Book Description:
Leah Williams is back in the quaint town of Heritage, Michigan, and ready to
try again to make her business a success. But blank slates are hard to come by,
and a piece of her past is waiting for her there. Heir to the Heritage Fruits
company, Jonathan Kensington is the guy who not only made Leah's past
difficult, he also seems determined to complicate her present as well.
Jon is trying to prove to the Heritage Fruits board that he, not his
manipulative uncle, should be running the business. The board insists Jon find
a new owner for the building that will house Leah's business. To avoid forcing
a buyout of Leah's part of the building, Jon strikes a compromise with Leah,
and the two go into business together. With her vision and his know-how, it
might work. And Leah might realize he's loved her since high school. If only he
didn't keep on shooting himself in the foot by boxing her out of important decisions.
Sparks fly in this romantic story of two people who must learn to trust both
each other and the one who called them to this journey.
My Thoughts:
I've read all three Restoring Heritage novels. I
wanted to like Since You've Been Gone as much as I enjoyed books one and
two. But I didn't. I didn't connect with Leah or Jonathan. Their back-and-forth,
up-and-down relationship drove me crazy. However, I did enjoy Madison's story.
She had a lot to overcome. The kindness and encouragement of Colby to Madison
was endearing. I did enjoy going back to Heritage, but didn't find Leah's
addition of the store she'd closed and reopened compelling. If you've read book
one and two, you may want to read book three to learn a bit more about Otis the
moving brass hippo. Now that was fun! I will give the book three stars, because
even in a story I didn't connect with, Faris writes well. I received a
complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are
completely my own.