TITLE: Forever This Time
SERIES #: Echo Lake #1
CHARACTERS: Josie & Ethan
AUTHOR: Maggie McGinnis
PUBLICATION DATE: 11/03/15
ORDER LINKS: Amazon | B&N
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Forever This Time is the story of Josie Kendrew, who returns to her tiny Vermont hometown after ten years’ absence when her father has a stroke, and Ethan Miller, her jilted high school sweetheart, who’s taken her place as the CFO of the Kendrew family business: running Snowflake Village—a “Santa’s Village”—style amusement park.
Josie, now a successful therapist with a Boston practice, isn’t sure how she feels about being back in Echo Lake. In some ways, things have changed a lot; Ethan’s got an MBA, seems to have something going with Molly, her childhood best friend, and he even owns the beautiful Victorian they’d always talked about buying together. But in other ways, the place is exactly the same, with reminders of the heartbreak that drove Josie away lurking around every corner. When Josie’s “Little Sister” Avery died of cancer at the age of ten, the grief nearly destroyed her, and ultimately inspired her choice of career. It also caused a hurt so deep she knew she couldn’t stay in Echo Lake, surrounded by memories. And she’s not going to stay now; as soon as her dad’s health improves, she’s headed right back to Boston, to her therapy practice and her quiet apartment. To her lonely, safe life.
As for Ethan, he’s not all that pleased to see the woman he once loved. It took a long time to pick up the pieces Josie left behind, he’s proud of the work he’s done to bring Snowflake Village into the 21st century, and he’s worried that if Josie finds out about his project to honor Avery’s memory, she’ll get the wrong idea. He’s not planning to make it easy for Josie to come back, and he’s not going to pretend that all is forgiven. They can’t just pick up where they left off… right?
REVIEW:
This is a story of going home and is that still the same home you left behind.
Josie comes back to town when her father has a stroke feeling no choice but to return. But Josie’s life as a teen was difficult and after a few things happen she leaves town. Ethan has grown into a very caring man who knows he lost the love of his life and isn’t looking forward to seeing her again.
But be warned this is not a sweet romance. I can’t even count the amount of times my eyes teared up. The flashbacks of Josie are hard to read but the story is one that should be consumed and will pull you in the moment that the sweetness of the first few chapters ends. Don’t get me wrong. The first few chapters are great and I wondered if the story had a mind of it’s own and wasn’t at all where the author expected to have it go.
I truly believe a fan of the romance genre that has a little more bite will love this book.
Disclaimer:
I received a complimentary copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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