Until I Met You

GIVEAWAY

FARIS, TARI

UNTIL I MET YOU

Welcome back to Heritage, Michigan -- the small town with a big heart.

When she hears that the town of Heritage is looking for a new librarian, Libby Kingsley jumps at the opportunity. Little did she know the library is barely more than a basement room stuffed with dusty, outdated books. What the community really needs is a new building. But the only funds available are those being channeled into the new town square, and the landscape architect in charge of the project wants nothing to do with her plans.

All Austin Williams wants to do is get the town square proect finished, and he hopes it is enough to save the family business. Then he can extricate himself from the town that reveres the brother who cost him so much. But the local media and the town's new librarian seem to be conspiring against him at every turn. Will the determiend bookworm find her way into his blueprints -- and possibly even his heart?

My Review:

I'm always on board for a librarian heroine -- especially one who has the daunting task of transforming a sad, neglected, nobody-wants-to-visit-except-the-spiders, dust-encrusted tomb of a library. I was itching to roll up my sleeves and dive in to help Libby...and believe me she needs help on multiple fronts!

Faris delivers an intrinsically layered story of heartache and hope with not one but two tumultuous romances! Love how Austin and Libby and Nate and Olivia get equal billing and how their lives intertwine in a complicated pattern of twists and turns. So much raw emotion kept me on a romantical edge right to the very last page! 

There's plenty of laugh out loud moments too -- especially when it comes to Libby and Austin's numerous unfortunate interactions. Lots of giddy grinning and hearty guffawing that eased my tender heart from breaking completely over the tougher scenes. :-) But, just for the record, Austin is a super Grump with a capital G. Gah, but I wanted to book-tote whomp him upside the head a time or two. 

A solid inspirational thread on the many facets of forgiveness brings even more depth to an already 'meaty' read.

Until I Met You is the second book in the Restoring Heritage series and, while I think you could read it as a standalone, there is quite a bit of character carryover from the first book so be prepared to meet a lot of folks and leap into their lives mid-story.  Readers who have read You Belong With Me will be happy to continue on with Luke and Hannah's story as well. Heritage, Michigan is definitely a happening place and there's more in store with another novel and novella to round out the series!

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a paperback or ebook copy -- winner's choice. 

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Until I Met You, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add your email to a comment, remember to use AT AND DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday September 4 2021. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!