Taking Chances

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Children s librarian Valerie Cruz has worked hard to make a comfortable life for herself since aging out of the foster care system She loves her job but avoids intimate connections life has taught her that she can only count on herself When she gets the opportunity to become a foster parent, Val decides to take the leap If she can help kids, she ll do it, even if it means reentering the system.Foster care case worker Paige Wellington is passionate about her work, and she s been a foster parent herself When she meets the beautiful Valerie Cruz, she is drawn to her in a way she can t explain, even though Valerie seems to want nothing to do with her But when they clash over what is in the best interest of the children in Valerie s care, the children may be the only ones who can convince them that it s worth taking chances for love.Cover Artist Tammy SedickGenres Contemporary Romance New Read Taking Chances [ by ] Erin McKenzie [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 3.75 This was a sweet novel by McKenzie I found this to be much better than her debut book Where Love Leads McKenzie seemed muchfocused and the story was the better for it I believe romance fans will enjoy this.Besides a romance, this is a story about the foster care program One of the mains went through the system as a child and now wants to be a foster parent herself This book will make you tear up There are some ridiculously cute kids that just kept stealing my heart I went throu 3.75 This was a sweet novel by McKenzie I found this to be much better than her debut book Where Love Leads McKenzie seemed muchfocused and the story was the better for it I believe romance fans will enjoy this.Besides a romance, this is a story about the foster care program One of the mains went through the system as a child and now wants to be a foster parent herself This book will make you tear up There are some ridiculously cute kids that just kept stealing my heart I went through a few tissues Luckily it s not a deeply sad book, just enough to tug on your heartstrings My one issue was I felt that the first half of the book was better than the second Another reviewer mentioned this, maybe Bethany that the pace dipped down in the second half The first half is all about trying to be a foster parent and the kids and you get so wrapped up in that storyline that the second half just didn t grab me The second half is where the romance is...ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I really enjoyed this book It features interesting, well developed main characters, great secondary characters, and a thought provoking storyline Valerie is an ex foster child who wants to be a foster mother, Paige handles foster parent training and home placement, and also has a daughter adopted through foster care She and Val meet at the foster parent training and have a connection, which is complicated by Val having foster kids pl ARC received via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.I really enjoyed this book It features interesting, well developed...It seems to be a trend at the moment because many of the current romance releases I ve read in the last few weeks have had children in distress woven into the story somehow Some stories have had children in the foster system, adult characters that were in the system, children having lost parents and child survivors of violence Taking Chances is one of the better ones I ve read.Valerie Cruz, a librarian, comes across a poster advertising foster parenting workshops being run by her former case w It seems to be a trend at the moment because many of the current romance releases I ve read in the last few weeks have had children in distress woven into the story somehow Some stories have had children in the foster ...This was my first read of an Erin McKenzie novel, and I thought it was wonderful I ll be back forFoster care, child abuse, drug abuse, mental health, and CPS aren t feel good and fuzzy warm topics for novels, but McKenzie somehow managed to bring to light some of the issues that the systems face without diving too deep into the horrible and dark side of things She was able to give her characters enough insight and care for how to handle intense and ugly situations without making the boo This was my first read of an Erin McKenzie novel, and I thought it was wonderful I ll be back forFoster care, child abuse, drug abuse, mental health, and CPS aren t feel good and fuzzy warm topi... ARC received from Bold Strokes Books via Netgalley for a fair review.4 stars.An incredibly sweet but also predictable read So why four stars It has a lot of things I like in my books family values, cute kids, beautiful femmes inside and out The book hits on all the right notes for me At the same time, I must acknowledge that the author puts in a lot of wish fulfillment, even too much at the end that I had to take one star off You can t have everything, and for a book that approaches many ARC received from Bold Strokes Books via Netgalley for a fair review.4 stars.An incredibly sweet but also predictabl...For a book that looks really promising, I m a little disappointed The story is a sensitive one It is meant to touch us and make us realise the reality of life I love books that shows us the things we usually don t see or experience, thus helping us understand and learn from it So, it is a bitdisappointing when these books failed to do so.Taking chances is a story about Valerie, who is an ex foster child who decided to re enter the system by become a foster parent, and Paige who is a ca For a book that looks really promising, I m a little disappointed The story is a sensitive one It is meant to touch us and make us realise the reality of life I love books that shows us the things we usually don t see or experience, thus helping us understand and ...Valerie Cruz spent most of her childhood in foster care and now she is a children s librarian who likes to keep to herself avoiding any serious relationships After becoming a foster parent herself, she meets case worker Paige Wellington Their attraction is undeniable but a conflict with Valerie s foster children and her conviction to stay away from relationships make it hard for Valerie and Paige to have a future together.This is as much a romance as a story about foster care As a foster par...Valerie had a horrendous childhood growing up in the foster system but her life is on track now She s a children s librarian and loves her job working with the children so she has decided to foster kids to right the wrongs she felt as a child When beginning her induction course in fostering she meets one of the coaches, Paige Paige and Valerie have electric chemistry but when she meets the two young children she will be fostering and realises that Paige is her caseworker, they have to put the Valerie had a horrendous childhood growing up in the foster system but her life is on track now She s a children s librarian and loves her job working with the children so she ...The first half of this book was very good It even invoked a nice tear fest.Val works in a library Because of her experience as a foster kid, she decides that she would like to begin fostering children During the weeks of training, she meets and becomes interested in the instructor, Paige However, there is a conflict of interest because Paige ends up as the person overseeing Val s case when she takes in two kids I was intrigued by in the inner workings of the system And also became frustr The first half of this book was very good It even invoked a nice tear fest.Val works in a library Because of her experience as a foster kid, she decides that she would like to begin fostering children During the weeks of training, she meets and becomes interested in the instructor, Paige However, there is a conflict of interest because Paige ends up as the person overseeing Val s case when she take...3.5 stars, I love books with children but found most of the inner monologue very cheesy.

Taking Chances
  • English
  • 27 March 2017
  • Paperback
  • 1635552095
  • Erin McKenzie
  • Taking Chances