Ratings Overall: 7 Sensuality: 5 Suspense Element: 7

This is an Official Review by a Suspense Romance Writer Official Reviewer

Review for Here to Stay
Author: Jenyfer Matthews
Date of Review: 03/13/07
Reviewed by: Lettetia

Reviewer Comments: When Julia Sullivan pulled up stakes and left her husband and home in Chicago for New Jersey, she had no idea life and starting over would be so complicated.

Julia just wants a fresh start; away from her frenetic-paced life as Patrick’s wife. She wants to discover the woman she really is and renovating her aunt’s Victorian house in Haven might just be the ticket. When her husband Patrick offers his services as a general contractor, Julia reluctantly agrees. Discovering she is still in love with the man, and Patrick’s unwillingness to let Julia go, the pair work together to get the beach house in shape. But a string of mysterious “accidents” make Julia question what really happened when her aunt fell down the stairs. Was her death really an accident, or something more sinister?

A rollercoaster ride of suspense makes HERE TO STAY a gripping story from beginning to end. A well developed cast of characters enhance the tale, with Julia and Paul’s slow rebuilding of their fractured marriage realistically presented. Emotional; Julia’s journey to a woman of purpose, Patrick’s devotion and unswerving determination to prove his love, and the love between the pair that was so readily apparent to this reader. Gripping intrigue and likable characters make HERE TO STAY a fine debut from author, Jenyfer Matthews.