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Goodbye, Daven.
Marrying the love of your life feels like a dream—until you realize you're only the understudy in his heart.
When Evangeline Worwick’s doctor confirms her pregnancy, she sees it as the blessing that will finally cement her fragile marriage to Daven, the powerful CEO she loves. She plans a perfect evening to share the joyful news, believing this child will make him see her as more than just the woman he settled for.
But on the very night she prepares to tell him, Daven receives a call and walks out without explanation. The next morning, the headlines tell the real Daven was photographed at the airport, his arm wrapped protectively around his first love—glamorous actress Marizza Lancaster, the woman who once left him at the altar and now has returned to London.
As whispers fill Daven’s office and the world speculates about a rekindled celebrity romance, Evangeline is forced to face painful truths. She is not only his secret wife and assistant but also, in the eyes of everyone—including Daven’s closest friends—nothing more than a convenient replacement, destined to be cast aside now that the star has returned.
In a world where her marriage is a secret and her pregnancy a complication, Evangeline must Will she remain in the shadows of another woman’s love story, or will she finally step into the light and rewrite her own?
When Evangeline Worwick’s doctor confirms her pregnancy, she sees it as the blessing that will finally cement her fragile marriage to Daven, the powerful CEO she loves. She plans a perfect evening to share the joyful news, believing this child will make him see her as more than just the woman he settled for.
But on the very night she prepares to tell him, Daven receives a call and walks out without explanation. The next morning, the headlines tell the real Daven was photographed at the airport, his arm wrapped protectively around his first love—glamorous actress Marizza Lancaster, the woman who once left him at the altar and now has returned to London.
As whispers fill Daven’s office and the world speculates about a rekindled celebrity romance, Evangeline is forced to face painful truths. She is not only his secret wife and assistant but also, in the eyes of everyone—including Daven’s closest friends—nothing more than a convenient replacement, destined to be cast aside now that the star has returned.
In a world where her marriage is a secret and her pregnancy a complication, Evangeline must Will she remain in the shadows of another woman’s love story, or will she finally step into the light and rewrite her own?
216 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 12, 2026
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February 11, 2026
Like a K-drama…
Or, like the Chinese series that go on forever.
Not bad but not spectacular, so a solid three stars.
There are several characters that play into this plot. Evangeline is the FMC, and secretly married to Daven. He has a brother named Blake who is friends with Evangeline. Daven had a first love who is named Marizza, who stood him up at the altar. She’s supposedly an actress.
Eva has been to the doctor and finds out she’s pregnant. But on that same night, Marizza returns after being gone for two years, and she calls Daven to pick her up from the airport. Daven doesn’t come home…
And then Blake and Marizza devise a plan to get rid of Eva, because Marizza wants Daven and Blake wants Eva. So Blake betrays their friendship and lies to his brother. Divorce!
And it goes on and on…
It’s an okay read but nothing special. And it’s relatively short. The writer is not really experienced, in my opinion. The dialogue is not really natural. Not a keeper.
Or, like the Chinese series that go on forever.
Not bad but not spectacular, so a solid three stars.
There are several characters that play into this plot. Evangeline is the FMC, and secretly married to Daven. He has a brother named Blake who is friends with Evangeline. Daven had a first love who is named Marizza, who stood him up at the altar. She’s supposedly an actress.
Eva has been to the doctor and finds out she’s pregnant. But on that same night, Marizza returns after being gone for two years, and she calls Daven to pick her up from the airport. Daven doesn’t come home…
And then Blake and Marizza devise a plan to get rid of Eva, because Marizza wants Daven and Blake wants Eva. So Blake betrays their friendship and lies to his brother. Divorce!
And it goes on and on…
It’s an okay read but nothing special. And it’s relatively short. The writer is not really experienced, in my opinion. The dialogue is not really natural. Not a keeper.
March 6, 2026
A bit cliche'
Goodbye Daven is well written but a bit cliche'. The premise has been done lots. Husband treats wife like trash, divorces, few years later finds ex wife and kids, and ex wife happily ignores what he did in the past and all is forgiven.
There are a few sides that makes it an OK read. If you like this type of plot, you'll probably like this one. You might get tired of the overuse of "doll" and "my love" though.
Goodbye Daven is well written but a bit cliche'. The premise has been done lots. Husband treats wife like trash, divorces, few years later finds ex wife and kids, and ex wife happily ignores what he did in the past and all is forgiven.
There are a few sides that makes it an OK read. If you like this type of plot, you'll probably like this one. You might get tired of the overuse of "doll" and "my love" though.
March 22, 2026
Full of inconsistencies
I night this book based off of the premise. I didn’t expect the most well written book ever, but it was still disappointing. Characters would think something and then contradict that thought not even a full page later (such as when Evangeline said that she hadn’t known her boss had a son, only to say a few paragraphs down “I’d be lying if I said we didn’t know each other, given the incredible friendship between our parents”). The obvious lack of care and overall attention paid to editing was a huge turn off. I didn’t mind that the story itself was silly, but the author didn’t respect the audience enough to present a good product, and that annoys me. I’m sorry I bought this book.
I night this book based off of the premise. I didn’t expect the most well written book ever, but it was still disappointing. Characters would think something and then contradict that thought not even a full page later (such as when Evangeline said that she hadn’t known her boss had a son, only to say a few paragraphs down “I’d be lying if I said we didn’t know each other, given the incredible friendship between our parents”). The obvious lack of care and overall attention paid to editing was a huge turn off. I didn’t mind that the story itself was silly, but the author didn’t respect the audience enough to present a good product, and that annoys me. I’m sorry I bought this book.
April 10, 2026
The book was not bad but had a lot of spelling errors - and saying this as a non-native speaker. Having said this, it was like watching a horrible traffic accident: You don't want to watch but you cannot look away! There was a lot of drama packed into this book and sometimes it was exhausting.
Please don't read ahead if you want to read this book as I'm about to spoiler you!
Evangeline was in love with Daven since she was a kid - while his brother Blake (we later learn he is the half-brother as Devin's father had an affair with his wife's sister) was.. well, I wouldn't call it love but he wanted to have Evangeline as his friend and resented her that she fell in love with his brother. Then there was this horrible Marizza (the name alone is horrible) who Devin was in .. lust but thought it was love and he wanted to marry her. When she doesn't show up on their wedding day, he marries Evangeline instead. Then, two years later Marizza, who is supposedly an actress, shows up again.
And then everybody seems to be at work to destroy this couple - Blake, Marizza and Daven's friend Caleb and even Daven's parents. All of their reasons are revealed at some point. There is lots of more drama, the story with Evangeline's boss in the States and his son James. I found it pretty confusing by the way that there were two Jameses in this book and think it was not a good decision by the author. I really didn't like it and at first thought: Huh?? She is sleeping with her friend James who is married?
As I said, the book was not bad but I could have lived with a little less drama. The writing was okay but not the best and I haven't looked up the author to see if she has written more books as I'm not keen on grabbing another. This book has a HEA for which I was glad but I was kind of relieved when I finished it
Please don't read ahead if you want to read this book as I'm about to spoiler you!
Evangeline was in love with Daven since she was a kid - while his brother Blake (we later learn he is the half-brother as Devin's father had an affair with his wife's sister) was.. well, I wouldn't call it love but he wanted to have Evangeline as his friend and resented her that she fell in love with his brother. Then there was this horrible Marizza (the name alone is horrible) who Devin was in .. lust but thought it was love and he wanted to marry her. When she doesn't show up on their wedding day, he marries Evangeline instead. Then, two years later Marizza, who is supposedly an actress, shows up again.
And then everybody seems to be at work to destroy this couple - Blake, Marizza and Daven's friend Caleb and even Daven's parents. All of their reasons are revealed at some point. There is lots of more drama, the story with Evangeline's boss in the States and his son James. I found it pretty confusing by the way that there were two Jameses in this book and think it was not a good decision by the author. I really didn't like it and at first thought: Huh?? She is sleeping with her friend James who is married?
As I said, the book was not bad but I could have lived with a little less drama. The writing was okay but not the best and I haven't looked up the author to see if she has written more books as I'm not keen on grabbing another. This book has a HEA for which I was glad but I was kind of relieved when I finished it
July 22, 2026
The premise of "Goodbye, Daven" was catnip for me. Unfortunately, the literary execution of this novel is beset by dogged grammatical and narrative inconsistencies, impairing your ability to remain immersed in the story. Unrefined and with dodgy editing, it feels more like an outline or draft than a published work.
The above review is rather pretentious bc the author is charging a rather pretentious price of $2.99. It's quite unwarranted - the price, not the review. Normally this is what I expect out of KU, not always, but I wouldn't have been irritated either. If this hadn't cost me more than a tiny portion of my monthly subscription charge, my review would have gone something like this:
ChatGPT even be sneering at this steaming pile of words. Is that clear enough?
The above review is rather pretentious bc the author is charging a rather pretentious price of $2.99. It's quite unwarranted - the price, not the review. Normally this is what I expect out of KU, not always, but I wouldn't have been irritated either. If this hadn't cost me more than a tiny portion of my monthly subscription charge, my review would have gone something like this:
ChatGPT even be sneering at this steaming pile of words. Is that clear enough?
April 13, 2026
Family Betrayals
Interesting family dynamics. Main storyline dragged at times and the other characters stories were disconnected and seemed to be padding.
I'm assuming english is a second language for the author because this book seriously needs editing so it reads a lot smoother and the storyline makes sense. Personally, too many grammatical errors and disconnected conversations proved frustrating and spoilt the story.
Could only give it a 3 star rating because of these issues.
Interesting family dynamics. Main storyline dragged at times and the other characters stories were disconnected and seemed to be padding.
I'm assuming english is a second language for the author because this book seriously needs editing so it reads a lot smoother and the storyline makes sense. Personally, too many grammatical errors and disconnected conversations proved frustrating and spoilt the story.
Could only give it a 3 star rating because of these issues.
February 13, 2026
Great book
I loved this book. It was such a good read. The little twins just made my day when reading about them. I am glad Daven got his head out of but and learned from his mistakes. I was very disappointed in Blake, but also understood him. He just went about everything the wrong way. He should have had a conversation with Eva and told her how he felt. I’m just glad everyone learned from their mistakes and was stronger at the end. One of my favorite reads so far.
I loved this book. It was such a good read. The little twins just made my day when reading about them. I am glad Daven got his head out of but and learned from his mistakes. I was very disappointed in Blake, but also understood him. He just went about everything the wrong way. He should have had a conversation with Eva and told her how he felt. I’m just glad everyone learned from their mistakes and was stronger at the end. One of my favorite reads so far.
April 24, 2026
seriously don’t bother
This turned into a mission I couldn’t even finish. People didn’t talk they verbalised. You have 5 year olds with a vocabulary a mature English teacher would be proud of Some of the writing was child like in the responses. The time line was all over the place.
Really sorry I don’t like giving poor reviews but honestly it needed serious editing and probably rewriting
This turned into a mission I couldn’t even finish. People didn’t talk they verbalised. You have 5 year olds with a vocabulary a mature English teacher would be proud of Some of the writing was child like in the responses. The time line was all over the place.
Really sorry I don’t like giving poor reviews but honestly it needed serious editing and probably rewriting
March 6, 2026
Inconsistencies and terrible wording
This could have been a really good story in fact it could be used on literacy exams spot the errors in sentences and paragraphs and consistency does nobody proof read their work any more even written by ai surely you should read it before setting it down to sell still I was daft enough to buy it in sure others will be as well
This could have been a really good story in fact it could be used on literacy exams spot the errors in sentences and paragraphs and consistency does nobody proof read their work any more even written by ai surely you should read it before setting it down to sell still I was daft enough to buy it in sure others will be as well
March 8, 2026
Better the second time?!
This was a good second chance romance. What do you do when you believe the lies of someone other than the truth your partner. Well you try and fix things and grovel. Does it work? I don’t know, you’ll have to read it to find out.
This was a good second chance romance. What do you do when you believe the lies of someone other than the truth your partner. Well you try and fix things and grovel. Does it work? I don’t know, you’ll have to read it to find out.
July 12, 2026
Perseverance was required .....
I found this novel to be difficult to read, it was disjointed, with stilted cumbersome syntax and structure.....still not too sure of the overall storyline and gave up hoping for a smooth storyline to emerge.
I found this novel to be difficult to read, it was disjointed, with stilted cumbersome syntax and structure.....still not too sure of the overall storyline and gave up hoping for a smooth storyline to emerge.
January 26, 2026
Karma
it’s the best so far, true love always find its way back it’s meant to be.. but the friends dating each others is life
it’s the best so far, true love always find its way back it’s meant to be.. but the friends dating each others is life
February 14, 2026
DNF after chapter 20. The story had possibilities but the plot needed so much work. Daven calling two women the same pet name made him a shallow character
March 10, 2026
maybe later, just written kind of like a novice
March 10, 2026
Like it was written by a kid. Very unrealistic.
March 20, 2026
❤️❤️
I did like the sorry but it did not flow well. Some of it people just would not talk that way. The story line was great and the plot. I did love that.
I did like the sorry but it did not flow well. Some of it people just would not talk that way. The story line was great and the plot. I did love that.
April 1, 2026
I love books with crazy drama, but this book was everywhere, the grammar was not the best, and at some points it felt too much. Also the FMC forgave way to easily
April 11, 2026
ugh
Would be great if written by an adult. Needs work, the actions are not to be in quotation. It’s hard to read. Don’t buy
Would be great if written by an adult. Needs work, the actions are not to be in quotation. It’s hard to read. Don’t buy
July 8, 2026
Needs editing
I was so confused. So many sentences started with I but no indication of who I was. Each mini paragraph was a different character's POV.
I was so confused. So many sentences started with I but no indication of who I was. Each mini paragraph was a different character's POV.
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