When Somebody Loves You by Shirley Jump

When Somebody Loves You (The Southern Belle Book Club, #1)

by Shirley Jump

First in a new series from the New York Times bestselling author of the hugely popular Sweetheart Sisters novels!

At heart, Elizabeth Palmer is a practical Jersey girl. And her life reflects that—until everything suddenly falls apart.  In a bid to change her luck, the intrepid reporter accepts a job to write a story on a reclusive quarter horse breeder in Chatham Ridge, Georgia. To her surprise, she finds herself settling into the warm, inviting town—even joining the Southern Belle Book Club—and craving the company of the rancher she’s there to interview….

Hunter McCoy has good reason to keep his distance from the determined reporter. Tragedy has taught him to stick to things that don’t require his heart. But he can’t seem to resist the vulnerability he detects beneath Elizabeth’s tough demeanor.

But when Hunter is faced with the possibility of a terrible loss and shuts Elizabeth out, she will have to prove to Hunter that having somebody love you can heal all wounds…

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I'm a great fan of Shirley Jump. Her stories are always more than the cookie cutter romance stories out there. You can always expect a little more spice with each book. Abd her stories are always unique to the other. the writing was great and the pace steady.

Though I will say I wish the sexual tension would have delayed a bit. Hunter should have been obliviously polite for a chapter or two. I'm yet to read a book like that and I think Shirley would be te one to pull off a romance story like that.

This book was about second chances in life and love. Hunter suffered a tragic loss when he lost his wife and he's still having a difficult time letting go. That is until a girl who pressed the redo button on her life and lives with her fingers crossed it will work out turns up in his house one rainy night.


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