ALWAYS AND FOREVER

ALWAYS AND FOREVER

by: Harper Bentley

SYNOPSIS:

Does wanting to slap the hell out of Brody Kelly make me a bad person? How about setting his hair on fire?

No, I'm not a psycho.

Yes, I AM angry.

See, a year ago, my sweet and sexy firefighter boyfriend and I broke up over something extremely ridiculous. We'd been together since we were sophomores in high school, but that was the end of that. Almost twelve years of that, mind you.

The looks he gives me tell me he still wants me. Our latest encounter has me thinking he's trying to win me back.

But I'm not willing to give in so easily.

I don't know why he used our argument as an excuse to break up, but I'm going to find out. I've lived in Serenity Point all my life and have connections and I’m not afraid to use them to get to the bottom of things.

What I am afraid of is finding something I won’t be able to handle.

He used to call me his Always and Forever.

But the secrets he’s keeping might tear us apart for good.

EXCERPT:

He’s ignored me when we’ve passed each other on the street, seemingly content in not even acknowledging my presence even though I’ve caught him staring at me every other time but always from a distance.

And now he says he misses me. And he says it on the day I didn’t tear up when I saw him and hoped it meant I was finally getting over him.

And now I’m chewing on my thumbnail, damn it.

I lower my arm and feel my hands ball into fists at my sides gritting my teeth because I want to bash his friggin’ face in then yell at him or vice versa. Either works. But then I remember myself, remember that I’m in my store and that anyone could come through the door at any time and I wouldn’t want to lose business because I’ve turned into a raging bitch. I breathe in deeply through my nose and let it out trying to calm myself which works for the moment. “You miss me…” I state quietly, my eyes narrowed as they remain locked on his.

I see his jaw muscles jump as he stares back at me. Then he nods slowly.

Well, this is just too much.

I huff out a laugh, putting my hands on my hips. “I think it might be too late, Brody,” I state a little snottily, seeing his eyes go hard upon hearing that. Whatever.

“What’re you saying, Piper?”

I shrug nonchalantly although every muscle in my body is tight. “I saw you walking to Mags’ earlier and to be honest, I felt nothing. After more than a year of wanting to cry every time I saw you, today that didn’t happen.” I shrug again to get the point across even as my heart’s beating a hundred miles an hour in my chest.

THE AUTHOR:

Harper Bentley has taught high school English for 22 years. Although she’s managed to maintain her sanity regardless of her career choice, jumping into the world of publishing her own books goes to show that she might be closer to the ledge than was previously thought.
After traveling the nation in her younger years as a military brat, having lived in Alaska, Washington State and California, she now resides in Oklahoma with her teenage daughter, two dogs and one cat, happily writing stories that she hopes her readers will enjoy.

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MY REVIEW:

I received this book as an ARC, in exchange for an honest review.

I give this book 5 stars.

I enjoyed all the characters, the writing, the story line, the beginning, the end, the middle, the love, the hate, the bad, the ugly, the truth, the end!!!

I hurry and read "Big As The Sky" first, because I am so ADD about reading book two before one, lol.

I absolutely loved that one, and all those characters, so I knew I would love Always and Forever, which also had me familiar with all the characters, which of course is something else that I have to have.

My reviews aren't always that fabulous, you won't ever find any of my reviews explaining what the whole book is about, for the simple fact, that's why the author writes a synopsis. Also most of the reviews I read do the same thing, so I try not to consume to much of your time; but at the same time making sure you get the gist of it.

With all that crap being sad, here are some of my feelings on this book.

Haters: Peyton & Hannah!

You will see why when you read this book, not giving anything away here.

Love: Brody, Piper, Kade, Amelia, Greer & Ryan.

They are all awesome. Ryan is a hoot, she will keep you laughing through out the entire book.

Greer, is great, the kind of sister I would love to have.

Kade is, well he is Kade, and will always be a dream.

Piper, she is a wonderful woman, who has herself together, and her heart on her sleeve, which in her defense, I would be the same. She is a successful business woman, beautiful inside and out.

Brody, ahhhhhh Brodyyyyyy!!!! 

Well like his brother, he has it all, looks, body, great package, muscle, looks, body, great package. O right, I said that ;)

And besides the great stuff, he also knows what he wants, and knows how to treat his woman. One thing is certain, he takes care of her needs pretty well, if you get me. And well, we all know how important that is, right?!!!!

Brody & Piper together - well they were meant to be together. Like America's #1 couple, together.

They know each other's body's very well, also each other's heart, and of course that is an important factor in any relationship. And since they had that, well, that would be why there bedroom performances were not lacking.

As I approached the last pages of this book, I started getting all sad, and mad. If that even makes since. I just didn't want it to end, it could have went on another 300 pages, and I would have been all, awww puppy dogs and rainbows. lol

I greatly enjoyed this read. I will also be looking for other books in this series, and also by this author.

Thank you for your trust in the ARC.