Publishers Weekly
The prolific Forster (Blues from Down Deep; When You Dance with the Devil; etc.) delivers a simplistic story of love and parenthood. Susan Pettiford, a 34-year-old interior designer, moves back to hometown Woodmore, N.C., from New York City after she inherits her aunt's house. Early on, Susan gets a hysterectomy, leaving her to feel doomed to spinsterhood even though there are sparks aplenty between her and hunky architect Lucas Hamilton. Susan won't let him get too close because she can't give him a family, and she fills her spiritual void with a tutoring gig, where she becomes very close with two heart-of-gold orphans. Susan's friend and neighbor, graphic designer Cassandra Hairston-Shepherd, meanwhile, isn't ready to start a family, which rankles her husband enough that he threatens to leave her. Lucas has fatherhood issues, too, and they come to a head when his long-absent father reappears on the scene. Everything works out neatly and sweetly, but some readers may have trouble with the book's underlying philosophy about women's roles and motherhood. (Aug.)

RAWSISTAZ.com (4 stars)

Gwynne Forster's GETTING SOME OF HER OWN is a love-conquers-all story with a few twists and turns to keep readers turning the pages. In addition to treating romance lovers to plenty of steam, Forster mixes in just enough friendship and family drama to balance the story... I enjoyed it from cover to cover. GETTING SOME OF HER OWN is classic Gwynne Forster. Her fans will not be disappointed.

Reviewed by T. Shelly B.
for The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers