Reviewed: February 26th, 2025
Released: October 18th, 2018
Genre: Romance
Felicity Jamison could never have imagined how one fateful night would change her life. Compelled to stay away from the only place she’s ever felt at home, has meant losing her best friend and first love, Nate Davenport.
Fate now intervenes leaving her with no other choice but to return. Not only does she harbour demons of her own, she carries with her a secret that threatens to destroy an entire family.
Nate has experienced his fair share of grief, what he didn’t expect was for Felicity to walk back into his life, a mere shadow of the girl he used to know.
Angry and hurt, the last thing he is willing to admit is how much he needs her.
Will he risk turning to her for comfort?
Together, can they move past a heart-breaking revelation or are they destined to be apart forever?
Helen’s Thoughts: 5/5
This book adrresses some heavy topics, but with an a sympathetic touch that endears you to the characters nonetheless. There are trigger warnings which should be heeded, but the empathetic writing helps the reader appreciate the nuances of the story as the characters struggle to cope with life changing trauma.
Felicity and Nathaniel are well developed characters, who try to live their lives to the best of their ability, but have to manage past mistakes and current challenges. You fall in love with both of them, and want them to find their way back to their childhood innocence, even though you know that is really a pipedream.
Experience changes people. No matter how much you want to fight it, it’s difficult to work though emotional trauma, and it is not simple to explain. Can people be bigger than their own needs? Not always, but sometimes you are lucky enough to find the person who can see past the barriers and find their way into your heart.
Hard topics for a debut novel, but well written and sensitively managed with characters who will hit home.
Purchase Where the Heart is now (Available in Kindle Unlimited at the time of this review.)
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