A feel good romance

If you enjoy a feel good romance, a book that you'll finish reading and just want to give it a hug.  Then Always on my Mind by Susan May Warren is a great read to pick up!
I've read a few other Christiansen Family novels before in her series, so I knew even before I started the first page, that I would likely enjoy this book.

Raina Beaumont, is your average girl, with average problems who makes average mistakes.  Except recently her average mistake lead to more than she could have anticipated.  After loosing what may have been the love of her life.  She is now alone single and expecting a child any day, she isn't sure what to do with her life, let alone the baby.

Casper Christiansen is an adventure seeker who loves to search for treasure.  After his trip to Honduras failed to help him forget the woman who filled his heart and then broke it he isn't sure what to do.  But one thing is certain, he isn't going to find it on another treasure hunt, at least not right now.  So home to Minnesota is where he is headed, with a little hope that visiting Raina and getting past some unresolved feelings may make a difference.
The only problem is, when he imagined seeing Raina again, it wasn't anything as he expected. Especially since only minutes after seeing her, he is helping rush her to the hospital to have a baby. He's also pretty sure that the baby, is someone else's, the same someone that caused him to leave Minnesota in the first place.

When Raina makes it clear that there is no future for her and Casper, he does what he knows.  He goes home, to Deep Haven, to reset and see where he wants to go from there.
Unexpectedly, and unknowing of Casper's plans, Raina also makes her way home to Deep Haven. Eventually their paths collide, and Casper decides if he can't have her, he still wants her as a friend. However, the problem with friendships, sometimes they can lead to more, and sometimes less.  But at the same time, you never know what kind of adventure either can bring.

Susan May Warren does it again, and brings us into another Christiansen's family romance.  With her ability to create characters that we love, and can relate to.  With a story line that could be something real rather than just fictional.  You won't be disappointed!
I loved this book, and loved the characters, you really do walk away from this read feeling good!
I recommend this book for ages 16+, its content is appropriate for any audience.


Disclaimer: I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Tyndale Publishing for my review. I was not asked to write a positive review, all thoughts and opinions above are my own.

Book Review - It Had To Be You by Susan May Warren

Do you love a feel great cute story line, hard to put down romance?  Then It Had To Be You by Susan May Warren is definitely one you'll want to pick up!
I seriously read this book cover to cover, and enjoyed every minute of the hours I read!

Eden Christiansen has always sat on the sidelines of her siblings, especially her younger brother Owen's.  She cheered him on in his youth, and when he was picked up by the NHL she continued to show her support by attending each game, and cheering him on.  Not to mention helping him get out of bad situations that he seemingly can't keep out of on his own.  She puts more time and energy into supporting him and his career, that her own life and career.

Eden has dreams of being a great reporter, but so far she has only been able to land a job in the papers Obituary department.  She worries that she'll never get a chance to show others she has what it takes to write great and bigger stories.  But unless she can get some help and find someone else to watch out for her brother and be sure he doesn't wreak his dream career, her own dream career will stay just that, a dream!

Jace Jacobsen, is the team veteran on her brothers hockey team, he's known for his own bad boy image, and he is also known as a fighter and the teams enforcer.  Eden knows this about him and then some, so she's never given him a second look other than when he's playing on the ice.
But when a bad date turns worse, and she is left stranded without a ride.  She has no choice but to accept a ride from Jace.

Jace knows he's led a questionable past, but what a lot of people don't know about him is he's changed. Gone are the day's of getting drunk and hanging out with rink bunnies.  Instead his life is filled with searching for meaning, and what direction he wants to take his career into next.  Not to mention being a good friend, and helping out his best friends 8 year old daughter, who is in desperate need of a new heart.
Little does Jace know, that the moment he offers to take Eden Christiansen home, is the night his entire life is going to get thrown for a whirl.

The one night Eden doesn't go search for her brother to make sure he gets back safe, is the night Owen gets drunk and one thing leads to another and his entire career becomes in jeopardy.  This same chain of events also forces Eden and Jace into situations that bring them together time after time, and a gradual but tested friendship begins.

Susan May Warren, takes you on an adorable yet still suspenseful romantic journey of two souls who think they are the absolute opposite of what the other needs.  Then brings them together so they are forced to re-evaluate and decide if they aren't as opposite as they originally thought.
It Had To Be You is a clean romance novel, appropriate for any age, although I believe ages 18 and up will enjoy it most!  I love this book, and like I said above, I couldn't put it down.  I cant wait to read the next book in the Christiansen Family Saga!

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Disclaimer: Tynsdale Publisher did provide me with a complementary copy of this book for my review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own, I was not required to write a positive review.