Forever, Maybe: What if the love of your life wasn't the end of the story?

by Emma Baird

What if your greatest love story is also your biggest question mark? Two decades after a chance encounter outside a Glasgow sandwich van sparks an unforgettable love story, Nell and Daniel find themselves at a crossroads—stuck in the rhythms of work, resentment, and unsaid truths. But when the past collides with the present, they must decide if the life they built together is still the one they want or if it’s time to finally let go.Their lives were stitched together with humour, passion and the kind of chemistry that makes you believe in forever. But twenty-two years on, “forever” looks a lot like compromise. Daniel has turned his late-night sandwich hustle into a booming business empire but success has come at a cost. Nell, now a graphic designer, feels invisible in her own life. Their once-effortless bond is fraying under the weight of missed dinners, unspoken resentments and dreams quietly put to sleep.

When a photo from Nell’s past surfaces online, it threatens to blow open a secret she’s kept buried for years—and forces her to confront everything she thought was behind her. As the truth ripples through their marriage, Danny begins to question whether his ambition has blinded him to what really matters.

Told with warmth, wit, and emotional honesty, Forever, Maybe is a sharply observed story of long-term love, midlife reinvention and the messy, beautiful truth that happily ever after isn’t a destination—it’s a choice you make, over and over again.

Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, David Nicholls and Marian Keyes.

524 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 15, 2025

About the author

Emma Baird is copywriter by day and a fiction scribbler by night. She focuses on the broad category of women's fiction - from young adult to fantasy, romantic comedy and the odd vampire or two.
Her writing dream is that her books earn her enough money to be able to do the weekly food shop at Marks and Spencer's and Waitrose, instead of Aldi.
Emma lives near the bonny, bonny banks of Loch Lomond with a patient husband and a very demanding cat.

Reviews

[Caron Allan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had planned to read this book slowly over the course of a week of my holiday, but once I got started, the end of each chapter pulled me straight into the next, desperate to know what was going to happen.
The book is humorous and also poignant, warm and engaging, peopled with characters you really feel you've met in real life - the author has a great skill at drawing relatable characters you love or detest.
The chapters alternate between 'then' and 'now', and between the viewpoints of the two main characters; you absolutely see both sides and relate to their situation.
A compulsive read I highly recommend.