Break My Fall + Giveaway

Dr. Meredith Quinn always planned to return to Gossamer Falls to practice dentistry. Now that she’s back home, she’s made it a point to offer clinics to children and adults in nearby underserved areas. Unfortunately, those same areas are known to harbor drug traffickers, and Police Chief Grayson Ward suspects that local law enforcement is looking the other way.

After too many losses, Grayson has closed off his heart. But when Meredith enters his life, his walls crumble, and he’s left exposed and vulnerable. To keep her alive, he must keep her close, but that makes it impossible for him to retreat and rebuild. Will she be the one who finally helps him emerge from isolation? Or will this force of nature leave him shattered?

My Review:

Put a Lynn H. Blackburn book in front of me and I’m in my happy place! Love the way she spins a story and the depth in her characters. This series is phenomenal on both counts – and full of thrilling surprises for diehard fans too. 🙂 This is me, still grinning.

First off, you need to know that this is the second book in her ‘Gossamer Falls’ series, though there’s also a novella in the multi-authored ‘Cornered’ collection that precedes this book as well. While you could read ‘Break My Fall’ as a standalone, I’d recommend reading the books in order for two reasons. First, this one has a major spoiler about the suspense from the novella, ‘Downfall’ and second, because there are a lot of characters and town history that is introduced really well in the first book.

It was so much fun being back in Gossamer Falls and getting reacquainted with the gang. Close friends/siblings/cousins and their meddlesome extended families bring so much heart and humour to the story. There’s banter and teasing and soul stirring heart to hearts. Relatable characters that are so easy to love including…

Meredith and Gray. This is their love story and it is equal parts infuriating and toe-curling. Honestly, I never thought they’d sort themselves out (Gray has issues) but, oh my, once he makes up his mind to pursue Meredith we venture into fainting couch territory! Consider yourself forewarned: abundant swoon alerts ahead!

I enjoyed the unusual approach the author took with the suspense. It was less investigative and more things happening around them until close to the end when action and danger spike in a breathtaking way. The threat to Meredith keeps Gray close and creates a kind of close proximity vibe to their romance throughout the book, giving lots of room for clashing wills and, eventually, lots of sparking!

A breathtaking suspense paired with an emotional blockbuster romance kept me engaged all the way through. And I do believe the author has teased us with a hint of what we can expect in the next Gossamer Falls book which we hopefully won’t have to wait long for.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time listening to the audio book narrated by Kate Forbes who does an incredible job with all these characters. Always love when she’s the narrator.

GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITY:

This giveaway is for a print or ebook copy. Winner’s choice.

US – available in print or ebook — winner’s choice

Canada – available in print or ebook or audible (if available) — winner’s choice

International – ebook copy if you have a US Kindle account.

If you would like a chance to win a copy of Break My Fall,  leave a comment below or email me at kavluvstoread AT yahoo DOT ca. If you add an email to your comment, remember to use AT and DOT instead of @ and . in order to protect yourself from spammers. If you enter the draw via email, please add the title to the subject line so it’s easy to spot your entry. Draw will be held and winner announced on Saturday May 3 2025.

23 thoughts on “Break My Fall + Giveaway”

  2. A big YES to anything by Lynn Blackburn! I don’t read a lot of suspense authors, but she is at the top of my list. Just the right amount of danger and suspense without being too graphic. And yes again to Gray and Meredith, swoony good! They’ve made it to my favorite books of the year list. I have 12 on it so far in four months, this is year is turning out to have some great books going for it.

    Happy reading Wednesday 🙂

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  4. BRECK MY FALL sounds absolutely AMAZING, but I’d expect nothing less. Lynn H. Blackburn always delivers a fabulous, well-written story for us fans to devour and enjoy.

    On my TBR list and would love the opportunity to read. Your review just amped up my desire to read it. Thank you for the chance to win a copy!

    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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  6. Lynn H. Blackburn writes some awesome suspense!  I have no problem making a return  trip to Gossamer Falls and see how the romance builds with Meredith and Gray.  Your review definitely has me intrigued to see how she takes that unusual approach to the suspense.  It should be interesting!

    perrianne (DOT) askew (AT) me (DOT) com

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  7. I always enjoy Lynn Blackburn’s books. I just finished the novella collection Cornered, with Lynn’s Downfall. I wasn’t sure where it fit in the Gossamer Falls series but am glad I read it first. Now I must get the novels.

    pmkellogg56[at]gmail[dot]com

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