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Forever
Modern heroine Laurel Behrman travels back in time to Colonial America, where she saves a drowning patriot, dodges redcoats, and finds a second chance at love with handsome Seth Goodwin. Reprint.
400 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 1994
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January 3, 2011
From the back cover:
Heaven can wait...
Laurel Behrman was used to putting up with daily hard knocks. Bursting water beds, a miserable job, even a divorce from Mr. Wrong she could handle. But her accidental death was too much, especially when her bumbling guardian angels sent her back to Earth--two hundred years before she was born.
Trapped in the body of a Colonial woman, Laurel arrived just in time to save a drowning American patriot with the kiss of life--and to rouse a passion she thought long dead. Dodging redcoats and roughnecks with Seth Goodwin, Laurel risked her second chance at love in a mad dash for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
And my review:
I bought this book because I'd so thoroughly enjoyed this author's contribution to Lovespell's CHRISTMAS ANGELS anthology. Her story, A TIME FOR JOY, was one of the best Christmas romances I'd ever read, a definite five-star read.
So naturally, I expected FOREVER to be a keeper as well. I was shocked to find that it wasn't. In fact, I couldn't even get myself to finish it. It had a promising start, with some delightfully wacky guardian angels (who knew they play bingo and drink beer?) who mess up, big time by not protecting Laurel from a fatal car accident. Then, to fix up the mess they've made, they decide to send her back (since her body's on life support) so that no one will ever know what happened. Except, instead of being sent back into her own body, Laurel ends up being sent into the body of one of her ancestors, Hope.
After this promising beginning, the book began to drag. The reader had to wait almost 100 pages before the hero was introduced, which is very irritating in a romance. Also, the hero's attitude is what dragged this book down for me. When Laurel is (justifiably) furious when her "father" smacks her "sister", Prudence, across the face (for laughing, of all things!), the hero acts like she's crazy. After all, men are above women, and have a right to do what they want with their "possessions". Grrrr!
Yes, I know that this is right on par with the times (1777), but it still bothered me in a big way. I don't find heros who think beating their wives or children is okay very honorable. That's not romantic. I also didn't like how he assumed the heroine was a slut, and treated her like one. There was nothing tender or real between the characters, just lust.
Really, the only likeable character was Prudence, the little sister. I guess I'm in the minority here, but I didn't find FOREVER to be very outstanding. I've read better time-travel romances.
Heaven can wait...
Laurel Behrman was used to putting up with daily hard knocks. Bursting water beds, a miserable job, even a divorce from Mr. Wrong she could handle. But her accidental death was too much, especially when her bumbling guardian angels sent her back to Earth--two hundred years before she was born.
Trapped in the body of a Colonial woman, Laurel arrived just in time to save a drowning American patriot with the kiss of life--and to rouse a passion she thought long dead. Dodging redcoats and roughnecks with Seth Goodwin, Laurel risked her second chance at love in a mad dash for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
And my review:
I bought this book because I'd so thoroughly enjoyed this author's contribution to Lovespell's CHRISTMAS ANGELS anthology. Her story, A TIME FOR JOY, was one of the best Christmas romances I'd ever read, a definite five-star read.
So naturally, I expected FOREVER to be a keeper as well. I was shocked to find that it wasn't. In fact, I couldn't even get myself to finish it. It had a promising start, with some delightfully wacky guardian angels (who knew they play bingo and drink beer?) who mess up, big time by not protecting Laurel from a fatal car accident. Then, to fix up the mess they've made, they decide to send her back (since her body's on life support) so that no one will ever know what happened. Except, instead of being sent back into her own body, Laurel ends up being sent into the body of one of her ancestors, Hope.
After this promising beginning, the book began to drag. The reader had to wait almost 100 pages before the hero was introduced, which is very irritating in a romance. Also, the hero's attitude is what dragged this book down for me. When Laurel is (justifiably) furious when her "father" smacks her "sister", Prudence, across the face (for laughing, of all things!), the hero acts like she's crazy. After all, men are above women, and have a right to do what they want with their "possessions". Grrrr!
Yes, I know that this is right on par with the times (1777), but it still bothered me in a big way. I don't find heros who think beating their wives or children is okay very honorable. That's not romantic. I also didn't like how he assumed the heroine was a slut, and treated her like one. There was nothing tender or real between the characters, just lust.
Really, the only likeable character was Prudence, the little sister. I guess I'm in the minority here, but I didn't find FOREVER to be very outstanding. I've read better time-travel romances.
January 11, 2020
Back in the day, I read more historical romances than I can count, and I still remember this as being one of the cutest. The heroine's grandmother is one of the best secondary characters ever!
October 20, 2021
I loved this. It has its fair share of issues, seeing as most of it was set in 1777 and the book itself was written in 1994. Overlooking that, it was so sweet and made me happy to be reading.
May 1, 2022
4.5 stars
November 15, 2023
When I first read about her “purple” dinner I laughed until I cried! I read this book years ago and my kids (now grown) still say “Shut up and eat your purple dinner” to end an argument. I would love to purchase copies for each of my girls to enjoy!
August 24, 2012
I was hesitant to open this book. It is older and the cover Screams " Bodice Ripper" ... but the tale itself is fun, creative, and one that I thoroughly enjoyed. I'd suggest it to all my romance novel enjoying friends !
April 23, 2013
I liked it. I don't get to read a lot of time travel, and when I do, they are usually not that great. Forever was an enjoyable read. I thought that the. I liked the ending.
March 31, 2009
I loved this book when I read it about fifteen years ago. It was perfect entertainment.
March 7, 2012
I liked this book a lot. Its not one of my favorites and probably not one I will read again in the future. However I enjoyed the book none the less.
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