Today we are celebrating the release of THE FALLBACK, a standalone, contemporary romance title by Mariah Dietz! It is the book many readers and bloggers are calling Mariah's best work to date. It's FREE with KindleUnlimited.

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THE FALLBACK by Mariah Dietz

Available now in KindleUnlimited

Blurb:

Breaking up is hard to do.

It's even harder when you're not expecting it. Brooke Jensen is a planner. Not only in her personal life but also professionally as one of the most sought after event planners in Chicago. But, when the ideal life she built for herself, complete with handsome, long-term boyfriend and perfect apartment crumbles, she realizes there are some things you just can’t plan for. While trying to start anew from her best friend's guest room and discovering the best doughnuts in the city, an idea sparks to life when she meets Levi. He's intriguing, funny, and shockingly good-looking, and what had been a few stray thoughts becomes a new passion for Brooke, a blog detailing learning how to be single. The project introduces Brooke to new people and experiences, and keeps returning her back to Levi. But, Brooke learns kismet may have been wrong when she learns Levi is the last person she should be interested in. Falling for the wrong guy once has Brooke hesitant to start a new relationship, but Levi is quickly proving that The Fallback might be even better.

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Elizabeth's Review

Review Copy Provided by Author

Overall - 3.5 Stars

This is a book that I’m going to have to review in 2 pieces, so please bear with me.
The story - 4 ⭐️
I loved the premise of this book! Brooke finds herself unexpectedly single. That leads to a little bit of self exploration and eventually a new love. She has some emotional growing up to do, but has a good group around her to help with that.
Brooke is a likeable character and her friendship with Felicity is heartwarming and funny. I also enjoyed watching Brooke get to know and explore a new relationship with Levi.
My one complaint with the story line was how the Brooke/Levi conflict resolved itself. It almost seemed as if something from the story was missing or that there was a hurry to wrap things up.

The setting - 3 ⭐️
I have a thing, a giant pet peeve of a thing, when it comes to books that are set in real places. I need the details to be right. This book takes place in Chicago and there are a handful of details that didn’t ring true, most of them I was able to brush off as artistic license. But, there were others things that I felt should have been presented accurately, especially since they are easy to research.
Overall, this is a good book by a new to me author. I enjoyed Brooke’s story and look forward to reading Ms Dietz back list.