Forever Right Now
Emma Scott
Released Tuesday, October 24, 2017
“Ours isn’t a romance. It’s a love story.”
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Blurb
***STANDALONE new adult romance from the author of The Butterfly Project and the Full Tilt Duet***
Darlene Montgomery has been to hell and back…more than once. After a stint in jail for drug possession, she is finally clean and ready to start over. Yet another failed relationship is just the motivation she needs to move from New York to San Francisco with the hopes of resurrecting her dance career and discovering that she is more than the sum of her rap sheet. As Darlene struggles in her new city, the last thing she wants is to become entangled with her handsome—but cranky—neighbor and his adorable little girl…
Sawyer Haas is weeks away from finishing law school, but exhaustion, dwindling finances, and the pressure to provide for himself and his daughter, Olivia, are wearing him down. A federal clerkship–a job he desperately needs–awaits him after graduation, but only if he passes the Bar Exam. Sawyer doesn’t have the time or patience for the capricious—if beautiful—dancer who moves into the apartment above his. But Darlene’s easy laugh and cheerful spirit seep into the cracks of his hardened heart, and slowly break down the walls he’s resurrected to keep from being betrayed ever again.
When the parents of Olivia’s absentee mother come to fight for custody, Sawyer could lose everything. To have any chance at happiness, he must trust Darlene, the woman who has somehow found her way past his brittle barbs, and Darlene must decide how much of her own bruised heart she is willing to give to Sawyer and Olivia, especially when the ghosts of her troubled past refuse to stay buried.
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Review
5+ “Hold onto me” stars
“Dios trabaja de maneras misteriosas.”
Emma Scott proves once again why she is an auto-buy author for me. Her novels are nothing short of amazing. She combines gorgeous writing, imaginative storylines, and unique characters and creates one-of-a-kind stories that will stick with you long after the last page is turned. You don’t simply read them, you live them. She is inspiring; her words are uplifting even when they are heartbreaking. She packs so much emotion into each and every one of her books and I can’t help but be consumed by them, just like I was with Forever Right Now.
We first met Darlene Montgomery in The Butterfly Project and I was ecstatic when I learned she was getting her own book. She’s had a rough life and she knows what it feels like to hit rock bottom. Desperate for a better life, she moves to San Francisco to find herself and even chase her dreams. When she runs into her new neighbor, a single-dad named Sawyer, she is unexpectedly drawn to him. She finds herself wanting to help him but he is determined to keep her at an arm’s length. However, the more time they spend together the closer they become and what follows is a gorgeous love story about second chances and how the strength of love can overcome any obstacle.
Forever Right Now is honest, real, and touching. Full of love, hope, pain, fear, and new beginnings, it’s a rollercoaster of emotion. I felt everything. I had tears falling as my heart broke and tears falling as my heart healed. The writing is stellar and perfectly sets the scene and mood. Vivid imagery makes it easy to be transported into the story and I can’t leave it behind if I tried.
Sawyer and Darlene are well-developed and relatable characters. I connected with them from the start and each found a place in my heart. Darlene is sweet, feisty, and sassy. She is blunt but in a friendly way and she has a big heart and cares deeply. Her magnetic energy draws you in and you can’t help but love her. Darlene’s story is an emotional one and I felt her longing to start over. She made poor decisions in the past and I love how she owns them and truly wants to change. I felt her fear and I felt her hope. She recognizes and accepts that she is far from perfect and it makes her real. She’s vulnerable yet is determined to succeed. I loved watching Darlene fight for herself. Her strength to overcome the challenges she is faced with is awe-inspiring.
“Everyone is worthy of love…But it starts with loving yourself first. That sounds like cheesy, clichéd shit, but it’s true. You have to know you can be good for someone else. Not just to fill up that hole in yourself, but to give.”
I loved Sawyer! He is a young, single dad whose daughter, Olivia, is his world. His love for her brought happy tears to my eyes. He would do anything for Olivia and I fell a little harder every time her was with her. Sawyer’s determination to make a good life for Olivia was wonderful. I felt his desperation to give her everything he can and his work ethic was remarkable. He has little time for anything else and I understood why he didn’t want to let Darlene in. With Darlene’s personality though, he couldn’t keep her out for long. I felt his reservations and fear about getting involved, and I loved his honesty when he was most vulnerable.
“I’m scared shitless…and yet when I’m with you, I see something real. For the first time in my life, I want whatever we have to be real.”
I loved watching a friendship form between Sawyer and Darlene. They find peace within each other, a reprieve from the pain, hurt, and reality that plague them daily. Together they recognize that not everything is black and white in both life and love, and they accept each other for who they truly are. Their slow burn romance was beautifully written and completely believable. The buildup was gorgeous and made me all tingly inside anticipating the moment that everything changes for them. And it was worth the wait because when they take a chance on love it is everything. Passionate, intense, and all-consuming, they truly are perfect for each other.
“Do you ever wish you could take a moment and keep it forever? Like right now…how you taste on my mouth, and your hands on me, and your eyes…God, Sawyer, the way you’re looking at me… If I could have just one moment, one feeling, and live in it forever, I would choose this one.”
I have to give a shout out to the secondary characters. Max is awesome. His support and encouragement towards Darlene was unwavering. His confidence in her was strong and I loved him for it. Jackson was a true friend to Sawyer, sticking by him through the good and the bad times, and I loved that his optimism seemed to rub off on everyone around him. I also loved seeing Zelda and Beckett again even if it was just a glimpse. They still have a place in my heart months after reading their story, The Butterfly Project.
Overall, Forever Right Now is a spectacular love story that left me with a heart so full and a smile so big that I can’t contain my love for this book. A new 2017 favorite!!
“The universe listened,” he said, “and then it answered.”
*ARC generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review*
Excerpt
“Who are you?” he demanded rudely, shifting the diaper bag higher on his shoulder while hoisting his little girl in his other arm. He was six feet of hotness in a rumpled suit, glaring at me with suspicion in his dark eyes.
“I…I’m your new neighbor?” It sounded more like a question; as if I needed this guy’s permission to live. I straightened to my full height. “I just moved in upstairs. I’m a dancer. Well, I was. Had to take some time off but I’m going to get back into it soon…ish.” I put on my friendliest smile. “I’m a massage therapist now. Just got my license and…”
My words died under Sawyer’s withering stare.
“A dancer. Fantastic,” he said bitterly. “Just what I always wanted. Someone leaping and thumping above me, waking my kid up and disturbing my studies at all hours of the night.”
I planted my hands on my hips. “I can’t dance in a dinky apartment, and besides…”
Words failed me again as the sharp planes and hard angles of Sawyer’s face melted when his daughter–I guessed her to be about a year old–suddenly clapped her small hand over his chin. Sawyer’s hard gaze softened, and his broad mouth turned up in a smile–a beautiful smile I was sure only his little girl ever got to see, and so full of love that for a moment I could hardly breathe.
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About the Author
Emma Scott writes romances with flawed characters, characters with artistic hearts: builders, poets, and writers of various makes and models. And love always wins. Always.
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