Favorite Books of 2020: Contemporary Fiction

It's time to talk about my favorite books from this year! 2020 has been no one's favorite revolution around the sun, but it still produced some stellar reads to help distract us along the way. 📚

Click on any title to read my original review, or click on the cover if you're interested in purchasing these books for yourself.

If you missed my earlier post on Favorite Novellas of 2020, be sure to check those out. 🙂

"The Joy of Falling" by Lindsay Harrel
Young widows Eva and Angela decide to compete in an ultramarathon in New Zealand in honor of their adventurous husbands. Pressed to the limits of their endurance, they learn about grief, hope, and life.

"Some Bright Someday" by Melissa Tagg
Haunted by his past, including military desertion in Afghanistan, Lucas believes he is unworthy of love or finding a home. But his friends in Maple Valley don't see him as broken. Can he ever find healing?

"The Sowing Season" by Katie Powner
Recently retired farmer Gerrit must reinvent his life and remember what is important—including trying to repair his relationships with his wife and grown children, who took a back seat in his life for too many years.

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"All of You, Always" by Lindsay Harrel

Ben Baker cannot fail. At least that's the pressure he feels looming from previous generations of successful Baker business owners. Yet the inn he inherited is falling down around him, and this was never the job he envisioned for himself. He doesn't want to sell, though he's had offers. He wants to find a way to pull himself and the struggling inn up by the bootstraps.

Bella Moody will do anything to find out who her father is. The question has haunted her throughout her entire life. Her tight-lipped professional mother won't give her any information that might help in Bella's search. But finally her mother lays down a bread crumb: If Bella can go to Walker Beach and convince a stubborn property owner to sell to their company, she'll reveal her father's name.

When Bella arrives in Walker Beach, she is immediately charmed by the small town and its friendly citizens. And the handsome inn owner. She disguises her real reason for coming to town and befriends Ben, but soon she sees his heartbeat for the place and the pressure he's under with his family. Will she be forced to choose between helping Ben or helping her mother? Does a chance at a future mean she'll have to give up hope of discovering her past?

Note: This story was written for the general market, and I truly missed the. Lindsay has written some of my favorite womens fiction over the past few years, including The Secrets of Paper and Ink and The Joy of Falling. Don't miss those as this new series rolls out.

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