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Where She Belongs (2012)

by Cindy Procter-King(Favorite Author)

3.61 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Blue Orchard Books

review 1: Where She Belongs I can’t help but think that writing male leads the way this author does in this book as a romantic hero is a disservice to readers. Much like Disney giving young girls the idea that some man is going to come rescue you – at some point we have to admit that women can darn well rescue themselves! The male lead in this book Adam Wright (Mr Right? Cliché anyone?) is a pushy, demanding man. I won’t say dominant but he treads awful near the line of domineering. The ending is sweet, picking up her childhood dream and going into business with her best friend is heartwarming – after all who wouldn’t love to go back and rediscover the passion and joy they had as a teenager for whatever their first love was – sometimes this involves a person, sometime a... more career goal that they didn’t get to pursue.The relationships being rebuilt with the women in this book is the one bright point. Jesse and Molly – friends in childhood who time and distance tore away at the core, and Jesse and her mother – who became disconnected when Mom remarried and Jesse moved away. As annoyed as I get with the author in the descriptions of the males, the female relationships are a sweet spot. Wow, my main thought on the male lead of this book is that he is a pushy SOB. Both of the main characters have issues as all real people do. The writing is pretty good, the characters are well written – enough so I want to get up and stand up for the female lead and tell him to back off. Back off in a real way. He is clearly controlling and not in a dominant positive way. He’s being a controlling jerk. He wants to be more important than her job. Yes, her job is demanding but honestly, whose isn’t busy at work these days? He wants everything with no compromise – Jessie tries to offer compromises and he refuses to back down. Personally, rather than a romantic tryst it begins to sound like a restraining order is in order.In conclusion, the writing is decent but unless you love the stories of the domineering man who is always right connecting with the female lead and staying together in the end. Now if we could leave the “romance” out of this romance and make it a story about women connecting… then it would be worth the read.
review 2: A light contemporary romance, set in a small town called Destiny Falls (First in the series), in the Canadian area. The main character Jess returns to her home town reluctantly after being away for nine years, to support her mom upon her stepfather, Peter’s death. Jess is a single, independent, non-committal international shoe buyer and merchandiser, with many unpleasant memories in this small town. Her teenage first love (Danny), the guy she planned on marrying and her dad (Frank), both died due to a logging accident years prior, and her mom, Nora was not there emotionally for her when two of the most important men in her life died. Jess never emotionally recovered and wanted to put the past behind her and escape her bad memories and moved away. Shortly thereafter, her mom turned to her former boyfriend, Peter whom she later married.Peter and Jess never really got along and put a strain on her relationship with Jess and her mom. Nora was strong with her husband died; however, now she seems to be very emotional. Jess is open to her mother’s attempt at utilizing this time to bond with her daughter as she feels responsible. The one thing Jess had not anticipated was running into Adam, her former crush, Adam who still resides in this small town and is determined to win her over.Persistent Adam continues to push Jess into a relationship, and he finally wins her over; however, she expects it to be a short term fling and Adam wants more. She continues to guard her heart - Adam has some baggage of his own, and his sister Molly happens to be Jess’s best friend, so they are always finding themselves together. Molly manages The Clothes Horse, a small boutique in town and a dream of owning when Molly and Jess were teens with aspirations for the town. Jess does not want to risk her heart again and with the long distance as she plans to return to her safe haven in Toronto (after all, she is a sophisticated city girl and what could she possibly do in this small town)? She continues to extend her trip and even changes her wardrobe for a more casual look, enjoying small town simple life with this seductive hunk of a guy, spending time with her mom, and hanging out with friends. A heartwarming, light sexy romance in a quaint British Columbia setting with strong likeable characters – a novel of moving on from grief, tragedy and loss—taking chances, making new friends, compromises, second chances, coming home, and opening your heart to love, and endless possibilities. Where She Belongs is an entertaining read with a touching dedication, I look forward to reading more from this author, and the next book in the series. A special thanks to Blue Orchard Books and NetGalley for ARC in exchange for an honest review. less

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