GRR Reviews Strangers Like Us (Reunion Gap) by Mary Campisi

Elizabeth lost her parents months ago. She barely recovered, then her uncle told her about a something REALLY bad that her father had done years ago... He destroyed a town and the leading family there, the Donovans, by using an assumed name and tricked the town into giving him a lot of money so he can bring a factory to town. And he just left with the money. The senior Donovan eventually walked off a cliff while drunk, and his son Rogan Donovan went back to rebuild the town. Elizabeth wanted to put things right, by helping Rogan put that factory in years later. She knew if she told Rogan who she really is (daughter of the town swindler) Rogan would never accept her. So she's going in undercover as an artist. She just never expected to fall in love with Rogan... can she ever tell him the truth? What would happen when he found out?

Wow, this is like a soap opera. There's a reason why Elizabeth's father went after the town (and the Donovans), but it wasn't revealed until MUCH late, almost near the end at the darkest hour. Apparently the rival family in town, the Alexanders, had a hand in the swindle as well. There were a LOT of betrayals, secrets, sins of the fathers, and all that. There will be at least four volumes. Not all the mystery will be revealed just yet.

With that said, the relationship basically requires a change of heart. He turned her away in the darkest hour, and took him a FEW WEEKS to realize he's overreacting. So he changed his mind and went after her to say sorry. That's it. They got married. The end. I like it, but not THAT much. It's good, but not great.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Redemption, Disguise, Small Town, Secrets... But a mediocre ending

Overall Rating: 4/5

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