3 Stars for A Place to Belong by Hurri Cosmo #MM #Romance

Title: A Place To Belong
Author Name & Publisher: Hurri Cosmo (Amber Allure Publishing)
Publication Date & Length: September 20, 2015 – 80 pgs

Logan Perry was offered a job caring for an elderly lady a thousand miles from his home in Iowa. Looking for a place to hide, it seems to be the perfect opportunity to escape. So Logan runs to Texas. All he wants is a roof over his head and food in his stomach. So moving into the amazing McFarren Manor he believes is all he needs.

Bradley McFarren is only looking for someone to care for his aging grandmother. Too busy with the family multi-billion dollar real estate firm, he just doesn’t have time. With no personal life to speak of, Bradley has kept his heart safe. As long as Gail, his beloved grandmother, is cared for, he thinks it’s all he needs.

But what both their hearts truly desire is a place to belong.

So begins the journey of a love that will not be denied; a love bigger than the state of Texas.

First, the description is very misleading. Reading it, it leads you to believe that you’d be reading a story about Logan, a down in his luck nurse, and Bradley, a rich business man who needs someone to look after his ailing grandmother. Well, we kinda get that, and don’t.

Everything is in small flashback. When you start reading the story, Logan has already been looking after Bradley’s grandmother for 3 years, and is already in love with Bradley who is only mentioned in flashed backs in about 90% of the very short story. He really didn’t even show up in present-time til the last 15-20 pages of the short novella.

The flash backs were cute, and sweet, but annoying because you feel like you’re reading summaries instead of an actual story. I felt a bit cheated, honestly. I wanted to read about Logan and Bradley meeting and falling in love. I didn’t get that. I didn’t even get to read about the sweet old lady that Logan was charged to look after. I know it’s a short story so things go fast, but there wasn’t any real build up. Most of the book is spent on flashbacks, Logan dealing with Bradley’s relatives and waiting for Bradley to finally show. I was going to give it 2 STARS, but gave it 3 instead because the ending was sweet and it kept me reading til the end even though I was annoyed. Also cause I usually like some of Hurri’s books.

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Hi, my name is Hurri Cosmo and I am a happy ending junkie. I always have been. You can be pretty rest assured everything I write will have one. I am not big on angst. I believe we get enough of that in real life so when I go to read something, to make the real world go away for awhile, I will most likely not chose something that will make me cry. So I write for those people who, at least occasionally, feel the same way. I’m okay with the fact I will probably never write anything “important” but I guess I will have to see where my imagination takes me. I would love it if you would come along.

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