Always & Forever
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4.4 • 7 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Erin had a plan… Go to college, become an advertising exec, marry her boyfriend of five years, and start a family— all in that order.
But even the best laid plans are no match for life's curveballs. Plagued by deception, rejection, and an unfortunate diagnosis, she runs away from the only life she's ever known to forge a new one. But like they say, the past always finds a way to catch up, and after suffering from panic attacks she is forced to step back into her old life as she recuperates.
Back in Oak Harbor with her family, Erin is forced to deal with the reason she distanced herself from them in the first place and when the two people she has been trying to avoid the most show up in the beautiful coastal town, she cannot escape the decisions she has to make that will either heal her wounds or break her into a million pieces.
Marg has been happy and thriving in her relationship with Ben. The only problem is going after the one thing she's always desired may prove to be more than Ben can handle. When her mother comes to stay with her, Marg finds herself in unfamiliar territory as she tries to navigate their new relationship.
Lose yourself in this new women's fiction series that includes friendship, love, and loss among the Hamilton family & friends. A heartwarming cast of characters that has the backdrop of Oak Harbor's coastal serene landscapes and crystal blue waters.
Customer Reviews
Always & Forever
A*R*C for honest review with no compensation
Always & Forever is book 8 in the Oak Harbor series by Kimberly Thomas with Erin, Marg and the family too!
Back in Oak Harbor after Erin has some devastating news but doesn’t seem to want anyone to know…she is pushing everyone away…friends, family, her fiancé. Until she almost ends up losing her life then everything falls in perspective.
Marg is struggling with problems with her mother, Alice and the secrets Alice has hidden. Her boyfriend asks her to marry and she said no…
Family, friends, secrets, family dynamics, forgiveness, emotional issues, struggles and more…
Captivating and hard to put down
This story had me feeling so many emotions but it's worth all the feelings. The storyline is realistic, captivating and hard to put down. The characters dealt with so many real-life situations. I can’t wait to read more from the author. Would recommend reading this to anyone.
I received a free copy of this book via Cherrylily ARCs and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Always and Forever…. But which forever?
We have everyday people with everyday hurts, pains and sins. One big happy family, they are not.
Erin can’t stand her cheating dad… and dad’s infidelity cut deep in more ways than one. Erin was married to a guy named Rob and that didn’t work out. Now she loves Brian and breaks up with him… Why? Fear.
She gets devastating news that she can’t have children and knows Brian wants a big family. She tells him she can’t marry him, fearing he’d come to resent her since she couldn’t give him children he so badly wanted. Her dad’s infidelity affected Erin in many ways and made an impact on her relationship with Brian. Their journey isn’t an easy one.
Marg and her mother, Alice are at odds. Alice constantly nit-picks at anything and everything Marg does. It seems like Marg can’t do anything right. Oh and she finds out her ‘dad’ is not really her dad. Seems like mama dearest had a wondering eye and tried to keep the consequences hidden. Soooo, is Alice that bad or is she hiding a lot of things deep inside herself?
As if things aren’t bad enough, the man Marg truly loves, asks here to marry him and she has to tell him no’. This her story to tell and you’ll read it all inside the pages.
And then there’s Jules, she and Noah are back together…. They have a baby girl that is the apple of everyone’s eye. But it hasn’t always been good. She and Noah also have had their problems
This is one messed up group of family and friends. Little by little they try to forgive and rebuild. The roads will be steep and curvy, some easier than others. But since when did real life get easy?
🤔 OBSERVATIONS:
Halfway through the book, I still was having a hard time connecting, relating to the characters. I kept getting people mixed up. We have a lot of family members to remember that are parents, siblings, half siblings, exes, aunts, uncles, nieces etc. …. It gets confusing. Maybe I missed a previous book where they have been introduced or played major roles?
Really liked that Marg is old fashioned and refused to move in with the man she thought would be her future husband.
I guess all’s well that ends well, but wow, getting there was a mess
Heartless Alice …. or is she, what’s her story? Will Marg ever get to know her ‘real’ dad?
Tsk, tsk…. Erin is scared of losing Brian due to her infertility, thus breaks up with him. How silly, she definitely loses him this way…. Not giving him a choice means she loses for sure.