The Comeback Girl

Those Sullivan Sisters #3

by Debra Salonen

Kristin Sullivan has come home to set things right. She needs to reconnect with her family and she needs to introduce her son to his father. But coming back to Gold Greek means facing another man, Deputy Grimaldo. Their history is not a happy one.

The last thing she expects is a marriage proposal from Donnie, the high-school sweetheart she betrayed...but never stopped loving.

Genres: Romance

304 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published February 1, 2003

About the author

- Born and raised in Brookings, South Dakota. Youngest of five (much youngest). A Baby Boomer who married her high school sweetheart (our lockers were side-by-side). Mother of two, grandmother of three darling princesses, dog mother of 2.5 mutts.

- Graduate of South Dakota State University with a Master’s degree in Geography and History.

- Job history: taxi driver, flax seed counter, cartographer, rural mail carrier, substitute teacher, secretary/community liaison for Merced College’s Child Development Center, bookkeeper, journalist, author.

- First sale story: June, 1999, to Harlequin Superromance. Total number of books sold to Harlequin =27.

- Honors and awards: Romantic Times BOOKreviews, 2006 Series Storyteller of the Year. Winner: Best Superromance of 2010: Until He Met Rachel. Nominated for Desert Quill in 2008.

- First book published by Tule Press, summer 2014: Cowgirl Come Home. The Big Sky Mavericks series opens Aug. 2014 with: Nobody's Cowboy.

Reviews

[Shelagh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Her Second-Chance Homecoming is a second-chance-at-romance story for Kristin Sullivan, the youngest of the orphaned triplets raised by her great aunt Ida Jane. Kristin has been away from home for around eleven years and the bombshell that she drops when she returns to Coyote Springs is an absolute doozie! Kristin’s always been regarded as a bit slow by her family and community, but she’s strong, determined and an awesome character too.
Sheriff Donnie Grimaldo, her teenage sweetheart, makes a great love interest. It’s clear from the first that these two belong together, but Kristin has some fences to mend on her road to a happy ever after. I loved the themes of home, family, healing, trust and friendship and, at one point, ended up in tears. This is a sensitive story that is beautifully told and is a terrific contribution to the series.

[Bernadette Cinkoske · Rating 5 out of 5]

Her Second-Chance Homecoming is a sweet, heartwarming, second chance romance. I been enjoying the entire series in order, but the books would work as stand alones. Former high school sweethearts, Donnie and Kristin, consider a "marriage of convenience" that works to both their advantage. I enjoyed their journey to an actual HEA.

[Fredell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good conclusion to the Sullivan Girls trilogy. Perhaps a little too formulaic, but a good, light read anyway.

[Linda Rea · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great feel good story!

[Heather Dyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another excellent read by Deb. Love the way she intertwines the characters and can’t wait for the next book in the series!