ABOUT THE BOOK
Following a tragic accident over a decade ago, Zoey Wright vowed to never move home to Harmony, Illinois. When her career stalls, however, she’s back in town and working with her high school sweetheart, Noah Kidwell, on his company's special collaboration. Dealing with her ex is the last thing she wants to do, but she has to take the opportunity to snag a much-needed promotion. Besides, she a professional—she can handle Noah for a few days, right?.
Determined to prove he’s not the same irresponsible guy she left behind, Noah works one on one with Zoey to launch his new clothing line. Learning her true motives, he realizes she’s not the same person anymore, either, and when he confronts her, she resorts to doing what she does best—she runs. This time, though, he’s not letting her get away. Will they be able to forgive the past and forge a new future? Or is it time to move on for good?
MY REVIEW
Zoey said she would never return back to Harmony if she could help it. There are too many painful memories, and one person in particular that she doesn’t care to see again, but as luck would have it she is back home, and planning to keep things professional with her ex-boyfriend, Noah. For Noah, Zoey is “the one that got away” and he is shocked and excited to get to work with her, but with them both carrying around their fair share of emotional baggage it makes for an interesting working relationship, and an entertaining read. Zoey’s whole motivation is to get a promotion and move even further away from Harmony, and her family, which makes you wonder the whole time you’re reading, “Why is she running? What is she so terrified of?” Her drive is admirable, but the mystery surrounding her "why" brings a much-needed tension to this story. Pair that with Noah’s inner struggles, as he wrestles with the warring emotions of working with the woman he clearly still loves, plus the pressure of this high stakes partnership between Zoey’s company and his own. I struggled to connect to Zoey the entire time I read. I didn’t care for how she treated her cousin and parents in the first book, and that feeling carried over as I read this novel. She’s so “corporate” which is something I don't particularly care for, and how she is with Noah rubs me the wrong way. I loved Noah from the first book, and was so excited to see his happily ever after, but it was a struggle to get into this installment until about halfway through, as the layers began to peel back, and I was finally able to see who Zoey really is, as well as the motivations behind why both Zoey and Noah let their separation continue for as long as they did. Her Unlikely Homecoming took me a bit longer to get into but overall I enjoyed it. I especially liked the ending, though it felt rushed to me, most likely because the will they/won't they struggle went on a lot longer than I had expected. Still, it was a clean, sweet novel that helped me escape, and fall more in love with Harmony and its inhabitants.
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*I have voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book which I received from the author/publisher through JustRead Tours. All views and opinions expressed are completely honest, and my own.
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