"Let It Be Me" by Becky Wade

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Sebastian is one of the Miracle Five—five children who survived a traumatic event on a middle school missions trip, and are now forever banded together. Though Sebastian overcame his foster care upbringing to become a heart surgeon, he's still no expert on the workings of his own heart.

Leah is a math genius who turned down a chance to earn her PhD because she took over custody of her younger brother when she turned 18. She's focused on getting Dylan through high school and then pursuing the opportunities that guardianship denied her. 

When Sebastian and Leah meet, Sebastian is immediately captivated. However, it only takes hours to discover that Ben, another of the Miracle Five, is Leah's coworker and has had a crush on her for years. Sebastian would never do anything to hurt Ben, so he decides to back off and give Ben every chance to win Leah's heart.

An ordinary DNA test for an ancestry site leads Leah to an astonishing revelation—she is not biologically related to her family. After confirming that she was most definitely not adopted, the only other answer is that she was switched at birth with another infant born the same day at the same hospital. Needing someone with insider medical knowledge and insight, Leah seeks out Sebastian to help her uncover the mystery surrounding her birth. 

I absolutely loved Leah. As a big sister who has had a parental role in my younger siblings' lives, I could really relate to her on that level. Just like Leah, I would be devastated if I learned I wasn't biologically related to them, but it wouldn't change my deep and abiding love for them. Sebastian is a wonderful hero. Wounded. Layered. Thoughtful. This book had me alternately racing to find out what happened next, then slowing down to savor the sweet journey. Some of the plot twists left me gasping out loud. I highly recommend this to all fans of contemporary romance.

I received my copy of the book from the author. All thoughts in this review are my own.