Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Falling Home, by Karen White **

Cassie Madison has it all: a high-powered advertising career, a stylish Manhattan apartment, and a sophisticated, rich, and gorgeous fiance. It's a far cry from her childhood in Walton, Georgia, home of the annual Kudzu Festival and hot, sticky summers. And then there are all the bad memories, the heartache. When Cassie's estranged sister calls to say that her father is dying, Cassie knows it's time to set aside her feelings and go home and face the sister she hasn't seen in 15 years. When her father dies, he leaves the family home to Cassie, who can't wait to get rid of it and get back to New York, her job, and her fiance, even if it means having a developer tear down the house. But something keeps her in Walton, and she doesn't know if it's her mending relationship with her sister; the irresistible, aggravating Sam Parker, who wants her to preserve her house; or the feeling of finally being home. This sweet book is highly recommended.

I don't recommend this book. It had a few good parts, but you've got to slog through a bunch of junk to get to it. I really didn't like the main character. She came across as a prissy snob with a chip on her shoulder and magically transformed to a considerate and loving family woman through the book. I'm beyond believing that people change that much over a period of a few weeks. Actually, I found too many of the characters to be over the top and predictable. In fact, I had to check the cover a few times to make sure I wasn't reading a Harlequin romance.

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