Review: Hits all the right notes! Charming!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 7, 2012
Sometimes you read a book and find yourself thinking about it days later. It's beyond simply not wanting a good story to end, but that you become so involved in the lives of the characters that they become real. You miss them! Nicole Ross is a veterinarian who rushes back home when she learns her father has suffered a heart attack. The problem is that she has avoided returning home, even for a visit, for  years out of fear of encountering Wyatt Clayton, the love of her youth who broke her heart - the father of her wonderful son, Justin. Nicole doesn't understand how Wyatt could be so utterly uninterested in talking about his own child. Wyatt, however, has no idea he has a son and is angry that Nicole keeps insisting on discussing the jerk boyfriend he overheard her say she loved. Their situation is complicated by the fact that she must take over her father's veterinary practice during his recovery, and that Wyatt is his main client. Everything explodes when Justin arrives early for his summer visit with his mom and grandfather. Secrets are exposed, betrayals revealed, and misunderstandings and confusions - past and present - are finally unraveled. Nicole, Wyatt, and even Justin are all strong, passionate, and very interesting characters. Coming Home is one of those wonderful stories that makes you laugh and cry, gasp in disbelief, stomp your foot in frustration, and yell out to the characters. All the elements a reader loves in a romantic love story. Lovers reunited is one of my favorite plots for a romance and Coming Home is one of the best of the genre. The secondary characters, especially the villains, are just as intriguing as the central characters. One is the obnoxious sort you love to hate, but another, although completely out of line, was motivated by love - just the types everyone encounters in their own lives. I enjoyed that the story was a realistic life story, with the simple yet devastating events everyone encounters and copes with in different ways. You know it's a goodie when you seek out more books by the author. Leslie Kelly is a new favorite!