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Rachel Hauck
New York Times Bestselling Author
"A charming story about discovering joy amidst life's disappointments, Just Let Go is a delightful treat for Courtney Walsh' growing audience."
Christian Market Magazine
"In this beautiful story of disillusionment turned to healing, Walsh brings about a true transformation of restored friendships and love."
Serena Chase
USA Today Happy Ever After Blog
"This novel features a deeply emotional journey, packaged in a sweet romance with a gentle faith thread that adds an organic richness to the story and its characters."
Midwest Book Review
"Just Look Up" by Courtney Walsh is a compelling and consistently entertaining romance novel by a master of the genre."
Publisher’s Weekly
"[A] sweet, well-paced story...Likable characters and the strong message of discovering what really matters carry the story to a satisfying conclusion."
USA Today’s Happy Ever After Blog
Serena Chase
"This novel features a deeply emotional journey, packaged in a sweet romance with a gentle faith thread that adds an organic richness to the story and its characters. Just Look Up is definitely one for the keeper shelf!"
Publisher’s Weekly
Walsh’s charming narrative is an enjoyable blend of slice-of-life and small-town Americana that will please Christian readers looking for a sweet story about forgiveness.
Susan May Warren
USA Today bestselling author
Just the kind of story I love! Small town, hunky skier, a woman with a dream and love that triumphs through hardship. A sweet story of reconciliation and romance by a talented writer.
Beth Vogt
Christy and Carol Award-Winning author
In her novel Just Let Go, author Courtney Walsh takes readers back to the charming fictional town of Harbor Pointe, writing a sweet romance between two people whose pasts hold them captive. Walsh crafts engaging, believable characters who resist falling in love with one another because relationships aren't easy ... especially when we struggle to accept our own brokenness.
Denise Hunter
bestselling author of Honeysuckle Dreams
Courtney Walsh’s latest novel, Just Let Go, matches a winsome heroine with an unlikely hero. In this romantic tale of opposites attract we learn that sometimes there’s much more beneath the surface than first appears. Walsh keeps the readers turning the pages in this charming story about learning when to love and when to let go.
RT Reviews
****1/2 (4 1/2 Stars) RT Top Pick

Walsh doesn't just write the typical romance novel, where there are two main characters who fall in love, break up over something and then make up. She writes a totally relatable story that makes you feel for all of the characters, sometimes laughing and sometimes crying along with them.
Cara Putman
Author of Shadowed by Grace
I adored this book. Courtney Walsh has a gift for creating novels that illustrate some aspect of love. With Paper Hearts, it was cherishing the good and the bad. With Change of Hearts it's pulling out the weeds that have grown up in our lives to rediscover who we are. It's also about true surrender of the dream of love. The story is so sweet and the characters compelling. I truly loved this story and can't wait for Courtney's next book. She truly has a style I enjoy with the secondary characters and setting that move a story from good to wonderful.
RT Reviews
**** (four stars)

Walsh has penned another endearing novel set in Loves Park, Colo. The emotions are occasionally raw, but always truly real. Readers will root for the characters to discover their potential and realize that love is right in front of them. It takes a little long to get to the point, but the journey is enjoyable.
RT Reviews
**** (four stars)
Tina Ann Forkner
Author of Rose House and Ruby Among Us
A Sweethaven Summer shines with moments of hope and tenderness. With interesting characters, a delightful setting, and a compelling plot, this is one of those stories that stays with you—like the precious pages of a scrapbook. Even after the story ended, I found myself wanting to visit Sweethaven again.
Megan DiMaria
Author of Searching for Spice
This is a heart-tugging story of hope amid loss, and ultimately grace and acceptance. Novelist Courtney Walsh weaves a captivating tale that taps into the universal desire for belonging and happiness. This delightful debut novel has a bit of mystery, a bit of romance, a beautiful setting, and an intriguing cast of characters. A lovely, satisfying read!
Ane Mulligan
Senior editor, Novel Rocket
In A Sweethaven Summer, Courtney Walsh has created a town I want to live in. From the first chapter, the characters became my friends, jumping off the page and into my heart. I didn’t want it to end. A masterful word painting, A Sweethaven Summer is a story of loss, regret, forgiveness, and restoration. Novel Rocket and I give it our highest recommendation. It’s a 5-star must-read.
Carla Stewart
Award-winning author of Chasing Lilacs and Broken Wings
A Sweethaven Summer is a stunning debut. I fell in love with the characters and the charming lakeside town of Sweethaven and didn’t want to leave. With a voice that sparkles, Courtney Walsh captured my heart in this tender story of forgiveness and new beginnings. It’s certainly a great beginning for this talented author.
Susan Meissner
Author of The Shape of Mercy and A Sound Among the Trees
A Sweethaven Summer is a sweet debut, filled with characters whose hopes, dreams, and regrets are relevant and relatable. A great book club read!
Romantic Times
**** (four stars)

Walsh's touching debut will have readers longing for a visit to the idyllic vista of Sweethaven, Michigan. The touch of mystery, significant friendships and a charming setting create a real treasure.
Deborah Raney
Award-winning author of the Hanover Falls series and Love Finds You in Madison County, Iowa (2012)
This book captivated me from the first paragraphs. Bittersweet memories, long-kept secrets, the timeless friendships of women—and a touch of sweet romance. Beautifully written and peopled with characters who became my friends, this debut novel is one for my keeper shelf—and, I hope, the first of many to come from Courtney Walsh's pen.
Marybeth Whalen
Author of The Mailbox and She Makes It Look Easy
Courtney Walsh puts the sweet in Sweethaven. If you're looking for an uplifting, hope-filled story filled with characters you'll feel like you know, A Sweethaven Homecoming has it!
Susan Opel
Creative Editor, Paper Crafts Magazine
A Sweethaven Homecoming is a triumph! With the foundations of family, love, and faith, The Circle grows through heartbreak, loss, and betrayal, and emerges renewed in their love for one another and most of all, their love of themselves. The healing properties of their hometown weave a certain magic into each of their lives, and they come to realize that no matter what the world throws at them, ‘you can always go back home.’
Deborah Raney
Award-winning author of the Hanover Falls series and Beneath a Summer Sky
If you loved A Sweethaven Summer as much as I did, you won't want to miss A Sweethaven Homecoming! This second novel in the Sweethaven series is Meghan's tough-and-tender story, and all the characters you came to love in the first book are back to warm their way into your heart. Courtney Walsh can't write fast enough to suit me!
Publishers Weekly
Walsh (A Sweethaven Summer) pens a quaint, smalltown love story, complete with an overbearing mother, an unscrupulous business partner, and a group of busybodies whose hearts are in the right place even if their actions are questionable. While certain elements are predictable, Walsh develops enough plot twists to make this enjoyable to the end.
Katie Ganshert
Award-winning author of A Broken Kind of Beautiful
Delightfully romantic with a lovable cast of quirky characters, Paper Hearts will have readers smiling from ear-to-ear! Courtney Walsh has penned a winner!
Becky Wade
Award-winning author of “Meant to Be Mine”
“Heartwarming! Paper Hearts is as much a treat as the delicious coffee the heroine serves in her book shop. Courtney Walsh's warm author's voice tells a story of a doctor and a bookstore owner, both living in a town centered on romance, yet both disillusioned by love. Like the matchmakers that surrounded the couple in the novel, I couldn't help cheering them on. A poignant, wry, sweet, and utterly charming read!”

Rachel Hauck

Christian Market Magazine

Serena Chase

Midwest Book Review

Publisher’s Weekly

USA Today’s Happy Ever After Blog

Publisher’s Weekly

Susan May Warren

Beth Vogt

Denise Hunter

RT Reviews

Cara Putman

RT Reviews

RT Reviews

Tina Ann Forkner

Megan DiMaria

Ane Mulligan

Carla Stewart

Susan Meissner

Romantic Times

Deborah Raney

Marybeth Whalen

Susan Opel

Deborah Raney

Publishers Weekly

Katie Ganshert

Becky Wade

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