This story kept me eagerly turning the pages to see how things would work out for Blaze and Anson! These two characters had some very deep issues from their pasts to overcome, while also battling things in the present that were weighing them down. All while also finding their way to a love that could be the start of a beautiful life together.
It was very moving to read as Blaze shared with Anson difficult things about her past, as well as some specific instances when Anson had caused her even more pain by the way he reacted to her at times. It was interesting to see how closed off Anson was about certain events in his life. He really tried to control the narrative of how people saw him. I liked that Blaze helped him to open up and share his true self.
The things that Blaze and Anson struggled with in the present day with Blaze’s possible ADHD and Anson’s church leadership difficulties felt very realistic. While they were trying to live their lives and help others as best they could, they both had these things making that hard.
A Surefire Love is the first novel in the Many Oaks Romances series, but there is also a prequel novella that is fun introduction to the community titled Now or Never.
(4.5 stars)
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Small towns have long memories, and generations of dysfunction burned Blaze’s reputation before her own faults could.
Twenty-six and guardian to her preteen sister, Blaze is determined to give her sister the stability she never had. Her church is a big part of that plan, until a run-in with an uptight youth pastor derails their progress. Blaze goes toe-to-toe with a man who looked down on her back in high school—and volunteers for his team of youth leaders.
A survivor of the wreck that took his high school basketball coach, Anson sacrificed a promising athletic career to pick up Coach Voss’s legacy. Now a youth pastor, his mission to offer students real hope clashes with a leadership board that’s more concerned about numbers.
As his allies turn their backs and Blaze explores the impact of undiagnosed ADHD on the patterns of her life, Blaze and Anson find unexpected support in each other. Perhaps her preconceived ideas about him are as far off base as his are about her and her sister. When scandal ignites around them, will their love prove to be surefire—or crash and burn?
Fans of Nicole Deese and Melissa Tagg will fall in love with this opposites-attract romance about faith, second chances, and sacrificial love.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Emily Conrad writes contemporary Christian romance that explores life’s relevant questions. Though she likes to think some of her characters are pretty great, the ultimate hero of her stories (including the one she’s living) is Jesus. She lives in Wisconsin with her husband and their energetic coonhound rescue. Learn more about her and her books at emilyconradauthor.com.
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Thank you so much for featuring A Surefire Love! I’m so glad you enjoyed the story!