Home in the Country
Second Chances and Steamy Reminders
Low angst, steamy, feel-good stories of second chances and unconditional acceptance are serious reader catnip for me. And I fell into an entire catnip forest with Alexandra Hale’s Home in the Country.
Hale immerses readers in a tale of finding yourself and moving forward, understanding how things can change and still be ok—good even—and can even help to overcome sudden goodbyes and heartbreak. Following her themes of fierce friendships, family wisdom, and unique countryisms that permeate her Clementine Creek series, Otto and Fallon exemplify how learning you're not alone can lead to the most amazing things.
Otto and Fallon are surrounded by a host of characters who bring out the best in them, and help them see and accept just how many incredible things they’re worthy of—including each out. And the elements of acceptance run deep in this story, defying one major angsty convention often present in single parent romances (the was-band). Hale approaches and manages Fallon’s divorce, and her ex’s presence in her and their son’s life, in truly touching and emotional fashion. If you’re looking for those “aaawwwww” moments, this is your book.
Part of the Clementine Creek series, Home in the Country can be read as an interconnected standalone, but will be best appreciated within the series so readers can truly appreciate Otto and his family dynamics.
