Review: Finding Home...Wonderful deput novel
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 17, 2014
I received a copy of this book for an honest review.Sam has made her own set of rules and plans to not get her heart broken. She has experienced too much heart break in the past and has set up walls to avoid it from happening again. Every man she has fallen in love with has cheated on her and told her she just wasn't enough. Her parents pretty much live their own lives and don't include her or have much to do with her. Her best friend Jenny's parents have become more like her own. But when she meets Ben her best friend's brother her walls start crashing down. They have talked several times on the phone but never met. Sam feels a connection just from their conversations but never really expected to meet anytime soon; that is until Sam's new job falls through and she decides to move to Napa with her best friend to help with the family's winery.Ben has struggled the last two years to come out of the shell of the person he's become after a tragic accident killed his fiancé. He also felt a connection with Sam from phone conversations and is thrown off guard when he realizes he is going to finally meet her. Sam and Ben have instant chemistry it's palpable. Ben just can't get over the loss and guilt of his fiancé and is having a difficult time moving on without constant thoughts of her. His guilt consumes him as he's falling in love with Sam. Little by little he makes progress of coming out of his shell all because of Sam, but he still doesn't know what to do about it or know how to move on.This book was so well done, I couldn't put it down. I think one of the hardest things someone would ever have to deal with is moving on after a death of someone you loved so much. The comparisons, the guilt and just the constant little reminders of that person would be terrifying to start a new relationship. Ben was the best guy he wanted to be happy and he wanted to love again but didn't know how to deal or handle it without tremendous guilt. Sam was just as great, she was passionate and understanding and trying her best to be there for him without trying to compete with a "ghost."This story was real; it was smart, funny, and emotional. I can't wait to read Jack and Jenny's story or more work from this author. Well done.