Did you know Sir Walter Scott once reviewed Jane Austen’s Emma? In the opening paragraph, he more or less said Austen wrote about the common day life (which they all knew down to the minute detail) so well and with such spirit that they found no fault in her portrayal of their life. Rather the common became exciting under her pen.
That is how I felt when I read Iola’s debut. She wrote about life as I know it but wrote it so well that I wanted to keep reading.
Always by My Side is a lovely, contemporary romance.
I crept in on timid feet to Logan and Tabitha’s world. Bad boys aren’t usually my type of book, but I liked Logan right off the bat. My timid feet settled in and put down roots, desiring to linger in Logan and Tabitha’s world.
He was so nice. She was so relatable!
The characters are well thought out. Their actions make sense. The plot doesn’t lag or get frustrating. It’s not action packed like some romances. There is time to breathe between scenes, to take in what happened, but still want to know what’s coming next. It’s a lovely, well-paced romance. One I thoroughly enjoyed reading.
A bit more about the story itself:
Logan is a free spirit who works from job to job, living on his motorbike, and never worried about what’s coming next until God rattles his boat. Logan isn’t quite clear what God has for him next. But Logan’s lifestyle suits him and makes sense when you find out about his background.
Tabitha was relatable and drew my heart to her. Her gran just died,…
