiff. Quite the complex character indeed. I couldn't figure him out and I LOVED that. He surprised me many times throughout the book and it was such a rush. I loved his acceptance of the love he had for Sol. Never quite questioning it, just questioning how long it had been there. "𝑺𝒐𝒍 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂. 𝑯𝒆’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒔. 𝑰 𝒂𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒉𝒊𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆." Sol is sweet angel baby and he deserves to be protected at all costs! Our sweet and lovely 35 year old boy, taking on everyone's problems at the detriment of his own heart and soul. We see his tender love and care for Jack but diving into his perspective clued us in to just how selfless this amazing man really is, even when certain people don't deserve it. "𝑶𝒏 𝒕𝒐𝒑 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑱𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒆. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒎𝒚 𝒇𝒂𝒗𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘. 𝑴𝒚 𝒄𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉 𝒑𝒂𝒅. 𝑴𝒚 𝒔𝒂𝒇𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒍. 𝑰𝒕’𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝒎𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒘." This book was everything that I look for in hurt/comfort. Flashbacks that don't take over the…

If I could, I would give this and all the Rebel Kings series and their brother books like the Porth Luck series 10+ stars. These books live in my heart happily, and I am always happy to reread them, and always wishing I could find one I haven't read yet. Garrett Leigh is a master of revealing unexpected thoughts and secretive emotions in her characters. And she writes a fine heated spice episode as well!

Just This Heart by Garrett Leigh absolutely wrecked me in the softest, most painful way possible. Jack and Sol’s story carries this constant undercurrent of grief, longing, love, and unfinished emotion that settles into your chest almost immediately and never really lets go. What hit me hardest was the intimacy between them even before either of them fully says the words out loud. Garrett Leigh writes emotional connection so beautifully, especially in all the quiet moments — lingering touches, instinctive closeness, shared routines, the kind of love that exists so deeply it survives even when memory doesn’t. Jack may not consciously remember what they were to each other, but his heart absolutely does, and that emotional pull through the entire story was devastating in the best way. Sol completely broke my heart. The way he carries years of love, sacrifice, silence, and grief while still putting Jack first at every turn made him impossible not to love. There’s such tenderness in the way he cares for Jack, even while believing parts of their relationship may never truly come back to him. And Jack’s journey was equally emotional. Watching him slowly piece together feelings he can’t explain while fighting through trauma, memory loss, and identity made every breakthrough feel deeply earned. The hurt/comfort in this book was honestly top tier. The setting itself added so much atmosphere too. Porth Luck feels gritty, weathered, intimate, and alive in that very Garrett Leigh way…

I’ve been obsessed with Jack and Sol ever since I read Just This Once (book 1). I loved Mal and Skylar’s story. But Jack and Sol were quietly calling me from the background, because they hit all my buttons: childhood best friends, trauma and loyalty so intense it hurts. So, the second I got my hands on Just This Heart I was delighted. What I wasn’t prepared for was how completely this book would wreck my emotions. This was everything I hoped for, and some more. Jack is Mal’s brother, an Irish soldier who’s been discharged after a traumatic brain injury. He’s dealing with seizures, chronic pain, memory loss, the whole brutal aftermath, and it’s written in a way that feels grounded and raw without turning him into a cliche. He’s still Jack: stubborn, sharp, scared, and trying too hard to be okay. Sol is his loyal best friend. He’s a crab fisherman who works himself into the ground because other people’s screw-ups always seem to land on his shoulders. And on top of that, he’s basically built his whole life around keeping Jack safe, in a way that’s beautiful but sometimes quietly heartbreaking. Sol has been in love with Jack for so long it feels like part of his DNA. Jack has forgotten a lot of his past life, but he knows that there’s more of his bond with Sol than just friendship, he just can’t pinpoint what. That push-pull of devotion vs. fear vs. forgotten history had me in a chokehold. Their love story is gorgeous. They’re both carrying so much baggage and they’ve…

Just this heart By: Garrett Leigh 📚💕⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💕📚 So much deep emotion! Oh my Garrett Leigh took me apart again. What would you do if someone who mattered more than you could explain no longer knew you? What if the reason was trauma? Could you still matter and bring something meaningful to the other persons world. You’ll find out when go all in with Jack and Sol’s intense story of love and rediscovering love. The author writing is flawless, and the words are so captivating, the plot had so many twists and turns and none that I was expecting, and many shockingly intimate I have become a huge fan of this author. The author writes with so much intensity and emotion pulled from each book it’s felt page after page. Some have quick witted story lines that are so perfect and lets you believe you have a front row seat. So being able to read this love story didn’t disappoint. The authors ability to have two separate individuals struggling in their everyday life and try to navigate someone else’s thoughts, needs and desires was intense and gives all the fills. Authors blurb: wounded soldier. A devoted fisherman. A love lost to memory and yet… “There’s nothing about you I don’t want.” Boyhood best friends. Closer than brothers until one night changed everything. And then it was gone. Jack doesn’t remember. Sol can’t forget. Now they share a life in Porth Luck, holding everything together with silence and sacrifice, while Sol hides heartache and memories in the ocean…and…