About the Book
Book: Taking Chances
Author: Traci Wooden-Carlisle
Genre: Christian Contemporary Romance
Release Date: November 12, 2020
Friendship always seemed like the safest bet, but the possibility of love may make theirs a chance worth taking.
Almost from birth, Andrew Wolfe knew the majority of his life would be spent healing people. It’s a passion that he embraces with all of his being until a dark-haired, gray-eyed girl looks up from a pile of books between them and challenges the space in his heart for his first love.
Unsure if he can have Pietra along with the life he’s been destined, Andrew remains friends with Pietra for years without revealing his true feelings, but love won’t be denied forever.
Those who’ve met Pietra Rivera think she’s a shy but kind and generous woman with intelligence to rival the best minds in medicine, and they would be right.
They also believe that the ideal man for her would be an equally nice guy, with like ambitions who would move mountains for her and again they would be correct. But is Andrew that man or is she headed for heartbreak?
Will either of them take the chance at more than friendship with the other or will lifelong expectations and obligations keep them in the friend zone?
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About the Author
She began writing to publish in 2011 and enjoys writing stories that provoke thought and evoke emotions. Her desire is to draw readers into the lives of her characters and share messages of God’s love, His faithfulness and peace. The messages in her books speak to her way before they speak to her readers.
Traci lives in San Diego with her husband, David. When she isn’t writing she does some light traveling or assists people with their physical fitness, creates graphics, designs pretty things for her jewelry business and swag for authors.
More from Traci
Thank you for joining my blog tour. I am so happy you have decided to participate in this part of the journey with me.
I have had the story of Andrew Wolfe and Pietra Rivera in my heart from the moment Pietra’s roommate, Meagan considered the sometimes awkward, silences between her two best friends. Even as I finished other books and series whose characters yelled louder to be heard than Pietra and Andrew I could sense them waiting patiently for their turn.
Almost from the moment I put the proverbial pen to paper I saw their personalities and characteristics form them into people I would have loved to have as friends. Coming from such different backgrounds I wondered if their upbringings would work for or against them as they interacted with one another. One would think it unlikely that Pietra, who was raised by her Mexican father and uncles after the death of her mother, and Andrew who grew up under the tutelage of his grandfather, the tribe’s medicine man, that these two would have anything in common, let alone become the best of friends, but they wouldn’t have it any other way. Well, until the third person in their group of the ‘Three Amigos’ gets engaged, leaving them without the buffer they’d grown accustomed to.
For once, I thought I would get to type out a story with a straight line from start to finish, but these characters had a couple of twists and turns to send me through, so I sighed and strapped in for the ride. You didn’t think I was in charge, did you? I’m just the messenger, carrying the stories of extraordinary people across the border between fiction and reality.
So join me in the small town of Chance, Virginia, where a handsome, yet awkward, NFL player does everything but move mountains to make sure his grandmother is safe and happy, and an incredibly good looking neurosurgeon searches for the answer to where holistic healing fits into a world designed to treat one cause at a time. Oh yes, and the women who, with the grace of God, give them a chance at love.
Chances Are…, Book One in the Chances series is the story of Tony Cahill and Meagan Rowe. Taking Chances, Book Two is the story of Andrew Wolfe and Pietra Rivera.
I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Traci Wooden-Carlisle
Blog Stops
Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, November 12
Texas Book-aholic, November 13
For Him and My Family, November 14
Artistic Nobody, November 15 (Guest Review from Joni Truex)
Batya’s Bits, November 15
Inklings and notions, November 16
deb’s Book Review, November 17
Happily Managing a Household of Boys, November 18
Betti Mace, November 19
Mary Hake, November 19
Locks, Hooks and Books, November 20
Truth and Grace Homeschool Academy, November 21
Sara Jane Jacobs, November 22
Adventures of a Travelers Wife, November 23
Kathleen Neely Blog, November 23
Ashley’s Bookshelf, November 24
Because I said so — and other adventures in Parenting, November 25
Giveaway
To celebrate her tour, Traci is giving away the grand prize of a Kindle Fire!!
Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.
https://promosimple.com/ps/1039c/taking-chances-celebration-tour-giveaway
My Review
Taking Chances is the second installment from Traci Wooden-Carlisle’s The Chances series. Even though it is part of a series, I believe it can be read as a stand alone. I really like this sweet and inspiring story of love. I have to admit it is predictable but still so very good. I loved the chemistry between Pietra and Andrew. It was entertaining getting to know them. It was delightful watching them interact with one another. There is an additional faith element that was a bonus for me, as well.
I am giving Taking Chances four stars. I would love to read more of The Chances series, as well as, more by Traci Wooden-Carlisle. I recommend this one for readers who enjoy reading clean romance. It is not one to be missed and definitely worth a read.
I received Taking Chances from the publisher. This review is one hundred percent my own honest opinion.
