I cup his face in my hands wanting to hold on to this moment. On to him. His laughter slows but his smile stays, settling into something heartbreakingly tender while his head drops back in the snow. I rub my thumbs over his cheeks and feel the rush of it. The magic. Snow and sky and us smack-dab in the middle of it, cold slipping through the tops of my boots and prickling at my skin. Jackson looking at me like maybe it feels like magic for him too.
page 222, Delilah
Table of Contents
Why And Now, Back To You?
When I read B.K. Borison’s First Time Caller a year ago I mentioned that it had set a new high bar for contemporary romance for me. I also mentioned that there was a sequel coming out the next year and I was planning on reading it. And Now, Back To You came out out in February 2026 and due to the popularity of the book, my library hold for it didn’t come in till June 2026.
In another case of fortuitous timing. I read that first B.K. Borison book exactly a year ago in the middle of summer and I have come to associate summer with contemporary romance. Especially the lighthearted and fun romantic-comedy style of romance that B.K. Borison writes.
Let’s get into it!
The Book
And Now, Back To You is another contemporary romance in B.K. Borison’s Heartstrings series which means that there are some returning characters from First-Time Caller – namely Aiden and Lucille who were the two lovebirds in that first book. The book is set in the same city, Baltimore and takes place shortly after the events of the first book.
Characters
The two main characters in this book are Jackson Clark, a meteorologist working for a radio station and Delilah Stewart, a meteorologist and weather reporter who works for YBAL News, a Baltimore TV channel. Right off the bat I liked these two characters more than I did Aiden and Lucille.
One of the primary criticisms of First-Time Caller that I have heard from fellow book reviewers is that the male love interest Aiden isn’t particularly well developed and/or interesting compared to the female love interest Lucille. Personally, I liked Aiden well enough but the criticism is a valid one.
I think that B.K. Borison took that criticism to heart and fixed that problem in And Now, Back To You. Both Jackson and Delilah are equally well developed and interesting as characters. Jackson is socially awkward, fiercely protective of his two sisters who he has guardianship over and he loves routines and schedules. His relationship with his mother is a source of great trauma for him and it is part of why he loves routines.
Delilah on the other hand is a chaotic mess. Constantly going around the city with her camera man Mark on absolutely bonkers assignments given to her by her terrible boss Keith. She is on camera a lot and is great at it, she is the quintessential sunshine girl, all smiles and everybody loves her. She does the job because her grandfather watches YBAL News and loves seeing her on TV. And Jackson doesn’t understand her chaotic self at all.
The TV and radio stations are across the street from each other. The way Jackson and Clark interact with each other is via Jackson leaving post-it notes on her car because she parked her Volkswagen Beetle slightly off center and Jackson insists on parking besides her and then being unable to get out of his car. Also they literally keep running into each other and many of Jackson’s shirts have been ruined by something getting spilled on them. Chaotic mess indeed.
Plot & Romance
Since both main characters are meteorologists and weather reports, the premise of And Now, Back To You is set all around a major weather event. There is a once in a decade snow storm on its way to Baltimore; Jackson and Delilah’s bosses set up a collaborative weather reporting trip for them to go to rural Maryland and report on the weather from somewhere that is going to face the brunt of the storm.
The regular romance readers will start to see a very specific romance trope in this already. Namely forced-proximity. The first book in the Heartstrings series also did this and B.K. Borison opts to stick to what works, in this case however, the trope feels more natural due to the fact of both main characters being weather reporters and doing weather reporting together. It is a more believable setup than the whole Aiden/Lucille dating advice show affair.
Sure enough when Jackson and Delilah get to the lodge/inn that they are going to be staying at they find that Delilah’s reservation was mysteriously cancelled and moved to another place nearby. When they go to that other place, it is quickly discovered that place is sketchy and/or haunted so of course Delilah has to stay in Jackson’s room and oh what’s that? They have to share a bed too? Yep, you know it.
The extremely by-the-numbers setup works really well in this case because from the jump there is strong chemistry between Jackson and Delilah. Despite them butting heads, Jackson and Delilah are very much into each other and a lot of the beginning to middle of the romance development is them trying to figure out if these feelings for each other are real and not just a result of their proximity to each other.
The romance was so fun to read. The banter between Jackson and Delilah is funny and heartwarming. The small ways Jackson and Delilah care for each other is very sweet. Jackson’s desire for Delilah is palpable and yet uncertain at the same time. Delilah is similar, her uncertainty comes from the desire to maintain a certain professionalism and a desire to be taken seriously. And, that is where the delectable tension at the heart of this story comes from.
In a first for a contemporary romance novel, I also enjoyed the sex scenes in this book. There are two of them and I thought both of them were well done. It helped that B.K. Borison wisely chose to keep them short yet filled with intense passion. There were also well placed in the story and felt like they came at a natural point in the development of the romance.
As for side characters and plots – I really enjoyed the relationship dynamic between Jackson and his two sisters Penelope and Adeline. It was all very sweet but also with just the right amount of seriousness thrown in there in regards to the three siblings and their relationship with the absent mother Camille (boo, all the homies hate Camille). The Gianna and Mark side plot was also interesting, perhaps setting up for a third book involving them?
Concluding Thoughts
I really enjoyed my time reading And Now, Back To You. It was a fun & lighthearted romance story with characters I liked and who had strong chemistry with each other. And now, a new high bar has been set as far as contemporary romance goes. B.K. Borison delivered just the right amount of good character development mixed in with the romantic-comedy elements that make me swoon.
I will definitely be reading the next book in the Heartstrings series if there is one and I am considering reading her other contemporary romance books at a later time. I am also in the mood to read more contemporary romance this summer so feel free to give me your suggestions on that front.
That’s all from me, see y’all in the next one.
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