Reviewer: Samantha
Tammy L Grace is on tour now with CLP Blog Tours and Finding Home
Summary:
Finding Home is a coming of age novel, but for a middle-aged woman devastated by past heartaches and loss, who flees to a small island expecting a change of scenery and discovers much more.
Shattered by her husband’s infidelities after twenty-five years of marriage, Sam Collins is plagued by constant fear and loneliness, reliving the tragic death of her parents and the betrayal by the man she loved. She leaves Seattle seeking relief from the relentless darkness that has swallowed her. With only her dog for companionship, she sets out to live in her vacation home on San Juan Island.
In her search for a carpenter, she meets the handsome and very available, Jeff Cooper. Sam’s not looking for romance, but can’t deny the attraction to the retired firefighter, turned handyman. While working together and eating her pies, Jeff finds himself falling for her.
The past she wrestles to let go of comes hurtling back when she least expects it. In an effort to help a struggling young man, she is forced to confront the anguish she is desperate to escape. While torn between love and friendship, she must face her fears and choose between the life she’s known and a chance for a family and home she’s been longing for all her life.
Review:
I have to say that I really enjoyed this book, even though I wasn’t always crazy about the writing style. I always get impressed when a main character is so different from me, like Sam is in this story, but I can still connect with them. I thought the book started in a good place, with Sam moving to Friday Harbor, and we didn’t get a lot of back story on why her and husband had divorced, just enough to understand her motivation for a change. The book was interesting to me all the way through, with a few different sub plots keeping us on our toes and moving the story along. Sometimes the writing got to be a little “telling” versus “showing” and I wasn’t a huge fan of everyone getting such a happy ending – everything was wrapped up in the neatest of all neat bows – but overall I enjoyed this story and I see it’s the first in a series, and I would be happy to read more from Grace!
4 stars
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Author Bio:Born and raised in Nevada, Tammy L. Grace loved reading at a young age. With the help of her middle school teacher, she discovered the joy of writing. After spending a career in local and state government service, she retired and finally has the time to dedicate to writing.
When Tammy isn’t working on ideas for a novel, she’s spending time with family and friends or supporting her addiction to books and chocolate. She and her husband have one grown son and a spoiled golden retriever.
Connect with Tammy!
Website: http://www.tammylgrace.com/
Blog: http://www.tammylgrace.com/blog.html
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tammylgrace.books
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7799289.Tammy_L_Grace
Twitter: @TammyLGrace
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/tammylgrace
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