FALLING INTO YOU
Contemporary Romance
AUTHOR:
Jill Shalvis
RELEASE DATE:
July 14, 2026
PUBLISHER:
Sourcebooks Casablanca
ISBN/ ASIN NUMBER :
9781464261060
RATING:
4.5
AUTHOR LINK:
https://www.jillshalvis.com/
Hazel Pierce owns Pierce Custom Woodworks, a business she
started after returning to Star Falls. On her way to a job site, a wasp sting
causes her to crash her van into a river. The man who comes to her rescue is
the last person Hazel wants to see. She and Tucker have history – one she has
no desire to revisit or repeat. However, things do not go as Hazel plans. Will
she find a reason to remain in Star Falls? Or will her complicated feelings for
Tucker send her running once more?
Tucker Colburn is a firefighter for Star Falls. Between
shifts, he also helps at his brothers’ restoration company as their project
estimator. Tucker is the one who finds Hazel after her accident and rescues
her. He knows that things between them are complex and unresolved. But Tucker
cannot help his instinctual need to protect her. Can he trust his heart to
Hazel? Will Tucker convince her to stay? Or will history repeat itself?
Hazel and Tucker both endured painful childhood. Tucker
grew up with an abusive father and the loss of his mother. Hazel found herself
spiraling out of control when her mother passed, which caused her to do some
things she later regrets. They truly are kindred spirits.
Hazel’s sarcasm and sass is her defense mechanism. What I
truly like the most about her is the way she makes up for her teenage mistakes.
She does it willingly. Tucker has defenses of his own. He feels this need to
rescue people. I love how Tucker has always believed in Hazel, even when their
relationship becomes strained. He always wanted the best for her.
FALLING INTO YOU is the third and final book in Jill
Shalvis’ contemporary romance series, COLBURN BROTHERS. The story can
standalone. However, reading the first two books will help readers understand
the Colburn’s dynamics. The past that continues to haunt all four. Why they
feel like they are defected and broken. I love seeing the couples from the
prior two books play important roles throughout the story. It made it feel like
an extension of their own stories.
Generally, I am not a fan of the second-chance trope.
However, I like how Shalvis handled this one. The beginning of their second
chance begun in the background of the first two books…
The only nitpick I have is I wanted Kiera to have her own
book. Sadly, that does not look like it will happen. Her “romance” feels like a
loose end that is pushed into the story, a side note. Honestly, I feel like
Kiera got cheated.
Thank you NetGalley, Sourcebooks, and the author (Jill
Shalvis) for the opportunity to read this ARC.
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