seriously romantic: a choice of fate by jezz de silva

we met jarrah harper and olivia williams in against all odds, and now they have their chance to find true love in a choice of fate. both jarrah and olivia are career-driven, compassionate people. they have worked hard to achieve their goals. jarrah is a highly successful lawyer in brisbane, australia. olivia has just completed her fellowship and is ready to start her medical career as the lead neurologist at a los angeles hospital.

when they meet up to go to wingarra, jarrah's hometown in the midst of the australian outback, they don't expect to find themselves torn asunder by their desire for each other and their life goals.

there is absolutely no question that jarrah and olivia are crazy about each other. they are a perfect match in every way. they challenge each other, and lift one another up and knock them down when necessary. the only thing they absolutely need to figure out is how to make the time, the distance and their crazy careers work while loving each other. and even though the solution is made obvious early on, they both struggle to come to terms with what they have to do in order to gain everything they really want. because they've both been traveling a set path for so long, it's really hard to admit that they need to shift gears. but the way the story unfolds allows things to happen organically in a way that really works.

one thing that seems a bit strange is the cover art, because it's made pretty clear that jarrah is of aboriginal descent and is black. and that guy on the cover is just really tan. which, like obviously this is a small thing, but if we're talking about diversity and representation, it seems like a marketing failure.

**a choice of fate will publish on january 29, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/entangled publishing (amara) in exchange for my honest review.