Love Starts Here by Traci Borum

Love Starts Here by Traci Borum
A Morgan’s Grove Novel, book 1
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

LibraryThing

March 30, 2020

Red Adept Publishing

Fiction, women’s fiction, ERC, book series

294 pages

ISBN 1948051486

Rec’d digital book 5/23/20

7/4/20-7/8/20

I received the digital copy of this book from the publisher and LibraryThing in exchange for an unbiased review.

Jill McCallister is an author with several successful books published. She lives in Colorado with her roommate Lindsey who occupies her time with boyfriend Charlie. When Jill faces writer’s block for 4 months she turns to her college roommate, Miranda Jenkins, who runs an online magazine. She thinks doing some freelance work might help provide some inspiration.

Miranda gives her an assignment just before Christmas to research the latest trends with genealogy which takes Jill to Texas where she discovers her own family history. Initially skeptical Jill decides she does need a break and learning about her father’s ancestry piqued her interest. Her fascination increases when she discovers a link to Alfred J. Stout who made billions in the textile industry in NYC before building a mansion in Texas for his wife. He eventually buys the surrounding area and names the town after his daughter Morgan.

Once in Morgan’s Grove, Jill can’t help but be amazed by the quaint friendly atmosphere. Even a mix up with her B&B reservation turns into a pleasant experience when Mrs. Haversham refers her to Lucille Wright. Apparently, Lucille has been considering renting out to a border and happily invites Jill to stay. Lucille is a wealth of information regarding the town’s history and soon discovers Jill link to the founders. Jill is elated with her good fortune as there seems to be plenty of information for her article.

Since Lucille’s beloved Frank passed away her grandson Rick visits often from CA. He happens to make a surprise visit before the holidays much to Lucille’s delight. It takes some time but soon Jill finds herself spending time with Rick helping his grandmother and her two corgis, George and Gracie. There is a friendly cast of characters which are more than eager to help the well-known author discover more about her family.

This is a wonderful start to a series set in Morgan’s Grove. It sounds like a place you would want to visit and feel comfortable.


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