Review: A Love Redeemed

A Love Redeemed by Lisa Jordan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Tucker Holland and Isabella Bradley have been friends for over sixteen years. During that time, Isabella earned her culinary degree while Tucker married and had twins. But Tucker has lost his wife and as a paramedic, struggles to find someone to care for his children. After a huge error that led to her losing her job, Isabella returns home to lick her wounds and finds out that her father needs help with his diner. She plans to save the diner but it is a task that she can't do alone. Tucker has the perfect idea and temporary solution: Isabella will be his nanny while he works and he will help her renovate the diner. However, both will find that they might want a more permanent solution--with each other.
From the first line, I was captured in this story. I enjoyed reading such a clean and wholesome romance. I loved each character's personal development and the romance between them as well. Isabella struggled with not knowing if she was worthy of love and Tucker had to learn to make room in his heart to love again. I loved their friendship and how that led to something more lasting. Despite their past pain, it was great to see how God gave them a better future and a second chance. The wonderful thing about second chances is that God gives them even when they are not deserved.
What I did question was there was a lot of scenes where she was talking about her dad, but it happened outside the page. There wasn't much actual interaction with her and her father written in the story.
Overall, I look forward to more from this author.

There were some memorable lines that blessed me:
"Sometimes, your job is to just trust God to show up."
"When we continue to find hope in the heartache, that's what draws us closer to Him."
"...the more you exercise your heart, the more it grows, giving you more opportunities for loving others."


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