Forever Home by Elysia Whisler

Disclaimer: I was sent a free book and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

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I love stories about finding your true home. The place you feel the most at peace at. It is something I believe in. If you follow my sister blog to this one you know I am all about becoming your true self. 

Book Description

If home is where the heart is, Dogwood County may have just what Delaney Monroe needs

Newly retired from the Marine Corps, Delaney is looking for somewhere to start over. It’s not going to be easy, but when she finds the perfect place to open her dream motorcycle shop, she goes for it. What she doesn’t expect is an abandoned pit bull to come with the building. The shy pup is slow to trust, but Delaney is determined to win it over.

Detective Sean Callahan is smitten from the moment he sees Delaney, but her cool demeanor throws him off his game. When her late father’s vintage motorcycle is stolen from Delaney’s shop, Sean gets to turn up in his element: chasing the bad guy and showing his best self to a woman who’s gotten under his skin in a bad way.

Delaney isn’t used to lasting relationships, but letting love in--both human and canine--helps her see that she may have found a place she belongs, forever.

About Elysia Whisler

Elysia Whisler was raised in Texas, Italy, Alaska, Mississippi, Nebraska, Hawai'i and Virginia, in true military fashion. Her nomadic life has made storytelling a compulsion from a young age. She doubles as a mother, a massage therapist and a CrossFit trainer and is dedicated to portraying strong women, both in life and in her works. She lives in Virginia with her family, including her large brood of cat and dog rescues, who vastly outnumber the humans.

My Thoughts

So this is the second book in a series. Usually, I do not like jumping into a series in the middle but will say this one was really good. Yes, we have mention of other characters that if I read the first book I would know more about but I was okay not knowing and felt this book was a great one even without reading the first. 

I loved the characters and I especially loved we had a female heroine that was slightly broken. Usually, in books, it's the man who has a troubled past or is the veteran with a broken spirit so it was refreshing to see a female in this part.

I also felt it was nice seeing the man in the role of the nurturer. the one who steps up to help heal our heroine. Plus a rescue dog was just the rising o the cake for me. 

Overall a great story, wonderful character, a lovely town, and a book so refreshing I want to go back and read the beginning so I can reread this one with new eyes.