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Can't Help Falling by Kara Isaac

Throwback Thursday | Can’t Help Falling by Kara Isaac

Kara Isaac is working on a new book, and it will apparently feature some of the same characters as her second novel, Can’t Help Falling. Yay!

(I was going to say a little bird told me, but that’s not true. I found out via Instagram, not Twitter.)

Anyway, that seemed like a good reason to reshare my review of Can’t Help Falling … which I suspect I’m going to reread shortly 🙂

I enjoyed Kara Isaac’s debut novel, Close to You, mostly because it was set in New Zealand.

Okay, the story was also very good, but it was set in New Zealand. It had places I knew–a novelty for me.

Can’t Help Falling wasn’t set in New Zealand, and that did lead to an initial feeling of disappointment. But it did still feature Close to You’s Allie and Jackson as characters, now transplanted to England where Jackson is studying at Cambridge and Allie is teaching at Oxford–the main setting for Close to You.

Narnia freak Emilia Mason has left her LA life as mudraking celebrity “journalist” and taken a events/fundraising job in a small literacy charity in Oxford. Here she meets rowing coach Peter Carlisle, who seems to know almost as much about Narnia as she does … and who she works with at the charity.

I thought Close to You was great. But Can’t Help Falling is even better.

Better writing (no pressure, Kara!), better characterisation (perhaps because I already ‘know’ Allie and Jackson), and especially better integration of Christian themes: Peter is a Christian and won’t even consider dating Emilia because she isn’t–something Emilia finds even more odd than the fact Allie and Jackson aren’t sleeping together.

Peter is a great Christian character. Well, he’s a great character, period, who happens to be a Christian. Yes, he has his faults (this is a romance and the path of true love never did run smooth. At least, not in fiction), but he also has wisdom and grace beyond his years.

Recommended for all lovers of Narnia and a good contemporary romance.

Thanks to Howard Books and NetGalley for providing a free ebook for review.

About Kara Isaac

Kara Isaac is a RITA® Award winning author who lives in Wellington, New Zealand where she writes contemporary romance with heart and humor. Her supportive husband has not read any of her books because they contain “way too much talking and not enough gunfights”. When she’s not chasing three little people or working her “real” job, she spends her time writing horribly bad first drafts and wishing you could get Double Stuf Oreos in New Zealand.

Find Kara Isaac online at:

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About Can’t Help Falling

Emelia Mason has spent her career finding the dirt on the rich and famous. But deep down past this fearless tabloid-reporter façade, there’s a nerdy Narnia-obsessed girl who still can’t resist climbing into wardrobes to check for the magical land on the other side. When a story she writes produces tragic results, she flees to Oxford, England–home to C.S. Lewis–to try and make amends for the damage she has caused.

Peter Carlisle was on his way to become one of Great Britain’s best rowers–until he injured his shoulder and lost his chance at glory. He’s determined to fight his way back to the top even if it means risking permanent disability to do so. It’s the only way he can find his way past failing the one person who never stopped believing in his Olympic dream.

When Peter and Emelia cross paths on her first night in Oxford, the attraction is instant and they find common ground in their shared love of Narnia. But can the lessons from a fantasyland be enough to hold them together when secrets of the real world threaten to tear them apart? Cobblestone streets, an aristocratic estate, and an antique shop with curious a wardrobe bring the world of Narnia to life in Kara Isaac’s inspiring and romantic story about second chances.

You can read the introduction to Can’t Help Falling below:

Click here to check out Can’t Help Falling and other great Christian fiction in my Amazon store!

What did you read in October 2016? (And a giveaway)

October has been a busy month for me—what about you?

But there’s always time to read another novel. Housework vs. reading. No contest.

I’ve had the opportunity to read more great Christian fiction. Yay! But I’ve now got two more favourite authors, Amy Matayo and Christa Allan, and they have a whole bunch of books I haven’t read (oh, no!).

I also love Lynn Austin (I think I’ve already read most of her books), and Kiwi author Kara Isaac (I know I’ve read both her published books). And I’ve got a giveaway below … so keep reading.

Best Christian Fiction October 2016

Here are links to my reviews:

 

Can’t Help Falling by Kara Isaac (click here to read my review)

Waves of Mercy by Lynn Austin (click here to read my review)

The Thirteenth Chance by Amy Matayo (click here to read my review)

Since You’ve Been Gone by Christa Allan (click here to read my review)

 

What was the best book you’ve read in the last month?

 

Giveaway Winners!

Congratulations to Narelle, who won a Kindle copy of My Hope Next Door by Tammy L Gray (click here to buy your own copy).

Congratulations to Joan, who won a Kindle copy of An Aussie Summer Christmas (click here to buy your own copy).

Joan, I’ve emailed you twice: I need you to check and confirm your email address for me (you might need to check your promotions or spam folder).

And a New Giveaway!


I’d also like to give away a Kindle copy of Can’t Help Falling to one lucky reader.

Click here to enter.

When you enter, make sure you check your email promotion and spam folders—if you don’t confirm your email address, you won’t know if you win. And remember, share the giveaway: the more you share, the more chances you have of winning.