REVIEW: The Inheritance (+$40 Amazon GC Giveaway!)

Title: The Inheritance

Author:Morgan K. Wyatt 

Series: N/A

Pages: 205

Date Published: 2015

Publisher: Sweet Cravings Publishing

Format: Kindle

Genre: Romance

Source: Goddess Fish Blog Tours
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Synopsis:
Melody’s work as a hospice nurse both gives her life purpose and rips her heart out when her patients die. Her latest client left her his lakeside home. After years of living in foster homes, Melody seizes the opportunity for a real home.

Her happy residence comes to an abrupt halt when her benefactor’s missing nephew, Levi, shows up. A bomb shattered his leg and life, which left him in need of a safe place to figure out the rest of his life. The will leaves the house to both of them, but only if they cohabit for a year. Otherwise, the house goes to a third party.

Melody detests Levi for never writing or visiting his dying uncle. Levi considers Melody little more than a gold digger similar to his ex-wife. There’s no way he’ll let her have his inheritance.

~My Thoughts~

As a nurse in an old-folks home, Melody is used to the bittersweet work of assisting patients in their last moments. I enjoyed the brief interaction we saw between her and Roy...the man who left her his lakehouse. You really see the way she cares for him, tries to make him feel human during his last days. You also notice how jaded she seems from countless disappointments in her past, especially from being a foster child most of her life. 

Because Levi and Melody are forced to live together, you can definitely feel the tension and see hackles being raised. I mean, I can barely live with my man, and I CHOSE to subject myself to that. I can't imagine being forced to live with a man whom I didn't know and would possibly be fighting for ownership of a house over... 

Both parties have been wounded and have lots of issues, from Melody's roommate drama and being a size 14 in a world full of men who prefer women of Kate Moss proportions, and Levi's issues with his family and of course his newly detachable limb...so be prepared for lots of self-reflection, and a lot of it is morose and of the "woe is me, I'm so insignificant" variety. This lends itself into the initial bad feelings expressed by both of them, as they deal with each other while sorting out their own insecurities and personal hangups. 

Melody was kind of an emotionally exhausting character. She had her great moments, but man was she an over-thinker! I found myself physically tired just dealing with her mental gymnastics, and Levi's...cynicsm. While this made the two of them extremely realistic as characters (I think I've got my very own Levi in the office here), it also made them difficult, challenging, and someone you simultaneously cheered for and wanted to shake like rag doll because they were being so hard to manage! lol :) This m

The plot flowed nicely and was overall very sweet and fun. Charmer in particular made me so happy! The story is believable and you definitely understand why each character acts the way they do based upon their own tragic backstories. Definitely give it a go if you like sweet, nice romances. 

~Try an Excerpt!~

The unexpected bounty of the house and boat happened when she most needed it. Her luck tended to run to bill payments lost in the mail, which resulted in overdue charges. Even though she inherited the house, she expected the arrival of the soft-spoken lawyer every day, explaining it had all been a mistake, the unspoken reason behind why she never removed the plastic from the furniture. Her left hand worried the stiff covering as she contemplated where she’d go. If possession was nine-tenths of the law, then she wasn’t leaving. The high-handed Levi would find out she wasn’t a pushover.

I have more right than he does. Sure, I’m not blood, but I was there when Roy needed someone.

Running a restless hand through her hair, Melody sighed deeply. It was Sunday. One of the few times, she got an actual weekend off. Her free days disappeared under errands, laundry, and a stint at the animal shelter. The physical activity of bathing and walking the animals made her feel useful. It also undid some of the stress from dealing with mortality on a daily basis. Most patients were similar to Roy and made their departures with dignity. A few considered her the angel of death and treated her with a mixture of horror and contempt, often cringing when she came near.

That’s why a pet would come in handy. A pet would greet her with enthusiasm after a long day. She even had one in mind. A tan mutt about the size of a beagle, but with the long body of a basset, would be the one. He came through the dog drop window for cowardly owners who avoided any interaction with shelter staff when they deserted their pets. Melody nicknamed the dog Charmer because he stole her heart.

~Meet Morgan!~ 

Morgan K Wyatt believes in happy endings. When things don’t end well, she holds to the familiar Indian saying: If things don’t work out, then it’s not the end because everything works out in the end. She considers herself living proof after escaping an abusive marriage; she found and married her soul mate. While not every day is sunshine and roses, she writes about the possibility of flowers and chance meetings between strangers. 

Her reputation as a plant rescuer has people dropping sick and dying plants at her house, and then speeding off in the night. The magic ingredient that brings the plants back to life is love and Miracl-gro. Morgan would love to hear from you. If you have a name for a character, cute dog pics, or gardening info, even better.Morgan will be awarding a $40 Amazon or Barnes and Noble GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.

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