Not me on my Crescent Falls journey trying to focus on the backlog ONLY to be sucked in by the reviews and fan visuals of this book. Add in the fact that both the main characters are directly related to Gideon Powers (One Eighty by Charity Shane) and Solomon Tate (All The Smoke by T'Lyn) and your girl couldn't stop herself from reaching for this.

Ya'll Noah Tate is NOT like any other man I have read about in the Crescent Falls universe. He's a man of faith and not just in word. He doesn't cuss, drink, or get loud. He is a family man, kind, and selfless. This man is like Will Smith 2.0. (But in his prime, better looking, and without that weird shit) But don't get it twisted he will lay you out if you push. Oh, he's also a virgin... Had our girl all discombobulated lol

Alana Powers is the only child of Lucas Powers the owner of Powers Construction. She's set to inherit the company after her father retires but like her cousin Gideon, her dad has mad it known he's only handing the company over if she's married and has a husband to help her run said company. (I know super old school misogynistic right?? But explained and written in a way that you kind of aren't mad at this, because ultimately both dads just want their kids to learn work life balance. it's weird but I rock with it)

From the very first moment these two meet there is chemistry. We have a few chapters of our girl running from it but in the end all it takes is a prayer to provide clarity. I loved this couple so much. I was rooting for them every step of the way.

Alana loved her man and let it be known that he would NOT be disrespected by anyone. Despite having an amazing bond with his brother and nephews, our boy had parental conflict and fall out, but the Powers welcomed him with open arms, and he was given one hell of an upgrade.

This is a feel-good book. Heavy on the emotion and sweetness. As I stated Noah is a man of God so attending church as an active participant, praying, and quoting scriptures were all up in this book. It was unexpected but it was beautifully done and was on brand from our boy.

I've been very vocal about my aversion to Christian Romance and I'm here to tell you this is NOT a Christian Romance. If you are reading this and thinking that the religious underlining is a turn off, I'm here to tell you it's not that serious. Noah is his authentic self with no interest in changing or converting anyone. Alana drinks, cusses, acts up, and again does not play about her man.

This story made me rethink my hesitance to reading characters who are deeply rooted in faith.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND