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Finding Home by [Lauren Baker, Bonnie Dee]

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Forbidden passion blooms on the gritty street.

Copy editor Megan works to make her journalistic dreams come true, but her piece on homeless teens brings unexpected consequences. A hustler with the street name Mouth rocks her to the core with his sad story, world weary air, and overwhelming magnetism.

Mouth aka Sean has dreams of his own, big plans to rise above his circumstances and forge a real career. When he’s beaten and his hard-earned savings stolen, he accepts Megan’s offer of a place to stay for a while.

A passionate affair is the last thing either intends. The power dynamic is wrong, the gap in their ages is wrong, and yet sexual attraction crackles between them like a slow burning fuse. When it finally explodes the impossible relationship exposes Megan to criticism from all sides. Meanwhile, Sean’s inner turmoil reaches a boiling point of its own as he doubts his worth and wonders if he’s being used yet again.

Can real love grow from such a beginning or are Megan and Sean fooling themselves that an ill-fated love can last?

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May 25, 2017
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Reflections of Beauty - Bonnie Dee When artist Christine Dawson is commissioned to paint a portrait of wealthy, mysterious recluse Eric Leroux, she must tear away the briars and scale the walls surrounding the heart of this scarred man. But some scars are more than skin-deep. Will love heal these wounds? --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0714N147V
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 25, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1651 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 230 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #238,563 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #11,472 in New Adult & College Romance (Books)
- #34,806 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)
- #43,028 in Contemporary Romance (Books)

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Bonnie Dee
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I began telling stories as a child. Whenever there was a sleepover, I was the designated ghost tale teller. I still have a story printed on yellow legal paper in second grade about a ghost, a witch and a talking cat.
I enjoy reading stories about people damaged by life who find healing with a like-minded soul. When I couldn't find enough stories to suit my taste, I began to write them.
My online presence: http://bonniedee.com, Facebook or Twitter @Bonnie_Dee. Sign up for my newsletter at my web site.
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Lauren Baker
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London based journalist with a sideline as a romance writer; also a prolific reader, and keen on all things fiction - on the page, the stage, the big screen and the small. Dreamer at heart.
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I honestly don’t know how to explain what this was

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2021

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This was a wild ride, and I don’t even know what I feel about this book. Let’s start from the beginning. The first 7% of this book was a struggle and I wanted to quit immediately. It was so slow and it felt like a lot of useless information. I’ll admit the information was later on pertinent to the story, but I wasn’t seeing it initially because I wasn’t emotionally invested yet. Moving further into the story we see Megan give brief glimpses into her physical attraction to Sean, but try to maintain she knew how wrong it was. I digress...
*SPOILER ALERT*
I’ll dive into the parts that really bothered me. Sean is 17 through basically the entire story. In fact he turns 18 at the very end when they aren’t even together. Megan “tries” to focus on his age and that it’s illegal but the fact that she could never keep a strong will against her physical attraction to Sean proves she didn’t respect the purpose of that law. If this was a 17 year old female with a 20+ year old male, this story would have been viewed way worse than the author is intending it to. I’ll admit I’ve been reading a lot of reverse age gap books recently but this is the first where someone is underage when the physical side progresses. As a female reader, I would hate for a teenager to read this and think this is ok in real life. I recognize how hard the author pushes that Sean is mature beyond any real 17 year old, but I wish they had made him 18 before progressing their relationship. Megan’s family and friends were made out to be the bad guys so many times because they could not support this illegal partnership and rightfully so. I understand Megan felt like this was different but that’s what everyone in these kinds of relationships think. Furthermore, I felt like Megan was the ultimate selfish main character. She was constantly putting her desires ahead of Sean’s. His character gives and gives and even when Megan gave back, it had selfish undertones. Her own mother begged her to give him up for Sean’s sake and she couldn’t even take that good advice! Sean had to break Megan’s heart for him to better his own life! I did ugly cry at that part.
All that aside, I’ll explain the parts I absolutely loved that made me go from a 1 star to 3 star review. Age aside, I did feel the connection between Megan and Sean and truly rooted for them to be together long term. I was emotionally invested in Megan’s family and by the end, my heart broke with Megan. In the final chapter I honestly wished there was more to the story, like an epilogue.
In conclusion, I don’t know if I would recommend this book. I’m glad it’s over though.

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JMueller

Had a promising beginning

Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021

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I'm not going to go into a full review, as I only skimmed through the second half of the book.
The writing was mediocre, but I thought the characters believable (action & dialogue) and so read on. Mouth was an interesting character and I'd have liked more of his backstory. In fact, the whole thing would likely have been far more interesting written from his point of view. As it stands, the story is pretty good up until Megan and Mouth get into a sexual relationship. After that, that's pretty much the entire focus of the book, that and Megan defending herself against friends and family who think maybe it's not great for a 24-year-old college grad to be having a romantic/sexual relationship with a 17-year-old prostitute.

I love stories of odd couples, whether the difference be age, social standing, race, whatever, which is why I picked this book up. But it's the difficulties in these relationships--and most just aren't going to work out in the end--that is of interest to me. Not just the sexual compatibility of two people.

By all means, read it if you just want a plot-thin book that features a good bit of sex with a hot, sexually experienced, teenaged boy.

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Lily

and uses him selfishly to satisfy her own needs

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2016

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The heroine of this story is 23, and she takes home a 17 year old male hooker who she finds hugely attractive. She doesn't make much effort to resist the attraction either - certainly not enough to wait until he reaches the age of 18. This story is about a woman who is not mature enough to be rescuing anyone, but who tries to save a boy she's attracted to anyway. Along the way, she takes advantage of him, makes several mistakes that hurt him, and uses him selfishly to satisfy her own needs, disregarding the advice of everybody who told her that she was committing statutory rape and using someone who had no other options. The fact that this was presented as a love story with True Love made me feel deeply uncomfortable. The fact that Sean seems mature for his age doesn't excuse Megan's actions at all. It is still child abuse.

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Kelli C.

Taboo Love done right

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2014

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So this is one of those books that is difficult to read and even harder to rate. My first time reading Lauren Baker was not a let down as she had me questioning my own moral compass from the first paragraph!

What this book gives is a tale filled with the harsh reality of life on the streets...prostitution, drug use, vagrancy, and violence. It also tells of an amazing love story so inherently wrong, completely illegal, yet so completely acceptable in my eyes!

Finding Home introduces "Mouth" A 17 yr old male prostitute, real name Sean is turning quick tricks to make enough money to get a better life. He has nothing or no one in his life. When Megan, an aspiring reporter takes on the streets to nail that one big story to put her on the map she has no idea how much the people she would meet would affect her...especially Mouth! She cannot tear herself from him even though this is just for a story right?

Needing him to be ok...she makes an offer for safety and comfort...so begins a "relationship" of sorts. An Easy roommate situation, a push and pull of trust. Who is using Who...What is the end game here. There is a strong sexual current of attraction that is festering between a smart 23 yr old woman and an even smarter 17 yr old boy! It is hard to discern at times who is more the adult within this story!

I give Kudos to the author for this work. So many strong emotions as she wrote a love story that was wrong, on every level, and she did it beautifully. The inner turmoil, the shame, the pride, and the ultimate knowledge to do the right thing.

At the end of the day, this read is pretty profound in showing that the past does not define you...that there is hope for a real future...and most importantly that Love can be true and pure even when the circumstances surrounding it are of the darkest nature. For Megan and Sean...

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Elle L

Tricky subject, but what an engaging read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2013

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Finding Home was a daring read. The subject is one most novels don't touch upon, prostitution, and especially male and under-age prostitution and the writer does write about it in an honest way. The protagonists meet on the street, while 23 year old Megan, who is a journalist is writing an article about kids on the street. Just under 18 years old 'Mouth', which is what Sean is called as we first get introduced to him and his world, is called this for his skills with...well, his mouth.

The plot: Megan develops an interest and an affection for him and ends up letting him stay at her place after finding him beaten up one day and soon she is finding out that she cant resist the sexual attraction and fondness between them, despite the fact that he is 5 years younger than her and just under 18.

Tricky subject, thricky plot lines as their fling develops and she has to confront her friends and family who are all against it. The writing is a bit journalistic, not too fancy or literary, but what i loved about this book was the chemistry between the two, how it developed gradually, the author managing to make it come to life so much that you really identified with Megan and her thoughts about Sean, her growing sensations and feelings of his physicality were so well described and the characterization was great.
Sean is an amazing young man (you dont see him as a kid at all, despite his age) and what a hottie!! One of my fav male characters so far! And his dirty past makes him even harder but vunerable as well, which make him irresistible to Megan (and readers alike).

I stayed up till 4am to read the book and now im droping on my keyboard at work, but had to write a few words of praise for a daring concept and a great love story.

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Lucy Reads Romance

Simply fantastic!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 18, 2014

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I loved this book. It totally absorbed me and I stayed up until 2am reading it despite an early start the next day. The writing is flawless but it was the plot and characters that kept me gripped. Clearly this isn’t your typical romance due to Mouth’s life as a hustler but it just worked so well, Megan and Mouth worked as a couple. No the road wasn’t always easy but it sure was interesting watching them reach the end. This, however, isn’t a book for the faint-hearted as it does touch upon a lot of serious and potentially distressing issues including prostitution, drug-use, sex with minors and older woman and younger man. Personally I felt the authors did a fantastic job of portraying these issues without letting them detract from the main focus of the novel, the growing relationship between Mouth and Megan. All the characters were fully fleshed out individuals meaning you could really connect with them and understand them as human-beings.
This is potentially the best book i’ve read all year and I know it will stay with me for a long time to come. If you want a romance with a lot more grit and hardship but also a lot of heart then you should read Finding Home. You won’t regret it!

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Sarahv

I will recommend this to my friends, what a great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2013

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I loved this story of Megan helping a teenage boy and then falling for him. The writing had a quiet sincerity which made me fall in love with Sean and the sexual chemistry left me unable to stop reading. If you enjoyed Beautiful Disaster then you will love this story and it was refreshing to have an age difference this way round. Although I felt slightly uncomfortable with the relationship while Sean was underage it felt authentic and I was totally caught up in the atmosphere. I will definitely look out for these writers again.

MAC

Fantastic Read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2014

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This book is fantastic. Really well written, there are a few typos near the end of the book but by then you are so wrapped up in the story you don't even notice. The characters are brilliant and well rounded. At times I felt frustrated with the main character Megan as she can be very insensitive however, this made her seem more believable. There are tricky subjects handled very delicately. I can't say enough good things about this book. More people should read it!