Finding Love in San Antonio
by Miralee Ferrell, Kimberly Rose Johnson
Published by Mountain Brook Ink
Publication Date May 15, 2022
Genres: Christian Fiction, Clean Romance
Setting: Texas Contemporary
Main Character Ages: 35-60
Written for: Adults
Pages: 219
Synopsis:
For TV chef Adela Romero, the lights of LA have lost their luster. The grief of her husband’s death three years ago still hangs heavy over her and her daughter, Fabi.
When Adela returns to San Antonio for a summer break with her daughter, she learns her mother-in-law's Mexican diner is struggling. Adela wants to help, but her career is tugging her in another direction.
Local food critic David Agraponte has a history with Adela. A history he’d like to rekindle. When he interviews Adela, sparks fly—both good and bad. In Adela’s struggle to put her past behind her, she’s tentative about a new relationship, but David hopes she’ll stay at Romero’s long enough to give him a chance.
Sandra always dreamed of managing Romero’s one day, but her chances of proving herself to her aunt are slim with her famous TV-chef cousin taking all the attention. Can’t her aunt see that Adela’s just passing through on her way to her next big gig? Still, as much as she resents it, Sandra may need Adela’s help if there is going to be a Romero’s left for her to manage.
When Adela gets a TV offer that’s sure to shoot her career to the stars, her choice may hold more than just her future in the balance. Can David and Adela find a way to save Romero’s and hold onto their own dreams, or will Adela’s opportunity push them apart?
I received a complimentary copy of this book. This gift did not influence my opinion or review.
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While primarily David and Adela’s story, Finding Love in San Antonio tells of the Romero family women finding their place after the death of Adela’s husband.
Adela had been so focused on her career as a celebrity chef that she constantly fought for time to spend with her daughter – and lost. Her mother-in-law was struggling with running a restaurant she no longer loved. Her niece desired to manage the restaurant and resented being overlooked. And Fabi, Adela’s daughter, longed to be significant enough in her mom’s life to be noticed.
This is a sweet story. I enjoyed the interactions and conflict between the women and seeing how they overcame them.
Readers who enjoy Hallmark-style stories will want to read Finding Love in San Antonio.
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About Kimberly Rose Johnson
Faith Hope and Love Reader’s Choice Finalist, Kimberly Rose Johnson, married her college sweetheart and lives in the Pacific Northwest. From a young child Kimberly has been an avid reader. That love of reading fostered a creative mind and led to her passion for writing. She especially loves romance and writes contemporary romance that warms the heart and feeds the soul.
Kimberly holds a degree in Behavioral Science from Northwest University in Kirkland, Washington, and is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers.
About Miralee Ferrell
Miralee Ferrell is an award-winning, best-selling author with 24 books in print as well as several articles and short stories. Her books are selling overseas as well as the U.S., and one title was translated into Dutch and is selling in the Netherlands. Her most recent contemporary novel, Runaway Romance, released in January 2018 on UP TV, and subsequently on Hallmark on Demand. She and her husband, Allen, live on eleven acres in Washington State. Miralee loves interacting with people, ministering at her church, (she is a certified Lay Counselor with the AACC), and riding her horse. Miralee speaks at various women’s functions and has taught at writers’ conferences, as well as serving on faculty as the publisher and lead acquisition editor for Mountain Brook Ink, a Christian publishing house.
