Road to Love. Nicole Falls. 2018. [Source: Kindle Unlimited.]
This book starts with its main character crying her mascara off in a club bathroom stall. I didn’t know where Road to Love would go from there, but I was along for the ride (pun intended).
Emerson Parker has odd luck with men. She didn’t date a lot in high school, thanks to her devout religious upbringing. The one serious relationship she had ended with a swinging hanger in an empty closet and a 4-word goodbye note. She’s been backstabbed by her closest friend and is estranged from her parents. Drama.
A much-needed sabbatical from work leads her on a road trip home to Michigan from her new home in L.A. Along the way, she finds an undeniably handsome stranger stranded on the side of a Colorado highway. Roosevelt Ashe is probably too handsome for his own good, and definitely for Emerson’s. Nonetheless, they find themselves unlikely travel companions of sorts, and later, friends. As they both adjust to being back home among family and friends, they provide the support the other needs to face old demons and attempt to move forward in their lives.
Road to Love is an enjoyable, easy read. I definitely stayed up way past my bedtime to devour it. The characters are relatable, as are the situations in which they find themselves. There are definitely more than a few emotional points that made me feel the frustration, angst, and hurt of the characters along with them. The story itself was pretty interesting; the drama was balanced with just right amount of humor.
One of my favorite things about this book is how Ro and Emerson’s situations mirror each other. Both have strained relationships with their strict Jehovah’s Witness parents, and their long-awaited return home will make them reckon with their pasts. While the reasons for the splits are more nuanced, they both have significant struggles to reconcile around their faith and family. I enjoyed seeing their growth and seeing them challenge each other along the way.
Road to Love definitely gets my recommendation. It has a humorous plot to balance an otherwise heavy set of issues. I already have my hopes set on sequels for a few of the peripheral characters.
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