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Falling Forever by Katherine Robles

 


Blurb

Hillary is stifled by an entry level IT job in the Virginia suburbs and longs to move to Washington D.C. where she can make a difference in the world. When Javier comes to her rescue in Great Falls National Park, Hillary likes everything about him except for the gorgeous fiance hanging on his arm. But things are not as they seem and he enlists her help to renovate a homeless shelter. Romance blossoms over paintbrushes and pipes until a career launching opportunity arises. Hillary can chase her dreams, but they might cost her Javierā€™s heart.

 

 

 

Excerpt

Javier cast a shadow over her placemat as he delivered her glass of water. He rounded the table, apparently unaware that the whole family was watching him with interest. When he got to the other side of Mom, Hillary willed him to make eye contact and gave a little wave in greeting.

ā€œHi,ā€ she said.

Javier retracted the hand that was lowering Corynā€™s water. His lips parted like a curtain to reveal his pearly whites. ā€œWell, if it isnā€™t my damsel in distress!ā€

Hillary wasnā€™t sure what she resented more, the warmth spreading up her neck into her cheeks or Hannahā€™s knowing smile as it happened.

 


Inspiration:

I suffer from the occasional mini-midlife crisis. I love my life and I donā€™t regret my major life choices like being a stay at home mom for 11 years. But sometimes I look around and wonder if I should have done things differently. I excelled academically in school, but now Iā€™m in my early 40s and barely using my degree while many of my friends from high school and college are lawyers, engineers, scientists, and college professors. 

In Falling For Forever, Hillary is very ambitious and has to grapple with her identity and decide whatā€™s truly important in life. I didnā€™t set out to write Falling For Forever as an encouragement for myself, but when I finished it and looked back, I said, ā€œOh, clearly my subconscious has been mulling this overā€. I think we all need the reminder that we matter and that what we do matters. 

I set the novel in Great Falls National Park because itā€™s such a fun place to visit. The waterfalls and gorge are beautiful and flanked by huge boulders. Where we live in Delaware is a flat peninsula so when we go to Virginia, my kids love climbing rocks and hiking down hills (not so much up the hills, but we get there!). Iā€™m excited to share Hillary and Javierā€™s love story with my readers. I hope theyā€™re both entertained and encouraged.



My Review:
Another winner. Hillary and Javierā€™s story takes place against an amazing backdrop with descriptions so vivid they are easy to imagine. And I love the way they meet. She literally climbs over the cliff edge straight into a photo shootā€”of Javier and his fiancĆ©. This is a great read, and itā€™s fine back into the TBR pile.  

 

Buy links


Amazon US

Amazon UK. 

Pelican



visit Katherine at: www.KatherineRoblesAuthor.com


Comments

Carol James saidā€¦
I love visiting our national parks. What a wonderful setting. Sounds like a great story. I can't wait to read it. Wishing you great success.
Barbara Britton saidā€¦
Congratulations on another enjoyable read, Katie.
Katie Robles saidā€¦
Thank you, ladies. And thank you for the beautiful post, Clare!
Gina saidā€¦
Looking forward to reading this! What a great premise. Congratulations and best wishes for lots of success! Clare, your blog is gorgeous :-)
Susan saidā€¦
Love the cover and the premise. Such a great book! I didn't know there was a national park in that part of the world. I love learning such happiness.

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