Also by this author: Unknown Threat, Under Fire
Series: Gossamer Falls #2
Published by Revell on March 18, 2025
Genres: Fiction, Christian, Romance, Suspense
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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?
Break My Fall by Lynn H. Blackburn continues the author’s “Gossamer Falls” series, thrusting readers into a small community that is once again fraught with danger. Grayson Ward has closed off his heart to a romantic relationship. Meanwhile, Dr. Meredith Quinn has had her eye on him for what feels like forever. When her mobile dentistry practice puts Meredith at the wrong place at the wrong time, the two main characters must face their tumultuous attraction to one another. All while attempting to solve crimes and keep Meredith alive. Break My Fall, however, didn’t excite me as much as I’d hoped it would. I swallowed the novel quickly. Not because the tension had me in knots but rather because I was on a plane, and it was the perfect length for the journey. I started the novel in the airport and finished it when the flight landed at my destination.
The tight, familial ties between the Quinn family warmed my heart. I witnessing them supporting one another through every trial. Break My Fall features real issues that we often must face in today’s world including drugs and violence; Blackburn, however, softens them somewhat for the novel. She delivers a book with a thought-out, well-written plot with a clear beginning and conclusion for the main characters, and she incorporates Christ-centered messages throughout. I saved a few quotes that poked at my heart, drilling into maybe some walls like Grayson’s that I didn’t know I had. It will never cease to amaze me how a novel can open my eyes to so much.
My issue is I never felt the connection between Grayson and Meredith. I understand love is a decision, not an emotion. I understand Grayson considering God having other plans for his life. But…something about Break My Fall felt off. Flat. The characters were characters for me, not actual people. You can tell a woman wrote the book from Grayson’s words and actions, some of which I found very hard to believe. Blackburn occasionally became too caught up in the romance, as it took priority over the “suspense” aspect of Break My Fall. The most excitement in the book is near the end, and only then did I gnaw on my fingernails. Don’t get me wrong, I did not dislike Break My Fall by Lynn H. Blackburn. But instead of the roaring bonfire I expect from a romantic suspense novel, I got a candle.