Again, Alabama

By Susan Sands

Cammie Laroux is back in Alabama—again.

Dragged back to her small town to help her mother recover from surgery while rescuing the family event planning business should be a cinch. Even for a disgraced television chef, right? Wrong.

Among the many secrets Cammie’s family’s been hiding is the fact that their historic home is falling down. Oh, and the man hired to restore the house, Grey Harrison, is the same high school and college love of her life who thrashed her heart and dreams ten years ago. Yeah, that guy.

Grey, a widower with a young daughter, has never stopped loving Cammie, and when they are face to face once again, the chemistry is off the charts. Cammie may be in full-blown denial, but letting go is no longer in Grey’s vocabulary, even when winning Cammie’s forgiveness and renovating their love may seem like an impossible build even for a master architect and carpenter.

As Cammie finds herself forgetting all the reasons she can’t trust Grey or love again, he finds himself remembering all the reasons he wants her to stay with him in Alabama... forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tule Publishing Inc
• Release date: Jun 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781942240730

Reviews for Again, Alabama

[n.w.moors-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I wanted to like this book more than I did. Grey was a little too much of a wimp and I didn't buy the whole thing about why he had to marry Deb. Cammie was likeable though I couldn't understand her relationship with her fiance. The story was a typical second-chance romance which I like. This was a quick beach read.

[bette_hansen · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Great debut novel from an author I expect great things from! This is a small town romance that is well written and characters that are flawed, loving, and real. After leaving 10 years ago, Cammie Laroux never expects to find herself back in Alabama for an extended period of time. To make matters worse, she has to see Grey Harrison, the man that tore her heart to shreds, on a daily basis. His was the ultimate betrayal and how she is ever expected to get beyond it is a mystery, but her heart is telling her she needs to.

I really enjoyed this one and I highly recommend it everyone.

[nancyluebke · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I enjoyed this romance.I received this book for free and I voluntarily chose to review it. I found this book moved slow in places in the beginning. It was fun in places, shocking in others, and very serious in part from the situations that needed to be dealt with. It had a surprising ending. Not for the under 18 readers.

[arthistorychick · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Again, Alabama by Susan SandsBook #1: Alabama SeriesSource: PurchaseMy Rating: 4½/5 starsMy Review: Cammie Laroux never had any intention of returning to her home state of Alabama for an extended period. When she left, she did so under the worst of circumstances so coming home under similar circumstances isn’t at all what she had hoped for. Her culinary career is in shambles, her former co-worker is ruining her reputation in a very loud and public way, her mother is having a dangerous yet necessary back surgery, and the family business needs a competent hand at the helm. Since she’s currently out of a job, Cammie is back home in Alabama, again. Cammie’s hometown isn’t exactly a metropolis so her hope of staying under the radar is dashed almost immediately. Out of bed after a long flight, too little sleep, no shower, and only in her underwear, Cammie throws open the curtains only to find her rat-bastard ex-boyfriend standing on a ladder and adoring the view. Not the way to stay off the radar. As if the day couldn’t get any worse, as Cammie begins her assessment of the house/business, she discovers everything is much more of a mess than she was led to believe. The house, an historic site they rent out for all types of events and occasions is coming apart at the seams and apparently, her mother hired her ex to oversee the considerable and extensive repairs. Even more traumatizing is the kitchen and pantry, Cammie’s happy place. It’s virtually bare and the house has events coming up sooner rather than later. Time to go to town . . . . .Town is just as Cammie expected, a hot bed of gossip and stares and Cammie is the main topic of conversation. All anyone can talk about is how Cammie’s career literally went up in flames and the fact her ex is back in town and working on her home. What everyone, including Cammie wants to know is how she feels about her ex, especially considering the fact he is once again single. Trouble is, Cammie isn’t single and she’s having a hard time remembering that. Her ex was always hard to resist and now that she’s learning more about what really happened all those years ago and what he’s endured in the meantime, he’s becoming even more irresistible. With her family encouraging her to forgive and forget and knowing she’ll be in town for an extended period while her mother recuperates Cammie considers the possibility of trying to mend a bridge or two. As the days turn into weeks, Cammie finds it harder and harder to resist her ex’s charms and as the house starts coming together and business is picking up, she begins to think more and more about where her future truly lies. Of course, those kinds of decisions aren’t easy to make and the universe has a way of throwing up one obstacle after another. In the way of obstacles, Cammie and her ex(?) face all kinds of crazy including Cammie’s fiancé, her former colleague who is still causing problems, one emotionally fragile little girl, and some family secrets not a single person in the world saw coming. The Bottom Line: After reading Again, Alabama I feel a little like I need to find a small southern town to live in as there seems to be a lot of crazy that goes down there. Cammie’s story is just chock full of crazy and it’s enough to make a sane person go, well, crazy! From one day to the next, Cammie doesn’t know what she’s going to be hit with which makes having her family and ex-turned-friend near such a comfort. It’s that comfort which reals Cammie in and reminds her of what’s important in life. There is a bit of everything in this read that greatly appeals to me including a feisty heroine, a sexy, sweet and slightly damaged man, the past coming back to haunt A LOT of people, and enough southern drama and charm to satisfy everyone!