Book Review: The Somerset Girls by Lori Foster

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A lot of Lori Foster's books are steamy romance. The Somerset Girls is a contemporary romance with limited steam. ~~~~ [/i]Whey they're running the animal rescue farm they inherited from their grandparents, Autumn and Ember Somerset are perfectly in sync. At all other times, not so much. Dependable Autumn would rather curl up with a good book than paint the town red with Ember. After the disaster that was Autumn's last relationship, it's pure self-protection. But when her high school crush comes back to town with his adorable young daughter, igniting memories best left forgotten, there's only one person Autumn can turn to...[i] [/i]Beneath Ember's free-spirited facade is a layer of deep hurt. She'll gladly nudge Autumn toward a second chance. Risk her own heart? Not likely. The closer Autumn gets to her own happily-ever-after, the more Ember wonders what she might be missing - and if it isn't her time to be bold, too.[i] [/i]Summer in Sunset, Kentucky, means long, hot days - and sometimes surprising new beginnings. Through it all, the ties of sisterhood will be there, guiding Autumn and Ember to the lives, and loves, they need...[i] ~~~~ Lori Foster is known for writing steamy romances. The Somerset Girls was anything but. It was a refreshing story about family, life and love. I loved this story, gave it five stars even. I mean what else could I give a book that had me laughing one minute and in tears the next. This mix of humour and romance was refreshing. The little girl was delightful. I wasn't too keen on the idea of a story about an animal rescue farm but the story was truly heartwarming. The love and care for animals pulled at my heartstrings, as did the relationship between Autumn, Tash and little Sadie. And Ember's was a whole other story weaved into the novel which made me happy to see almost all things resolved in one book and not have to go looking for another in the series (though this is #7 in a series, I haven't read any of the others). Autumn and Ember's relationship with their parents was peculiar, unsettling, but evolved into something much more. Tears and tissues and laughter, lots of laughter... I gave this book 5 stars.