Somebody to Love

Sharon Sala — 2021

Welcome to Blessings, Georgia! Whether you've lived here your whole life, you're returning after years of being away, or you're new in town, you're sure to find the love in a small town happy ending you're looking for. Fifteen years ago, a family member stole the money Hunt Knox had saved for college, while three of his siblings and his father hid the truth and told him to get over it. Betrayed by their lies and thievery, Hunt joined the army and wound up flying Apache helicopters in Iraq. Now, he's a chopper pilot for an oil company in Houston, Texas, his father has been dead for six years, and he's finally returning home to Blessings at his mother's dying request. Ava Ridley, the little girl Hunt's mother used to babysit, has grown up and is a nurse at his mother's bedside when he arrives. Ava is overjoyed to see him. She had a huge crush on him when she was young. And as the two spend more time together, Ava's crush grows to be even more. Through secrets, lies, family betrayal, and difficult choices, Hunt's not sure he and Ava can make it together in Blessings. But everybody loves somebody, and Hunt isn't willing to lose the one person who makes their small town feel like his forever home. Grab some sweet tea and sit awhile: This sweet contemporary romance has family betrayal, childhood crushes, a veteran hero, and a second chance to get everything right.

Reviews

Kristen Claiborn@kristenc

Jan 7, 2023

I didn’t read this book because it’s a literary great. I read this book because it’s the literary equivalent of comfort food for me. I love romance. Romance makes me happy. One of my favorite authors, Brenda Novak, has an online book club that I’ve been following for years. A few years ago, one of the monthly picks of her book club was one of the books from the Blessings, Georgia, series. Because I refuse to read a series out of order, I started from the beginning and absolutely fell in love with Blessings, Georgia. I feel like this series would make for a wonderful TV series…maybe I should start a letter-writing campaign to have Netflix make that happen. I wasn’t familiar with the Knox family from the previous books, and this book really doesn’t have many of the previous love stories, so it was a whole bunch of new to me. I did feel like the relationship between Hunt and Ava progressed rather quickly, but I’m not one to question somebody else’s creative genius. (What am I saying, that is literally what I’m doing here.) There could have been quite a bit more development of both the characters and the storyline itself, but that’s not what we came here for. We came here for the love story, and Sala delivered. It’s a great, quick, happily-ever-after read.