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Finding Home
CONSIDER CAREFULLY BEFORE THAT FIRST CALL TO THE LOCAL CONTRACTOR:
Can your marriage take it?
Stacey Sommers certainly hoped so...but it was looking a little questionable. After the stunning news that her uncle had passed away and left her his dog (aptly named Dog) and a quarter of a million dollars, her penny-pinching, fiscally responsible husband was practically gloating at how their already amply funded golden years would be further enhanced.
They'd saved for that rainy day, and now it was here--literally with their 1950s-style house falling down around their ears. Was it better to live for now or be a gazillionaire at your funeral? Stacey wanted to remodel; Brad wanted to save. What was a woman to do?
Make the call. After all, it was her money. Then watch, as the walls came tumbling down, how things started to rearrange themselves....
- GenresRomance
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published June 1, 2006
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About the author
Marie Ferrarella
1,228 books275 followersMarie Rydzynski-Ferrarella
aka Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole, Marie Ferrarella
Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany to Polish parents. She moved to America at the age of four. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.
Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.
Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.
After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto,"the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.
In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that her reader's enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.
aka Marie Charles, Marie Michael, Marie Nicole, Marie Ferrarella
Marie Rydzynski was born on March 28 in West Germany to Polish parents. She moved to America at the age of four. For an entire year, Marie and her family explored the eastern half of the country before finally settling in New York.
Marie swears she was born writing, "which must have made the delivery especially hard for my mother." From an early age, Marie's parents would find her watching television or tucked away in some private place, writing at a furious pace. "Initially, I began writing myself into my favourite shows. I was a detective on '77 Sunset Strip,' the missing Cartwright sibling they never talked about on 'Bonanza' and the 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.' before there was a 'Girl from U.N.C.L.E.,' not to mention an active participant in the serialized stories of 'The Mickey Mouse Club.'" Marie began to write her first romance novel when she was 11 years old, although she claims that, at the time, she didn't even realize it was a romance! She scribbled off and on, while dreaming of a career as an actress.
Marie was only 14 when she first laid eyes on the man she would marry, truly her first love, Charles Ferrarella. During her days at Queens College, New York, acting started to lose its glamour as Marie spent more and more time writing. After receiving her English degree, specialising in Shakespearean comedy, Marie and her family moved to Southern California, where she still resides today.
After an interminable seven weeks apart, Charles decided he couldn't live without her and came out to California to marry his childhood sweetheart. Ever practical, Marie was married in a wash-and-wear wedding dress that she sewed herself, appliqués and all. "'Be prepared' has always been my motto,"the author jokes. This motto has been stretched considerably by her two children, Nikky and Jessi, "but basically, it still applies," she says.
In November of 1981, she sold her first novel for Harlequin. Marie, who now has written over 150 novels, has one goal: to entertain, to make people laugh and feel good. "That's what makes me happy," she confesses. "That, and a really good romantic evening with my husband." She's keeping her fingers crossed that her reader's enjoy reading her books as much as she enjoyed writing them.
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July 31, 2025
It is really hard to understand why Stacey would stay with Brad after he emotionally abandoned the relationship. Why is she settling for scraps? She came in to a quarter million dollars and decided to double down and fix the house they share that he never is home or seems to enjoy when he is?
Smarter move would've been to respectfully break ties with Brad and start a new life where she can feel fulfilled.
All of a sudden without any explanation, Brad wakes up and starts seeing Stacey in a new light, he actually seems to like and tolerate her. Then she feels validated and loved and the story ends. All this man had to do was stop being such a jerk and she was happy. All the problems fixed. 😂
We didn’t hear about the house being finished, did Brad continue this new attitude? Did Jim make it as a starving artist? No clue…
Smarter move would've been to respectfully break ties with Brad and start a new life where she can feel fulfilled.
All of a sudden without any explanation, Brad wakes up and starts seeing Stacey in a new light, he actually seems to like and tolerate her. Then she feels validated and loved and the story ends. All this man had to do was stop being such a jerk and she was happy. All the problems fixed. 😂
We didn’t hear about the house being finished, did Brad continue this new attitude? Did Jim make it as a starving artist? No clue…
October 7, 2008
I got this one off of paperback swap. Chose it based upon the cover and the quick synopsis. It sounded like a regular chick-lit book. Maybe slightly predictable, but a fun read. I got it and found that it was a *gasp* Harlequin romance novel. I brought it to read at the hospital, but found myself hiding the cover from embarrasment. Can't have anyone knowing I read trashy romance, now, can we?! Meh - very predictable, not particularly witty, lacking in character development. I won't be filling out the card inside to start receiving them by mail or anything, but it was infinitely more readable than the Golf Digest from 6 months ago.
December 5, 2016
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Easy-reading, light entertainment. I enjoyed the fact that the romance was between Stacey & her husband, Brad, rather than the standard break-up-find-new-partner/life scenario.
The marriage was stale, & Brad was acting the despot & taking Stacey for granted. What does a marriage on the rocks need? Renovations! A very stressful situation at the best of times. If they managed to get back on track with that going on, they definitely belonged together. Walls down, sunlight in - I suspect it would only work for a relationship based on bedrock.
Nothing terribly deep & meaningful, but I enjoyed it.
Easy-reading, light entertainment. I enjoyed the fact that the romance was between Stacey & her husband, Brad, rather than the standard break-up-find-new-partner/life scenario.
The marriage was stale, & Brad was acting the despot & taking Stacey for granted. What does a marriage on the rocks need? Renovations! A very stressful situation at the best of times. If they managed to get back on track with that going on, they definitely belonged together. Walls down, sunlight in - I suspect it would only work for a relationship based on bedrock.
Nothing terribly deep & meaningful, but I enjoyed it.
June 11, 2009
This is a book has characters that are older than I can imagine being. There children are my age. And the storyline was totally predictable and cheesy. Ferrarella writing style, however, isn't bad. She has nice voice on the page.
January 17, 2016
A very uneven book, but nicely wrapped up at the end. Some parts of the book were really well done & interesting & other parts needed a lot of help. The characters threw me for a loop, because their actions read like they were stuck in the 50's, until the end. It was very odd.
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