Finding Home

California Dreamin' #1

by Amy O'Neill

Avery is the quintessential Midwestern girl who relocates to San Diego after a nasty divorce. She’s done with letting fear (or a man) lead her life. But mysterious Damien has other plans for her heart. Damien's spent the last four years in a downward spiral. But the feisty Avery ignites something in him. Their happiness depends on believing in love more than fears that could destroy everything.

Genres: Contemporary Romance

305 pages

First published September 15, 2011

About the author

Amy O’Neill (real name Amy Miller) lives in Southeast Michigan with her son and two rambunctious dogs. She has been writing for over 20 years, but never had the courage to put her work out there until she completed FINDING HOME. Now, Amy has over a dozen more books that she is working on and will be publishing several a year.

In addition to writing romance, Amy works full time as a receptionist for Corporate America, but dreams of the day when writing is her career. She enjoys being a girly girl and watching her son grow into a man.

Reviews

[Brenda Hairston · Rating 5 out of 5]

Romantic

This is a traditional romance. I'm glad the ending was happy ever after. I'm fifty-five years old and widowed but I'm still waiting on my happy ever after. A good read.

[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this novel. I liked the story line- moving out and moving on, and I really like the characters- both strong and vulnerable. I'd definitely read more material by Amy O'Neill.

I read this book on my Kindle e-reader, which was a birthday present months ago. I was pretty stand-off-ish about it, because I love real books. I think liking the book so much made me like the e-reader a bit more than I had expected :)

[Jenny T. · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a free book from the Goodreads First Reads giveaways.
This was a love story following Avery Scott and how she fell in love with Damien Focelli when she moved to San Diego, CA. Although the plot was predictable, I found that I could not stop reading this book. The author did a good job with descriptions and dialogue, although my copy of the book did contain a lot of typos.

[lorraine tall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful read.

I love reading romance, it takes you to another place where dreams do come true. This story does just that. I love this story, it felt real. Everyone deserves a second chance.
I thoroughly recommend this book.

[Michelle · Rating 1 out of 5]

Predictable and dull. Full of spelling errors, at times I couldn't tell what the sentence was supposed to mean because there were extra words. Far too much detail in the decor of the rooms, I don't care what color the throw pillows are. The characters were not believable at all. It's a good thing I won this book through a Goodreads Giveaway, if I had spent money on it I would have been upset.


So, I passed this book along to a friend and she completely LOVED it. She was obsessed with the characters, cried while reading it, and is already reading it a second time. Thought I'd add this to my review cause it's always a good feeling when a book finds a loving home.

[Marsha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Finding Home by Amy O'Neill is a terrific love story. Avery and Damien are both coming from a bad place, lucky to find each other. Add in some half truths and a super creepy stalker, and this book has a recipe for success.

[T · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was a nice story but a little too much of the same old, same old for me. If I'm reading a romance, I want it to have more of a twist in the outcome. Unfortunately, this was too predictable.

[Dena · Rating 3 out of 5]

Overall it's a great story in love and about how love oneself. Cute and adorable. If there was man out there like, I'd marry him