Finding Home (Harlequin Next) [Mass Market Paperback]

Marie Ferrarella (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Next | Publication Date: June 1, 2006

CONSIDER CAREFULLY BEFORE THAT FIRST CALL TO THE LOCAL CONTRACTOR:

Can your marriage take it?

Stacey Sommers certainly hoped so...but it was looking a little questionable. After the stunning news that her uncle had passed away and left her his dog (aptly named Dog) and a quarter of a million dollars, her penny-pinching, fiscally responsible husband was practically gloating at how their already amply funded golden years would be further enhanced.

They'd saved for that rainy day, and now it was here--literally with their 1950s-style house falling down around their ears. Was it better to live for now or be a gazillionaire at your funeral? Stacey wanted to remodel; Brad wanted to save. What was a woman to do?

Make the call. After all, it was her money. Then watch, as the walls came tumbling down, how things started to rearrange themselves....

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (June 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373880952
• ISBN-13: 978-0373880959
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,747,082 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars fabulous realistic character study, June 5, 2006

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This review is from: Finding Home (Harlequin Next) (Mass Market Paperback)

Stacey Sommers keeps thinking of Peggy Lee's line "Is That All There Is? as she finds life is no fun because her spouse Brad is worse than Silas Marnor hording every penny as if he can take it with him. When he fails to acknowledge their anniversary, she wonders if her forgot or refused to spend money. Thus when her uncle passes away, Brad is euphoric as she inherits a tidy sum that he expects to add to their already endowed retirement. He is not as elated over the canine Dog that comes with the cash.

However, her uncle's will contains a stipulation that Stacey waste the money on something she wants or forfeit it. While her husband is chagrined at tossing away the cash that he feels should join their investments and tries to persuade her that is what she wants, Stacey decides to renovate their house without asking Brad. He is shocked even if their house needs repair, but is he stunned enough to end their relationship after all these years?

The key to this fabulous realistic character study is not the heroine deciding to take a chance, but her clueless husband who cares and wants to do right by them, but fails to comprehend what Stacey is telling him. The story line is driven by their relationship as she turns assertive and he bewildered. Contemporary fans will appreciate this deep honest character study.

Harriet Klausner