As for the faith message, but characters finally get it. But messy is certainly how real life looks, and Just Let Go is a love story set in the real world. One character, 15-year old Jaden, is especially insightful - a fun surprise! I loved how Grady and Quinn’s story unfolded, but Walsh leaves a bit of their lives unfinished. The two are so real! Walsh gives the two characters great support in the friends and family this story is filled with. Grady wrestles with guilt, and Quinn craves validation, yet they cling to their pasts. But as in most romances, this couple’s course is not smooth. And although Quinn can’t stand him, his constant presence begins to grow on her. Five weeks of community service gives him plenty of time to re-think his choices. Another altercation lands Olympic skier Grady in Harbor Pointe, Michigan, a quaint tourist town not known for skiing. Oh, they function in the present, but caution on Quinn’s part and recklessness on Grady’s keep them from really living the lives they could have if they just let go. But they do have one thing in common - they are stuck in the past. I loved Just Let Go - highly recommended!I’m not sure you could find two characters more opposite than Quinn Collins and Grady Benson. Read moreĬourtney Walsh is a new-to-me author that I can’t believe I waited so long to discover! Her writing is smart with well-developed characters to fall in love with, perfectly crafted prose with just enough humor to bring some fun to the novel, and an underlying message that brings romance to a new level. Forced to face the hurt holding her back, Quinn must finally let go or risk missing out on the adventure of a lifetime.

But when a well-intentioned omission has devastating consequences, Grady finds himself cast out of town-and Quinn's life-possibly forever. Yet as the two begin to hammer and saw, Quinn sees glimpses of the vulnerability behind the bravado, and Grady learns from her passion and determination, qualities he seems to have lost along the way. Quinn finds Grady reckless and entitled he thinks she's uptight and too regimented.

But when a heated confrontation leads to property damage, helping Quinn as a community-service sentence seems like the quickest way out-and the best way to avoid more negative press. Quinn's father and his meddling friends find the perfect solution in notorious Olympic skier Grady Benson, who had only planned on passing through the old-fashioned lakeside town. Completing much-needed renovations, however, while also competing for a prestigious flower competition with her mother as the head judge, soon has Quinn in over her head. For Quinn Collins, buying the flower shop in downtown Harbor Pointe fulfills a childhood dream, but also gives her the chance to stick it to her mom, who owned the store before skipping town 20 years ago and never looking back.

Just Let Go by Courtney Walsh