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Magnolia Beach #1
Something to Prove
In the small waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, people may forgive, but they never forget—especially when it comes to scandalous reputations, juicy gossip, and a sexy new flame.
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago. But when her grandmother suffers an injury, Helena has no choice but to return, even if it means facing down all the people who have shunned her.
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor. As a teenager, he never wanted anything to do with a girl like Helena. But when she hires Ryan to do some construction in her grandmother’s house, he finds that she’s grown up into a different person—one he quite likes.
For Helena, confronting her past has its share of surprises—and falling for the resident golden boy was definitely not on her to-do list. But will her reformed ways be enough to get her back in the town’s good graces, or will her reputation keep Helena and Ryan apart for good?
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago. But when her grandmother suffers an injury, Helena has no choice but to return, even if it means facing down all the people who have shunned her.
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor. As a teenager, he never wanted anything to do with a girl like Helena. But when she hires Ryan to do some construction in her grandmother’s house, he finds that she’s grown up into a different person—one he quite likes.
For Helena, confronting her past has its share of surprises—and falling for the resident golden boy was definitely not on her to-do list. But will her reformed ways be enough to get her back in the town’s good graces, or will her reputation keep Helena and Ryan apart for good?
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May 20, 2015
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"In the small waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, people may forgive, but they never forget—especially when it comes to scandalous reputations, juicy gossip, and a sexy new flame.
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago. But when her grandmother suffers an injury, Helena has no choice but to return, even if it means facing down all the people who have shunned her.
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor. As a teenager, he never wanted anything to do with a girl like Helena. But when she hires Ryan to do some construction in her grandmother’s house, he finds that she’s grown up into a different person—one he quite likes.
For Helena, confronting her past has its share of surprises—and falling for the resident golden boy was definitely not on her to-do list. But will her reformed ways be enough to get her back in the town’s good graces, or will her reputation keep Helena and Ryan apart for good?"
Title: Something to Prove
Author: Kimberly Lang
Publisher: Signet
Series: Magnolia Beach # 1
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
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"Something to Prove" by Kimberly Lang
What I liked from this novel...
After Helena Wheeler's grandmother suffers an injury she knows that she will have to return to Magnolia, Alabama after twelve years where it seemed like 'people don't forget, they love gossip and lets not forget a new flame'. Helena soon finds out that these people haven't forgotten what had happened to her. Now, what all was that about? Why are the town people holding Helena's past against her? Had she really been that 'former wild child' in the past with a very scandalous reputation? The question that comes before us now that she is back is ... has Helena now changed?
Then their is Ryan Tanner who was now the towns mayor of Magnolia, Alabama and who wanted nothing to do with Helena due to her past reputation. Now, why was that...him stayed far away from her as teenagers as it seamed like there was always some kind of trouble that would involve her ? However, now that he has to work with Helena in order to help her grandmother, Ryan finds out that she wasn't at all what everyone had said she was. Was she someone he was falling for? Will Helena start to have feelings for Ryan in this town where she had said she would never want to live in? Will Helena be able to live in a town that is against her...will she be able to prove she is not what they think she is? Will she even be able to prove it to herself? Now, that is the real question! Now to answer all of these questions and more the reader will have to pick up this novel and see how well the author presents all of this to the readers where she really brings this town of Magnolia Beach to life with some very interesting characters.
By the end of this novel I found the message that this author had for the reader. You will only have to read this novel to get it. "Something To Prove" was a sweet flowing story that will keep your attention and turning the pages till the end.
June 3, 2015
I was in the mood for a warm small town setting and a back to the hometown story when I saw this one by a new to me author and a new series. A bit of southern flavor, a coastal small town, some quirky characters, and a woman who can't seem to live down her past made for a bit of fun and enjoyment.
The story opens with Helena 'Hell on Wheels' Wheeler return to the small Alabama sea side hamlet, of Magnolia Bay where she spent her rebel rousing years. Grannie needs her or she wouldn't touch this town and its people with their long, judgmental memories with a ten foot pole. Unfortunately, she needs to get renovations done to make Grannie's old home more user friendly for an old gal who broke her hip so she must hire one of Magnolia Bay's first sons and mayor, Ryan Tanner to do the work. Ryan was good at everything, the rule follower, the popular guy and it appears that things still haven't change. Helena braces herself every time she goes out for the stares, whispers and criticisms because of her past escapades. It isn't all bad because she reconnects with an old friend, makes a new friend, and gets close enough to Ryan to know that she might have been a tad judgmental herself. But that being said, she doesn't plan to stick around and anything she gets up to with Ryan has an expiration date on it because why in the world would she come back when she fought so hard to break away?
Ryan remembers Helena as the angry girl who ran with the rough crowd and just barely stayed out of jail with her mischief only to run off with a wrong guy and never return again. He never had anything against her personal, but now he sees from an adult standpoint just how wrong he had read things back then. He fights the attraction to her knowing she feels prickly toward anyone from the town and that she doesn't plan to stick around. Dare he try to change her mind? Did he want to change her mind?
The story is an easy going one that makes for a good lazy afternoon read. The conflict is all centered around Helena getting past the ghosts of her past and maybe getting a second chance which wasn't that compelling of a conflict for me. Ryan also narrates and his part is that of the good guy accepting the new Helena and helping her get a bit of her own back. There isn't really any action and its very much about character development and romance which doesn't really develop until late. The town and the secondary characters have their part. There is a nostalgic feel to things because everything and everybody in the present is tied to the past.
When I first started reading this one, I almost set it aside. i didn't take to Helena. She was bitter and just as judgmental as she accused others. She has a bad girl reputation that she both relishes and deplores at the same time. She was an angry, punk teen and she took it out on anyone who crossed her and doing mischief around town. She's self-absorbed and its all about Helena other than her need to make sure her Grannie is cared for before Helena jets out of there back to Atlanta. I should feel badly for her because her issues aren't all of her own making, but I really just wanted her get over it. Ryan wisely nailed the issue when he said she was the one who was hung up on the past and was so oversensitive about what people thought of her.
Ryan and the setting helped keep me reading until Helena began growing. I liked watching the romance develop and her eyes to be open toward the new start in the present. Ryan was a sweetie. He is the perfect guy. He loves his family, his town and what he does. He accepts Helena and he's not afraid to apologize when he's wrong. He also called Helena on her crap. I was so proud of him when he refused to be just a booty call or her guilty little secret because she freaked out at the thought of the town discovering their reputable mayor sleeping with the pariah.
In the end, I liked the story, but didn't love it. I felt it needed something more because I couldn't take to the heroine. It was a sweet, but spicy romance in a small town setting that I would recommend to Contemporary Romance fans.
My thanks to Penguin Group for the opportunity to read this one in exchange for an honest review.
The story opens with Helena 'Hell on Wheels' Wheeler return to the small Alabama sea side hamlet, of Magnolia Bay where she spent her rebel rousing years. Grannie needs her or she wouldn't touch this town and its people with their long, judgmental memories with a ten foot pole. Unfortunately, she needs to get renovations done to make Grannie's old home more user friendly for an old gal who broke her hip so she must hire one of Magnolia Bay's first sons and mayor, Ryan Tanner to do the work. Ryan was good at everything, the rule follower, the popular guy and it appears that things still haven't change. Helena braces herself every time she goes out for the stares, whispers and criticisms because of her past escapades. It isn't all bad because she reconnects with an old friend, makes a new friend, and gets close enough to Ryan to know that she might have been a tad judgmental herself. But that being said, she doesn't plan to stick around and anything she gets up to with Ryan has an expiration date on it because why in the world would she come back when she fought so hard to break away?
Ryan remembers Helena as the angry girl who ran with the rough crowd and just barely stayed out of jail with her mischief only to run off with a wrong guy and never return again. He never had anything against her personal, but now he sees from an adult standpoint just how wrong he had read things back then. He fights the attraction to her knowing she feels prickly toward anyone from the town and that she doesn't plan to stick around. Dare he try to change her mind? Did he want to change her mind?
The story is an easy going one that makes for a good lazy afternoon read. The conflict is all centered around Helena getting past the ghosts of her past and maybe getting a second chance which wasn't that compelling of a conflict for me. Ryan also narrates and his part is that of the good guy accepting the new Helena and helping her get a bit of her own back. There isn't really any action and its very much about character development and romance which doesn't really develop until late. The town and the secondary characters have their part. There is a nostalgic feel to things because everything and everybody in the present is tied to the past.
When I first started reading this one, I almost set it aside. i didn't take to Helena. She was bitter and just as judgmental as she accused others. She has a bad girl reputation that she both relishes and deplores at the same time. She was an angry, punk teen and she took it out on anyone who crossed her and doing mischief around town. She's self-absorbed and its all about Helena other than her need to make sure her Grannie is cared for before Helena jets out of there back to Atlanta. I should feel badly for her because her issues aren't all of her own making, but I really just wanted her get over it. Ryan wisely nailed the issue when he said she was the one who was hung up on the past and was so oversensitive about what people thought of her.
Ryan and the setting helped keep me reading until Helena began growing. I liked watching the romance develop and her eyes to be open toward the new start in the present. Ryan was a sweetie. He is the perfect guy. He loves his family, his town and what he does. He accepts Helena and he's not afraid to apologize when he's wrong. He also called Helena on her crap. I was so proud of him when he refused to be just a booty call or her guilty little secret because she freaked out at the thought of the town discovering their reputable mayor sleeping with the pariah.
In the end, I liked the story, but didn't love it. I felt it needed something more because I couldn't take to the heroine. It was a sweet, but spicy romance in a small town setting that I would recommend to Contemporary Romance fans.
My thanks to Penguin Group for the opportunity to read this one in exchange for an honest review.
August 3, 2015
**2.5 stars**
I'm not a great fan of the "girl hated by townfolk because of teenage misdeeds" plot, so who knows why I picked up this book. Maybe because when I read the first few pages, the heroine seemed so mature about it, not letting herself be provoked, so I thought this was going to be handled differently. No such luck. The heroine was OBSESSED with the town not accepting her instantly so that was the end all and be all of the conflict in the book.
The hero was the mayor/construction guy and because of this, he didn't have a very distinct personality. I don't know, he didn't seem very "mayorly" to me. His family was annoying and his mother treated them all like little boys. It wasn't appealing.
The romance was just...blah. The love scenes were glossed over, so even when they were doing it, you didn't get much details. After a while, they were all fade to black. I like my romance on the steamy side so I only enjoy tame romances when the plot delivers. This one didn't.
Didn't like this enough to continue the series or read anything else by this author.
Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley/NAL for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I'm not a great fan of the "girl hated by townfolk because of teenage misdeeds" plot, so who knows why I picked up this book. Maybe because when I read the first few pages, the heroine seemed so mature about it, not letting herself be provoked, so I thought this was going to be handled differently. No such luck. The heroine was OBSESSED with the town not accepting her instantly so that was the end all and be all of the conflict in the book.
The hero was the mayor/construction guy and because of this, he didn't have a very distinct personality. I don't know, he didn't seem very "mayorly" to me. His family was annoying and his mother treated them all like little boys. It wasn't appealing.
The romance was just...blah. The love scenes were glossed over, so even when they were doing it, you didn't get much details. After a while, they were all fade to black. I like my romance on the steamy side so I only enjoy tame romances when the plot delivers. This one didn't.
Didn't like this enough to continue the series or read anything else by this author.
Thanks to Netgalley and Berkley/NAL for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
December 6, 2015
Rated 3.5 - SOMETHING TO PROVE by Kimberly Lang is an unusual small town contemporary romance with a bad girl coming home for a reunion with all the people who thought she'd never amount to anything. Book one kicks off this new series and creates anticipation for book two.
Helena Wheeler, best known as "hell on wheels" to her hometown of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, is forced to return home when her grannie is hospitalized. Helena hires the town's sports-star-turned-handyman, Ryan Tanner, to help with improvements to Grannie's house to better accommodate her rehabilitation. Ryan is also Magnolia Beach's mayor and has had a crush on Helena since high school.
Helena expects to get Grannie situated and go back home to Atlanta as soon as possible without interacting much with the townspeople who still hold a grudge for her many misdeeds. She doesn't expect to fall for the town's golden boy while spending so much time with him. Ryan doesn't care what anyone thinks about Helena because he clearly recognizes that she has changed. But Helena is sure that getting involved with her will hurt his chances of being reelected as mayor. Can the town's triumph and the town's troublemaker convince everyone, including themselves, that they're perfect for one another?
Although this story is typical in many ways when it comes to small town scenarios, it's not all sweetness and helpfulness at first when it comes to Helena. She doesn't exactly enthuse the residents to come to her aid or get giddy over a reunion. Helena is pretty much an outcast and made to seem even more so by her nonchalance about anyone actually caring about her then or now. It helps a lot that everyone in town adores her Grannie and gives Helena a second chance because of their respect for the woman who raised her.
I had a hard time enjoying Helena's character. She grew on me by the end of the novel but she was a bit too hardened by her small town past and down on herself in general for me to feel a connection. Ryan was the typical small town football hero who is used to everyone's approval. When Helena seems to be able to walk away from him without a backwards glance after becoming intimate, Ryan is more than a little shook up. Helena has this man in a tither and it's painful to watch because Ryan is a nice guy and so not deserving her rancor. I guess it took me just as long as some of the town members to warm up to Helena. In the end, this novel has some good emotion and I was pleased with the conclusion.
I was attracted to this story because of my love of Alabama coastal towns. There wasn't as much detail in this novel as I had hoped to make me feel as if I'm there again, but it was enough to give the novel some atmosphere. I'm hoping for more in the next book since this one concentrated heavily on the friendships of the past and new ones forming that will affect the series.
SOMETHING TO PROVE is an unusual small town contemporary romance with a bad girl coming home for a reunion with all the people who thought she'd never amount to anything. It's an interesting twist. I enjoyed Helena's gradual revelations about all the naughty things she did when she was a teenager. Some of them were pretty funny. I adored Helena's relationship with her best friend from high school, who is now the town's veterinarian, Dr. Tate Harris. He's a cute geeky sort and I can't wait to read more about him. I also appreciated Helena's newfound friendship with Molly Richards, another troublemaker and owner of Latte Dah, the local coffee shop. SOMETHING TO PROVE raises anticipation for Tate and Molly's story coming in January 2016 in EVERYTHING AT LAST.
Review by Dorine, courtesy of Romance Junkies and The Zest Quest. Print copy provided by the publisher.
Helena Wheeler, best known as "hell on wheels" to her hometown of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, is forced to return home when her grannie is hospitalized. Helena hires the town's sports-star-turned-handyman, Ryan Tanner, to help with improvements to Grannie's house to better accommodate her rehabilitation. Ryan is also Magnolia Beach's mayor and has had a crush on Helena since high school.
Helena expects to get Grannie situated and go back home to Atlanta as soon as possible without interacting much with the townspeople who still hold a grudge for her many misdeeds. She doesn't expect to fall for the town's golden boy while spending so much time with him. Ryan doesn't care what anyone thinks about Helena because he clearly recognizes that she has changed. But Helena is sure that getting involved with her will hurt his chances of being reelected as mayor. Can the town's triumph and the town's troublemaker convince everyone, including themselves, that they're perfect for one another?
Although this story is typical in many ways when it comes to small town scenarios, it's not all sweetness and helpfulness at first when it comes to Helena. She doesn't exactly enthuse the residents to come to her aid or get giddy over a reunion. Helena is pretty much an outcast and made to seem even more so by her nonchalance about anyone actually caring about her then or now. It helps a lot that everyone in town adores her Grannie and gives Helena a second chance because of their respect for the woman who raised her.
I had a hard time enjoying Helena's character. She grew on me by the end of the novel but she was a bit too hardened by her small town past and down on herself in general for me to feel a connection. Ryan was the typical small town football hero who is used to everyone's approval. When Helena seems to be able to walk away from him without a backwards glance after becoming intimate, Ryan is more than a little shook up. Helena has this man in a tither and it's painful to watch because Ryan is a nice guy and so not deserving her rancor. I guess it took me just as long as some of the town members to warm up to Helena. In the end, this novel has some good emotion and I was pleased with the conclusion.
I was attracted to this story because of my love of Alabama coastal towns. There wasn't as much detail in this novel as I had hoped to make me feel as if I'm there again, but it was enough to give the novel some atmosphere. I'm hoping for more in the next book since this one concentrated heavily on the friendships of the past and new ones forming that will affect the series.
SOMETHING TO PROVE is an unusual small town contemporary romance with a bad girl coming home for a reunion with all the people who thought she'd never amount to anything. It's an interesting twist. I enjoyed Helena's gradual revelations about all the naughty things she did when she was a teenager. Some of them were pretty funny. I adored Helena's relationship with her best friend from high school, who is now the town's veterinarian, Dr. Tate Harris. He's a cute geeky sort and I can't wait to read more about him. I also appreciated Helena's newfound friendship with Molly Richards, another troublemaker and owner of Latte Dah, the local coffee shop. SOMETHING TO PROVE raises anticipation for Tate and Molly's story coming in January 2016 in EVERYTHING AT LAST.
Review by Dorine, courtesy of Romance Junkies and The Zest Quest. Print copy provided by the publisher.
October 8, 2019
Reviewed by Jen
Book provided by the publicist
I really enjoy small town romances. In fact, most of the contemporary romances I read tend to be long running small town series. When this title came across my desk, I decided to give this new series a chance.
As with most first books in a series, there is a lot of introduction in this book. The reader has to get familiar with the town and all it's residents. It was an interesting experience since most of the introduction is through the eyes of Helena, who is rightfully a little jaded. Helena was a wild child and earned her nickname of Hell on Wheels. So returning to town to help out her grandmother, Helena was expecting the worse. From the moment she steps into town, she feels like she has to prove herself... that she's not that same trouble maker everyone remembers.
Then we have Ryan, the golden boy turned mayor and part-time construction worker. In high school, Ryan was the complete opposite of Helena. He was the football star from the right side of the tracks. Helena and Ryan really didn't have much to do with each other in high school other than know each other's reputations. But when Helena comes back to town, Ryan is willing to give her the benefit of the doubt that she's changed. He's also attracted to her and is willing to see where things may go.
While the story line and romance were solid, what really drew me in what the character growth. Both Helena and Ryan were not the same people they were when the story started. Helena had to accept her past and get rid of the chip she had on her shoulder when it came to Magnolia Beach. Ryan has to get over Helena's past reputation and see her for who she is now and come to terms with his growing feelings. And as they both transform, it was a beautiful thing. My only real complaint was that sometimes Helena's self-sacrifice got a bit repetitive. She kept telling Ryan he was too good for her, she was leaving town as soon as possible, and that his reputation would be hurt from associating with her. She wasn't seeing how the town's perception was changing and kept pushing him away. At times I wanted to reach into the book and shake her. But at the same time, it was realistic, just sometimes a little over the top.
I laughed a few times and even found myself tearing up as well. The supporting cast provided more color to the story as well as setting up future books. I especially can't wait to see what happens with Helena's childhood friend Tate and the local coffee shop owner Molly. Helena was trying to set them up during this book, and from the sneak peak of book two provided at the end of Something to Prove, it looks like they're up next.
In the end, I was hooked from page one and kept finding myself grabbing my e-reader at odd times to get in a couple more pages of reading. This was my first time reading Ms Lang's books and it won't be my last.
Book provided by the publicist
I really enjoy small town romances. In fact, most of the contemporary romances I read tend to be long running small town series. When this title came across my desk, I decided to give this new series a chance.
As with most first books in a series, there is a lot of introduction in this book. The reader has to get familiar with the town and all it's residents. It was an interesting experience since most of the introduction is through the eyes of Helena, who is rightfully a little jaded. Helena was a wild child and earned her nickname of Hell on Wheels. So returning to town to help out her grandmother, Helena was expecting the worse. From the moment she steps into town, she feels like she has to prove herself... that she's not that same trouble maker everyone remembers.
Then we have Ryan, the golden boy turned mayor and part-time construction worker. In high school, Ryan was the complete opposite of Helena. He was the football star from the right side of the tracks. Helena and Ryan really didn't have much to do with each other in high school other than know each other's reputations. But when Helena comes back to town, Ryan is willing to give her the benefit of the doubt that she's changed. He's also attracted to her and is willing to see where things may go.
While the story line and romance were solid, what really drew me in what the character growth. Both Helena and Ryan were not the same people they were when the story started. Helena had to accept her past and get rid of the chip she had on her shoulder when it came to Magnolia Beach. Ryan has to get over Helena's past reputation and see her for who she is now and come to terms with his growing feelings. And as they both transform, it was a beautiful thing. My only real complaint was that sometimes Helena's self-sacrifice got a bit repetitive. She kept telling Ryan he was too good for her, she was leaving town as soon as possible, and that his reputation would be hurt from associating with her. She wasn't seeing how the town's perception was changing and kept pushing him away. At times I wanted to reach into the book and shake her. But at the same time, it was realistic, just sometimes a little over the top.
I laughed a few times and even found myself tearing up as well. The supporting cast provided more color to the story as well as setting up future books. I especially can't wait to see what happens with Helena's childhood friend Tate and the local coffee shop owner Molly. Helena was trying to set them up during this book, and from the sneak peak of book two provided at the end of Something to Prove, it looks like they're up next.
In the end, I was hooked from page one and kept finding myself grabbing my e-reader at odd times to get in a couple more pages of reading. This was my first time reading Ms Lang's books and it won't be my last.
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This is the first in the challenge I've set for myself to read a Romance novel set in each state.
It's cute, but I'm not a huge fan of the small town contemporary, so I didn't love it. I do have to give the author credit, though, for not creating some "big bad" villain. The petty grievances of the townspeople and the insecurities of Helena and Ryan are enough of a challenge to Happily Ever After.
This is the first in the challenge I've set for myself to read a Romance novel set in each state.
It's cute, but I'm not a huge fan of the small town contemporary, so I didn't love it. I do have to give the author credit, though, for not creating some "big bad" villain. The petty grievances of the townspeople and the insecurities of Helena and Ryan are enough of a challenge to Happily Ever After.
May 27, 2015
I liked this book a lot more than I thought I would. Full disclosure: I received this book free at RT15, but my opinions are unbiased by that.
At first I didn't expect to like this book since I read One In a Million by Jill Shalvis just before I read Something to Prove. Shalvis' book involves the common plot of the heroine returning to her small town to take care of her aging grandmother (there being no other family). She left the town due to a bad situation and is only there for a few weeks to do what she needs to do. The heroine falls in love with a man named Tanner Riggs, but neither believe in love. Grandma has a boyfriend and they have an active relationship.
In Something to Prove Helena left her small town as soon as she could to leave her not entirely deserved reputation as a bad girl behind her. Her grandma is sick and she needs to return to remodel Grandma's home so she'll be able to live in it after she returns from the nursing home. Helena's father is dead and her mother has been out of the picture since Helena was 15. Helena falls in love with Ryan Tanner, but neither believes in love. Grandma has a boyfriend and they have an active relationship.
I know I've read this same plot multiple times. In Charmed Sprits by Carrie Ann Ryan the heroine comes back to town to clear an elderly relative's home after they've passed away. There's another series in which the newly divorced sheriff falls in love with a woman who's just come back to clean out her grandma's house to clean it and then return to her life. It's a pretty common plot.
Something to Prove took this tired plot and made the characters seem much more real than usual. There was the usual insta-attraction between Helena and Ryan Tanner went a bit over the top. The work he was willing to do on the house and the price he was asking was very, very, low for that stage of their acquaintance. The big difference for me is how we slowly peel the layers back from Helena and find out that she was yet another teenager acting out as a reaction to events she couldn't control. In addition, her mother wasn't a model citizen so Helena was prejudged before she did anything. After a while denying everything that was attributed to her was pointless and she finally gave up and left town as soon as possible. After that she pulled her life together and created a good graphic design business in Atlanta. She flies her grandmother to Atlanta for frequent visits.
The townspeople were particularly nasty in this book. This can't possibly be representative of small towns. The love interest, Ryan Tanner, is the town golden boy and is now its mayor. Ryan and Helena finally have a date and the next day Ryan's sister interviews every single woman in down (including his employees) telling them that he's interested in them and wants to go out. Her reason for this? She doesn't want Helena to mess up Ryan's life and his future as town mayor since the town needs him so badly.
The book is saved by the complex character of Helena and her interactions with her new friends. She knows what battles she can fight and which to step back from. People begin to see her differently, but she is looking for acceptance, not forgiveness. The writing was very good and much less simplistic that Shavis' writing.
At first I didn't expect to like this book since I read One In a Million by Jill Shalvis just before I read Something to Prove. Shalvis' book involves the common plot of the heroine returning to her small town to take care of her aging grandmother (there being no other family). She left the town due to a bad situation and is only there for a few weeks to do what she needs to do. The heroine falls in love with a man named Tanner Riggs, but neither believe in love. Grandma has a boyfriend and they have an active relationship.
In Something to Prove Helena left her small town as soon as she could to leave her not entirely deserved reputation as a bad girl behind her. Her grandma is sick and she needs to return to remodel Grandma's home so she'll be able to live in it after she returns from the nursing home. Helena's father is dead and her mother has been out of the picture since Helena was 15. Helena falls in love with Ryan Tanner, but neither believes in love. Grandma has a boyfriend and they have an active relationship.
I know I've read this same plot multiple times. In Charmed Sprits by Carrie Ann Ryan the heroine comes back to town to clear an elderly relative's home after they've passed away. There's another series in which the newly divorced sheriff falls in love with a woman who's just come back to clean out her grandma's house to clean it and then return to her life. It's a pretty common plot.
Something to Prove took this tired plot and made the characters seem much more real than usual. There was the usual insta-attraction between Helena and Ryan Tanner went a bit over the top. The work he was willing to do on the house and the price he was asking was very, very, low for that stage of their acquaintance. The big difference for me is how we slowly peel the layers back from Helena and find out that she was yet another teenager acting out as a reaction to events she couldn't control. In addition, her mother wasn't a model citizen so Helena was prejudged before she did anything. After a while denying everything that was attributed to her was pointless and she finally gave up and left town as soon as possible. After that she pulled her life together and created a good graphic design business in Atlanta. She flies her grandmother to Atlanta for frequent visits.
The townspeople were particularly nasty in this book. This can't possibly be representative of small towns. The love interest, Ryan Tanner, is the town golden boy and is now its mayor. Ryan and Helena finally have a date and the next day Ryan's sister interviews every single woman in down (including his employees) telling them that he's interested in them and wants to go out. Her reason for this? She doesn't want Helena to mess up Ryan's life and his future as town mayor since the town needs him so badly.
The book is saved by the complex character of Helena and her interactions with her new friends. She knows what battles she can fight and which to step back from. People begin to see her differently, but she is looking for acceptance, not forgiveness. The writing was very good and much less simplistic that Shavis' writing.
June 2, 2015
Now, we have Something to Prove by Kimberly Lang. In this contemporary, we have Ryan Tanner (super hot) and Helena (former wild girl) getting together after years apart, and it's adorable. Watching these two had me smiling and blushing. When I'm in the mood for a contemporary, Kimberly's one of the first authors I go to.
CHAT WITH KIMBERLY
How did you create the world around Magnolia Beach?
Kimberly: Magnolia Beach is what happens when you let a Southern girl really wallow in her Southernness. It's everything I love (and hate) about the South rolled into one little town.
So, small town or city gal?
Kimberly: I am very much a girl from the 'burbs. However, I very much want to be a city girl, living in New York or London or Chicago. Sadly, I'm too Southern to tolerate snow, and all the cool big cities are too far north.
To see the rest of the interview head over to the HEA Blog!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/happyev...
CHAT WITH KIMBERLY
How did you create the world around Magnolia Beach?
Kimberly: Magnolia Beach is what happens when you let a Southern girl really wallow in her Southernness. It's everything I love (and hate) about the South rolled into one little town.
So, small town or city gal?
Kimberly: I am very much a girl from the 'burbs. However, I very much want to be a city girl, living in New York or London or Chicago. Sadly, I'm too Southern to tolerate snow, and all the cool big cities are too far north.
To see the rest of the interview head over to the HEA Blog!
http://www.usatoday.com/story/happyev...
June 12, 2015
Something to Prove by Kimberly Lang is the 1st book in her new Magnolia Beach series. This was a nice sweet romance with a wonderful heroine, who returns home after many years, and tries to live down her wild past that still remains in the minds of the Magnolia Beach residents. Helena Wagner is our heroine, and I really liked her from the start. Having left Magnolia Beach after graduation, Helena returns home after 12 years to help her grandmother, who suffered a major injury. She dreads coming face to face with most of the residents, as she was always the wild girl they never forgot.
While her grandmother is in rehab, Helena decides to fix up the house to be safer for her grandmother, when she comes home. Helena asks Ryan Tanner for help with the fixtures, and is shocked to find the former football legend golden boy is now the Mayor of Magnolia Beach.
Ryan is our hero, and has always been Mr. Popularity, which has not changed. In their school days, neither of them hung around each other. Ryan stayed clear of the wild Helena, and she hung around a different and equally wild crowd. Helena’s grandmother has always been well liked in town, and everyone looks out for her, and Ryan accepts the job to make changes in the house.
Ryan, as he spends more time with Helena, begins to see a different side of her, that slowly changes his opinion of the girl he avoided during their teenage years. Helena finds herself coming face to face with many townsfolk, and senses their continued dislike of her. But she holds her head high, and goes about doing everything she can to help her grandmother. Her friend Tate, who was her co-conspirator during those crazy days, is now the town Vet, and his past shenanigans were forgiven. He tries to get Helena to go out with him, which she does as a friend. She isn’t interested in anything more, as she plans to leave when her grandmother is better. But that is not all. She finds herself attracted to one person who can never be right for her, Ryan. Helena knows the town and his family would never allow him to become involved with her. Even some members of his family go to extremes to make sure this does not happen.
What follows is a heartwarming story that shows Helena proving herself to many of the residents, especially with all the hard work she does when her grandmother comes home. She forces herself to ask for help, and in doing so, opens the eyes of others to her being a different girl. It was really nice to see some of those that hated Helena and how they treated her when she came back, to slowly change their opinions.
Ryan sees the real Helena, and knows that the wild girl in the past was a façade to hide her own sorry life. He begins to fall hard for her, despite everyone trying to stop it. Helena herself does not want to ruin his career, since she feels the sins of the past will always come back to haunt them. Will Helena forgo her feelings for Ryan and leave town? Will Ryan allow the town’s hatred of the girl he is falling for effect his relationship with Helena?
Something to Prove is a wonderful romance, with a storyline that had our interest from start to finish. Kimberly Lang has written a wonderful story that pulls on your emotions and never let’s go until the end. I look forward to reading the next book in this series, and suggest you read Something to Prove.
Barb
The Reading Cafe
While her grandmother is in rehab, Helena decides to fix up the house to be safer for her grandmother, when she comes home. Helena asks Ryan Tanner for help with the fixtures, and is shocked to find the former football legend golden boy is now the Mayor of Magnolia Beach.
Ryan is our hero, and has always been Mr. Popularity, which has not changed. In their school days, neither of them hung around each other. Ryan stayed clear of the wild Helena, and she hung around a different and equally wild crowd. Helena’s grandmother has always been well liked in town, and everyone looks out for her, and Ryan accepts the job to make changes in the house.
Ryan, as he spends more time with Helena, begins to see a different side of her, that slowly changes his opinion of the girl he avoided during their teenage years. Helena finds herself coming face to face with many townsfolk, and senses their continued dislike of her. But she holds her head high, and goes about doing everything she can to help her grandmother. Her friend Tate, who was her co-conspirator during those crazy days, is now the town Vet, and his past shenanigans were forgiven. He tries to get Helena to go out with him, which she does as a friend. She isn’t interested in anything more, as she plans to leave when her grandmother is better. But that is not all. She finds herself attracted to one person who can never be right for her, Ryan. Helena knows the town and his family would never allow him to become involved with her. Even some members of his family go to extremes to make sure this does not happen.
What follows is a heartwarming story that shows Helena proving herself to many of the residents, especially with all the hard work she does when her grandmother comes home. She forces herself to ask for help, and in doing so, opens the eyes of others to her being a different girl. It was really nice to see some of those that hated Helena and how they treated her when she came back, to slowly change their opinions.
Ryan sees the real Helena, and knows that the wild girl in the past was a façade to hide her own sorry life. He begins to fall hard for her, despite everyone trying to stop it. Helena herself does not want to ruin his career, since she feels the sins of the past will always come back to haunt them. Will Helena forgo her feelings for Ryan and leave town? Will Ryan allow the town’s hatred of the girl he is falling for effect his relationship with Helena?
Something to Prove is a wonderful romance, with a storyline that had our interest from start to finish. Kimberly Lang has written a wonderful story that pulls on your emotions and never let’s go until the end. I look forward to reading the next book in this series, and suggest you read Something to Prove.
Barb
The Reading Cafe
July 7, 2015
Loved this one. Helena was an entertaining MC to follow.
November 22, 2015
3.5 Stars
September 11, 2021
Helena Wheeler returns to Magnolia Beach to care for her grandmother. Known as Hell-on-Wheels as a teen, she has mixed feelings about returning to her hometown and knows that many will not let her forget all the trouble she caused. Ryan Tanner had been the class president in high school and did not run around with the group Helena associated with. Now Ryan is the mayor of Magnolia Beach and also a house remodeler. Helena has to make changes in her grandmother’s house and she wanted Ryan to do them. They tried to stay out of each other’s way but became friends with benefits. When it was time for Helena to return to Atlanta, he realized he was in love with her.
She is afraid his reputation will suffer if she is around him. He tells her he doesn't care. Many people in town have seen her care and dedication to her grandmother and realize she has grown up. There are always going to be ones who still blame her for things she did as a teen. He tells her he loves and needs her and is miserable without her. She feels the same and heads back to Magnolia Beach.
Thanks to Goodreads for a wonderful book.
She is afraid his reputation will suffer if she is around him. He tells her he doesn't care. Many people in town have seen her care and dedication to her grandmother and realize she has grown up. There are always going to be ones who still blame her for things she did as a teen. He tells her he loves and needs her and is miserable without her. She feels the same and heads back to Magnolia Beach.
Thanks to Goodreads for a wonderful book.
August 7, 2017
Something to Prove, had me from the first line of the book, which set the tone for its entirety. Kimberly Lang has spun a charming story that makes you want to pack your bags and move to Magnolia Beach. Helena Wheeler, a sassy, smart, independent former resident of this small, quaint beach town finds herself fighting the past when she returns home to help her grandmother. All her previous teen desires are served up on a silver platter in the form of Ryan Tanner. The former bad girl, now a success story, owns her own business, but can she find success in a small town that can't forget the past? You won't be disappointed in this funny, well told, heartwarming tale. I give it 5 stars.
November 18, 2018
I won a copy of Something to Prove: A Magnolia Beach Novel by Kimberly Lang from Goodreads.
Readers who delight in small town romances will love Something to Prove by Kimberly Lang. Any reader who has ever dreaded going back to her hometown will identify with the female protagonist, especially those who left town with their reputations in tatters. Though lighthearted, Lang tackles a difficult issue, creating a fun yet insightful story.
Readers who delight in small town romances will love Something to Prove by Kimberly Lang. Any reader who has ever dreaded going back to her hometown will identify with the female protagonist, especially those who left town with their reputations in tatters. Though lighthearted, Lang tackles a difficult issue, creating a fun yet insightful story.
May 30, 2017
*I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review*
What an absolutely wonderful read! This was a great read with characters that I immediately connected with and a story line which was fun and not too complicated. It made it a great beach read this weekend that I could not put down.
What an absolutely wonderful read! This was a great read with characters that I immediately connected with and a story line which was fun and not too complicated. It made it a great beach read this weekend that I could not put down.
January 22, 2017
Goodreads Giveaway Winner
Looking for that next series that will make you laugh & take you on a journey to a town where everyone knows who you are?? Magnolia Beach is all that & more. I cant wait to read the next book in this series.
Looking for that next series that will make you laugh & take you on a journey to a town where everyone knows who you are?? Magnolia Beach is all that & more. I cant wait to read the next book in this series.
October 23, 2016
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Review:
Almost from the get go I was totally captivated by the story. Haven’t we all got something in our past we wish to forget and/or move forward from? Helena must return to her roots (Magnolia Beach) to tend to her grandmother (Ms. Louise Wheeler) as she recovers from an injury (a fall where she laid at the bottom of the stairs for two days with a broken hip, broken ankle, 3 cracked ribs and a concussion!). Helena must confront all those people she left behind shortly after high school graduation who remained in Magnolia Beach. Helena’s nickname was “Hell-on-Wheels”…
As Helena comes into town…we get an immediate glimpse into how it will be…the stage is set:
“If I’d known I was going to attract this much attention, I’d have worn lipstick.”
This also allows a peek into Helena’s sense of humor…and a really great sense of humor it is.
In order to get Ms. Louise’s home ready for her homecoming, Helena must hire a contractor to install appropriate fixtures for the washroom, ramps, etc. to make the home accessible for Ms. Louise’s new walker. The contractor recommended by many is Ryan Tanner, the town mayor as well as an entrepreneur with his own contracting business.
I love how easily Helena was able to reconnect with Tate. Love it when a friendship passes the test of time. From the reintroduction though, you could sense that Tate wants to be more than friend’s with Helena…always has. Now how that plays out is predictable, but the path it took to get to the predicable resolution was well told, with a few kinks along the way. Given this is the first book in a new series…I expect some interesting things (aka – a love tale) to happen to Tate in the future?
Now I really loved the proprietor of the coffee shop, Latte Dah (great name!!!). Molly right from the beginning seemed like a perfect fit as a new ‘bestie / BFF’ for Helena. I found one particular passage with unique descriptive characteristics of the town while Molly and Helena were bonding over the reasons why Molly opened the coffee shop:
It took Helena a few minutes to find enough breath to speak.
“Oh my god. We are so messed up. You’re like my soul twin.”
“I know.” Molly fanned her face and coughed as she calmed down.
“It’s so refreshing. I love this town, but I swear everyone seems so mentally healthy, it’s just downright weird.”
“Oh, trust me, they’re not. Scrape away the Mayberry frosting and you’ll find magnolia Beach is a nutty fruitcake underneath. And it’s not the cute, small-town eccentrics you see on those made-for-TV movies, either. I could tell you tales of dysfunction that would make you feel like the poster child of good mental health. We just don’t talk about hem in public.”
Another favorite character for me was Tank…the hairless dog, with a rat-like appearance that belonged to Ryan. So not the dog one would imagine for Ryan…but perfect none the less.
As the relationship between Helena and Ryan develops (and you know it had to) we got to see a playful and fun side…and I loved the playfulness between Helena and Ryan:
“Missed me, huh?”
“Oh, don’t get all cocky,” she said as he took her over, pulling the shirt up and over his head and grinning at her, happy to hear her admit it.
”A woman has needs, you know.”
“So you think you can just snap your fingers, and I’ll come running to take care of those needs?”
“You’re here, aren’t you?”
The banter that frequently occurred between Ryan and Helena seemed so natural. I think the attraction, while of course physical, is also deeply rooted in the personality of each individual. There really is a mutual respect for each other, once they got past the high school stuff.
As with any relationship, there are ups and downs. I found it interesting how Helena came to reconcile the past with the present. The upsets were well written and kept me engaged in the story. Frequently I get bored but I was fully engaged throughout. And the love scenes…very tasteful and left the reader using imagination in conjunction with the written word to visualize the physical connection between Helena and Ryan. VERY HOT! So read the book to find out how it works out!!!!
All in all – a great beginning to a new series. I will wait with anticipation for the next book in this new Magnolia Beach series.
*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*
Review:
Almost from the get go I was totally captivated by the story. Haven’t we all got something in our past we wish to forget and/or move forward from? Helena must return to her roots (Magnolia Beach) to tend to her grandmother (Ms. Louise Wheeler) as she recovers from an injury (a fall where she laid at the bottom of the stairs for two days with a broken hip, broken ankle, 3 cracked ribs and a concussion!). Helena must confront all those people she left behind shortly after high school graduation who remained in Magnolia Beach. Helena’s nickname was “Hell-on-Wheels”…
As Helena comes into town…we get an immediate glimpse into how it will be…the stage is set:
“If I’d known I was going to attract this much attention, I’d have worn lipstick.”
This also allows a peek into Helena’s sense of humor…and a really great sense of humor it is.
In order to get Ms. Louise’s home ready for her homecoming, Helena must hire a contractor to install appropriate fixtures for the washroom, ramps, etc. to make the home accessible for Ms. Louise’s new walker. The contractor recommended by many is Ryan Tanner, the town mayor as well as an entrepreneur with his own contracting business.
I love how easily Helena was able to reconnect with Tate. Love it when a friendship passes the test of time. From the reintroduction though, you could sense that Tate wants to be more than friend’s with Helena…always has. Now how that plays out is predictable, but the path it took to get to the predicable resolution was well told, with a few kinks along the way. Given this is the first book in a new series…I expect some interesting things (aka – a love tale) to happen to Tate in the future?
Now I really loved the proprietor of the coffee shop, Latte Dah (great name!!!). Molly right from the beginning seemed like a perfect fit as a new ‘bestie / BFF’ for Helena. I found one particular passage with unique descriptive characteristics of the town while Molly and Helena were bonding over the reasons why Molly opened the coffee shop:
It took Helena a few minutes to find enough breath to speak.
“Oh my god. We are so messed up. You’re like my soul twin.”
“I know.” Molly fanned her face and coughed as she calmed down.
“It’s so refreshing. I love this town, but I swear everyone seems so mentally healthy, it’s just downright weird.”
“Oh, trust me, they’re not. Scrape away the Mayberry frosting and you’ll find magnolia Beach is a nutty fruitcake underneath. And it’s not the cute, small-town eccentrics you see on those made-for-TV movies, either. I could tell you tales of dysfunction that would make you feel like the poster child of good mental health. We just don’t talk about hem in public.”
Another favorite character for me was Tank…the hairless dog, with a rat-like appearance that belonged to Ryan. So not the dog one would imagine for Ryan…but perfect none the less.
As the relationship between Helena and Ryan develops (and you know it had to) we got to see a playful and fun side…and I loved the playfulness between Helena and Ryan:
“Missed me, huh?”
“Oh, don’t get all cocky,” she said as he took her over, pulling the shirt up and over his head and grinning at her, happy to hear her admit it.
”A woman has needs, you know.”
“So you think you can just snap your fingers, and I’ll come running to take care of those needs?”
“You’re here, aren’t you?”
The banter that frequently occurred between Ryan and Helena seemed so natural. I think the attraction, while of course physical, is also deeply rooted in the personality of each individual. There really is a mutual respect for each other, once they got past the high school stuff.
As with any relationship, there are ups and downs. I found it interesting how Helena came to reconcile the past with the present. The upsets were well written and kept me engaged in the story. Frequently I get bored but I was fully engaged throughout. And the love scenes…very tasteful and left the reader using imagination in conjunction with the written word to visualize the physical connection between Helena and Ryan. VERY HOT! So read the book to find out how it works out!!!!
All in all – a great beginning to a new series. I will wait with anticipation for the next book in this new Magnolia Beach series.
*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*
August 12, 2015
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Review brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra
Almost from the get go I was totally captivated by the story. Haven’t we all got something in our past we wish to forget and/or move forward from? Helena must return to her roots (Magnolia Beach) to tend to her grandmother (Ms. Louise Wheeler) as she recovers from an injury (a fall where she laid at the bottom of the stairs for two days with a broken hip, broken ankle, 3 cracked ribs and a concussion!). Helena must confront all those people she left behind shortly after high school graduation who remained in Magnolia Beach. Helena’s nickname was “Hell-on-Wheels”…
As Helena comes into town…we get an immediate glimpse into how it will be…the stage is set:
“If I’d known I was going to attract this much attention, I’d have worn lipstick.”
This also allows a peek into Helena’s sense of humor…and a really great sense of humor it is.
In order to get Ms. Louise’s home ready for her homecoming, Helena must hire a contractor to install appropriate fixtures for the washroom, ramps, etc. to make the home accessible for Ms. Louise’s new walker. The contractor recommended by many is Ryan Tanner, the town mayor as well as an entrepreneur with his own contracting business.
I love how easily Helena was able to reconnect with Tate. Love it when a friendship passes the test of time. From the reintroduction though, you could sense that Tate wants to be more than friend’s with Helena…always has. Now how that plays out is predictable, but the path it took to get to the predicable resolution was well told, with a few kinks along the way. Given this is the first book in a new series…I expect some interesting things (aka – a love tale) to happen to Tate in the future?
Now I really loved the proprietor of the coffee shop, Latte Dah (great name!!!). Molly right from the beginning seemed like a perfect fit as a new ‘bestie / BFF’ for Helena. I found one particular passage with unique descriptive characteristics of the town while Molly and Helena were bonding over the reasons why Molly opened the coffee shop:
It took Helena a few minutes to find enough breath to speak.
“Oh my god. We are so messed up. You’re like my soul twin.”
“I know.” Molly fanned her face and coughed as she calmed down.
“It’s so refreshing. I love this town, but I swear everyone seems so mentally healthy, it’s just downright weird.”
“Oh, trust me, they’re not. Scrape away the Mayberry frosting and you’ll find magnolia Beach is a nutty fruitcake underneath. And it’s not the cute, small-town eccentrics you see on those made-for-TV movies, either. I could tell you tales of dysfunction that would make you feel like the poster child of good mental health. We just don’t talk about hem in public.”
Another favorite character for me was Tank…the hairless dog, with a rat-like appearance that belonged to Ryan. So not the dog one would imagine for Ryan…but perfect none the less.
As the relationship between Helena and Ryan develops (and you know it had to) we got to see a playful and fun side…and I loved the playfulness between Helena and Ryan:
“Missed me, huh?”
“Oh, don’t get all cocky,” she said as he took her over, pulling the shirt up and over his head and grinning at her, happy to hear her admit it.
”A woman has needs, you know.”
“So you think you can just snap your fingers, and I’ll come running to take care of those needs?”
“You’re here, aren’t you?”
The banter that frequently occurred between Ryan and Helena seemed so natural. I think the attraction, while of course physical, is also deeply rooted in the personality of each individual. There really is a mutual respect for each other, once they got past the high school stuff.
As with any relationship, there are ups and downs. I found it interesting how Helena came to reconcile the past with the present. The upsets were well written and kept me engaged in the story. Frequently I get bored but I was fully engaged throughout. And the love scenes…very tasteful and left the reader using imagination in conjunction with the written word to visualize the physical connection between Helena and Ryan. VERY HOT! So read the book to find out how it works out!!!!
All in all – a great beginning to a new series. I will wait with anticipation for the next book in this new Magnolia Beach series.
*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*
Review brought to you by OBS reviewer Andra
Almost from the get go I was totally captivated by the story. Haven’t we all got something in our past we wish to forget and/or move forward from? Helena must return to her roots (Magnolia Beach) to tend to her grandmother (Ms. Louise Wheeler) as she recovers from an injury (a fall where she laid at the bottom of the stairs for two days with a broken hip, broken ankle, 3 cracked ribs and a concussion!). Helena must confront all those people she left behind shortly after high school graduation who remained in Magnolia Beach. Helena’s nickname was “Hell-on-Wheels”…
As Helena comes into town…we get an immediate glimpse into how it will be…the stage is set:
“If I’d known I was going to attract this much attention, I’d have worn lipstick.”
This also allows a peek into Helena’s sense of humor…and a really great sense of humor it is.
In order to get Ms. Louise’s home ready for her homecoming, Helena must hire a contractor to install appropriate fixtures for the washroom, ramps, etc. to make the home accessible for Ms. Louise’s new walker. The contractor recommended by many is Ryan Tanner, the town mayor as well as an entrepreneur with his own contracting business.
I love how easily Helena was able to reconnect with Tate. Love it when a friendship passes the test of time. From the reintroduction though, you could sense that Tate wants to be more than friend’s with Helena…always has. Now how that plays out is predictable, but the path it took to get to the predicable resolution was well told, with a few kinks along the way. Given this is the first book in a new series…I expect some interesting things (aka – a love tale) to happen to Tate in the future?
Now I really loved the proprietor of the coffee shop, Latte Dah (great name!!!). Molly right from the beginning seemed like a perfect fit as a new ‘bestie / BFF’ for Helena. I found one particular passage with unique descriptive characteristics of the town while Molly and Helena were bonding over the reasons why Molly opened the coffee shop:
It took Helena a few minutes to find enough breath to speak.
“Oh my god. We are so messed up. You’re like my soul twin.”
“I know.” Molly fanned her face and coughed as she calmed down.
“It’s so refreshing. I love this town, but I swear everyone seems so mentally healthy, it’s just downright weird.”
“Oh, trust me, they’re not. Scrape away the Mayberry frosting and you’ll find magnolia Beach is a nutty fruitcake underneath. And it’s not the cute, small-town eccentrics you see on those made-for-TV movies, either. I could tell you tales of dysfunction that would make you feel like the poster child of good mental health. We just don’t talk about hem in public.”
Another favorite character for me was Tank…the hairless dog, with a rat-like appearance that belonged to Ryan. So not the dog one would imagine for Ryan…but perfect none the less.
As the relationship between Helena and Ryan develops (and you know it had to) we got to see a playful and fun side…and I loved the playfulness between Helena and Ryan:
“Missed me, huh?”
“Oh, don’t get all cocky,” she said as he took her over, pulling the shirt up and over his head and grinning at her, happy to hear her admit it.
”A woman has needs, you know.”
“So you think you can just snap your fingers, and I’ll come running to take care of those needs?”
“You’re here, aren’t you?”
The banter that frequently occurred between Ryan and Helena seemed so natural. I think the attraction, while of course physical, is also deeply rooted in the personality of each individual. There really is a mutual respect for each other, once they got past the high school stuff.
As with any relationship, there are ups and downs. I found it interesting how Helena came to reconcile the past with the present. The upsets were well written and kept me engaged in the story. Frequently I get bored but I was fully engaged throughout. And the love scenes…very tasteful and left the reader using imagination in conjunction with the written word to visualize the physical connection between Helena and Ryan. VERY HOT! So read the book to find out how it works out!!!!
All in all – a great beginning to a new series. I will wait with anticipation for the next book in this new Magnolia Beach series.
*OBS would like to thank the publisher for supplying a free copy of this title in exchange for an honest review*
March 21, 2017
Found this at work and thought it sounded interesting, and I did enjoy the story.
March 18, 2016
Kimberly Lang is a great writer, I've known that for a while back from the days when we used to write for Harlequin Kiss together and I had the great pleasure of writing a continuity with her.... But boy, she has totally upped her game and blossomed into an AMAZING writer with this, her first single title book. Free from the constraints of category romance, Lang's voice bristles with sharp sassy Southern wit, her characters have so much depth and complexity and her native Alabama setting wows with the sort of authenticity that means you can taste the lemon bars!
In this, the first of her Magnolia Beach series, Lang introduces us to the small sleepy Alabama beach town where all the inhabitants know each other, and some people are far too up in other people's business. Into this walks Helena Wheeler - aka Hell-On-Wheels - the town's former wild child who has returned to tend to her convalescing Granny, only to be met with an earthquake of disapproval from the town's judgmental citizenry who can't seem to forget her misspent youth. Enter Mayor Ryan Tanner, son of the town's first family, gorgeous, blond and a little too pleased with himself who remembers Helena from way back when - not just her propensity for trouble making, but also the fact that he had the hots for her, like every good boy in town, but was way too intimidated to act on it. In a gloriously funny first meeting, Helena is forced to hire him to help convert her granny's house before she can come home from the convalescent home... But it's not long before Ryan is getting turned on all over again, and then captivated by Helena's in-your-face honesty and her endearingly sarcastic wit. While Helena is questioning her sanity and noticing how good he looks in power tools ... But Helena is much more affected by the town's disapproval than she wants to let on, and Ryan isn't anywhere near as full of himself as he first appears and it's not long before what should to be a pass-the-time summer fling is turning into something much more complicated.
So, I've read a lot of American small-town books in my time, the setting appeals to me because that whole concept of a place where everyone knows your name is seductive to a big city London girl where anonymity is a way of life. But what particularly appealed to me about Lang's setting and her style is that she's also not afraid to puncture the rose-tinted view of small-town Americana and really delve into all that's wrong with growing up in a place like Magnolia Beach as well as what's so right about it. In short, her story has a wonderful edge to it that makes it totally relatable not just for everyone who ever grew up in a place like this, but also for all those peeps (like Moi) who didn't.
And I fricking loved the two main characters... Helena is a pistol, not just bold and sassy but also so vulnerable underneath. Ryan is someone you can totally fall in love with (well anyway I did), a guy who wants to do the right thing, and thinks deeply before he acts, maybe a bit too much, until he doesn't.... And then there's the delightful cast of secondary characters, such as local coffee shop owner Molly, Helena's former high school partner in crime-turned-respectable local vet Tate, Helena's razor sharp Granny Louise, Ryan's interfering cousin Shelby, the list goes on and on.
After finishing this book in two marathon sittings because I could not put it down (it's addictive, I'm warning you), I loved the sneak peek of the next book. Tate and Molly's story. I can see a few more sleepless nights ahead this weekend...
Seriously, take a trip to Magnolia Beach, you will not be sorry.
In this, the first of her Magnolia Beach series, Lang introduces us to the small sleepy Alabama beach town where all the inhabitants know each other, and some people are far too up in other people's business. Into this walks Helena Wheeler - aka Hell-On-Wheels - the town's former wild child who has returned to tend to her convalescing Granny, only to be met with an earthquake of disapproval from the town's judgmental citizenry who can't seem to forget her misspent youth. Enter Mayor Ryan Tanner, son of the town's first family, gorgeous, blond and a little too pleased with himself who remembers Helena from way back when - not just her propensity for trouble making, but also the fact that he had the hots for her, like every good boy in town, but was way too intimidated to act on it. In a gloriously funny first meeting, Helena is forced to hire him to help convert her granny's house before she can come home from the convalescent home... But it's not long before Ryan is getting turned on all over again, and then captivated by Helena's in-your-face honesty and her endearingly sarcastic wit. While Helena is questioning her sanity and noticing how good he looks in power tools ... But Helena is much more affected by the town's disapproval than she wants to let on, and Ryan isn't anywhere near as full of himself as he first appears and it's not long before what should to be a pass-the-time summer fling is turning into something much more complicated.
So, I've read a lot of American small-town books in my time, the setting appeals to me because that whole concept of a place where everyone knows your name is seductive to a big city London girl where anonymity is a way of life. But what particularly appealed to me about Lang's setting and her style is that she's also not afraid to puncture the rose-tinted view of small-town Americana and really delve into all that's wrong with growing up in a place like Magnolia Beach as well as what's so right about it. In short, her story has a wonderful edge to it that makes it totally relatable not just for everyone who ever grew up in a place like this, but also for all those peeps (like Moi) who didn't.
And I fricking loved the two main characters... Helena is a pistol, not just bold and sassy but also so vulnerable underneath. Ryan is someone you can totally fall in love with (well anyway I did), a guy who wants to do the right thing, and thinks deeply before he acts, maybe a bit too much, until he doesn't.... And then there's the delightful cast of secondary characters, such as local coffee shop owner Molly, Helena's former high school partner in crime-turned-respectable local vet Tate, Helena's razor sharp Granny Louise, Ryan's interfering cousin Shelby, the list goes on and on.
After finishing this book in two marathon sittings because I could not put it down (it's addictive, I'm warning you), I loved the sneak peek of the next book. Tate and Molly's story. I can see a few more sleepless nights ahead this weekend...
Seriously, take a trip to Magnolia Beach, you will not be sorry.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 13, 2015
Something to Prove (Magnolia Beach #1)by Kimberly Lang
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago. But when her grandmother suffers an injury, Helena has no choice but to return, even if it means facing down all the people who have shunned her.
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor. As a teenager, he never wanted anything to do with a girl like Helena. But when she hires Ryan to do some construction in her grandmother’s house, he finds that she’s grown up into a different person—one he quite likes.
For Helena, confronting her past has its share of surprises—and falling for the resident golden boy was definitely not on her to-do list. But will her reformed ways be enough to get her back in the town’s good graces, or will her reputation keep Helena and Ryan apart for good?
My Review:
There's more that takes place on both points of view even for the people involved. Its a lesson for people that judge others and are judged by others. Its funny when you're raised in a place that as a child is your whole world and you live under the scrutiny of others yet that scrutiny isn't always what you thought it was. All the time in small towns there's always one person that utters the words "I can't wait to get out of here." That's Helena. Already the book is closed. You've assessed the men chilling on the bench outside the barbers, you've judged the lady that eats alone at the diner every night, or the guy that sits on the tail gate of his truck at the football field telling stories to all the highschoolers about his glory days. You leave town and the world spins yet the town remains ageless in your mind an impending doom and everyone in it you assume thought of you and everything you did as a child is waiting there.
That's where Ryan comes in. He's the stabilizer, he's the one that stayed home and saw things from a different point of view. He's also the one who wakes Helen up.
I'm glad that Kimberly gave us both points of view and someone that the reader can rely on to ensure that both our rebel and the town are redeemed.
Although Helen is a bit immature Ryan provides just enough balance and maturity to keep the readers interest. Something to Prove is a nice story about growing up, letting go of the past and moving on. It connected to me personally and I like that about a book. I'm sure it will touch many in different ways but for me it proved to be just a little bit more.
My Rating:
4 Stars
Reviewed By:
Krissy's Bookshelf Reviews
http://kkmalott.booklikes.com/
Note: I received a print copy in exchange for an honest review from Berkley.
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago. But when her grandmother suffers an injury, Helena has no choice but to return, even if it means facing down all the people who have shunned her.
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor. As a teenager, he never wanted anything to do with a girl like Helena. But when she hires Ryan to do some construction in her grandmother’s house, he finds that she’s grown up into a different person—one he quite likes.
For Helena, confronting her past has its share of surprises—and falling for the resident golden boy was definitely not on her to-do list. But will her reformed ways be enough to get her back in the town’s good graces, or will her reputation keep Helena and Ryan apart for good?
My Review:
There's more that takes place on both points of view even for the people involved. Its a lesson for people that judge others and are judged by others. Its funny when you're raised in a place that as a child is your whole world and you live under the scrutiny of others yet that scrutiny isn't always what you thought it was. All the time in small towns there's always one person that utters the words "I can't wait to get out of here." That's Helena. Already the book is closed. You've assessed the men chilling on the bench outside the barbers, you've judged the lady that eats alone at the diner every night, or the guy that sits on the tail gate of his truck at the football field telling stories to all the highschoolers about his glory days. You leave town and the world spins yet the town remains ageless in your mind an impending doom and everyone in it you assume thought of you and everything you did as a child is waiting there.
That's where Ryan comes in. He's the stabilizer, he's the one that stayed home and saw things from a different point of view. He's also the one who wakes Helen up.
I'm glad that Kimberly gave us both points of view and someone that the reader can rely on to ensure that both our rebel and the town are redeemed.
Although Helen is a bit immature Ryan provides just enough balance and maturity to keep the readers interest. Something to Prove is a nice story about growing up, letting go of the past and moving on. It connected to me personally and I like that about a book. I'm sure it will touch many in different ways but for me it proved to be just a little bit more.
My Rating:
4 Stars
Reviewed By:
Krissy's Bookshelf Reviews
http://kkmalott.booklikes.com/
Note: I received a print copy in exchange for an honest review from Berkley.
August 14, 2015
Kimberly Lang has won me over to contemporary romances….her romances, at least. Something to Prove, the first book in her Magnolia Beach series, has such a wonderful sense of place that if Magnolia Beach, Alabama truly existed, I'd be moving! She perfectly captures the spirit of a small Alabama coastal town, and the setting couldn't lend itself any better to romance.
Helena Wheeler has returned to Magnolia Beach to help her grandmother recover from a terrible fall. She's been away from home for almost twelve years, and she'd earned her nickname "Hell-on-Wheels" honestly when she was a teenager; she was not very delightful. During her tenure away from Magnolia Beach, she's grown into a lovely responsible adult running her own graphic design business. Helena loves the anonymity of living in Atlanta: it suits her well. Her icy homecoming reception by the upstanding citizens of Magnolia Beach had been expected, but it hurts nonetheless.
Ryan Tanner is Magnolia Beach's golden boy. Everyone has admired him his entire life. He never got into any trouble as a teenager: he was a football star, Auburn graduate, and now mayor of Magnolia Beach, juggling those duties with his construction business. Helena hires Ryan to make her grandmother's home handicapped accessible, and they become friends with benefits. Helena admires and respects Ryan so much she becomes concerned that their association might harm his reputation, so she wants to keep their relationship on the down low. Ryan won't have it and finally asks her on a date. Then things get very, very interesting.
I love Helena and Ryan. As the story builds, their true characters are revealed along with Helena's storied past. I think they're a wonderful couple, they balance each other, and I truly hope readers get a glimpse of them in the other books in the series. I have already preordered the second novella for Nook entitled One Little Thing, which will be released in November, and the second novel in the series, Everything at Last, which will be released in January.
Helena Wheeler has returned to Magnolia Beach to help her grandmother recover from a terrible fall. She's been away from home for almost twelve years, and she'd earned her nickname "Hell-on-Wheels" honestly when she was a teenager; she was not very delightful. During her tenure away from Magnolia Beach, she's grown into a lovely responsible adult running her own graphic design business. Helena loves the anonymity of living in Atlanta: it suits her well. Her icy homecoming reception by the upstanding citizens of Magnolia Beach had been expected, but it hurts nonetheless.
Ryan Tanner is Magnolia Beach's golden boy. Everyone has admired him his entire life. He never got into any trouble as a teenager: he was a football star, Auburn graduate, and now mayor of Magnolia Beach, juggling those duties with his construction business. Helena hires Ryan to make her grandmother's home handicapped accessible, and they become friends with benefits. Helena admires and respects Ryan so much she becomes concerned that their association might harm his reputation, so she wants to keep their relationship on the down low. Ryan won't have it and finally asks her on a date. Then things get very, very interesting.
I love Helena and Ryan. As the story builds, their true characters are revealed along with Helena's storied past. I think they're a wonderful couple, they balance each other, and I truly hope readers get a glimpse of them in the other books in the series. I have already preordered the second novella for Nook entitled One Little Thing, which will be released in November, and the second novel in the series, Everything at Last, which will be released in January.
April 26, 2015
Review by Natasha Gentile
In the small waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, people may forgive, but they never forget—especially when it comes to scandalous reputations, juicy gossip, and a sexy new flame.
Well after reading this book I want to find this town and go have a coffee and then maybe a cocktail, after they have installed the new tower so my cell service never stops.
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago.
When her grandmother suffers an injury Helena knows that she has no choice but to go back to the sleepy town. She knows she is going to have to face everyone again, but it’s twelve years later, surly no one really remembers everything right? Wrong. Not only do they remember they love throwing it in her face!
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor.
When Ryan and Helena were teenagers he stayed clear of her path. He never wanted anything to do with her and the trail of trouble that follows her. So he is shocked when they are shoved together in order to help her grandmother. Ryan is also shocked that she isn’t what everyone said she was, under that tarnish is a woman with a big heart and he is quiet surprised that she is someone that he actually likes…like a lot.
Helena knows that her time there is limited and knows that she shouldn’t get involved no matter what, but you can’t stop your heart from falling head over heels for a man that lives in a town you said you would never ever stay in. This makes it something that she has to prove to herself and everyone else.
It was a very cute story. I look forward to reading about more about this town in the next installment!
In the small waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, people may forgive, but they never forget—especially when it comes to scandalous reputations, juicy gossip, and a sexy new flame.
Well after reading this book I want to find this town and go have a coffee and then maybe a cocktail, after they have installed the new tower so my cell service never stops.
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago.
When her grandmother suffers an injury Helena knows that she has no choice but to go back to the sleepy town. She knows she is going to have to face everyone again, but it’s twelve years later, surly no one really remembers everything right? Wrong. Not only do they remember they love throwing it in her face!
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor.
When Ryan and Helena were teenagers he stayed clear of her path. He never wanted anything to do with her and the trail of trouble that follows her. So he is shocked when they are shoved together in order to help her grandmother. Ryan is also shocked that she isn’t what everyone said she was, under that tarnish is a woman with a big heart and he is quiet surprised that she is someone that he actually likes…like a lot.
Helena knows that her time there is limited and knows that she shouldn’t get involved no matter what, but you can’t stop your heart from falling head over heels for a man that lives in a town you said you would never ever stay in. This makes it something that she has to prove to herself and everyone else.
It was a very cute story. I look forward to reading about more about this town in the next installment!
April 26, 2015
Review by Natasha Gentile
In the small waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, people may forgive, but they never forget—especially when it comes to scandalous reputations, juicy gossip, and a sexy new flame.
Well after reading this book I want to find this town and go have a coffee and then maybe a cocktail, after they have installed the new tower so my cell service never stops.
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago.
When her grandmother suffers an injury Helena knows that she has no choice but to go back to the sleepy town. She knows she is going to have to face everyone again, but it’s twelve years later, surly no one really remembers everything right? Wrong. Not only do they remember they love throwing it in her face!
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor.
When Ryan and Helena were teenagers he stayed clear of her path. He never wanted anything to do with her and the trail of trouble that follows her. So he is shocked when they are shoved together in order to help her grandmother. Ryan is also shocked that she isn’t what everyone said she was, under that tarnish is a woman with a big heart and he is quiet surprised that she is someone that he actually likes…like a lot.
Helena knows that her time there is limited and knows that she shouldn’t get involved no matter what, but you can’t stop your heart from falling head over heels for a man that lives in a town you said you would never ever stay in. This makes it something that she has to prove to herself and everyone else.
It was a very cute story. I look forward to reading about more about this town in the next installment!
In the small waterfront town of Magnolia Beach, Alabama, people may forgive, but they never forget—especially when it comes to scandalous reputations, juicy gossip, and a sexy new flame.
Well after reading this book I want to find this town and go have a coffee and then maybe a cocktail, after they have installed the new tower so my cell service never stops.
Former wild child Helena Wheeler was happy to leave behind her hometown—and her sordid past—for Atlanta twelve years ago.
When her grandmother suffers an injury Helena knows that she has no choice but to go back to the sleepy town. She knows she is going to have to face everyone again, but it’s twelve years later, surly no one really remembers everything right? Wrong. Not only do they remember they love throwing it in her face!
Ryan Tanner went from being a football legend in high school to Magnolia Beach’s young, hot bachelor mayor.
When Ryan and Helena were teenagers he stayed clear of her path. He never wanted anything to do with her and the trail of trouble that follows her. So he is shocked when they are shoved together in order to help her grandmother. Ryan is also shocked that she isn’t what everyone said she was, under that tarnish is a woman with a big heart and he is quiet surprised that she is someone that he actually likes…like a lot.
Helena knows that her time there is limited and knows that she shouldn’t get involved no matter what, but you can’t stop your heart from falling head over heels for a man that lives in a town you said you would never ever stay in. This makes it something that she has to prove to herself and everyone else.
It was a very cute story. I look forward to reading about more about this town in the next installment!
May 11, 2015
Story takes place in Magnolia beach, Alabama. Former wild child Helena Wheeler must return home to the town where she led a sordid past 12 years ago, when her grandmother suffers and injury. Ryan Tanner is the mayor now back then he was a football legend and a boy who stayed clear away from Helena because of all the trouble that seemed to follow her. Hoping the past stays in the past and everyone forgets all that happened is a wish that will not be fulfilled. Everyone remembers and pick up where they left off taunting her and throwing things she did in the past back at her. However Helena and Ryan are thrown together to help her grandmother and he finds out she isn't really what everyone thinks and she has a big heart and opposite from the past he finds himself wanting to be near her instead of away. Even though she is only going to be there for a short time she can't help falling in love with Ryan, can she live in the town that is against her is it worth the effort to prove she is not what they think? She will prove it to everyone and even herself. A wonderful story that was sent to me for a review and loved it from the first page and am so anxious to read the next books from the lovely waterfront town of Magnolia beach. Thank you Kimberly Lang it was fantastic.
May 10, 2015
Do you ever outlive the sins of your youth? Kimberly Lang’s new book asks that very question. Teenage hellion Helena Wheeler returns home to take care of her ailing grandmother. Since leaving town twelve years ago, Helena has grown up and is no longer the wild child she once was. However, except for her former classmate, now the mayor, Ryan Tanner, the town doesn’t seem to have forgotten her past. Lang does a great job of bringing the small town of Magnolia Beach to life. Her characterizations are spot on and the story flows smoothly. As they begin to get to know each other and not just their reputations, Ryan and Helena find that leaving the past where it belongs is not always easy, but in the end it is well worth it. This book is for anyone who has moved on from high school and the people we once were into successful adults. I can’t wait for the second installment in this great new series.
July 19, 2015
Small town romances happen to be my favorite setting in any romance book. I love that the characters have history and that everyone knows everyone else as well as their triumphs and tribulations.
This is my first read by Kimberly Lang and she definitely delivers in this romance full of likeable characters, witty dialogue and a storyline with heart.
I enjoyed the book and loved spending time in the town of Magnolia Beach. SOMETHING TO PROVE is everything you want in a contemporary romance: nosey townsfolk, villains, strong yet stubborn heroines, romance, redemption, laughter and a swoon-worthy hero who places his heart above his pride.
I was completely satisfied with the story and I’m looking forward to the next book!
***I was gifted an eBook copy from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. All conclusions reached are my own***
This is my first read by Kimberly Lang and she definitely delivers in this romance full of likeable characters, witty dialogue and a storyline with heart.
I enjoyed the book and loved spending time in the town of Magnolia Beach. SOMETHING TO PROVE is everything you want in a contemporary romance: nosey townsfolk, villains, strong yet stubborn heroines, romance, redemption, laughter and a swoon-worthy hero who places his heart above his pride.
I was completely satisfied with the story and I’m looking forward to the next book!
***I was gifted an eBook copy from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review. All conclusions reached are my own***
March 27, 2016
I thoroughly enjoyed this story and this author's writing. Bad girl returns to her small hometown in order to take care of her grandmother. She has a reputation and it is hard to live it down when it is constantly a reminder from the townfolk. The part time mayor and general contractor Ryan is going to be helping her with her grandmother's renovations and remembers the girl she was but gets to see a whole new person who has definitely changed. I love this trope but it wasn't the typical one at all. Fresh and a little different. Helena has changed but she had nothing really to prove to others but only to herself. good introductions to some friends, old and new, and a good romance story for the main characters.
June 2, 2015
This was a lovely read from an author I enjoy. I fell in love with Ryan, an all around good guy, which may seem boring, but he really wasn't. Helena's journey when she returns to her small hometown where she was the bad girl to beat all bad girls and known as Hell on Wheels, was an enthralling one. She's straightened up her life, made something of herself and now has to face her demons, real and imaginary, from the past. Another great one from Kimberley Lang! I was given a free copy in exchange for an honest review, which was no hardship at all!
August 1, 2016
Something to Prove is my first book by Kimberly Lang. Ms Lang has given us a well written book with lovable characters. Helena and Ryan's story is fast paced with plenty of drama, humor and spice. Something to Prove is a totally fun book to read. I enjoyed it and look forward to reading more from Kimberly Lang in the future. Something to Prove is book 1 of the Magnolia Beach Series but can be read as a standalone. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
I purchased a copy of this book at a book signing.
I purchased a copy of this book at a book signing.
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