Reviewed by Lisa
TITLE: Home is Where You Are 
SERIES: States of Love
AUTHOR: Emjay Haze
PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press
RELEASE DATE: January 26, 2018
LENGTH: 95 pages
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For a chance at a future filled with love, he’ll have to face a painful past.
Eric, recently dumped by his boyfriend, is summoned home after his dad suffers a stroke. His family farm in rural Vermont holds memories he’d rather forget, but he—with his degree in agricultural business—is needed to clear up a predicament with the bank. In trying to forget the bad, Eric has also lost sight of the good: green meadows dotted with grass-fed dairy cows and the sugar maples that once produced the area’s finest maple syrup. With Eric’s help, they will again.
A captivating farmhand named Phil tempts Eric to give the countryside another chance, but before they can consider being together, Eric must move past more than his feelings for his ex-boyfriend—he’ll need to stand up to the ghosts that sent him running from the farm in the first place….
REVIEW:
I love the idea of a series of stories that feature each state in the US. It’s a way to visit places I haven’t been or revisit places I have. And I’ve been fortunate enough to have read of few of Dreamspinner Press’s State of Love line.
Eric really doesn’t want to go back to the family farm even to visit, yet when he’s called about his dad’s stroke, he can’t refuse his mom when she asks him to come back to help run the farm while his dad recuperates.
Phil has worked at the farm for many years and doesn’t understand why anyone wouldn’t want to be there. He loves the work and the area is full of natural beauty. Plus Eric’s parents are great employers and people.
The guys don’t really get along well to begin with, mostly because Eric is not happy being there but they quickly put their difference aside and start dating.
I felt the pace was quick and I liked the farm as a setting. Due to one experience in my childhood making maple syrup, I knew some about how the process works. Even without knowing that, I feel like the reader will easily understand the explanations without being overwhelmed with technical details. The location descriptions really helped me develop a mental picture of the area. I was able to predict what the main conflict was going to be early on and though it wasn’t my favorite conflict trope thought it was easily resolved.
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes coming home stories. Or who like stories where the main characters aren’t exactly enemies but not friends either who later become lovers.
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