Right Where We Belong

By Farrah Penn

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?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0593528336
• ISBN13: 9780593528334
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 5.6" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12

Customer Reviews

my STEM heart is happy

It's Delaney's senior year at Ivernia but it seems like the school is about to be sold before she gets to graduate. And this is one of the places where she felt closest to her late dad. She wants to find a way to save Ivernia, and it seems like the answer might be Lord William who travelled from 19th century England. But things are changing and William needs to go back. Good thing her brother's annoying best friend, Sumner, is willing to help. I was so in love with the author's previous book so I'm so excited to dive in to this one too! The plot is not one to disappoint. I love the aspect of time travel. And what's so fascinating about this is the science fiction. You know how there are books where the titles are Science-based or Math-based? But for some reason they barely contain science or Math! But this book had enough science and math jargons that it made my STEM heart happy! It's like the science of the Back to Future movies where you can follow the Science even though it's fictitious. The story is so good too! I love the flow of it. The things they in counter, the problems that arise, the friends they made along the way made this book so solid. Speaking of friends, I love the characters! Whether they're the main characters or the minor characters, each served a purpose in the story that it felt like I was part of the school. This was such an amazing book for me. I enjoyed every bit of it. Well, maybe expect for the part that there was a point where I don't know who the main love interest was. LOL! I'm so happy I got to read this book. It was very entertaining and I love the lessons you get to learn. * I received an eARC of this book