When Love Finds a Home
by Megan Carter
When Love Finds A Home
Megan Carter
Bella Books
Megan Carter turned out an interesting 247-page story in When Love Finds A Home, and although the writing was good, I didn’t care for the storyline. It just didn’t seem very real.
It is the story of three women, one a well-to-do businesswoman and the other two are women whose hard luck has found them homeless. Here’s the unrealistic part, the businesswoman lets the other two move into her home without knowing anything about them.
(as published in Family & Friends Magazine, December 2005)
On The Wings of Love
by Megan Carter
On The Wings of Love
Megan Carter
Bella Books
One of the things I look for when I read a fictional book is whether or not I see a little of myself in one or more of the characters, a common ground if you will. If it’s there, I label the book as “good,” mainly because it draws the reader into the story and makes him or her care about the characters. On The Wings of Love does just that.
The story revolves around 27-year old Stacie Gillette, a head-strong journalist who will do just about anything to get the story. She works for a small Texas newspaper in the state’s capitol of Austin, and longs for that big-time job after her stories are picked up by the national wire service. However, her arrogant attitude results in some major screw ups, and she finds herself assigned to interview a famous lesbian romance novelist Cheryl Wright.
I found myself caring a lot about Stacie from the very first page. I felt like I knew her. At 27, I, too, was a reporter for a small newspaper in the Texas Panhandle. I got assignments I didn’t like, broke a few important stories and even had a few of my stories picked up the Associated Press wire. At the time, I wanted to someday end up working for a big newspaper, too. However, I don’t think I was ever as arrogant as Stacie.
And while, at the time, I had never interviewed a lesbian author, I sure had a crush of sorts on Rita Mae Brown (whom I have since met and interviewed).
It is this common ground a reader finds with a story’s characters that make it a good book. The story flows well and the characters are well-rounded. If you like lesbian romance, this is a definite must-read. And, yes, I read this book in one sitting, meaning it was so good it was hard to put it down.
(as published in Family & Friends Magazine, May 2005)