Living in small town has its advantages; however, it has an ugly side too.  Tiffany is a single mom who lives with her mother and works in the big city.  All the residents of the small town she lives in think her daughter was the result of Tiffany slutting around in the big city and that she is living with her mother so that she does not have to support herself or her daughter.  Only Tiffany and her mother know the whole truth. 

When Tiffany is hit by a car one day, a handsome man comes to her aid and makes it clear to Tiffany that he wants to date her and get to know her better.  Tiffany is quite reluctant to let any man into her life for fear that if he knew all her secrets he would want nothing to do with her.  Marcus turns out to have a few secrets of his own! 

This is a sweet book with a great plot: judge not lest ye be judged.  The glass house adage is recurrent during conversations in the story.  Tiffany is portrayed as an extremely proud and private woman and it is very admirable that she manages to go all those years without ever trying to correct all the nosy busybodies in her hometown because she does not feel that she needs to defend herself.  Tiffany’s mother adds insight to the story as the reader can sense all of her emotions about Tiffany and her life; she is also the model for which Tiffany’s determination has come from.   

PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS is a wonderful read; however, it would have received a higher rating if Ms. Schlegl had told more of Marcus’ past.  The obvious main character is Tiffany yet a few hints of how Marcus arrived and how he might have secrets left this reviewer feeling robbed of potentially interesting details. 

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