IF FOREVER COMES
BY
A.L. JACKSON
BLOG TOUR
MY REVIEW OF IF FOREVER COMES - 4.5 STARS
Let me preface this by saying that I absolutely love all of the [author:A.L. Jackson|5784542] books that I have read. This one was no exception.
I gave this book 4 stars, but it really should be more like 4.5 stars and I hate that there are no 1/2 stars to give out.
This series is so emotionally charged and this book was too. I loved how the book changed POVs and went between Past and Present. This book was filled with more angst than the other two books and I really wanted more direct contact and tender moments between the characters.
That being said, the writing was beautiful and the story was wonderful. When I picked up the book, I was immediately shocked by the storyline and kind of figured out what was going to happen, but I had to read to find out the details. I think Christian and Elizabeth are two of my favorite characters in a series.
***SPOILERS***
I was taken in from the start of the story but was trying to figure out how Elizabeth and Christian had drifted so far apart. I loved that it was love lost and then found and now the added component of a marriage and a baby to make the family complete.
I definitely felt for Elizabeth throughout the book, but there were definitely times I wanted to smack her and ask her to come out of her "grieving" period.
Christian was all man throughout the book and did everything he could to make Elizabeth see that he still loved her. The neighbor was "sleazy" but I thought the story could have had a little more depth were the fight for Elizabeth was concerned.
I was so afraid there would not be a HEA ending for Christian and Elizabeth and was thrilled that there was and that they got the family they wanted.
Excellent and enjoyable read by one of my favorite authors that is on my "JACKSON IS ON MY MUST READ AS SOON AS HER BOOKS COME OUT" list.
If Forever Comes Blog Tour Schedule
October 6th – October 20th
Schedule
October 6th
A Love Affair with Books – Review
Aestas Book Blog – Review, Author Interview
Brandee’s Book Endings – Review, Excerpt
Fiction and Fashion – Review, Excerpt
Love N. Books – Review, Dream Cast
Mommy’s Reads and Treats - Review
October 7th
Book Reader Chronicles – Review, Excerpt
First Class Books – Review, Author Interview
Rate My Romance – Review, Dream Cast
Romance Addiction – Review, Dream Cast
The Autumn Review – Review
Vilma’s Book Blog – Review, Excerpt
October 8th
As the Pages Turn – Review, Excerpt
Literary Mania Reviews – Review, Character Interview with Christian
Natasha is a Book Junkie – Review
Reviews by Tammy and Kim – Review
October 9th
Angie’s Dreamy Reads – Promo Only
Book Nerds Anonymous – Review, Excerpt
Nose Stuck in a Book – Review, Author Interview
Rude Girl Book Blog – Review, Excerpt
October 10th
Jax’s Book Magic – Review, Dream Cast
My Secret Romance – Review, Excerpt
Sugar and Spice Book Blog – Review, Excerpt
Wolfel’s World of Books – Review, Excerpt
October 11th
Into the Night Reviews – Review, Excerpt
Swoon Worthy Books – Review, Excerpt
Jenee’s Book Blog - Review
October 12th
Flirty Dirty Book Blog – Review
The Book Avenue – Review
Books Unhinged Book Blog - Review
October 13th
Brianna Lee Book Reviews – Review, Author Interview
Nicely Phrased – Review
Wine Relaxation and My Kindle - Review
October 14th
Book Boyfriend Reviews – Review, Excerpt
Book Crush – Review, Excerpt
Love Between the Sheets - Review
October 15th
Word – Review, Excerpt
October 16th
Winding Stair Book Blog – Review, Excerpt
Have Book Will Read - Review
October 17th
Becca the Bibliophile – Review, Playlist
Teresa’s Reading Corner – Review
The Rock Stars of Romance – Promo Only
October 18th
Jersey Girl Book Reviews – Review, Character Interview with Christian, Elizabeth and Lizzie
Naughty and Nice Book Blog – Review, Character Interview with Christian and Elizabeth
The Little Black Book Blog – Review, Character Interview with Elizabeth
Three Chicks and Their Books - Review
October 19th
The Book Enthusiast – Review, Excerpt
Whirlwind Book Reviews - Review
October 20th
Shh Moms Reading – Review, Alt POV
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Blurb (from Goodreads)
If Forever Comes, the final chapter in the New York Times Bestselling Regret Series (Lost to You and Take This Regret).
Christian Davison’s life is complete. With a ring on Elizabeth’s finger and his daughter at his side, he’s ready to run headlong into their future.
Elizabeth Ayers never believed she would again find this kind of joy—the joy of a family and the wholeness found in the touch of the man she’s always loved.
Their love is intense and their passion only grows as they set out to rediscover each other.
But life is never easy.
Rocked by the unforeseen, Christian and Elizabeth will find themselves fighting for the one thing they hold most important—family.
I put the car in drive and headed toward her school. Maybe it was completely out of the way, an irrational chore to travel all this way to drive her a mile to her school every morning. I didn’t care. I needed this time with her, this connection that promised I was still an integral part of her life.
“Just okay?” I prodded, struggling to keep my voice from cracking. I hated seeing her this way. Her mood constantly fluctuated, up and down, back and forth, hints of my sweet baby girl emerging then receding just as quickly.
“I was just bored. Uncle Maffew and Auntie Natalie didn’t come over all weekend, and Mommy didn’t want to go to the beach,” she almost pouted. She paused, grimaced as she continued on, seemingly grasping for the good things that did transpire over the days we’d been apart. “Mommy did play with me a little bit, but then she got tired and took a nap. And she let me pick out dinner and I helped her make it, too.” She smiled a little as her attention flitted up to meet mine in the mirror. “I got lots of time to play with my new dolls you got me, Daddy. And I got my dollhouse all set up.”
We’d gone shopping Friday night, searching out a dining room set for her prized dollhouse that was tucked in the corner of her room. We’d ended up with a tiny dining room set, and I couldn’t say no when Lizzie had asked me to add two new members to the ever-growing miniature family. Lately Lizzie seemed to spend more time lost in the sanctuary of their world than in her own.
Sorrow swamped me, because I could feel my daughter’s own. I hated it. I would do anything to be able to take it away.
“That doesn’t sound so bad.” I made a feeble attempt at encouraging her.
She sighed, slumped her chin in her hand as she rested her forehead on the window, her attention focused on the blur of the passing street. “I just don’t know why you can’t sleep at our house. It’s better when you’re there, Daddy.”
Her words cut right through me. I fought to gather myself, to keep it under control, because I knew I had to stay strong for my little girl.
I forced myself to speak. “We already talked about why I can’t right now.”
The problem was all of those reasons had come with little conviction. I didn’t believe them myself.
“Just tell Mommy you’re sorry,” she begged quietly. I heard the tears building in the vulnerability that wound its way into her angel voice.
God.
How was I going to get through another conversation like this? We had them often, and I’d give just about anything to offer her a different answer, to come up with a different result.
I wanted one myself.
Sighing heavily, I scrubbed my palm over my face, blinked as I tried to focus ahead through the sorrowful haze that clouded my vision.
“It’s not that simple, Lizzie.” God, how much did I wish it was.
Silence hovered in the car before she finally spoke again. “Your voice was so loud, Daddy. You made Mommy cry.” Her words came as a whisper, a memory that so clearly traumatized my little girl.
That day had been the first emotion I’d seen from Elizabeth in weeks. It’d been charged, the moment when Elizabeth had finally broken and I’d cracked.
I’d said things I never should have.
But Elizabeth had said them, too.
“I hate that you heard that, Lizzie, but sometimes grown-ups have fights and we raise our voices. None of that was directed at you.”
“But then you left,” she countered. “You’re supposed to say you’re sorry when you do something bad.”
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My Dream Cast
Bio
A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including Pulled and When We Collide.
She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.
Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children. Her favorite pastime is spending time with the ones she loves.
Giveaway
Amy is giving away:
· GRANDPRIZE: iPad mini
· 2nd Prize: $20 Amazon Gift Card
· 3rd Prize: 3 signed copies of If Forever Comes
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Sounds like a great book, thanks for the review and giveaway information!
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