Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Review of They Way They Were by Mary Campisi


If you believe in second chances, and who doesn’t want to believe there is always a second chance for love, then you will love Mary Campisi’s books. 

Rourke Flannigan and Kate Redmond were high school sweethearts.  They thought they would be together forever.  Fate had other ideas. 

Fourteen years have passed since Rourke and Kate have seen each other.  Many things have changed, and not always for the better.  Kate is now a mom and widow.  Her husband has been tragically killed in a construction site accident. 

Rourke is a successful, driven businessman & owner of several construction companies.  When he discovers the death of a subcontractor from one of his holding companies, he decides to pay the widow a visit, never guessing that widow was his childhood sweetheart.

Kate can’t believe Rourke is suddenly back in her life and she isn’t sure she wants him back.  She had made it just fine without him.  She had married a man that loved her, has a wonderful daughter, Julia, and a job she loved.  But was it all as perfect as it seemed?

In a bid to gain Kate’s trust and see if they can rekindle their love, Rourke moves back to their small home town.  With a makeshift office, a secretary way out of her comfort zone and a niece that is driving him crazy with her outlandish ways, Rourke has his hands full. 

Can the big city businessman and the small town girl really turn back time and be the people they used to be or has time changed them too much….

The journey of Rourke and Kate is a wonderful book and I really enjoyed it.

You can find Mary Campisi's work at Barnes&Noble.com and Amazon.com

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