Here to Stay

April 15, 2014
Autumn Kingsley runs her family's inn and the annual Christmas pageant in the tourist town of Whisper Shore. An investor is interested in buying the inn and a Paris job opportunity presents itself, but Autumn can only jump on these offers if she is able to bring the inn up to snuff in the next two weeks. Blake Hunziker, trying to leave his past behind, returns to his hometown where he agrees to take on the planning of the Christmas pageant. Blake also strikes a deal with Autumn: he will help her fix the inn if she helps him organize the event. Although reciprocal feelings develop, the accidental death of Blake's brother, Ryan, is still a barrier between them. VERDICT Tagg's sophomore effort (after "Made To Last") is a homespun tale of faith, hope, and redemption. The well-drawn characters and unhurried pace set the cozy tone that will appeal to fans of gentle romances with a faint thread of Christianity woven throughout.

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April 15, 2014
Autumn Kingsley loves the inn on the shores of Lake Michigan that has been in her family for generations, but living in Paris has long been her dream. Now that she is responsible for the inn and its employees, an offer of a job in Paris could finally make her dream come true, but first she has to ensure the inn's future well-being. Blake Hunziker, who masqueraded as a celebrity's husband in Tagg's Made to Last (2013), returns to Whisper Shore, where his hotelier family and the Kingsleys have had a Hatfield-McCoy relationship. While Autumn's inn seems to be literally falling apart (yes, a bathtub has landed on the dining room table!), Blake, who has been estranged from his family, has just experienced a prodigal son's return and been offered a job coordinating the town's winter festival. For the good of their community and the future of their family businesses, Autumn becomes festival co-coordinator. Tagg's signature gentle humor, clean romance, and an integrated and unobtrusive inclusion of faith into the story make for another enjoyable read.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)