Love in Tandem

Title: Love in Tandem

Author: Becca Kinzer

Publisher: Tyndale

Genre: Christian Fiction, RomCom, Contemporary

Source: Library

My Review:

Becca Kinzer's sophomore novel, Love in Tandem, is every bit as good as her first novel, Dear Henry, Love Edith. Yet, they could not be more different.

I was captivated by the story from the first page.

It's a terrible thing when a teacher survives an entire school year only to die the first minute of summer vacation.

I loved Charlotte. She sees the bright side in everything, until she doesn't, LOL.

Zach is an adventurer, only home long enough to be the best man at his brother's wedding. He grew up with Charlotte and their reconnection scene is a comedy of errors. 

This story had everything I love in a Romcom:

🚴dry humor

"First, we're going to stop repeating the same question over and over." Zach's palm slid around her back, giving her a gentle push to the door. "Next, we're going to drive out to the railroad tracks, smile, and finish getting photos for Ben and Shannon. Then, last but not least, we'll wait for a train to run over us before we have to explain anything."

🚴witty banter

🚴chemistry between the characters

🚴a unique storyline

🚴character driven story

🚴second romance line

🚴plot twist

And so much more. I stayed up late finishing this book and was so sad it was over. I wanted more at the ending, but honestly, it was a great ending I just wanted more, LOL!

★★★★★/5

Synopsis (Goodreads): 

She’s perfectly content leading a quiet life in her small hometown. He’s an adventurer with unquenchable wanderlust. The two couldn’t be any more opposite if they tried. But a tandem bicycle and a 500-mile road trip just might change all that. After a failed engagement and her mother’s battle with cancer, Charlotte Carter’s life is finally turning around now that she’s landed a dream job teaching music. What she didn’t see coming was the imminent closure of the school’s music program. She’s determined to save it, even if it means getting creative. There’s no way she’s chalking this up as just another failure in her book of recent embarrassments.Zach Bryant is back in town just long enough to see his brother Ben get married and then he’s off traveling the world again. He never imagined he’d run into Charlotte Carter, his brother’s ex-fiancé, or that everyone would believe he and Charlotte are an item. He certainly didn’t dream he’d end up riding a tandem bicycle hundreds of miles with her in an attempt to raise funds for a defunct music program, but how can he say no when the prize money would help him out of his financial predicament too?Charlotte is sure she can set aside her differences with Zach long enough to cross the finish line and win the giant cash prize . . . can’t she? A few hundred miles in, she’s questioning her deeply held assumptions about Zach and wondering if maybe tandem biking is only the start of their biggest adventure yet.