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After tirelessly climbing the ranks of her Chicago-based interior design firm, Lane Kelley is about to land her dream promotion when devastating news about her brother draws her back home–a quaint tourist town full of memories she’d just as soon forget. With her cell phone and laptop always within reach, Lane aims to check on her brother while staying focused on work–something her eclectic family doesn’t understand.

Ryan Brooks never expected to settle down in Harbor Pointe, Michigan, but after his final tour of duty, it was the only place that felt like home. Now knee-deep in a renovation project that could boost tourism for the struggling town, he is thrilled to see Lane, the girl he secretly once loved, even if the circumstances of her homecoming aren’t ideal.

Their reunion gets off to a rocky start, however, when Ryan can’t find a trace of the girl he once knew in the woman she is today. As he slowly chips away at the walls Lane has built, secrets from his past collide with a terrible truth even he is reluctant to believe. Facing a crossroads that could define his future with Lane and jeopardize his relationship with the surrogate family he’s found in the Kelleys, Ryan hopes Lane can see that maybe what really matters has been right in front of her all along–if only she’d just look up.

As a shy fat girl who was teased in high school, this book hit hard. I’m sure most people won’t get so emotional while reading it, but I felt every heartache and pain that Lane felt. Once I got hooked into her story (it took a couple of chapters), I couldn’t stop reading. I wanted to compare her experience with my own (though I never figured out how to shed the weight).

I enjoyed watching Lane and Ryan learn to trust each other. I adored Chloe’s and Betsy’s sensitivity and dedication to Lane. I abhorred Dottie’s arrogance (never once apologizing for ignoring and adding to her children’s pains).

My coincidental similarities with the heroine made it very easy for me to connect with and engage in the story. An emotional read for me.

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