Meg Michaels, a bookstore owner, has already walked away from two cheating exes. She’s learned her lesson and has her mind set on success—until she gets knocked up. Embarrassed and unwilling to discuss her situation with friends and family, she wears layers to hide the pregnancy.
When Meg gets sick at a party, she’s mortified. Even worse, Theo Taylor, the guest of honor, discovers her secret. Theo, an Army medic wounded in the war, agrees not to reveal her condition, and the two forge a bond of friendship that blossoms into love.
Theo is soon filling all of Meg’s late-night cravings—and not just the pregnancy-induced ones. But can their love overcome all the obstacles that stand between them and creating a happy family?
Theo has returned home from combat and rehabilitation hospital, trying to overcome both the mental and physical wounds from the service to his county. Theo and Meg end up talking during his welcome home party; Theo needed to get away from the crowd and Meg trying her best to conceal her unrevealed pregnancy.
Meg and Theo ended up connecting. Theo volunteers to help Meg unpack her house and prepare the nursery for the baby. Meg and Theo begin to care for each other and finally give into their attraction. Thus begins their journey riddled with the baby-daddy, medaling family and friends, Theo trying to heal himself, and Meg overcoming her own mother bonnement issues.
Overall, I really enjoyed this book. I felt the story line was good and realistic; Ms. Ashby’s characters where real and experienced real problems. After about the half-way point of the book, I felt that there were a couple of things just thrown-in to try and make the book more interesting and have more conflict. I felt that the book probably would have been just as good without these things but overall, I enjoyed When You Make it Home.
5 Stars
Claire Ashby was born and raised in the heart of Atlanta. At a young age, she began keeping journals and over time embellished the details of her quiet days. Eventually, she let go of writing reality altogether and delved completely into the world of fiction.
When she's not reading or writing, she spends her time watching extreme survival shows and taking long walks after nightfall. She has an unnatural love of high places, but still regrets the time she skydived solo. She believes some things are better left to the imagination. She resides in Austin with her family and a pack of wild dogs.