About
the book …
Eighteen-year-old Megan McClare left San Francisco
to study in Paris, and when she returns, her family and friends are shocked to
see her changed appearance. No longer a chubby teenager, she’s become a
beautiful, sophisticated young woman. She eagerly accepts an internship at the
District Attorney’s office, and discovers that Devin Caldwell, the classmate
who crushed her heart will also be interning there. Devin, smitten with the new Megan, claims to
have changed his ways, and he seems determined to prove it to Meg and win her
affections.
Lawyer Bram Hughes is like a member of Megan’s
family. He’s also been Meg’s closest friend and mentor since she was a child.
They harbor deep and secret feelings for each other, but Bram is ten years
older. That, combined with believing his marriage to another woman will save
his father’s business, keeps him from professing his love for Meg.
Megan’s mother, Cait McClare, is a widow who has
been in love with her brother-in-law Logan McClare since before she married his
brother. But the much-loved member of the large family betrayed Cait more than
once over the years. Although he seems to have become a new man, she’s still
not able to trust him. When Andrew Turner, a kind and respected District
Attorney, pursues Cait, she wonders if he may be the one God has chosen for
her.
My
review …
I’ve been a Julie Lessman fan for years and have
enjoyed her many books. But this one may be one of my favorites. Surprised by Love gives us two wonderful
romances for the price of one. They are equally well written and woven together
into one story that takes the reader on an emotional ride with a sweet and
satisfying ending. The author has a gift for writing sexual tension between two
characters that rips one’s heart out—while still not crossing what might be
uncomfortable boundaries for some readers. This is a clean romance that tugged
on my heartstrings.
The plot was also well executed, and the story took
some unexpected turns. Just when I thought things were going one way for Megan
or Cait, the author surprised me, and I really enjoyed that. I was guessing
until the very end as to how various dilemmas were going to get resolved or who
Megan and Cait would end up with and why.
This is a wonderful love story that also explores
what it means to face our fears and to not only learn to trust God, but also
what trust means in our relationships.
Surprised
by Love is the third book in The Heart of San Franciso
series. The book stands well on its own, but if readers haven’t read the first
two books, the number of characters in the first several chapters may feel a little
overwhelming until they become more familiar with them. Don’t let that deter you from reading
further—you’ll be rewarded!
DISCLOSURE:
I was graciously provided a copy of Surprised by Love by Revell Publishing. I was
not required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are
my own.
Julie Lessman is an award-winning author of The
Daughters of Boston series, the Winds of Change series, and The Heart of San
Francisco series. The recipient of seventeen Romance Writers of America and
other awards, Lessman was chosen as the #1 Romance Fiction Author of the Year in
the Family Fiction magazine 2011 and 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards. She resides
in Missouri with her family.
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