What a powerful story! The author delves into the serious topics of drug addiction and recovery, consequences of actions, traumatic childhood experiences, and even the idea of love having to be earned.
This Home to Heritage series is connected to the Restoring Heritage series. Even though the couples from the original series serve as side characters in this one, I think readers could jump in and enjoy You’re the Reason without having read that series. Having read the other series, I found it fun to see how those original couples were living their lives in this book.
I appreciated that there were not simply easy answers in this story. Both Seth and Grace made mistakes in the way they reacted to various events. There were things that they could have handled better and things they did really well with. They felt very human to me, simply trying to find their way in life and love.
There was a good faith thread throughout the novel, and Seth worked to help Grace understand that God loves people for who they are and not what they have achieved. I loved the way their relationship developed. It made me happy to know that they would both finally experience real love together that was not conditional.
(5 stars)
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
ABOUT THE BOOK
How could she ever love the man blamed for her brother’s death? A novel of Redemption, Forgiveness, and Unrequited Love in this Home to Heritage novel.
“Tari Faris delivers a masterful blend of romance and redemption in this compelling tale that will tug at your heartstrings and inspire your soul. A must-read for anyone who believes in the power of second chances.” USA Today best-selling author Susan May Warren
She never intended to return to Heritage.
When an injury sidelines her, Grace Howell leaves her life as a ballerina and returns to Heritage, Michigan, to heal. Teaching dance is just a temporary gig, until she finds herself unexpectedly charmed by small-town life and her growing attachment to Seth Warner, a man from her past with a troubled history of his own.
He’s back in Heritage as a changed man.
The last place Seth thought he’d return is Heritage, but a felony record has narrowed his options, compelling him back to a community that hasn’t forgotten his transgressions. Dreams of starting a Ninja Gym give him purpose, yet it’s his entanglement with Grace—the woman he once let slip away—that ignites his desire to stay. Is this his chance at redemption and to live out the love he’s always harbored?
But can they forget the past?
When Grace’s old ballet company offers her a chance to come back, she’s faced with a heart-wrenching decision: pursue the dream she’s always known or stay with the community and man that have captured her heart, even as that love is put to the test.
But has Seth really changed?
Seth’s world is rocked by a confrontation that threatens to pull him back into the world he’s tried so hard to escape. He must fight to clear his name and protect his future with Grace, proving that his commitment to change is more than just talk.
With their happiness hanging by a thread, the decisions they make will define their fates and the heart of Heritage itself.
HOME TO HERITAGE
You’re the Reason
Here With Me
Christmas With You
RESTORING HERITAGE
P.S. Goodbye (prequel novella)
You Belong With Me
Until I Met You
While It Was Snowing (novella)
Since You’ve Been Gone
Upon a Midnight Snow (Christmas novella)
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AUTHORS
TARI FARIS
I have been writing fiction for more than fifteen years. It has been an exciting journey for this math-loving-dyslexic girl. I had read less than a handful of novels by the time I graduated from college and I thought I would end up in the field of science or math. But God had other plans and I wouldn’t trade this journey for anything. As someone told me once, God’s plans may not be easy, and they may not always make sense but they are never boring.
I am a member of ACFW and My Book Therapy. I am a 2017 Genesis winner, 2016 Genesis finalist and double semi-finalist, 2014 Genesis finalist, 2012 Genesis semi-finalist, and a 2012 Frasier bronze medalist.
In addition to my writing, I also work for My Book Therapy as a special project project manager and blogger at LearnHowToWriteAnNovel.com.
When I am not writing or working, I spend time with my amazing husband. We have been married for fifteen wonderful years and have three sweet children. In my free time, I love coffee, rock hounding with my husband and kids, and distracting myself from housework.
SUSAN MAY WARREN
Susan May Warren is the USA Today bestselling, Christy and RITA award-winning novelist of over sixty-five novels. An eight-time Christy award finalist, a three-time RITA Finalist, she’s also a multi-winner of the Inspirational Readers Choice award, and the ACFW Carol Award.
A seasoned women’s events speaker, she’s a popular writing teacher at conferences around the nation and the author of the beginning writer’s workbook: The Story Equation.
She is also the founder of www.MyBookTherapy.com, and Novel.Academy, a school for aspiring novelists. You can find her online at www.susanmaywarren.com.
Britt Reads Fiction 
Great review, Brittany! It does sound good!