PDF Falling for Her Boss Christian Contemporary Cowboy Romance Horseshoe Home Ranch Romance Book 1 edition by Liz Isaacson Religion Spirituality eBooks

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Falling for Her Boss Christian Contemporary Cowboy Romance Horseshoe Home Ranch Romance Book 1 edition by Liz Isaacson Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews

• Easy problems to point to lots of amateur writing mistakes, like using a word incorrectly or using the wrong word, excess stage direction, choppy or stilted dialogue paired with abrupt and unsignaled shifts in mood.
  
  More complicated I don't understand why these two people love each other? There's a little banter, some physical attraction and tension, and then they fall in love basically out of nowhere. Neither of them has much personality; Jace's obvious depression is a mental illness, but not a substitute for being an actual character. They fall in love because that's what people in romances do, but not because they have any actual compatibility, interesting interactions, or similar life goals/plans. Not at first, anyway. Also, they spend a huge chunk of the book taking turns giving each other the silent treatment, which is just not interesting to read.
  
  That's a lot of negative, but there were a few good points for me. I like my romance heroes to be some variation of sweet, sensitive, or emotionally accessible, and Jace's willingness to show his vulnerabilities to Belle ticks that box nicely. Also the fight they have about how he (wrongly) thinks Belle is changing herself to fit into his life is a new one in my romance-reading experience, and I value originality. Many men would be more than happy to let a woman change herself to make a better partner in that way, and I think better of Jace for not doing that.
• Growing up together, Jace Lovell and Belle Edmunds never saw eye to eye on anything resulting in many sparring matches. When Belle returns home and is hired by Jace to remodel Horseshoe Home Ranch their casual jabs at each other still exist, but now there's something more- a strong attraction that draws them together and that neither can deny exists. Although he is more than interested in Belle, Jace is gun shy about beginning a new relationship after being gilted at the altar just a few short months before. Recognizing the remnants of hurt and vulnerability this event caused, Belle steadfastly demonstrates her commitment to him by taking things slowly and making life changes to show Jace she wants something deeper. In the end, Jace has to decide to trust her with his heart if he wants any chance of a future with Belle.
  
  This was the first novel I've read by Isaacson, and can I just say that her novels will have a permanent home on my shelf! This story was rich in emotional turmoil, the excitement (and tentativeness) found in a budding romance, tension between the two main characters, forgiveness, and the redemption of second chances!
  
  This review contains my own thoughts and opinions. I have not been compensated in any way from the publisher or the author.
• This was a fun read. I enjoyed the characters and how they developed. Both were flawed, and both sought direction a help. It was amazing the help the cowboy looked to. It didn't describe how it helped, what was said or done, but demonstrated results.
  While I get tired of the love/hate relationships most romance novels go through, this seemed more real and less contrived and petty, with each party eventually trying to work it out or figure out why they responded like they did. I appreciated that growth. The only part I didn't like was the end, it ended too soon. Why do all romance novels feel like once they marry the story is no longer interesting. In my mind it is just beginning. I would recommend it if you want a light story.
• The back and forth banter in the beginning was fun, but I don't see how this relationship can last. For starters, he starts out depressed and then is back and forth about moving on, and then suspects the worst of her motives when she does good. He doesn't like crowds or talking much, and is content to spend his life ranching long hours. She escaped the valley to enjoy a big city and now she wants to settle down in a life of near solitude? Maybe it wouldn't be that way. It's amazing she stuck it out with him to get a proposal. But then, that's why it's a story, and love just isn't rational sometimes. Clean story though.
• Once again Liz Izaaccson does not disappoint. Before The Leap is a well- written contemporary western romance with very believable characters that the reader easily relates,to. I really love the fact that characters from former books are part of her new stories. I always feel "involved" in the stories Liz writes, and appreciate the level of emotional development of scenes and characters. Great!
• My first book by this author and I enjoyed it. Like the characters, Jace and Belle are very likeable and the storyline is a good one. Jace has been stood up at the alter by his finance and is reeling from that. He suffering a lot of grief as his mom had left the family when he was young and he has feelings of being abandoned by the two women he loved the most. Belle had grown up in Gold Valley and is the sister of Landon, Jace's best friend, and had not ever really got along with Jace. Now she has moved back home, fired from her job as an interior decorator in Sacramento and feeling like she needs to hide because of it. When she is hired to redo Jace's family ranch the sparks fly between them. Now they need to work through their own insecurities to move forward with their relationship. Jace needs to find forgiveness in his life and believe he is worthy of Belle. Belle needs to find her way in trusting herself both with Jace and in opening her own business. It is a really good story and I highly recommend it.