About the Book

Book: Butterflies

Author: Samantha Roman

Genre: Christian YA

Release Date: June 4, 2025

Fifteen-year-old Candy Chancellor must choose between holding onto yesterday’s pain or the hope of tomorrow. When her father is tragically killed weeks before her baby brother is expected, Candy is tossed from being a happy home schooled girl to the new girl at Christian school- with a seat in front of her new best enemy. Now that her grieving mother is unable to provide any true support, Candy relies on the help of two of her new friends from school, an old friend of the family, and tries to find God in the midst of it all.

Real estate tycoon Leslie Chancellor must make a choice between life or death and this time she doesn’t have her husband to help her. When Robert Chancellor is tragically killed, Leslie spirals into a deep darkness she can’t escape. Now that Candy is chasing her dreams of being a super star, Leslie must rely on an old family friend, a kind colleague, and new friend she didn’t plan on meeting.

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About the Author

Samantha Roman is a Christian author who loves sharing heartwarming fiction with readers all over the world. She writes by day and is a mystery movie watcher at night. When she isn’t writing or watching movies, you can catch her with her family and puppy!

My Thoughts

The title captured my attention first off. My father loved butterflies, and had a collection of butterfly figurines. This summer I have thoroughly enjoyed watching the butterflies flutter around the lantana in our yard.

The second thing that attracted me to this story is that the author is/was homeschooled, as was Candy, the teen in this story. I am a retired homeschool mom, myself.

I can relate to Candy to some extent, in that many years I was the new kid in school. My parents were church school teachers, and we moved frequently. It's tough being a teenager, but add on the grief of tragic loss of loved ones, a parent who spirals into alcoholism, and being the new kid in school? That's unimaginably tough.

That's when one has to really learn to trust in God, and rely on Him for strength.

Butterflies is told from two points of view: Candy's, and her mother, Leslie's. Both views are poignant and soul-searching.

If you enjoy contemporary Christian YA novel which touches on some deep topics, you will want to add Butterflies to your TBR list.

I received a complimentary copy through Celebrate Lit and these opinions are my own.