4 out of 5 stars
WHERE SHE BELONGS is a heart-warming story about love, loss,
family ties, and a tragedy that transcends generations.
After the death of her husband, Shelby Kincaid longs to give
her girls what she had as a child. So, she goes about buying back her family homestead,
Misty Willow. The house is in disrepair but her plans are not detoured. Shelby sets
out to rebuild the home while making life-long memories with her girls. Her
only obstacle is A.J. Sullivan, the current owner of Misty Willow. The Sullivan’s
have been at war with Shelby’s family for decades. Though Shelby doesn’t
understand much about the family feud, she does understand A.J. is a Sullivan,
so she plans to keep her distance. But that becomes more difficult when their
paths continue to cross.
A.J. Sullivan never wanted to own Misty Willow. It was
willed to him by his rancorous grandfather as a source of punishment. So, when
Shelby Kincaid approaches him about Misty Willow, he finds a loophole in his grandfather’s
will and allows Shelby to lease the property. A.J.’s very aware of the bad
blood between their families, but in his heart, A.J. feels a connection with
Shelby that he wants to explore.
WHERE SHE BELONGS had many layers to the story. Shelby
trying to give her daughters stability after the loss of their father, Shelby immersing
herself in her childhood memories, A.J. battling his cousins regarding the
rights to Misty Willow, and flashbacks to A.J.’s and Shelby’s grandparents
where we learn how the feud between the families began. There is more to the
story than meets the eye, which I really enjoyed. The unknown definitely kept
me interested through a few areas where the pacing was slow. There were a lot
of characters to keep straight, especially since the story dealt with both the
past and the present, but overall, I really enjoyed WHERE SHE BELONGS.
Book provided for review purposes.
Available December 2015 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
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