Neve Cottrell

Apparently people still write books about playboy dukes who fall in love with ordinary American girls. If you can swallow that one then you'll likely enjoy this book. The characters are likable and the setting lovely.

I really enjoyed this story, especially the heroine, Alexis. At first she comes across as cold and uncaring, but as the book progresses we discover that isn't the case. She grew up in a family that didn't understand her, which led to resentment on both sides. Yet after she suffers two losses within a matter of weeks, she finds herself back on Mangrove Island with her family to lick her wounds.

The more time she spends on the island, the more we get to see the real Alexis. The one that wants a show more connection with her estranged family. The one that wants to find love again but feels like she doesn't deserve it.

Tyler has wanted Alexis since they were in high school. He's nothing but kind and patient, taking his time to develop a friendship with Alexis and not pushing for anything more until she's ready.

This was a sweet story about finding love after loss, and reconnecting with family when at one point it didn't seem possible. Sometimes simply going home can be just what is needed.

**A free copy was provided by the author via LibraryThing in exchange for an honest review** show less

As an avid reader, I love to read books. I thoroughly enjoyed "Long Away Home". It was very well written and edited (which is a plus since grammatical errors and poor editing are one of my pet peeves).

The characters are realistic and fully thought out. You won't find paper doll-like, 2 dimensional characters in this story.

I stayed up 2 hours later than I had originally intended because I was so deeply engrossed. I just had to know how it ended!

Alexis, the icequeen is returning home to Mangrove Island against better judgement and it doesn´t take long before she is regretting coming back there, but someone is trying to change that.

A bit boring at the beginning but I love it more and more as I got further in the book. Great read!