{"id":78742,"date":"2025-04-22T20:45:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T00:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=78742"},"modified":"2025-05-13T09:56:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T13:56:32","slug":"new-release-if-you-stayed-by-brittainy-cherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=78742","title":{"rendered":"New Release & ARC Review: If You Stayed by Brittainy Cherry"},"content":{"rendered":"

If You Stayed<\/strong>
\nby Brittainy Cherry<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Released – 22 April 2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Available today!<\/strong>
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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

There once was a man who loved me, until he forgot every memory we’ve ever shared\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gabriel Sinclair would forever be my first. My first best friend, my first kiss, my first love\u2026and my first heartbreak. The accident that nearly took his life ripped the memory of me from his grasp\u2014and for the last decades, I’ve let the guilt of that one terrible night keep us apart.<\/p>\n

It took me years to make peace with the fact that he would no longer be in my life, so when he shows up as the architect for my new home, my world’s tossed upside down. Now, I’m trapped in a loveless marriage, raising a child, while Gabriel stirs up feelings I thought long buried. It feels like my soul is waking up after years of being in a deep slumber\u2014and my controlling husband will do whatever it takes to keep us apart.<\/p>\n

I know I should push Gabriel away to protect him from the shadows surrounding me. Yet, I can’t deny the hope that blooms whenever he’s near\u2014the chance that he might remember me, that we could reclaim the chapters of our story that we’ve lost.<\/p>\n

Nothing good could come from us, but I can’t help but wonder what would happen if this time…he stayed.<\/p>\n

There once was a man who loved me\u2026 And now he’s my only hope for tomorrow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Find\u00a0If You Stayed<\/em> on GOODREADS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

If You Stayed<\/i> is a new fave! I loved every single moment of this emotional love story, even the hard parts. It takes you on a rollercoaster of feels that will tear your heart apart and then piece it back together. Gabriel and Kierra have a love that isn\u2019t easily forgotten so it\u2019s no surprise that it\u2019s stuck with me long after the last page was turned.<\/p>\n

Gabriel and Kierra met as children when they became neighbors. When Gabriel\u2019s mom forces him to befriend Kierra, they start out as enemies but as the years pass, they slowly turn into friends, then best friends, and finally so much more. They were each other\u2019s everything until one tragic night changed it all.<\/p>\n

Loving him wasn\u2019t simply a choice; it was my destiny. I was born to love him, and for a short period of time, I thought he was born to love me, too. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Keirra hasn\u2019t seen Gabriel for over twenty years. When he walks back into her life as the architect building a dream house with her husband, Gabriel has no memory of Kierra. She on the other hand remembers everything.<\/p>\n

I love a good second chance romance and this one is fantastic. I felt the first love as we got snippets of the past and then I felt the rekindling when they started spending time together. Gabriel doesn\u2019t remember anything before he was twenty. It\u2019s just him and his mom and no one else has a piece of his heart. At least no one he knows of. Kierra never stopped loving Gabriel, but they could never be and so she tried to move on, marrying her husband and being the best mom she can be to her stepdaughter. She never thought she would see him again.<\/p>\n

Gabriel doesn\u2019t remember her but he feels connected to her in a way he doesn\u2019t understand. I love being along for the ride as they fall in love all over again. He is there for her when she needs him and she tries so hard to not upend his life with secrets. However, their love is inevitable and I really enjoyed how the story progressed and watching them fall again. It\u2019s intense at some points and hurts at others but all the pain is worth it for a love like theirs.<\/p>\n

I also I have to mention that I adored Ava. She was a beautiful part of the story.<\/p>\n

*ARC generously provided by the author and NetGalley*<\/em><\/p>\n

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About the Author<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Amazon #1 Bestselling author, Brittainy Cherry, has been in love with words since the day she took her first breath. She graduated from Carroll University with a Bachelors Degree in Theatre Arts and a minor in Creative Writing. She loves to take part in writing screenplays, acting, and dancing\u2014poorly of course. Coffee, chai tea, and wine are three things that she thinks every person should partake in! Brittainy lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. When she’s not running a million errands and crafting stories, she’s probably playing with her adorable pets.<\/p>\n

Stay up to date with Brittainy by joining her MAILING LIST<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Check out our AUTHOR SPOTLIGHT<\/a> for more amazing reads by Brittainy C. Cherry!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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