AUTHOR: Lynn H. Blackburn
DATE: 2024
PUBLISHER: Revell
STARS: *****
From the back cover:
Landry Hutton has spent three years rebuilding her life behind the secure gates of The Haven, an exclusive resort on the outskirts of Gossamer Falls, North Carolina. After serving as the artist-in-residence, Landry is finally ready to settle in permanently to give her daughter, Eliza, a safe home in which to grow up.
Former Marine Callum Shaw always knew he would someday join his family's construction business in Gossamer Falls. He longs for a family of his own but has almost given up on that ever happening. The beautiful artist who has hired him to build her new house is funny, gifted, and everything Cal could ever want in a partner, but he vows to keep his distance. He's loved--and lost--someone like her before.
When Landry's pottery is destroyed in a suspicious fire, it becomes clear that Landry and Eliza are in grave danger--but from whom? Cal will have to risk his heart again if he has any hope of protecting them.
My review:
What a great story! Good thing I’m retired, because once started, I couldn’t quit reading until the satisfying end. Never Fall Again is billed as a suspense novel, and it holds the right amount for me. Secrets, mysteries and dangers combine into a thrilling tale without resorting to graphic violence. I appreciate that.
Landry and Callum are great characters with intriguing personalities and troubled pasts. Of course, I fell in love with little Eliza right away, a total charmer.
The faith element rings true without being preachy, and the well-drawn supporting cast make me want to read each future story.
This story won my heart and earned five stars. I was given a copy of Never Fall Again by the publisher.