Review: Finley by Ella Frank

It's time to come home, Finn.
It’s been seven years since Daniel Finley left his hometown in Florida for the hustle and bustle of Chicago’s city life.
Since then, he’s worked hard for his position at the prestigious law firm Leighton & Associates, even when it’s caused distance and isolation from his family and friends. But that’s all about to change.
On his thirtieth birthday, he receives the one thing he never dared hope for. Something that was promised to him years earlier—a note. One simple sentence from the man he’s never been able to forget.
Six words will forever change the course of their lives.
Brantley Hayes has it all. Or so he thinks. When he first made the decision to take a job down in Florida, his family thought he was crazy. But, after years of living in the quiet beach town, he finally feels a sense of community. He’s surrounded himself with friends who are like family, has a job he loves, and owns a spectacular beachfront property that is his sanctuary.
Yet he still feels unfulfilled, as if a piece of the puzzle is missing, and he knows exactly which piece it is. On an impulse, he follows through with a promise he made years earlier. A promise to call home the one he sent away.
Nothing is as simple as it seems.
After years of separation, the former lovers are reunited, but Brantley wasn’t expecting to encounter the high walls now guarding Daniel’s heart.
Daniel may not be the same person he was when he left, but he knows that the first step to healing is the note in his hand.

The heart knows what it wants.....

Finley is seamlessly written, interweaving the past with the present. Giving us both characters prospective without favoritism. It's a beautiful love story of sacrificing for the greater good. One man's selfless act provides his partner with an opportunity to become successful but at what cost.

Brantley Hayes is a sexy professor who found his true love, who also happened to also be a student. In a selfless act Brantley sends Daniel Finley (Finn) away to follow his dream and become a lawyer. It's seven years later and it's time for Finn to return home. 

After being called back Finn makes the decision to take two weeks from Brantley. Two weeks to keep his walls up, his heart guarded and enjoy the physical connection. After two weeks he'll leave and move on. Finn soon discovers it's not that easy when the heart knows what it wants. 

I really enjoyed Finley, it's a second chance love story that melted my heart. I'm a fan of Professor/Student stories but this story transcends any inappropriate relationship. It is a story of finding one's way back and opening up one's heart to feel complete. 5 Stars!