Right Where We Belong
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Publisher Description
Past and present collide in this swoony romance when a girl searching for a sense of belonging may have found it in an unexpected—and undeniably charming—visitor from the nineteenth century.
"Swoony, heartwarming, and romantic, Right Where We Belong is a beautifully rendered love story." —Stephanie Garber, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart
Delaney Carmichael's final year of boarding school at Ivernia is not off to a great start. Losing her father has left her feeling completely unmoored—both emotionally and in terms of what she wants to do with her future. So when Delaney discovers that Ivernia—the one stable place in her life—is on the brink of shuttering its doors, it feels like the last straw. If life is measured in what she has to lose, then does anything matter?
Desperate for a solution, Delaney makes a wish—for a way to save Ivernia. The universe's response? Enter Lord William Cromwell of Dunbry, a tall, handsome, and woefully out-of-place-boy from nineteenth-century London. At first, Delaney thinks this charming English heartthrob might somehow be the answer to her problems, but when disastrous consequences begin to unfold at an alarming rate, she realizes that if she can't return William to where and when he belongs, the present could unravel completely. Much to Delaney's dismay, the only person capable of helping her is her brother's infuriating best friend, Sumner, a boy who seems dead-set on getting under her skin. With time quickly running out, can the two set things straight before the past begins messing with the present in irreversible ways?
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Teens navigate a slow-burn love triangle and physics-bending time-travel shenanigans in this fresh fantasy adventure by Penn (Cancelled). Grieving her father's recent death, legacy student Delaney Carmichael coasts into her senior year at STEM-focused Upstate New York boarding school Ivernia, half-heartedly intending to fulfill her family's expectations that she pursue dentistry after graduating. Her plans are upended, however, upon encountering Lord William Alexander Cromwell, a time-jumping refugee from 19th-century England, who was transported via electromagnetic currents caused by a mysterious geomagnetic storm. Now Delaney must turn to her academic rival, math whiz Sumner Winchel, for assistance in engineering William's return home. Complicating matters are Delaney's unresolved feelings surrounding her and Sumner's summer situationship, as well as Delaney's attraction to William's charming persona. But when the timeline alterations from William's arrival risk erasing Delaney's own existence, she must question what (and whom) she wants in a pulse-pounding race against time. Subplots centering shifting friendships and uncertain career ambitions are thoughtfully executed, and Delaney's determination to forge her own path—while managing excessively painful menstruation—makes for a swoony novel about personal transformation and agency. Delaney and William read as white; Sumner has Argentian ancestry. Ages 14–up.
