Title: The Christmas Catch
Genre: Contemporary, Sports Romance, CF
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Published: September 1, 2024
Where I got It: My shelf (Used book store)
Summary:
When two high school sweethearts reunite, will they take another chance at love or let life sideline them at Christmas?
Benched with a career-ending injury, NFL wide receiver Jahleel Walker is forced to return to his hometown of Peachwood Bay, Georgia, during the holidays to heal, despite his rocky relationship with his father. Nothing shocks him more than running into Lucille "Bebe" Gordon.
Bebe Gordon came home to Peachwood Bay three years ago with a divorce certificate and her daughter. When Jahleel returns--for the first time in eight years--all the memories of the past come rushing back. The connection between them is still strong, but Jahleel has no plans to stay in Peachwood Bay, and Bebe won't risk him leaving her again. As their hometown's Christmas festivities bring them together, Jahleel must decide if he's only home for the holidays or if the Christmas spirit that brought them together will last all through the year.
Review:
While at the used book store, I saw this, and it sounded cute. Look at that cover! Plus, I've been meaning to read more Football romances. And it's Xmas? *chef kiss*
Here we follow Jahleel and Bebe. They were High School friends and then sometimes more than friends. However, things fell apart when they went to college, and Jahleel had the NFL in his sights. Years later, Jahleel is back home with a career-ending injury. Bebe has been back home for the last three years, but with a divorce certificate and a kid. As their hometown's Christmas festivities bring them together, they must decide whether they can overcome the past and find love again.
Christian Fiction REALLY needs to have a label on it. The cover states "Sweet Romance," and that is fine! I love a nice, sweet, and clean romance, but as I started diving in..........the religious stuff was peppered on heavily. I looked on Goodreads and yep....Christian Fiction. Sighs. Normally, I don't mind sprinkles of religious chat, but when it is saturated in it...I literally can't.
I pushed on as much as possible, but it was a LOT. I started skimming because I was really curious about how these two would finally find love again. I was invested at this point, but I, for sure, had to do some serious skimming.
Overall, this was very sweet, and I liked Bebe and Jahleel, but the religiousness was too much for me. I don't mind a bit of religion mixed in, especially if it helps the plot and character development, but this one had A LOT. Meh.
2 stars.
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