What is You're My Home by Debbie Burns about?
You're My Home follows Riley, who returns to her Missouri hometown for a fresh start and family reasons, then unexpectedly finds herself drawn back into an old connection while getting pulled into the world of a local animal shelter. A dumped Great Dane becomes the turning point that forces her to decide what “home” really means.
What genre is You're My Home?
You're My Home is a contemporary romance with strong animal shelter themes and a small-town, coming-home storyline. It blends relationship healing with pet rescue and community life.
Is You're My Home part of a series?
Yes. You're My Home is a Rescue Me series novel by Debbie Burns.
Can You're My Home be read as a standalone?
Yes. You're My Home has its own central couple and story arc, so you can start here even if you have not read earlier Rescue Me books.
Where is You're My Home set?
The story is primarily set in the St. Louis area, including Webster Groves, Missouri, with key scenes around a local animal shelter. There are also scenes in Michigan tied to Levi’s work history and recovery.
Who are the main characters in You're My Home?
The main characters are Riley Leighton, a marketing professional returning home, and Levi Duncan, her high school history who is also dealing with a major life shift. A Great Dane named Arlo is an important part of the story’s emotional throughline.
Is You're My Home a second-chance romance?
Yes. The romance is built around Riley and Levi reconnecting years after a painful split and figuring out what it would take to try again as adults.
Does You're My Home have an animal rescue or shelter storyline?
Yes. A significant portion of the book takes place in and around High Grove Animal Shelter, including volunteering, shelter operations, adoption events, and the challenges of helping animals transition into new homes.
What are the biggest romance tropes in You're My Home?
The core tropes include second-chance romance, coming back to your hometown, and a couple forced into close proximity through shared community commitments. There is also a strong “pet brings people together” dynamic through Arlo and the shelter work.
What kind of hero is Levi in You're My Home?
Levi is an outdoorsy, physically capable hero with a tough job background and a guarded emotional core. He is also navigating a career-ending injury that forces him to rethink what he wants from life.
What kind of heroine is Riley in You're My Home?
Riley is a capable, restless heroine who has spent years starting over in new cities and is suddenly forced to face unfinished business at home. She is also career-skilled in marketing and quickly becomes involved in promoting shelter events and community outreach.
Is You're My Home told in dual POV?
Yes. The story includes both Riley’s and Levi’s points of view.
Does You're My Home include spicy romance?
You're My Home is an adult contemporary romance that includes on-page sex scenes. The romance is not closed-door.
What themes does You're My Home explore?
The book explores what it means to stop running from the past, how family history can shape adult choices, and how community can become part of healing. It also leans into the idea of commitment, to people, to place, and to pets who need a safe landing.
Is You're My Home more funny, more emotional, or more dramatic?
It leans emotional and heartfelt, with plenty of warm, grounded humor in the day-to-day shelter moments and relationship banter. The drama is rooted in real-life problems rather than thriller-style danger.
What kind of content guidance should I know before reading You're My Home?
You're My Home includes a breast cancer storyline with surgery and radiation, discussion of concussion and traumatic brain injury, and scenes involving pet abandonment, a dog being injured in an accident, and animal shelter stress. It also includes explicit sexual content.
If I like animal-lover romances with rescue pets, will I like You're My Home?
Yes. The shelter setting and Arlo’s storyline are central, and the book spends real time on volunteering, adoption events, and the emotional pull of helping animals find homes.
If I like small-town second-chance romances, will You're My Home work for me?
Yes. A big part of the appeal is returning to a hometown with old history, reconnecting with someone who still matters, and rethinking what a settled life could look like.
What is You're My Home by Debbie Burns about?
You're My Home follows Riley, who returns to her Missouri hometown for a fresh start and family reasons, then unexpectedly finds herself drawn back into an old connection while getting pulled into the world of a local animal shelter. A dumped Great Dane becomes the turning point that forces her to decide what “home” really means.
What genre is You're My Home?
You're My Home is a contemporary romance with strong animal shelter themes and a small-town, coming-home storyline. It blends relationship healing with pet rescue and community life.
Is You're My Home part of a series?
Yes. You're My Home is a Rescue Me series novel by Debbie Burns.
Can You're My Home be read as a standalone?
Yes. You're My Home has its own central couple and story arc, so you can start here even if you have not read earlier Rescue Me books.
Where is You're My Home set?
The story is primarily set in the St. Louis area, including Webster Groves, Missouri, with key scenes around a local animal shelter. There are also scenes in Michigan tied to Levi’s work history and recovery.
Who are the main characters in You're My Home?
The main characters are Riley Leighton, a marketing professional returning home, and Levi Duncan, her high school history who is also dealing with a major life shift. A Great Dane named Arlo is an important part of the story’s emotional throughline.
Is You're My Home a second-chance romance?
Yes. The romance is built around Riley and Levi reconnecting years after a painful split and figuring out what it would take to try again as adults.
Does You're My Home have an animal rescue or shelter storyline?
Yes. A significant portion of the book takes place in and around High Grove Animal Shelter, including volunteering, shelter operations, adoption events, and the challenges of helping animals transition into new homes.
What are the biggest romance tropes in You're My Home?
The core tropes include second-chance romance, coming back to your hometown, and a couple forced into close proximity through shared community commitments. There is also a strong “pet brings people together” dynamic through Arlo and the shelter work.
What kind of hero is Levi in You're My Home?
Levi is an outdoorsy, physically capable hero with a tough job background and a guarded emotional core. He is also navigating a career-ending injury that forces him to rethink what he wants from life.
What kind of heroine is Riley in You're My Home?
Riley is a capable, restless heroine who has spent years starting over in new cities and is suddenly forced to face unfinished business at home. She is also career-skilled in marketing and quickly becomes involved in promoting shelter events and community outreach.
Is You're My Home told in dual POV?
Yes. The story includes both Riley’s and Levi’s points of view.
Does You're My Home include spicy romance?
You're My Home is an adult contemporary romance that includes on-page sex scenes. The romance is not closed-door.
What themes does You're My Home explore?
The book explores what it means to stop running from the past, how family history can shape adult choices, and how community can become part of healing. It also leans into the idea of commitment, to people, to place, and to pets who need a safe landing.
Is You're My Home more funny, more emotional, or more dramatic?
It leans emotional and heartfelt, with plenty of warm, grounded humor in the day-to-day shelter moments and relationship banter. The drama is rooted in real-life problems rather than thriller-style danger.
What kind of content guidance should I know before reading You're My Home?
You're My Home includes a breast cancer storyline with surgery and radiation, discussion of concussion and traumatic brain injury, and scenes involving pet abandonment, a dog being injured in an accident, and animal shelter stress. It also includes explicit sexual content.
If I like animal-lover romances with rescue pets, will I like You're My Home?
Yes. The shelter setting and Arlo’s storyline are central, and the book spends real time on volunteering, adoption events, and the emotional pull of helping animals find homes.
If I like small-town second-chance romances, will You're My Home work for me?
Yes. A big part of the appeal is returning to a hometown with old history, reconnecting with someone who still matters, and rethinking what a settled life could look like.
