College professor Mallory Fredrick loves her job in a city that feels like home, but after a student attacks her on social media, she loses her peace of mind and confidence. When her college offers a sabbatical, she jumps at the chance to escape to her hometown in Texas. Entrepreneur Alec O’Donnell specializes in helping people in crisis. He’s built his company and career on packing up lives as … lives as people start over. It’s just business until he meets Mallory. Something about the beautiful and fragile woman who still manages to hold on to her sense of humor affects him. As feelings develop, he realizes he’s not ready for her to move out of his life.
Can Mallory find peace, or will a second setback keep her from coming home for good?
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This story could have been true in our world today where people can be seriously bullied online. Mallory’s story is one that we can relate to because as teachers we try very hard to do the best for each student. Mallory is very lucky to have Alec who helps her navigate through a tough period of life.
Enjoyed this book immensely! The ending has an unpredictable twist which the reader will enjoy.
Could not put it down
A misunderstanding between student and professor cau.sed her to move, losing her job. Eventually all worked out. She got job back and found romance also.
Loved this book
I enjoyed this book more than I realized until it kept me turning pages in the night! The professor was threatened on line by a failing college student. It is a subject that kept my interest with worry about cyber presence a reality. Luckily, our professor had a sister in another state offering her ‘safe haven’ to get over her fear. Turns out that the moving company owner and worker turns out to be a new interest for her. Clean romance (love to find that), and surprise toward the end kept me interested in this well done book.
Enjoyed this book!
Loved it
Original, interesting and informative. Loved characters and story line.
Beautifully written love story.
Having been a college instructor, I recognize the circumstances of this book as realistic. This was an unusual take on a real-life problem.
Love story with some fun twists & turns. Fun summer read.
I enjoyed this book.
When life gives you you should make a lemon drop! This lady learned to embrace all she encountered and live her one true dream.
Loved this book. Different story line. Great characters. Book moved quickly and kept my attention. Hated for the story to end!
I struggled with the concept of her over-reaction to a troubled students behavior. Other than that basis, it was a very good story … a few pages a bit too detailed.
thoroughly enjoyed this story. Mallory loves her job as an English College Professor until one of her students attacks her on social media, she decides to take a sabbatical. She decides to return home to Texas to stay with her sister. She hires a local moving company to help her move. Alec, part owner in the moving company helps Mallory move. But he soon decides this is more than a move, he wants more of Mallory. Now only to talk Mallory in coming back home.
An emotional journey of finding herself again. Loved the growth of Mallory throughout the story. Loved how Alec would not give up on Mallory. This is the second book in the series, but can completely be read as a stand alone, but now I want to read the first book in the series.
This is the second book in the Texas Sister series by author Audrey Wick. Mallory Fredrick is a college professor in New Mexico who is being stalked by one of her students because she gave him bad grades. Oh my I can not imagine how bad that would be. When she is forced to take a sabbatical because of said student. Where does she go? Why to stay with her sister, who we met in Finding True North, in Texas. But she has to get there so she rents a moving company where she meets Alec.
Alec O’Donnell and his 3 friends started a moving company in college for extra money and now it is their “real job”. Alec and Audrey had an instant connect when they met. Chemistry if you wish. BUT here she is moving to Texas from New Mexico and no idea when she will be back. This is one of those books that I really enjoyed reading. It had friendship, romance, mystery and family love.
I really enjoyed reading Coming Home by Audrey Wick, book two in The Texas Sisters series. This sweet and wonderful story is about two people who meet by chance. Mallory is stressed and at her wits end after being threatened by one of her college students. She decides to take an unpaid sabbatical while she regains her self-confidence, leaving her home in Santa Fe and spending it with her sister in Texas. After contacting a moving company to assist her she is befriended my one of the owners, Alex. Alex is the only single one at the Four Guys Moving Company and has been feeling lonely. Connecting with Mallory gives him hope and a new lease on life. Despite the distance between them, Alec is hopeful for a relationship with Mallory. When Mallory learns of a connection between Alex and the student who threatened her, she is unable to see Alex any longer, fearful of the consequences. All Mallory has is a hope that she will be offered her position at the college she taught so she can return to Santa Fe and live a life without Alex. Mallory’s younger sister was helpful, offering advice as well as a place to stay while she regrouped.
I loved seeing Mallory becoming more self-assured after spending time with Alex. Mallory was everything Alex wanted and he was determined to help Mallory adjust to changes in her life and find her confidence. Alex was so much more than just a “mover”, he was intelligent, compassionate, and caring and the perfect partner for Mallory. The fact that Mallory’s cat liked him, even snuggling with him, showed that he was a good person.
I totally loved reading this book and didn’t want to put this book down. Ms. Wick wrote a wonderful story which drew me in, making me forget the world around me and did not let me go until I turned the last page. I highly recommend this book to other reader.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.
I stopped reading this book at 70%. Got tired of all of Mallory’s angst. It got really old. I thought it was supposed to be a romance and at 70% there’s still nothing going on. Boring.