It Had to Be You written by Susan Warren follows the story of Eden Christiansen. She was a young, passionate but quiet young woman trying to make her place in the world. She places herself in the role of her younger brother Owen’s cheerleader and babysitter. Looking after her reckless younger brother and his NHL career leaves little time for Eden. She has dreams and hopes to become a famous reporter but is currently stuck writing obits and she beats herself down thinking she will only ever write obits. She looks for help from someone on her brother’s hockey team to mentor him but she never expected bad boy enforcer Jace Jacobsen to step up and help. Jace has built his career on his infamous aggressive behavior both on and off the ice.
Like Eden, Jace finds himself at a crossroad in his career and his future in hockey. Everything changes when Owen’s carelessness leads to a career threatening injury and Eden stumbles upon a story that could be her big break in the reporting field. Jace and Eden are thrown together on this story and they begin to develop feelings for each other.
It Had To Be You was a fun and entertaining story from start to finish. The characters were love able and real both in their faults and in their emotions. Watching the relationship develop between Eden and Jace was fantastic. It truly showed that you can not always judge a book by it’s cover! Jace has so many layers to him and it was exciting watching Eden open herself up to learning more about him. He truly shows his true nature above the media bad boy hype. It also had a great side story intertwined in it with Jace’s good friend and his young daughter that left you craving for more about their own story.
It Had To Be You was a fun read and I really hope there is a second part to this book! I would love to see how both Jace and Eden’s lives end up. You can find more reviews on It Had To Be You here. To purchase a copy of this book you can do so here.
Rating: 3.5/5
Disclosure: I received a digital copy of this book in order to facilitate this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
