Wednesday, October 24, 2018

Just Let Go

GIVEAWAY
WALSH, COURTNEY
JUST LET GO

For Quinn Collins, just buying the flower shop in downtown Harbor Point fulfills a childhood dream, but also gives her the chance to stick it to her mom, who owned the store before skipping town twenty years ago never looking back.  Completing much needed renovations, however, while also competing for a prestigious flower competition with her mother the head judge, soon has Quinn in over her head. Not that she'd ever ask for help.

Luckily, she may not need to. Quinn's father and his meddling friends find the perfect solution in notorious Olympic skier Grady Benson, who had only planned on passing through the old-fashioned lakeside town. But when a heated confrontation leads to property damage, helping Quinn as a community-service sentence seems like the quickest way out -- and the best way to avoid more negative press.

Quinn finds Grady reckless and entitled; he thinks she's uptight and too regimented. Yet as the two beginners n to hammer and saw, Quinn sees glimpses of the vulnerability behind the bravado, and Grady learns from her passion and determination, qualities he seems to have lost along the way. But when a well-intentioned omission  has devastating consequences, Grady finds himself cast out of town -- and Quinn's life -- possibly forever. Forced to face the hurt holding her back, Quinn must finally let go or risk missing out on the adventure of a lifetime.

My Review:

“Sometimes we have to get out of our comfort zone in order to see what God has for us.” (P 260)

Courtney Walsh delivers another emotional blockbuster! The kind that keeps a reader awake into the wee hours of the morning wrestling with love and loss and all the other complicated stuff life brings our way. This author knows how to keep it real but no matter how messy it gets, she always shines the light of Christ into the darkest places.

Phew! Be prepared to be uncomfortable. To want to throttle certain characters while extending bone crushing hugs to others. And sometimes — quite a bit actually — a reader might get the urge to full-on throttle-hug a certain character...or two...though, honestly, it was Quinn who gave me the most grief.

A prisoner of her past, she “sees everyone through a lens of brokenness” (p 174) — Miss Susie Sunshine she is not. Grady finds her maddening...and that isn’t always a bad thing. An unsuspecting reader might get singed when these two face off so consider yourself warned.

And isn’t there just something about a bad boy in the process of change that sets a reader’s senses all awhirl?! I liked Grady right from the start even when he was in full cocky, smirking, entitled mode. It’s a talented author who can make a flawed hero like this one so relatable..

These two are in for a world of heartache and challenges as they discover more about themselves and each other. Luckily there’s a bounty of friends and family to help them along the way. A riveting contemporary romance wrapped up in faith.

“Sometimes our biggest setbacks turn out to be our greatest blessings.” (P 260)

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Just Let Go, leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoreadATyahooDOTca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it's easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Sunday October 28 2018. Offer open to International Readers. Good luck!

35 comments:

  1. Awesome Thanks 💖💞💝
    I always hear that her Books 📚 are really good 👍
    Thank You for the chance 😊🍯🐝😊
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  2. I’ve had this one on my wish list. Thank you for the wonderful chance. Hugs
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    1. You’ll be thrilled with it, Lucy. Good luck!

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  3. Would love to win a copy. Love me some Courtney’s walsh! Tkayrose at yahoo dot com

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    1. Hard not to love a Walsh book! Good luck, Teresa Rose!

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  4. Did I miss it or is there an update on your computer? Hope you aren't still having to use the library and then reply on your smartphone (tedious and frustrating, those small letters!). Anyhow, very interesting and compelling review! I noticed on Goodreads, while posting some reviews this morning, that she has a new book coming out shortly, too. Thanks!

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    1. Alas, I won’t know about my laptop’s fate until Monday. I go to my library every other day and try to get alll the pretty stuff done for each blogpost and type up the actual review if I have it ready. If not, I type it up on my phone but oy that autocorrect is killing me! I walk two kilometres a day and the library is 1 k away so it works into my exercise plan perfectly and we are having some lovely autumn weather!
      Good luck, CC

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  5. Nice review. cheetahthecat1986ATgmailDOTcom

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  6. This sounds like one not to miss. Thank you for the opportunity, Kav. mauback55 at gmail dot com

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    1. Definitely a must read! Good luck, Melanie!

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  7. I'd love to win!
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  8. First I noticed a pretty cover, but your review convinced me that I want to read this. Thanks for the chance. ☺ Marian
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    1. Isn’t it easy to become beguiled by a pretty cover? Good luck, Marian!

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  9. I do enjoy a bad boy who does good story.
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    1. This one’s for you, Jana Leah! Good luck!

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  10. Beautiful cover and a beautiful story also. I'd love to read this!
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  11. It is a very pretty cover and I enjoyed your review. Thank you for this giveaway.
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  12. Gorgeous cover😍 adding it to my wish list right now. Thank you for this giveaway 😊❤️📚 srs19902009atgmaildotcom

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  13. Great review! I haven't read this one yet, but I've been wanting to. For now, it's patiently waiting for me on my TBR. It sounds like a wonderful read and I love the book cover. Thanks for the giveaway!

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  14. I probably read four historical novels to every contemporary romance. I've found Courtney Walsh to be a not to be missed author of very good contemporary fiction. Thanks for this review and for reinforcing my thoughts this is a book I need to read.

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    1. There are so many great historicals out there, aren’t there? But contemporary authors like Courtney Walsh aren’t to be missed! Good luck, Pam!

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  15. I've read "Just Look Up" and loved it! Been meaning to read this one, thanks for the chance, Kav. Walsh is a fantastic contemporary author :-)

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    1. Love this town and it’s peeps! Good luck, Trixi!

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  16. I'm a little behind in Walsh's books, even though I've recently purchased the first book in this series. Her next book is releasing next week. On the bright side, I have three of her books to look forward to. :)

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    1. Great positive thinking, Terrill! Good luck!

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  17. Thanks for the giveaway!

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