Review: Tamara's Return is a Good Read
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 15, 2012
What a wonderful short story.  This is the third book I've read by this author and I love that she takes risks and is not a cookie cutter formulaic author.In this story, Tamara a bestselling author is going back home for the first time in 13 years after her stepfather passes away.  She left a toxic home environment as a teenager and just did not know how to come back home. While on the way back home, she meets a man on the train ride home that is attractive but initially Tamara thinks Brad could never be a mate for her since he is white.Tamara's mom is a scene stealer.  The scene in which Tamara `s mom explains how her late husband had her hooked with sex was hilarious. I did not Love Tamara as I thought she was a bit narrow minded and selfish at times however I admired her tenacity and goal oriented lifestyle.There are a couple life lessons to be learned in this short story; Forgiveness - especially when it is a parent you need to forgive (Time is too short on this earth to wait 13 years for a face to face meeting) 2.  Be open to love!  Never judge a book by its cover.This story flowed nicely. The characters are developed and the plot well done.  I do wish there was an epilogue to understand how Tamara and Brad made out a few years down the road.