The Switch

by Heather Justesen

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One accident changes everything she thought she knew about herself—and about love.

Tia Riverton never imagined her cooking segment on the noon news would end with sirens and a hospital bed. But a near-fatal allergic reaction sets off more than medical alarms. Blood tests reveal a shocking truth: Tia isn’t her parents’ biological daughter. Suddenly, the family she’s always known feels like strangers, and the search for her real family—and the mystery of how she was switched at birth—becomes impossible to ignore.

Paramedic firefighter Danny Tullis was there the day her world fell apart, and he hasn’t been able to forget her since. Strong, beautiful, and fiercely devoted to her little girls, Tia stirs something in him he can’t deny. But while Danny is ready to be by her side, Tia’s still healing from the loss of her military husband and isn’t sure she can risk her heart again.

As the investigation into Tia’s past unravels secrets long hidden, danger and betrayal threaten the fragile new happiness she’s beginning to build. With Danny’s steady presence—and his determination to prove love can heal—Tia must decide if she’s ready to embrace a future as surprising, and as promising, as the truth she’s uncovering.

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Book Details

Genre

Romantic Suspense/Romantic Mystery

Series

True Identities

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

1 None

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

April 19, 2012

Language Versions

English

Narration Type

Digital

Fiction Form

Novel

Sensitive Themes

Grief or loss of a loved one, Gun violence / shootings

Interesting

So Danny from Blank Slate gets his own story.He meets Tia while out on a 911 call.This alters Tia's life and Danny is there to support.What was not so nice was that pages from Blank Slate were repeated where the scenes crossed over to the other book.But in the end the guy gets the girl.

Awesome

Compelling characters, interesting plot twists, and steamy romance all without getting raunchy. I love it. And you can tell the author's paramedic information is genuine. Love, love The Switch!

I really liked this novel

I really liked this novel. The story progressed naturally, nothing felt forced or awkward in the telling. I loved the characters. Danny was so fun and Tia was a good mom with some crazy family. I really enjoy clean romance and believable, not over-done stories and characters. I think the author nailed it with this one! Highly recommend.

Clean, but still very romantic

It is such a pleasure to read a well-written book that is totally clean. Nothing to fear here. You can give this book to your teen-ager or your grandmother without worrying. And they would both like it. What's not to like about a beautiful red-head who has her own cooking segment on TV and the hunky firefighter/EMT she meets when he saves her life? And intrigue follows the incident when Tia's over-protective mother tries to order her an emergency info bracelet. I found myself reading Switched when I should have been doing the wash or the dishes..... A very nice read when you are in the mood for romance and suspense.

Terrific Romance

I love a book with a good plot and great characters, and that's just what I found in Heather Justesen's The Switch. There're several storylines going on that give the plot some great twists and turns, and even make the reader question--really question--whether or not Danny will end up with main character Tia or with his best friend Laura, and when Laura comes back from the dead things just get stickier.Justesen gives a great look into the life of an EMT. I felt like I was really there, a part of the team, which can be scary when a fire wants to claim a life or when danger lurks in the form of an abusive civilian. I enjoyed Danny's character so much that he felt real, like I could go down to the station today and find him there, mopping out the back of an ambulance, or serving up ice cream on pancakes.Tia's character feels real, too, but hers is one hurt by the loss of a husband to war, and she has a lot to contend with functioning as a single working mom, not to mention dealing with an over-controlling mother. Justesen doesn't play around; she writes emotion as it really is. Because of that, the reader sees a harsher side of Tia, which contributes to her arc of change, and which lets her grow into the trusting, beautiful woman she becomes by the end of the book.The Switch is a wonderful novel about bringing families together, while not holding back on problems. The reader will learn that problems are what make families interesting.