{"id":49180,"date":"2020-01-14T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=49180"},"modified":"2020-01-09T03:12:40","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T08:12:40","slug":"release-arc-review-this-is-forever-this-is-4-by-natasha-madison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=49180","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: This is Forever (This Is, #4) by Natasha Madison"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Blurb<\/b><\/h4>\n

Caroline<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Becoming a teen mom at sixteen was not what I expected, but then again, neither was being a single parent. Still, I wouldn\u2019t change my past because that boy is my world.<\/span><\/p>\n

Hockey is the only thing my son seems to care about, so I work two jobs to make sure he can play. I\u2019d do anything to make sure he doesn\u2019t suffer because of the bad decisions his father made.<\/p>\n

When he won a whole summer of hockey training, I knew in my heart he was going to have an amazing time.<\/p>\n

What I wasn\u2019t prepared for was meeting his new summer coach.<\/p>\n

He was magnetic, powerful, and a player\u2014in all forms of the word.<\/p>\n

If my life had taught me anything up to this point, it was how to avoid making bad decisions, and Justin Stone was the definition of a bad decision.<\/p>\n

I could never be a woman his family approved of. Even if I wished I could be.<\/p>\n

Justin<\/strong><\/p>\n

Growing up as the son of a hockey God is one thing. Growing up as the brother of a second hockey God is another. I had big skates to fill, so it was a good thing I loved every second of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer was my off time, my time to let loose, but when they ask me to coach a hockey camp for underprivileged kids, I couldn\u2019t say no.<\/p>\n

But when she walked in holding a little boy\u2019s hand, my heart stopped beating. Or maybe it started for the first time.<\/p>\n

They were a package deal, and I knew this\u2014wanted it more than I\u2019ve ever wanted anything. It didn\u2019t take long to realize that no matter what happened,<\/p>\n

I would do anything to protect them.<\/p>\n

She is the only one I want to be with.<\/p>\n

When push comes to shove, I have to prove to everyone that this is my choice, and This is Forever.<\/p>\n

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Review<\/b><\/h4>\n

My first 5 stars for 2020!<\/b><\/p>\n

I freaking loved this book! A fantastically entertaining, fun, emotional and sexy single-parent sports romance with a protective, sweet-hearted, alpha hero to die for. I couldn\u2019t put it down.<\/p>\n

Justin Stone is the youngest son of Cooper and Parker Stone (from [book:Something So Right|31303949]). He\u2019s the youngest of the five Stone siblings, who have all had their stories told throughout the Something So<\/i> and This Is<\/i> series, and his story brings both of those series full circle, finishing off the story of the Stone family beautifully\u2026 and even with a few tears. I was so excited to finally get my hands on this book, and it was everything I was hoping for.<\/p>\n

Justin has appeared as a side character in earlier books of the series. An NHL star like his father, brothers and brothers-in-law before him, he is a bit of a party boy, but he has a huge heart, which is evidenced when he sets up a summer hockey camp for disadvantaged kids.<\/p>\n

Caroline is a young, hardworking single mother who is in a heartbreaking situation, but she is determined to give her 8-year-old son, Dylan the best life she can. Dylan has been selected to attend Justin\u2019s camp, and actually turns out to be a hockey wonderkid, and both he and Caroline quickly capture Justin\u2019s attention.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s pretty fast-paced as Justin makes his intentions known, but there is a lot holding Caroline back. He has a battle on his hands to win her over, and in the grand tradition of Stone men, he isn\u2019t going to let anything stand in the way of getting the woman he wants.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to get to know you, and I want you to give me a chance.\u201d
\n\u201cYou just feel sorry for me,\u201d she says, trying not to let her voice get louder.
\nI look at her, and it takes me two seconds to step really close to her. \u201cI feel a lot of things for you, Caroline, but sorry isn\u2019t one of them.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OMG, I love this romance! Justin is completely knocked on his ass by Caroline. He\u2019s never felt anything like it, and though it\u2019s all so new to him, he throws himself into pursuing her \u2013 being there for both her and Dylan in every way that he can and being an absolute sweetheart along the way.<\/p>\n

\u201cCaroline, there is something here,\u201d he says softly. \u201cYou can pretend it\u2019s not, but tonight when I kissed you.\u201d His voice goes even lower. \u201cIt was everything.\u201d
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\n\u201cCome on, sweetheart, say yes,\u201d he whispers. \u201cTake a chance on me. I promise you won\u2019t regret it.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I could completely understand Caroline\u2019s fears, but she is powerless to resist all that is Justin, and nobody would ever blame her! The romance moves quickly but it builds beautifully and I could feel everything happening between them and loved watching them come together in what is a sweet, fun, intense, emotional and passionate romance.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love her. With everything that I have. Until my last dying breath, it will always be her. I will walk with her through fire if I have to, and if push comes to shove, I will.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

*dreamy sigh*<\/p>\n

\u201cHelping\u201d along the way is the rest of the Stone crew, and I loved seeing so much of the family all together and all having Justin and Caroline\u2019s back. As the eldest brother, Matthew has featured quite prominently in all of his siblings\u2019 books and I found this one particularly special, seeing the close relationship between the two brothers \u2013 especially when Matthew starts handing out his epic alpha advice. OMG, so funny!<\/p>\n

\u201cDude, you have to just move her shit into your house,\u201d he says. \u201cJust don\u2019t even tell her.\u201d
\n\u201cWhat?\u201d I whisper, looking back again.
\n\u201cJust don\u2019t tell her and move all her things in,\u201d he says, and I look at the phone. \u201cOr I mean, this worked once\u2026\u201d he says. \u201cJust handcuff her to the bed and don\u2019t let her out until she agrees.
\n\u201cHow are you even married?\u201d I ask, and he laughs.
\n\u201cShe never stood a chance,\u201d he says.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Little Dylan is a total scene-stealer. His relationship with his Mum is gorgeous, and the relationship that he develops with Justin will melt hearts and ovaries everywhere. It ties in beautifully to the theme of family which run so strongly throughout these books, and this book provides fantastic closure for the Stone family with lots of wonderful scenes of them together and multiple epilogues bringing the family\u2019s story to a beautiful finish that had me crying happy tears at the end.<\/p>\n

I love this book. It made me laugh, cry and fall in love, and Justin and Caroline\u2019s story absolutely owned my heart.<\/p>\n

5 stars.<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review<\/i><\/p>\n

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This Is series<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Spin off from the ‘Something So<\/a>‘ series<\/strong><\/p>\n

Part of the Stone-Grant-Horton hockey dynasty – Find full series info, reading order and family tree here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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This Is Crazy (#1) <\/strong>(Evan & Zara)
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This Is Wild (#2)<\/strong> (Viktor & Zoe)
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This is Love (#3)<\/strong> (Mark & Vivienne)
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This is Forever (#4)<\/strong> (Justin & Caroline)
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Abou<\/strong>t the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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