Things are finally falling into place for Margaret Jacobsen.  She just landed her dream job, and she is newly engaged to Chip, her longtime boyfriend. But on what should have been one of the happiest days of her life, her world comes suddenly crashing down, and nothing will ever be the same again.  Now it's up to Margaret to find a strength that seems impossible and to find the answer to an unexpected dilemma.  Should she marry Chip?  She had thought he was the great love of her life, but at the moment she needs support more than ever, he has been very absent.  Heck, even Ian, her cute Scottish physical therapist has been more supportive of her, despite the distant and tough exterior he presents....and the more she peels back these layers, the more she begins to look at him with new eyes.

After loving Things You Save in a Fire so much, I immediately picked up How to Walk Away.  I'm finding that I really like Katherine Center's style of writing. It's at once light and reflective. Because this story unfolded a little more slowly, I really got to be submerged into what Margaret was going through. I felt compassion for her as she was coming to terms with an impossible situation and simultaneously grappling with a big decision and dealing with family drama.  I liked the different relationship dynamics in this book and all the complicated emotions that are so true-to-life. It made the story all the more relatable. I again loved the witty banter between characters. Katherine Center really has a knack for writing fun, laugh-out-loud conversations that make it impossible to put a book down.  Then there was the slow-building romance...it was tender and sweet, and the fact that it was slow to build added a depth to it.  I can't wait to get my hands on more of Center's books in the future. This was a ⭐⭐⭐⭐ for me.