**I want to sincerely apologize for this review being late. We moved a month ago and moving during a pandemic has been more problematic than we had anticipated, and a lot of things have sadly fallen through the cracks. Please accept my sincerest apologies for posting late, but please enjoy my review of Call to Love by Mary A. Felkins**
ABOUT THE BOOK
Author: Mary A. Felkins
Genre: Clean Christian Romance
Release Date: November 15, 2019
SYNAPSIS
Tracy Cassidy a self-reliant ER nurse has to choose between pursuing her dream job in another city or staying to help support her mother's faltering ministry...Even if it means falling in love with the kind of man she said she'd never marry.
Tom Delaney a hyper-vigilant cop and single father to an adolescent son is happy to keep his wounded heart protected behind his Kevlar. But he can no longer deny his growing love for Tracy. Problem is she's not looking to be the community's next cop widow. Like her mom.
In order to free his heart to answer God's call to love again he'll need to dump the years of bitterness he's carried toward his ex and offer her forgiveness. And should the call come to pursue Tracy's heart will he answer?
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My Review 💚
I found myself torn with Call to Love. This is Mary A. Felkins debut novel so I tried not to be too hard with my assessment, but there were some issues with this story that I couldn't get past.
My heart went out to both Tracy and Tom, and the situations they both find themselves in. Their development throughout the novel was commendable, but the pace of the entire book felt off. I honestly think this story would've been better as a short story, as it all felt drawn out, but it definitely was true to life, and life can sometimes go at a slower pace.
My favorite part of the novel was hands down the ending which, to me, redeemed the entire book in my eyes. The conclusion is what you expect, but it's the how that is so incredibly charming, and left me with a goofy grin on my face.
For a debut novel, Call to Love is a good start, I just wish it would've been a tad shorter, and had an overall better flow.
My Rating: ★★★
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mary A. Felkins is an inspirational romance author, administrator for Seriously Write writer's blog, and contributor to an on-line Bible study magazine. In 2015, she was awarded a bronze medal winner for her scene submission to My Book Therapy's Frazier contest. Call to Love is her debut, inspirational romance novel.
She is a member of the American Christian Fiction Writers and My Book Therapy.
Raised in Houston, Texas (and forever a Lone Star girl), Mary and her husband Bruce moved to the foothills of North Carolina in 1997. They are blessed to parent four young adult children. She can be lured from her writer's cave if presented with a large, unopened bag of Peanut M&Ms or to watch an episode of Fixer Upper. A surprise appearance by her teen idol, Donny Osmond, would also do the trick, although she’d likely pass out.
If, upon introduction, she likes your first or last name, expect to see it show up in one of her novels.
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*I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author and/or publisher through JustRead Tours. All views and opinions are completely honest, and my own.
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