Review: Worth the wait!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 8, 2014
I have been waiting and waiting (and waiting) for this novel to come out.  Even since I read Sweet Thing (Renee's first book), I've been stalking her just anticipating another great read.  Nowhere but Here was so worth the wait!  I read this straight through in one sitting because I just couldn't put it down.Renee's writing has improved even more and I thought it was great to begin with.  Her character development is what really sucks me in though.  She can truly tell a story and make you fall in love with her characters.  Jamie is a bit mysterious and kind of a perfect guy really... a touch of alpha male, a bit of geek, and a whole lot of hot!  Even though Kate, our heroine, has some emotional issues dealing with grief and loneliness, she's still feisty and funny.She and Jamie fall quickly for each other while she is on a brief writing assignment for job.  Having been sent to interview the reclusive owner of a winery, the two of them immediately butt heads and she is left to spend the rest of her time hanging out with Jamie, the handyman and jack of all trades, while he shows her the winery (and ahem... other things).  As their week draws to a close, their 'relationship' blows up from secrets, lies and the past coming back to haunt them.There is some angst to this book definitely but it's actually a fairly light read with an HEA.  I did cry some at one point but mostly I just had the warm fuzzies from Jamie!  Even though lot of the story takes places over a four day period, it doesn't feel like it.  There is a lot of emotion packed into that time and the rest of the book extends enough into the future to make the storyline more believable. One of the best parts... Will and Mia make an appearance.  They are not related to this story but it was nice for Renee to work them in so we can see a little into their future as well.My gut reaction was that I loved this book EVEN MORE than Sweet Thing.  While I think that's still the case, the bottom line is that Renee has produced another fabulous novel and I can't recommend this highly enough.  This will be on my favorite stand alones list for 2014!