Review: Cozy Read- Reviewed on Amy's Book World
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2012
Homeward Bound aka Heart and Soul is a heartwarming romance. I loved the way the author wrote the story, it pulls you in from the very beginning. The story surrounds leather aka Kate Costello and Jake Callahan. Kate has been a rock star since she was 16 and after 10 years in the business she wants a break. She hops in her car and it leads her to Jake's place. She answers the ad he placed for a house for rent. From the moment that Kate settles in Jake's rental home, he sets his sites on getting her out of town. Kate, headstrong and stubborn, decides that she will stay no matter what. She forms a friendship with Jake's twin brother Trevor and Jake's 15 year old daughter Chloe. After awhile Jake's emotional walls begin to drop and he and Kate form a relationship of their own. Kate keeps her rock and roll life a secret. As she and Jake get to know one another, she finds having that secret is harder each day. What makes it more difficult is that she loves him and his daughter. Secrets and pasts threaten to tear the two of them apart. When the truth comes out Jake wants to leave her before she has the chance to leave like his ex wife did. Kate and Jake are forced to learn that you have to trust the other person and love them enough to work things out.This is a great book to read curled up on the couch. No need to watch Lifetime, just read this book. I am not an emotional reader but at one point I was brought to tears. When Jake had an argument with Kate because she got Chloe from school. He was upset and told her that with all her money why don't she just adopt her own child. It hurt to read because early on in the book you learned that Kate in fact did try to adopt a child but her mother intervened. Her mother felt that a child would interfere with her work, basically if Kate worked less, mom made less. Jake is one of those characters that spends the majority of the story with his foot in his mouth. He has a jaded past and it interferes with his future. With Kate's help he can see past his ex's wrong doing's and know that not every woman is going to run.Trevor is a great character too. He lives up to the Callahan rumors. He is a womanizing, drunk with a criminal past. I think that he is trying to clean up his act but temptation is too great for him. I was hoping that maybe he would have had his own book maybe with Nikki, Kate's sister.Chloe plays cupid in this book along with Trevor. She wants her father to finally be happy and I think that she just wants a mom. Kate is able to show her some things that her dad can't and maybe her over looked. One thing she taught Chloe was to stand up for herself and not let the town rumors get her down.For the Callahan clan Kate is a breath of fresh air and a wake up call that was needed. She teaches them a thing or two about moving on and they teach her about the simpler things in life.Overall thoughts: I enjoyed reading this book. It was a romance that built over time and had lots of layers to it. It flowed well and was steady all the way to the end. I enjoyed the author's writing and will be checking out more of her books. I defiantly recommend this book to anyone who likes a great romance.