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[alfreda89]

LOVE IS ALL AROUND (Romance)
Lori Devoti
December 7, 2010
$2.99
ISBN: 978-1-61138-032-3 (originally published by Zebra Kensington Books)

Patsy Lee Clark knows what she wants — out of Daisy Creek and away from everything country. That is until Will Barnes rolls back into her life.

The harder Patsy tries to escape her Ozark roots, the more Will reminds her of what makes them special. Can Will convince Patsy they belong together in Daisy Creek or will she follow her dream and leave him and the Ozarks forever?


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Comments

[starcat-jewel.livejournal.com]

Well, I certainly know which choice I'd be rooting for -- and I doubt it's the way the book turns out. Giving up your dreams for a man is generally a not-smart idea, and a man who wants to chain you isn't a good choice for a mate. And romance books which promote toxic memes are one of the primary ways in which our society spends amazing amounts of time and effort grooming young women to equate emotionally-abusive and skanky behavior with True Love.

Haven't read it --

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

And from what I've seen of Lori's biz smarts, I refuse to predict the ending. It may be a HEA but she drags him out into the world and they come back only at holidays, or some such thing.

You are correct, however -- some books don't have the greatest message. As someone who put my dreams on hold for my culture, and in vain, I am a wee big sensitive to it, and try to turn it on its head in my work.