Light, sweet, faith-based romance novel. Nothing particularly earth shattering here, but this is an entertaining book sure to please lovers of Christian romance.

Calculated Risk by Zoe M. McCarthy is a cute quirky read. First time that I have read this author but it is fun. When Cisney is dumped by her father's choice of boyfriends she accepts an invitation by a colleague from work. Nick feels sorry for her because he has been through the same thing, but he wants nothing to do with her. But opposites attack and learning to lean on God is the best advise to follow! Enjoyable.

I received this book from NetGalley and all opinions are my own.

2.5☆
This is my first book by Zoe M. McCarthy.

What I liked:
The writing style
Standalone
HEA

I had a hard time staying interested in this book.

I received a copy from NetGalley; this is my honest review.
I'll start with my pet peeve - the author wastes a lot of pages writing down prayers, sermons, and verses from the Bible. Sometimes a simple "and they prayed" OR "he read today's passage" OR "had a conversation about ..." would have sufficed. I took one star off.
The characters are well developed. The pace is good and plausible in real time; the story flows well from one chapter to the other; the dialogues are interesting. I liked the growing relation between Cisney and Nick; it's believable and not perfect. Neither is their relationship with God; we are all still learning and so do they.

I did not realize this was a Christian romance book, but I loved this story! I had a hard time putting the book down to go to work. It was a fun book to read & I really enjoyed the main characters!

When I saw the cover on this book in Netgalley I knew I had to read it. It looked like it would be a fun and entertaining read. I can honestly say that it did not let me down. This book was awesome. It was such a heartfelt, funny book. A Rom-Com like the movie with Sandra Bullock “The Proposal”.

In this story Cinsey Baldwin has just been dumped by her boyfriend over the phone. Yes! I said over the phone. What a jerk!! Well Cinsey is devastated and her co-worker Nick LeCrone invites her to spend the Thanksgiving Holiday with his family instead of alone crying. Cinsey accepts his invitation. I mean what is worse. Spending the holiday with strangers or home crying her eyes out.

Nick is kicking himself. Why did he invite Cinsey to spend the holidays with his family? Because he doesn’t know how to deal with a crying lady. Ugggh could this be a mistake.

He has stressed to his family that she is only a co-worker. But when a pearl ring is on the wrong finger rumors fly and things get worse for Nick. How will he let his mom down without breaking her heart.

Cinsey shows her real side to his family and they are eating her up. Nick is kicking hisself harder. Why does she have to be so perfect? Why can’t she be the mess that she is at work? What does God have in store for him?

I fell in love with the characters in this book. They were so down to earth and sweet. Cinsey is so full of life and she holds back her true self in order to please her father. Nick is sweet, caring fun and a believer. He is stuck in a group that hides his true self. He really comes alive around his family and shows his true nature.

The story was wonderful and it flowed so smoothly. It is a page turner for sure. I could not put this book down. Just reading about Cinsey and Nicks adventure to self discovery is an amazing journey that you would not want to miss. I highly recommend this book to all you romantics out there.

*ARC provided by Netgalley and Pelican Books