CHRISTIAN FICTION

First Love, Second Draft

by Becca Kinzer
Tyndale House. Apr. 2025. 320p. ISBN 9781496489029. pap. $17.99. CF
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Romance novelist Gracie Parker is struggling to add zip to her manuscript, especially because her own love life has been stagnant since her divorce. After a horseback riding accident, she comes home from the hospital to find that her nephew has rented the cottage next door to none other than her ex, the washed-up baseball star Noah, who still shares her last name despite their separation. In this forced-proximity, second-chance love story, Kinzer (Love in Tandem) uses her signature elements of small-town charm and complicated family relationships to explore starting over midstream in life. As Noah seeks forgiveness, Gracie winds up using his return to jumpstart her writing. Just as endearing is the love story between meddling nephew Matt and his first love, who has also recently moved back to town.
VERDICT This lighthearted and heartwarming Midwest romance is laugh-out-loud funny, especially during the text message exchanges, and the characters will feel like friends. Secular readers will also enjoy this chaste offering, similar to Famous for a Living by Melissa Ferguson and The Summer of Yes by Courtney Walsh.
Reviewed by Christine Barth , Mar 01, 2025
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