Families. They are complicated places sometimes. We somehow end up stuck in roles that never were ours to play. Enter Eden Christiansen, stuck in the role of her hotshot hockey star brother Owen's caretaker and chief cheerleader; a role she is weary of playing, but unable to pass off to anyone else...including Owen.
Enter Jace Jacobsen, wildly famous enforcer for the same hockey team Owen plays on. He's also stuck..stuck in his role as the bad guy who the media--and women--love. He's endured dangerous injuries and struggles with crippling migraines that could kill him, but though he also is weary of his role, he feels unable to step out of the spotlight.
Enter Sam, widower father to Maddy, stuck in his role as less-than-perfect champion of her fragile health. As her heart transplant fails due to his unintended negligence, he has to make dangerous decisions because he feels he has no one else to help him.
All of these characters collide in Susan May Warren's It Had to be You, the Christiansen family follow up to Take a Chance on Me. In this story, the characters from the first story take a distant backseat as we get to know Eden,one of Darek's sisters. We watch these three characters each come to terms with their stuck life roles, ultimately finding that God sovereignly loves and directs our lives. I love this family! I was blessed with a free copy of the book by Tyndale House Publishers for review purposes and already can't wait for the next novel!
This is a wonderful story for you if you have ever felt burdened by a life pattern that you just can't seem to break. Ephesians 2:10 says that we are "God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them." Trust God for His perfect design for your life.
Here is a Q and A with author Susan May Warren.
