Review - When I Fall in Love

When I Fall in Love
by Susan May Warren
Publisher: Tyndale Publishing
Pub. Date: June 20, 2014
ISBN: 978-1414378435
Pages: 400
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Review:

I think all my blog readers have heard me say that I don't care for reading contemporary romances, but on a rare occasion I do read a book with a contemporary setting. Sometimes the settings doesn't matter to me, as it is the author that draws me in. When I Fall in Love is written by the bestselling and award-winning author, Susan May Warren, which is the newest installment in the Christiansen Family series. I have loved reading her historical setting titles, therefore I gave this novel a chance. Plus, I did read the previous book in the series, It Had to be You, a few months back and enjoyed it.

When I Fall in Love centers on Grace Christiansen, a young woman who desires to have her own catering business in Deep Haven, but first she needs to go to culinary school. After not hearing a thing from the school she applied to, her family sends her on a culinary vacation in Hawaii. 

Pro hockey player, Maxwell Sharpe, happens to be going on the same three-week cooking retreat, where he gets paired up with Grace for a cooking competition. Of course there are sparks between the two, but their past fears and troubles may block the two of them from being together.

Its nice to a book series concentrate on one family and bring back characters from one book to another. Once again, Susan May Warren does a wonderful job setting a romantic story without adding any cliches. I love cooking, so I liked all the culinary elements to the plot. Just because this is a romantic book doesn't mean it has to have a "happily every after" ending, as this book's ending is far from it. If you have become emotionally attached to the characters in the series, you'll be disappointed or even mad at the ending. Overall, When I Fall in Love is a well-written and realistic romantic story; though it does have a few flaws, the book is still worth reading.

*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.



About the Author:

Susan May Warren is the bestselling, RITA Award-winning author of more than forty novels whose compelling plots and unforgettable characters have won acclaim with readers and reviewers alike. She served with her husband and four children as a missionary in Russia for eight years before she and her family returned home to the States. She now writes full-time as her husband runs a lodge on Lake Superior in northern Minnesota, where many of her books are set. She and her family enjoy hiking, canoeing, and being involved in their local church. Several of her critically acclaimed novels have been ECPA and CBA bestsellers, were chosen as Top Picks by Romantic Times, and have won the RWA's Inspirational Reader's Choice contest and the American Christian Fiction Writers Book of the Year award. Five of her books have been Christy Award finalists. In addition to her writing, Susan loves to teach and speak at women's events about God's amazing grace in our lives. She also runs a writing community for authors.