Bright Side

by Rose Fresquez

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A firefighter burned out on romance, a single mom who sparks his interest and ignites their second chance at Love.

After his former relationship goes up in flames, Andrew Buchanan accepts a position as captain of a firehouse near his hometown. Determined to invest time with family and the new community, Andrew lets his brother reel him into coaching a kids’ soccer team. The last thing on his mind is romance...until an opportunity presents itself in the form of Bianca Perez.

She’s a single mom run ragged, but ready to step back into dating after being a widow for five years. Falling for a hot firefighter is crazy enough. Making a fool of herself in front of Andrew Buchanan is not part of her plan—if she had a more definite plan, she would know better than to fantasize about a man who would never give her the time of day. When her fantasy unfolds to reality, they both realize how much they need a chance to love again. Will Bianca be willing to risk losing another man in the line of duty?

Bright Side is the third book in the standalone series; The Buchanans

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Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Subgenre

Christian, Faith Journey, Firefighter / Police / First Responder

Series

The Buchanans • Book 3

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

1 None

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

June 30, 2020

Language Versions

English

Fiction Form

Novel

Representation

Single-parent or widowed-parent protagonist

A good read

I really enjoyed this story of second chance. I gave it a 4 rating because of the mother in law. Too meddling for my liking. Otherwise, not bad.

Bright Side was an interesting book

The story of Bianca and Drew was done very well and was kept interesting. Although you could guess what would happen in the end, it wasn't until the very end that you found out.

wondeful love story

What an amazing read.This author is fairly new to me but I have really enjoyed all her books.This one is no exception.The characters are multi-faceted and so real to life.The plot is well-written and I found that I didn't want to put it down.

For some reason, I didn’t connect with the story

This was a good story, but for some reason I just didn’t connect with the characters the way I usually do. That might have something to do with the fact that I haven’t read the previous books in the series, but I don’t think that was the problem.I liked the premise of the story, and I liked the idea of the characters. But for some reason I wasn’t really rooting for them. Daisy, however, I loved. She was a pistol.

My favorite Buchanan book

I loved the Buchanans from the first volume but this tale of how Andrew and Bianca found one another touched me more deeply than their other stories.I think it was mostly Bianca’s daughter Daisy that made the difference. She played a major role in this romance; I would even go so far as to say this is a romance novel between the three of them. Daisy reaches out to Andrew, her new soccer coach, so willing in her childlike innocence to accept him as a friend and then to dare to hope someday he’d become her stepdad.Andrew, in turn, fell in love with Daisy, his heart aching with love for this fatherless girl. And then he and Bianca were drawn to each other so much so that when they were in the same room together they could hardly breathe.It was Daisy who really brought these two together. I’m grateful the author didn’t go the predictable route of making her a spoiled brat, intent on keeping her mother all to herself. Daisy isn’t a goody two shoes but neither is she spoiled. She’s simply human.Bianca has the bad habit of stuffing candy in her mouth when she’s stressed. Many readers will be able to relate to that. This is a habit that I found rather endearing.I’d recommend this book to any reader of Christian fiction who longs for romance novels with solid characters and some depth to them.