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She has no memory of choosing him. Her heart, apparently, didn’t get the memo.
I wake up in a hospital with a year of my life missing—and Grant Hastings at my bedside. I remember him, all right. He’s wealthy. Arrogant. British. And my late brother’s best friend. The last man I’d ever want to marry.
Except apparently I did.
Now I’m living in a beautiful house I don’t recognize, wearing a ring I don’t remember receiving, and expected to play the devoted wife while his aristocratic family, unaware of the gaps in my memory, descends for his birthday. Grant is patient and attentive, dropping hints about an explosive relationship that makes my pulse race. He’s nothing like the cold, haughty man I remember.
Torn between suspicion about this inconvenient marriage of convenience and an attraction to my husband I’m not ready to name, I have to make a leave the past buried or trust Grant to help me find my way back to a life I can’t remember choosing.
The terrifying part? I’m starting to think past me knew exactly what she was doing.
I wake up in a hospital with a year of my life missing—and Grant Hastings at my bedside. I remember him, all right. He’s wealthy. Arrogant. British. And my late brother’s best friend. The last man I’d ever want to marry.
Except apparently I did.
Now I’m living in a beautiful house I don’t recognize, wearing a ring I don’t remember receiving, and expected to play the devoted wife while his aristocratic family, unaware of the gaps in my memory, descends for his birthday. Grant is patient and attentive, dropping hints about an explosive relationship that makes my pulse race. He’s nothing like the cold, haughty man I remember.
Torn between suspicion about this inconvenient marriage of convenience and an attraction to my husband I’m not ready to name, I have to make a leave the past buried or trust Grant to help me find my way back to a life I can’t remember choosing.
The terrifying part? I’m starting to think past me knew exactly what she was doing.
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication September 22, 2026
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Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
Amnesia trope with a caretaker hero ❤️
I have very rarely read the amnesia trope because it reminds me of cheesy, 1980s soap operas, throw in an evil twin and you have All My Children. But this was done very realistically while also being incredibly emotional.
Grant was a great book boyfriend, and because this was an audiobook, he had a great posh English accent. He was a caretaker who started off a bit aloof and quickly became a sobbing, emotional mess when the wife he loved couldn’t remember them falling in love nor the entire first year of their marriage. She remembered the adversarial relationship they had had before but none of the good stuff. It was a very interesting premise and I enjoyed it.
It doesn’t get full stars because I had trouble connecting with this couple. I think this was mainly because Mercy, the FMC, was portrayed as such an asshole. I think the author was going for strong and sassy, or perhaps broken and prickly, but I found her obnoxious. And because we never really got the story of how they fell in love and why Grant loved her, I found myself questioning what on earth he saw in her. Ya they had sexual chemistry but what else?
So there were moments where I got their love, more towards the very end, but they were few and far between. Building up to the reveal of her memories was not executed as well as I would have liked. It seemed to centre more around their sexual relationship and less around their emotional connection.
But overall I enjoyed this and really liked the narration. Duet narration with two very effective voice actors made up for the deficits in the story.
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Thank you for the ARC, Karla and team. Haven’t read an amnesia trope in a long time. 🤞
I have very rarely read the amnesia trope because it reminds me of cheesy, 1980s soap operas, throw in an evil twin and you have All My Children. But this was done very realistically while also being incredibly emotional.
Grant was a great book boyfriend, and because this was an audiobook, he had a great posh English accent. He was a caretaker who started off a bit aloof and quickly became a sobbing, emotional mess when the wife he loved couldn’t remember them falling in love nor the entire first year of their marriage. She remembered the adversarial relationship they had had before but none of the good stuff. It was a very interesting premise and I enjoyed it.
It doesn’t get full stars because I had trouble connecting with this couple. I think this was mainly because Mercy, the FMC, was portrayed as such an asshole. I think the author was going for strong and sassy, or perhaps broken and prickly, but I found her obnoxious. And because we never really got the story of how they fell in love and why Grant loved her, I found myself questioning what on earth he saw in her. Ya they had sexual chemistry but what else?
So there were moments where I got their love, more towards the very end, but they were few and far between. Building up to the reveal of her memories was not executed as well as I would have liked. It seemed to centre more around their sexual relationship and less around their emotional connection.
But overall I enjoyed this and really liked the narration. Duet narration with two very effective voice actors made up for the deficits in the story.
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Thank you for the ARC, Karla and team. Haven’t read an amnesia trope in a long time. 🤞
September 6, 2026
Cue the tears.
I absolutely love the amnesia trope.
When one person makes the other fall in love with them again. Melt.
I hate billionaire romance.
But I loved our rich British man Grant.
Ugh my heart was crushed for him.
Brothers best friend
There’s an age gap situation
Marriage of convenience
Different family upbringings
Mercy
Lost her memories in an accident and gosh darn does it rip your heart out.
She’s also a firecracker.
I loved the dual POV layout in this.
You’ll see what I’m talking about when you read it.
I want to tell you everything but I don’t want to give anything away.
Netgalley arc review ✨
I absolutely love the amnesia trope.
When one person makes the other fall in love with them again. Melt.
I hate billionaire romance.
But I loved our rich British man Grant.
Ugh my heart was crushed for him.
Brothers best friend
There’s an age gap situation
Marriage of convenience
Different family upbringings
Mercy
Lost her memories in an accident and gosh darn does it rip your heart out.
She’s also a firecracker.
I loved the dual POV layout in this.
You’ll see what I’m talking about when you read it.
I want to tell you everything but I don’t want to give anything away.
Netgalley arc review ✨
September 7, 2026
⭐️4.5⭐️
Thank you to the author for this ARC and NetGalley.
This is one of those amnesia stories that works because the reader is kept almost as off balance as the FMC.
Mercy wakes up after an accident with no memory of the last year of her life, including the fact that she is married to Grant, her older brother’s best friend.
I loved Mercy immediately. She is sharp, sassy, funny and takes no shit, and does not let a very rough childhood define her. Her reaction to waking up married to a man she doesn’t remember loving felt incredibly believable to me.
Grant is older, wealthy, British, stable wears slutty little glasses and is painfully patient. For roughly sixty percent of the book, we don’t really know him either. Because the story stays exclusively in Mercy’s POV, she only knows him as her brother’s best friend l, not as the man she apparently fell in love with and built a marriage with.
That choice was so smart.
The book doesn’t immediately hand us their relationship history or explain exactly what happened between them. We are feeling around in the dark right alongside Mercy, trying to reconcile the Grant she remembers with the husband standing in front of her.
And Mercy’s loss of her own sense of self was palpable. It isn’t only about forgetting Grant. She has lost an entire version of herself. There are choices she made, relationships she changed, a life she built that everyone remembers except her.
Grant’s restraint absolutely got me too. You can feel how badly he wants to tell her everything. He wants to touch her, love her, remind her who they were but he keeps pulling himself back because he is terrified that pushing too hard will mean losing her completely. His withdrawal becomes almost suffocating because you can feel everything he is refusing to say.
And then there is the greenhouse.
THE GREENHOUSE.
These two are genuinely electric together. Even when Mercy doesn’t remember loving Grant, the chemistry between them makes it very obvious that her body, her instincts, her emotions absolutely do.
I love that this wasn’t treated like a simple “when will she remember?” story. It is about identity and grief and about whether you can choose someone all over again when the history that once bound you together is no longer yours to remember.
A really compelling, emotional read with fantastic tension and MCs I adored.
Thank you to the author for this ARC and NetGalley.
This is one of those amnesia stories that works because the reader is kept almost as off balance as the FMC.
Mercy wakes up after an accident with no memory of the last year of her life, including the fact that she is married to Grant, her older brother’s best friend.
I loved Mercy immediately. She is sharp, sassy, funny and takes no shit, and does not let a very rough childhood define her. Her reaction to waking up married to a man she doesn’t remember loving felt incredibly believable to me.
Grant is older, wealthy, British, stable wears slutty little glasses and is painfully patient. For roughly sixty percent of the book, we don’t really know him either. Because the story stays exclusively in Mercy’s POV, she only knows him as her brother’s best friend l, not as the man she apparently fell in love with and built a marriage with.
That choice was so smart.
The book doesn’t immediately hand us their relationship history or explain exactly what happened between them. We are feeling around in the dark right alongside Mercy, trying to reconcile the Grant she remembers with the husband standing in front of her.
And Mercy’s loss of her own sense of self was palpable. It isn’t only about forgetting Grant. She has lost an entire version of herself. There are choices she made, relationships she changed, a life she built that everyone remembers except her.
Grant’s restraint absolutely got me too. You can feel how badly he wants to tell her everything. He wants to touch her, love her, remind her who they were but he keeps pulling himself back because he is terrified that pushing too hard will mean losing her completely. His withdrawal becomes almost suffocating because you can feel everything he is refusing to say.
And then there is the greenhouse.
THE GREENHOUSE.
These two are genuinely electric together. Even when Mercy doesn’t remember loving Grant, the chemistry between them makes it very obvious that her body, her instincts, her emotions absolutely do.
I love that this wasn’t treated like a simple “when will she remember?” story. It is about identity and grief and about whether you can choose someone all over again when the history that once bound you together is no longer yours to remember.
A really compelling, emotional read with fantastic tension and MCs I adored.
August 21, 2026
This book was the amnesia trope done right! I found myself just wanting to binge read the whole thing to see what was going to happen. I thought the story unfolded in such an entertaining way and I was always wondering what would happen next. And who doesn’t love a British MMC? This is the perfect short and sweet romance to binge in a day. Loved it!
Review of advance copy received from Author
I'm such a huge Karla Sorensen fan, please don't ask me to stop talking about her because
I can't I shan't and I won't.
This is one of those books that there simply aren't enough stars or superlatives for.
Until I Remember tore me up and rearranged my brain chemistry a bit. I wasn't sure what to expect and I was so very charmed? pleased? OBSESSED? with the way Sorensen wrote this love story. How she laid it out, to the reader and to Mercy? Good LAWD. I'm being careful with my review because I really believe readers should go in not knowing details and should just let themselves be led down the path.
Angst in this one is more than I've read in a while and frankly, it emotionally rocked me but in the best way. Really loved the POVs and they were utilized so strategically.
In a time where mediocrity is being elevated, Sorensen is one of the reasons why my standards and expectations are so very high. I love that she continues to push and hone her own craft.
P.S. Grant is SO down bad for Mercy, it's delicious.
P.P.S. I finished UIR at 2am, promptly went and ordered a hardcopy for my own collection.
I can't I shan't and I won't.
This is one of those books that there simply aren't enough stars or superlatives for.
Until I Remember tore me up and rearranged my brain chemistry a bit. I wasn't sure what to expect and I was so very charmed? pleased? OBSESSED? with the way Sorensen wrote this love story. How she laid it out, to the reader and to Mercy? Good LAWD. I'm being careful with my review because I really believe readers should go in not knowing details and should just let themselves be led down the path.
Angst in this one is more than I've read in a while and frankly, it emotionally rocked me but in the best way. Really loved the POVs and they were utilized so strategically.
In a time where mediocrity is being elevated, Sorensen is one of the reasons why my standards and expectations are so very high. I love that she continues to push and hone her own craft.
P.S. Grant is SO down bad for Mercy, it's delicious.
P.P.S. I finished UIR at 2am, promptly went and ordered a hardcopy for my own collection.
July 11, 2026
Karla, #1 how dare you. #2, YOU MADE HIM BRITISH AND WITH SLUTTY LITTLE GLASSES 🫵🏻🗣️💃
September 4, 2026
Until I Remember is one of my top reads of 2026, and it has officially cemented itself as one of my favorite Karla Sorensen books.
Mercy Kincaid might be one of my favorite characters I’ve ever read. She is sharp and sassy even in the middle of losing a year of her life, and her humor never feels out of place given everything she is trying to navigate. Watching her wake up in a marriage she doesn’t remember choosing, married to a man she only remembers as cold and haughty, made for such a compelling read.
The structure of this book is brilliant. We start in Grant’s POV before the memory loss, then spend the majority of the story in Mercy’s perspective as she tries to piece together the life she can’t remember. When Grant’s POV returns after a pivotal moment, it gives us the chance to finally see everything Mercy couldn’t. That structure worked so well because we’re rediscovering their relationship right alongside Mercy while still carrying the weight of what Grant knows.
And Grant? Exactly the kind of irritating, hot, older man I didn’t know I needed. The chemistry between these two is off the charts, even when Mercy’s memories tell her they were constantly at odds. There’s so much heartbreak and hope woven into their relationship, and watching them find their way back to each other had my heart breaking and soaring at the same time. Every time Grant shares “just one thing” from their past, I fell a little harder.
This is the kind of book that reminded me why I love Karla Sorensen’s writing. I couldn’t put it down, and I already know this one is going to stay with me for a long time.
Thank you so much to Karla and her team for the ARC.
Release Date: September 22, 2026
Mercy Kincaid might be one of my favorite characters I’ve ever read. She is sharp and sassy even in the middle of losing a year of her life, and her humor never feels out of place given everything she is trying to navigate. Watching her wake up in a marriage she doesn’t remember choosing, married to a man she only remembers as cold and haughty, made for such a compelling read.
The structure of this book is brilliant. We start in Grant’s POV before the memory loss, then spend the majority of the story in Mercy’s perspective as she tries to piece together the life she can’t remember. When Grant’s POV returns after a pivotal moment, it gives us the chance to finally see everything Mercy couldn’t. That structure worked so well because we’re rediscovering their relationship right alongside Mercy while still carrying the weight of what Grant knows.
And Grant? Exactly the kind of irritating, hot, older man I didn’t know I needed. The chemistry between these two is off the charts, even when Mercy’s memories tell her they were constantly at odds. There’s so much heartbreak and hope woven into their relationship, and watching them find their way back to each other had my heart breaking and soaring at the same time. Every time Grant shares “just one thing” from their past, I fell a little harder.
This is the kind of book that reminded me why I love Karla Sorensen’s writing. I couldn’t put it down, and I already know this one is going to stay with me for a long time.
Thank you so much to Karla and her team for the ARC.
Release Date: September 22, 2026
Did Not Finish
September 7, 2026DNF at 27%. The concept of this book seemed really intriguing; particularly, the amnesia trope, which is why I requested an ARC. I actually found myself really invested in the plot, but I felt like the story began to drag on, which is why I stopped reading. I also just felt like I couldn’t be completely emotionally invested in this kind of book right now, so I may come back and try to read it again in the future. Readers who enjoy the brother’s best friend, amnesia, and marriage of convenience tropes may be a good fit for this book.
Thank you to NetGalley, Karla Sorenson, and Valentine PR for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.
Thank you to NetGalley, Karla Sorenson, and Valentine PR for the opportunity to read and review this ARC. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.
September 5, 2026
Karla Sorensen has this way of making you feel every single emotion with her words. This book was no exception. This book absolutely wrecked me, but put me back together again by the end. It was a beautiful love story.
Full review to come.
Full review to come.
September 2, 2026
Thank you Montlake and NetGalley for the ARC - rtc
maybe
September 3, 2026Hmmmm, I generally like this author, not this trope but I just might 🤔🤷♀️
Review of advance copy received from Author
ARC & ALC REVIEW | Until I Remember 🤎
Well…apparently I’ve been sleeping on Karla Sorensen, because this was my first book by her and it will DEFINITELY not be my last. I’m already looking at that backlist.
Mercy and Grant. 🥹 Y’all, this book was so emotional. There were parts that absolutely wrecked me, and I could not stop reading because I needed to know what was going to happen.
Amnesia is not usually a trope I gravitate toward, but THIS is how you do it.
After an accident, Mercy wakes up in the hospital unable to remember the last year of her life. And apparently sometime during that missing year…she married Grant. Her late brother’s best friend. The British man she remembers loathing.
Mercy might honestly be one of my favorite FMCs I’ve read in a while. She’s sharp, sassy, and genuinely funny, even while trying to process the fact that an entire year of her life is just gone. Watching her wake up in a marriage she doesn’t remember choosing, married to a man she remembers as cold and arrogant, made this such a compelling read.
And Grant?! PERFECTION. A British MMC, older man energy, completely gone for his wife…and apparently he wears slutty little glasses?! Sir...
The way this story unfolds was SO well done. We know there’s an entire year of their relationship Mercy can’t remember, and I was right there with her trying to put all those missing pieces together. Every little glimpse into their past made me want MORE, and I basically wanted to binge the entire book in one sitting.
I also loved how the POVs were used. We get Grant before Mercy loses her memories, then spend most of the story with Mercy as she tries to piece together the life she can’t remember. When we finally get back inside Grant’s head later, it adds so much more weight to everything we’ve already experienced with Mercy.
And underneath all of this is so much grief. Mercy lost her brother, and Grant lost his best friend. That shared loss is woven through their story in such an emotional way, and there were parts that absolutely broke my heart.
There’s so much heartbreak woven into their story, but also so much love and hope. Watching Mercy and Grant find their way through everything absolutely got me. There were moments that made me laugh, moments that made my heart ache, and others that completely wrecked me.
I did this one immersive, and the ALC was incredible. Shane East and Samantha Brentmoor were PERFECT as Grant and Mercy and added so much emotion to this story. The grief, the tension, the softer moments…they made everything hit even harder.
This book was the amnesia trope done RIGHT.
I loved this book so, so much. Mercy and Grant’s story is going to stay with me for a long time.
And Karla Sorensen? Consider me officially converted. I need the backlist. ALL OF IT. 🤎
Thank you so much to Karla Sorensen and her team for the ARC and ALC. I’m so grateful I had the chance to experience Mercy and Grant’s story early!
Until I Remember releases September 22, 2026. 🤎
Well…apparently I’ve been sleeping on Karla Sorensen, because this was my first book by her and it will DEFINITELY not be my last. I’m already looking at that backlist.
Mercy and Grant. 🥹 Y’all, this book was so emotional. There were parts that absolutely wrecked me, and I could not stop reading because I needed to know what was going to happen.
Amnesia is not usually a trope I gravitate toward, but THIS is how you do it.
After an accident, Mercy wakes up in the hospital unable to remember the last year of her life. And apparently sometime during that missing year…she married Grant. Her late brother’s best friend. The British man she remembers loathing.
Mercy might honestly be one of my favorite FMCs I’ve read in a while. She’s sharp, sassy, and genuinely funny, even while trying to process the fact that an entire year of her life is just gone. Watching her wake up in a marriage she doesn’t remember choosing, married to a man she remembers as cold and arrogant, made this such a compelling read.
And Grant?! PERFECTION. A British MMC, older man energy, completely gone for his wife…and apparently he wears slutty little glasses?! Sir...
The way this story unfolds was SO well done. We know there’s an entire year of their relationship Mercy can’t remember, and I was right there with her trying to put all those missing pieces together. Every little glimpse into their past made me want MORE, and I basically wanted to binge the entire book in one sitting.
I also loved how the POVs were used. We get Grant before Mercy loses her memories, then spend most of the story with Mercy as she tries to piece together the life she can’t remember. When we finally get back inside Grant’s head later, it adds so much more weight to everything we’ve already experienced with Mercy.
And underneath all of this is so much grief. Mercy lost her brother, and Grant lost his best friend. That shared loss is woven through their story in such an emotional way, and there were parts that absolutely broke my heart.
There’s so much heartbreak woven into their story, but also so much love and hope. Watching Mercy and Grant find their way through everything absolutely got me. There were moments that made me laugh, moments that made my heart ache, and others that completely wrecked me.
I did this one immersive, and the ALC was incredible. Shane East and Samantha Brentmoor were PERFECT as Grant and Mercy and added so much emotion to this story. The grief, the tension, the softer moments…they made everything hit even harder.
This book was the amnesia trope done RIGHT.
I loved this book so, so much. Mercy and Grant’s story is going to stay with me for a long time.
And Karla Sorensen? Consider me officially converted. I need the backlist. ALL OF IT. 🤎
Thank you so much to Karla Sorensen and her team for the ARC and ALC. I’m so grateful I had the chance to experience Mercy and Grant’s story early!
Until I Remember releases September 22, 2026. 🤎
September 7, 2026
♾️⭐️
I can not give this book enough stars. This book was refreshing and achingly beautiful at the same time. It gave Pride and Prejudice vibes if Lizzy had amnesia, thats the best way to describe this book. What if you woke up and a whole year of your life was gone? You don’t remember getting married to your brother’s best friend and sharing a life with him. You don’t remember having life altering sex with said brother’s best friend either (I would also be very upset that I didn’t remember this). This book made me feel all the feelings in this. In Mercy’s confusion and feeling like she needed to feel a certain way. In the anguish Grant felt looking at his wife and her not remembering everything they had together.
Mercy was absolutely the best in this book. Her foul mouth had me cackling, and the book started her off that way by giving someone the double bird. Her explaining how Little Red Riding Hood gave her trust issues at a young age. Telling Grant she grew up in a trailer park bro, will never be over that. The way Karla gave us a woman who had no recollection of her life for a whole year and the journey she took with all her feelings. I haven’t read many amnesia tropes but I will say, this one is one of my faves.
Grant, our posh British man, was clearly in so much pain with how much he loved Mercy and just wanted his wife back. We get plenty of Mercy’s POV in this but when it switches to Grants POV, I just felt his pain and it was executed beautifully. The story flowed so well. Karla makes you feel his pain with how he describes how much he loves Mercy and just wants her to choose him again, in every universe. I just loved the way he described his pain. I cannot stop saying how achingly beautiful this book truly was. Oh and she gave us slutty glasses!
It was the journey of finding each other again that kept me reading and I did read this in one sitting because I needed to make sure they found each other again. The greenhouse scene lives rent free in my mind. But it wasn’t just the tension build up that hooked me. It was the banter and how these two clearly has such a foundation, that when it did end up being shaken up, it wasn’t permanent. Their connection was real and the pull between them was real. I will be thinking about this book for a long time.
Being a Michigander, I loved that this book was set in Michigan. The drunk drawer was perfect, the sports teams being placed in the book, talking about the big house. Karla describing the seasons, though, was truly like feeling home. I don’t think I could live somewhere that didn’t have all 4 seasons.
Thank you to Karla Sorenson for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Tropes:
✨Brother's best friend
✨Amnesia trope
✨Marriage of convenience
✨Age gap
✨British hero
✨Found family
✨Oops, I don't remember marrying you
I can not give this book enough stars. This book was refreshing and achingly beautiful at the same time. It gave Pride and Prejudice vibes if Lizzy had amnesia, thats the best way to describe this book. What if you woke up and a whole year of your life was gone? You don’t remember getting married to your brother’s best friend and sharing a life with him. You don’t remember having life altering sex with said brother’s best friend either (I would also be very upset that I didn’t remember this). This book made me feel all the feelings in this. In Mercy’s confusion and feeling like she needed to feel a certain way. In the anguish Grant felt looking at his wife and her not remembering everything they had together.
Mercy was absolutely the best in this book. Her foul mouth had me cackling, and the book started her off that way by giving someone the double bird. Her explaining how Little Red Riding Hood gave her trust issues at a young age. Telling Grant she grew up in a trailer park bro, will never be over that. The way Karla gave us a woman who had no recollection of her life for a whole year and the journey she took with all her feelings. I haven’t read many amnesia tropes but I will say, this one is one of my faves.
Grant, our posh British man, was clearly in so much pain with how much he loved Mercy and just wanted his wife back. We get plenty of Mercy’s POV in this but when it switches to Grants POV, I just felt his pain and it was executed beautifully. The story flowed so well. Karla makes you feel his pain with how he describes how much he loves Mercy and just wants her to choose him again, in every universe. I just loved the way he described his pain. I cannot stop saying how achingly beautiful this book truly was. Oh and she gave us slutty glasses!
It was the journey of finding each other again that kept me reading and I did read this in one sitting because I needed to make sure they found each other again. The greenhouse scene lives rent free in my mind. But it wasn’t just the tension build up that hooked me. It was the banter and how these two clearly has such a foundation, that when it did end up being shaken up, it wasn’t permanent. Their connection was real and the pull between them was real. I will be thinking about this book for a long time.
Being a Michigander, I loved that this book was set in Michigan. The drunk drawer was perfect, the sports teams being placed in the book, talking about the big house. Karla describing the seasons, though, was truly like feeling home. I don’t think I could live somewhere that didn’t have all 4 seasons.
Thank you to Karla Sorenson for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Tropes:
✨Brother's best friend
✨Amnesia trope
✨Marriage of convenience
✨Age gap
✨British hero
✨Found family
✨Oops, I don't remember marrying you
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
💖 amnesia
🤭 brother's best friend
🫶 family ties
✨️ age gap (H35/h25)
🥹 oops I forgot we're married
Thank you Karla Sorensen and Valentine PR for the ARC!
“I don’t ever want space from you, or time apart from you, Mercy, because you are my favorite person in the entire world, and I don’t know how to be around you now that you know.”
Omg this book EMOTIONALLY WRECKED ME and I loved every second of it. I needed that good cry.
I loved how this was structured going from Mercy's chapters, though a bit slower, were filled with her confusion, frustration that deep down she knows there's something more but everyone's being too careful around her, feeling lost and behind but desperately wanting to figure it all out. To Grant's chapters full of his intense love for his wife Mercy and almost grieving what he could've lost in that car accident. The agony! The anguish! The yearning!!
"I'd love her enough to get us through anything."
I was overwhelmed with Grant's love for Mercy especially! It was so visceral. His love and devotion for his wife took every fiber of his body. Every micro action of his was revolved around her. He YEARNED for her when she was in the same room at arm's length and he couldn't bombard her with his love yet for he was scared to spook her as she often got in past relationships. He always went at the pace Mercy needed. He was perfect even when he messed up at going about things with Mercy initially on eggshells. Even down to the way he apologized like he was especially sorry he even caused something to apologize for. He didn't want the old Mercy, he just wants Mercy.
I could even feel it from Mercy's POVs in the first part. Grant was super composed but his intensity for Mercy can be felt in all his actions and his careful words.
It was devastating. I cried over how much Grant felt over Mercy and then I cried again cause I fear I'll never be loved by someone like Grant Hastings loves Mercy.
Mercy was such a lovable character. So stubborn, plucky, and headstrong. I felt for her when she was lost and confused. When she thought she was alone after her brother died but realized when she entered an a marriage of convenience with Grant, she gained a true family again. The way she realized her healing isn't a solo thing, not with a devoted partner like Grant. I loved her character arc so much with her journey to healing. I loved that their love was so strong that despite the memory loss, Mercy did feel some type of soul ache deep down. It crushed me 😭
This was such a beautiful book about healing, falling in love again and again, marriage, and family. It's such a good cry devastating and happy. I loved it I loved it I loved it.
P.S. Grant has slutty glasses!! Could he get more perfect?! 😫
🤭 brother's best friend
🫶 family ties
✨️ age gap (H35/h25)
🥹 oops I forgot we're married
Thank you Karla Sorensen and Valentine PR for the ARC!
“I don’t ever want space from you, or time apart from you, Mercy, because you are my favorite person in the entire world, and I don’t know how to be around you now that you know.”
Omg this book EMOTIONALLY WRECKED ME and I loved every second of it. I needed that good cry.
I loved how this was structured going from Mercy's chapters, though a bit slower, were filled with her confusion, frustration that deep down she knows there's something more but everyone's being too careful around her, feeling lost and behind but desperately wanting to figure it all out. To Grant's chapters full of his intense love for his wife Mercy and almost grieving what he could've lost in that car accident. The agony! The anguish! The yearning!!
"I'd love her enough to get us through anything."
I was overwhelmed with Grant's love for Mercy especially! It was so visceral. His love and devotion for his wife took every fiber of his body. Every micro action of his was revolved around her. He YEARNED for her when she was in the same room at arm's length and he couldn't bombard her with his love yet for he was scared to spook her as she often got in past relationships. He always went at the pace Mercy needed. He was perfect even when he messed up at going about things with Mercy initially on eggshells. Even down to the way he apologized like he was especially sorry he even caused something to apologize for. He didn't want the old Mercy, he just wants Mercy.
I could even feel it from Mercy's POVs in the first part. Grant was super composed but his intensity for Mercy can be felt in all his actions and his careful words.
It was devastating. I cried over how much Grant felt over Mercy and then I cried again cause I fear I'll never be loved by someone like Grant Hastings loves Mercy.
Mercy was such a lovable character. So stubborn, plucky, and headstrong. I felt for her when she was lost and confused. When she thought she was alone after her brother died but realized when she entered an a marriage of convenience with Grant, she gained a true family again. The way she realized her healing isn't a solo thing, not with a devoted partner like Grant. I loved her character arc so much with her journey to healing. I loved that their love was so strong that despite the memory loss, Mercy did feel some type of soul ache deep down. It crushed me 😭
This was such a beautiful book about healing, falling in love again and again, marriage, and family. It's such a good cry devastating and happy. I loved it I loved it I loved it.
P.S. Grant has slutty glasses!! Could he get more perfect?! 😫
Review of advance copy received from Author
Oh my God, this book. Talk about ripping out my heart and then wonderfully stitching it back together again. I cried so many times while reading Until I Remember. At one point, I was actually weeping.
Mercy wakes up in the hospital with no memory of roughly the last year of her life. Grant is beside her, someone who has been in her life for years through her brother, but they've never been particularly close. Except now, somehow, he is her world.
It's so much for Mercy to take in. She's trying to reconcile the life she remembers with the one she's apparently been living, while also dealing with grief and emotions she doesn't fully understand. And beside her is Grant, so obviously and deeply in love with her, while trying to give her the space she needs to make sense of this life she can't remember.
For more than half of the book, we're in Mercy's POV, and I kept wondering when we were finally going to hear from Grant.
And then we did.
Oh. My. God.
Suddenly, we're experiencing Mercy's amnesia from the other side.
He knows how they got here. She doesn't.
He remembers everything they've shared. She doesn't.
He knows what happened during that missing time. She doesn't.
And he has to carry all of that while watching the person he loves try to understand a life and a relationship she doesn't remember.
Every tense moment when Grant wanted to tell her something but couldn't broke my heart all over again. Seeing everything from his perspective added an entirely different emotional layer to the story, and I honestly don't know that it could have been written any other way.
But somehow, with everything this book put my heart through, it was also uplifting. Mercy and Grant have such great banter and back-and-forth, and there are so many sweet moments woven through all of that emotion. Karla Sorensen's writing is crisp, witty and incredibly easy to get lost in, but there is also this emotional pull underneath it all that completely sucked me in.
At its core, this is a story about two people who found common ground when they needed each other and fell in love. Then, through extraordinary circumstances, they have to find their way to each other all over again.
There was something so incredibly uplifting about that. The idea that even without the memories of falling in love, that same connection could surface again. That somehow, they could choose each other again.
This was my first Karla Sorensen book, but it absolutely will not be my last. I'm already eyeing her backlist because this really was perfection for me.
Five stars all day long. One of my top books of the year and absolutely one that deserves a place on my shelf.
Mercy and Grant are going to be living in my head for a very long time.
Thank you to Valentine PR and the author for my advanced copy to read and review.
Mercy wakes up in the hospital with no memory of roughly the last year of her life. Grant is beside her, someone who has been in her life for years through her brother, but they've never been particularly close. Except now, somehow, he is her world.
It's so much for Mercy to take in. She's trying to reconcile the life she remembers with the one she's apparently been living, while also dealing with grief and emotions she doesn't fully understand. And beside her is Grant, so obviously and deeply in love with her, while trying to give her the space she needs to make sense of this life she can't remember.
For more than half of the book, we're in Mercy's POV, and I kept wondering when we were finally going to hear from Grant.
And then we did.
Oh. My. God.
Suddenly, we're experiencing Mercy's amnesia from the other side.
He knows how they got here. She doesn't.
He remembers everything they've shared. She doesn't.
He knows what happened during that missing time. She doesn't.
And he has to carry all of that while watching the person he loves try to understand a life and a relationship she doesn't remember.
Every tense moment when Grant wanted to tell her something but couldn't broke my heart all over again. Seeing everything from his perspective added an entirely different emotional layer to the story, and I honestly don't know that it could have been written any other way.
But somehow, with everything this book put my heart through, it was also uplifting. Mercy and Grant have such great banter and back-and-forth, and there are so many sweet moments woven through all of that emotion. Karla Sorensen's writing is crisp, witty and incredibly easy to get lost in, but there is also this emotional pull underneath it all that completely sucked me in.
At its core, this is a story about two people who found common ground when they needed each other and fell in love. Then, through extraordinary circumstances, they have to find their way to each other all over again.
There was something so incredibly uplifting about that. The idea that even without the memories of falling in love, that same connection could surface again. That somehow, they could choose each other again.
This was my first Karla Sorensen book, but it absolutely will not be my last. I'm already eyeing her backlist because this really was perfection for me.
Five stars all day long. One of my top books of the year and absolutely one that deserves a place on my shelf.
Mercy and Grant are going to be living in my head for a very long time.
Thank you to Valentine PR and the author for my advanced copy to read and review.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Okay, I think I’ve found one of my favorite romance premises of the year because WHAT do you even do when you wake up and discover you have an entire year missing… and apparently somewhere in that year, you married the man you were convinced you couldn’t stand? 😭
Mercy was such a standout for me. She’s stubborn, outspoken, funny, and wonderfully imperfect, and I loved that losing her memories didn’t suddenly turn her into a completely different person. Instead, we get to experience all her confusion and frustration with her as she tries to understand the life everyone else seems to know except her. There was something so heartbreaking about watching her realise that she has an entire version of herself she can’t access anymore.
And then there’s Grant. 🫠 The man had me questioning why I don’t read more British MMCs. He comes across as cold and intimidating through Mercy’s old memories, but the Grant she meets after the accident is so much more complicated than the man she thinks she knows. The way he gives her space while still quietly trying to help her reconnect with the life they had was honestly one of my favourite things about him.
What I especially loved was that the romance doesn’t feel like Mercy simply getting her memories back and everything magically falling into place. She has to actually get to know Grant again. She gets to form her own opinions about him, figure out what feels familiar, and decide what she wants from the relationship she apparently chose before. That made their journey feel so much more meaningful.
There’s also this underlying thread of grief that really got to me. Mercy and Grant are both carrying the loss of someone incredibly important to them, and that shared history adds another layer to everything happening between them. This book managed to make me laugh one minute and then suddenly have me staring at the page like 🥺 the next.
And I HAVE to mention the tension because these two had me invested from the beginning. The fact that Mercy remembers Grant as someone she couldn’t stand while her present-day self keeps discovering reasons to question that memory? Delicious. 😂
I went into this for the amnesia trope and stayed for Mercy and Grant. Their story was emotional, funny, romantic, and surprisingly tender, and I loved watching two people who had already built a life together find their way back to each other in a completely different way.
Karla Sorensen has officially earned herself a spot on my must-read list because this one was SO good. 🤎
Thank you so much to Karla and valentine PR for the ARC! All thoughts and opinions are completely my own.
Mercy was such a standout for me. She’s stubborn, outspoken, funny, and wonderfully imperfect, and I loved that losing her memories didn’t suddenly turn her into a completely different person. Instead, we get to experience all her confusion and frustration with her as she tries to understand the life everyone else seems to know except her. There was something so heartbreaking about watching her realise that she has an entire version of herself she can’t access anymore.
And then there’s Grant. 🫠 The man had me questioning why I don’t read more British MMCs. He comes across as cold and intimidating through Mercy’s old memories, but the Grant she meets after the accident is so much more complicated than the man she thinks she knows. The way he gives her space while still quietly trying to help her reconnect with the life they had was honestly one of my favourite things about him.
What I especially loved was that the romance doesn’t feel like Mercy simply getting her memories back and everything magically falling into place. She has to actually get to know Grant again. She gets to form her own opinions about him, figure out what feels familiar, and decide what she wants from the relationship she apparently chose before. That made their journey feel so much more meaningful.
There’s also this underlying thread of grief that really got to me. Mercy and Grant are both carrying the loss of someone incredibly important to them, and that shared history adds another layer to everything happening between them. This book managed to make me laugh one minute and then suddenly have me staring at the page like 🥺 the next.
And I HAVE to mention the tension because these two had me invested from the beginning. The fact that Mercy remembers Grant as someone she couldn’t stand while her present-day self keeps discovering reasons to question that memory? Delicious. 😂
I went into this for the amnesia trope and stayed for Mercy and Grant. Their story was emotional, funny, romantic, and surprisingly tender, and I loved watching two people who had already built a life together find their way back to each other in a completely different way.
Karla Sorensen has officially earned herself a spot on my must-read list because this one was SO good. 🤎
Thank you so much to Karla and valentine PR for the ARC! All thoughts and opinions are completely my own.
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September 6, 2026🇺🇸 ❤️ 5/5 — Favorite.
Did I just read my favorite romance of 2026? It’s no secret that memory loss is one of my favorite tropes, and when it’s executed in such a flawless, perfect way, I’m left absolutely jaw-dropped.
This book broke me into a thousand million pieces and then proceeded to put me back together so slowly that I still ache just thinking about it. There were so many moments when I was left completely flabbergasted by the end of a chapter, wondering how the author could possibly keep surprising me.
I just love how Karla Sorensen took this story and spun it on its head to give us something new and unexpected, heart-shattering and soul-mending at the same time.
The way Grant loves Mercy is boundless, and I felt it in every word, every look, every single thing he said. And Mercy was such an incredible character to follow through her recovery. I absolutely adored this story. ❤️
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🇫🇷 ❤️ 5/5 — Coup de cœur.
Est-ce que je viens de lire ma romance préférée de 2026 ? Ce n’est un secret pour personne : la perte de mémoire est l’un de mes tropes préférés, et quand c’est exécuté d’une manière aussi parfaite et irréprochable, je reste complètement sur le cul.
Ce livre m’a réduite en mille millions de morceaux avant de me reconstruire si lentement que j’en ai encore mal rien que d’y penser. Il y a eu tellement de moments où je suis restée complètement bouche bée à la fin d’un chapitre, incapable de comprendre comment l’autrice pouvait encore me surprendre.
J’ai tellement aimé la façon dont Karla Sorensen a pris cette histoire et l’a complètement retournée pour nous offrir quelque chose de nouveau et d’inattendu, à la fois déchirant pour le cœur et réparateur pour l’âme.
L’amour que Grant porte à Mercy est sans limites, et je l’ai ressenti dans chaque mot, chaque regard, chaque chose qu’il lui disait. Et Mercy était un personnage tellement incroyable à suivre dans son parcours de reconstruction. J’ai absolument adoré cette histoire. ❤️
Did I just read my favorite romance of 2026? It’s no secret that memory loss is one of my favorite tropes, and when it’s executed in such a flawless, perfect way, I’m left absolutely jaw-dropped.
This book broke me into a thousand million pieces and then proceeded to put me back together so slowly that I still ache just thinking about it. There were so many moments when I was left completely flabbergasted by the end of a chapter, wondering how the author could possibly keep surprising me.
I just love how Karla Sorensen took this story and spun it on its head to give us something new and unexpected, heart-shattering and soul-mending at the same time.
The way Grant loves Mercy is boundless, and I felt it in every word, every look, every single thing he said. And Mercy was such an incredible character to follow through her recovery. I absolutely adored this story. ❤️
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🇫🇷 ❤️ 5/5 — Coup de cœur.
Est-ce que je viens de lire ma romance préférée de 2026 ? Ce n’est un secret pour personne : la perte de mémoire est l’un de mes tropes préférés, et quand c’est exécuté d’une manière aussi parfaite et irréprochable, je reste complètement sur le cul.
Ce livre m’a réduite en mille millions de morceaux avant de me reconstruire si lentement que j’en ai encore mal rien que d’y penser. Il y a eu tellement de moments où je suis restée complètement bouche bée à la fin d’un chapitre, incapable de comprendre comment l’autrice pouvait encore me surprendre.
J’ai tellement aimé la façon dont Karla Sorensen a pris cette histoire et l’a complètement retournée pour nous offrir quelque chose de nouveau et d’inattendu, à la fois déchirant pour le cœur et réparateur pour l’âme.
L’amour que Grant porte à Mercy est sans limites, et je l’ai ressenti dans chaque mot, chaque regard, chaque chose qu’il lui disait. Et Mercy était un personnage tellement incroyable à suivre dans son parcours de reconstruction. J’ai absolument adoré cette histoire. ❤️
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
My 1st book by Karla Sorenson and I loved it from start to finish. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!
Our FMC Mercy wakes up in the hospital after a bad car accident and has apparently lost the memory of the last year of her life. Even the part where she married her late brother's best friend, whom she remembers not liking at all, finding him rich and arrogant.
Our MMC Grant, British and definitely comes from money. He is a bit older than Mercy. He's stable, and SO PATIENT with Mercy as she navigates through what is a life she does not remember.
I love that the book is mostly about Mercy's journey back to the life she and Grant created, that it doesn't revolve around what HE is going through. It really focuses on the amnesia trope, which I feel like the author really researched and did so well with.
While she is going through this Grant only drops little seeds, he doesn't want to push her to hard, he's scared to lose her completely. He will take her however she will have him, he will make her fall in love with him again. It's just the sweetest.
With everything they are going through, they don't lose their wit, bite, sass, banter that was apparently always there, that is the part of their past that Mercy does remember. She is strong and feisty and speaks her mind. She's a bad ass!
The way Karla wrote this book out, the structure she put it in is PERFECT. We start a bit before the memory loss with just a tad of Grant's POV, but then we move into after the accident and the majority of the story is spent on Mercy's journey. Then a little more than half way through we whirl back around to Grant's POV which is so awesome because now we are struggling with Mercy and simultaneously carrying Grant's load of knowledge right along with him.
This book is a true emotional roller coaster with the feelings of heartbreak, love, hope, and longing.
It's JUST SO GOOD!!!
Tropes:
✨️Amnesia
✨️Brothers Best Friend
✨️Enemies To Lovers
✨️Found Family
✨️Caretaker Hero
Our FMC Mercy wakes up in the hospital after a bad car accident and has apparently lost the memory of the last year of her life. Even the part where she married her late brother's best friend, whom she remembers not liking at all, finding him rich and arrogant.
Our MMC Grant, British and definitely comes from money. He is a bit older than Mercy. He's stable, and SO PATIENT with Mercy as she navigates through what is a life she does not remember.
I love that the book is mostly about Mercy's journey back to the life she and Grant created, that it doesn't revolve around what HE is going through. It really focuses on the amnesia trope, which I feel like the author really researched and did so well with.
While she is going through this Grant only drops little seeds, he doesn't want to push her to hard, he's scared to lose her completely. He will take her however she will have him, he will make her fall in love with him again. It's just the sweetest.
With everything they are going through, they don't lose their wit, bite, sass, banter that was apparently always there, that is the part of their past that Mercy does remember. She is strong and feisty and speaks her mind. She's a bad ass!
The way Karla wrote this book out, the structure she put it in is PERFECT. We start a bit before the memory loss with just a tad of Grant's POV, but then we move into after the accident and the majority of the story is spent on Mercy's journey. Then a little more than half way through we whirl back around to Grant's POV which is so awesome because now we are struggling with Mercy and simultaneously carrying Grant's load of knowledge right along with him.
This book is a true emotional roller coaster with the feelings of heartbreak, love, hope, and longing.
It's JUST SO GOOD!!!
Tropes:
✨️Amnesia
✨️Brothers Best Friend
✨️Enemies To Lovers
✨️Found Family
✨️Caretaker Hero
September 6, 2026
This story was much more emotional than I expected. Mercy wakes up after an accident with no memory of the last year of her life, and to make things even more complicated, she discovers that she’s married to Grant Hastings, her brother’s best friend and the last man she remembers wanting to be with.
I loved the way Mercy and Grant’s relationship unfolds. She’s completely confused, trying to figure out what happened during that missing year, while Grant has to deal with the fear of losing her and the fact that she no longer remembers the life they built together. That contrast between Mercy trying to piece everything together and Grant already carrying all those feelings gives the story a lot of emotional weight.
Grant was definitely my favorite part. He’s arrogant and has that impossible-to-read kind of personality, but underneath it all, he loves Mercy deeply. And on top of that, he’s British, older, and wears glasses… Karla knew exactly what she was doing. 😂
I really enjoyed the mystery surrounding the year Mercy can’t remember. There’s enough intrigue to keep you turning the pages because you want to find out what happened and, most importantly, why Mercy ended up choosing Grant when he seemed like the last man she would ever want to marry.
I also loved the humor and lighter moments because they helped balance out the more painful parts. The story can get pretty emotional, especially once you begin to understand what Grant may have lost and how important their relationship was to both of them.
Overall, it was a fun, romantic read with just the right amount of angst to make it impossible to put down. Mercy and Grant completely won me over, and by the end, I honestly wanted to start the story all over again knowing everything that happened.
5 ⭐️
Amnesia, unexpected marriage, brother’s best friend, age gap, and a British man who is completely in love with his wife. What more could you ask for? 😂❤️
I loved the way Mercy and Grant’s relationship unfolds. She’s completely confused, trying to figure out what happened during that missing year, while Grant has to deal with the fear of losing her and the fact that she no longer remembers the life they built together. That contrast between Mercy trying to piece everything together and Grant already carrying all those feelings gives the story a lot of emotional weight.
Grant was definitely my favorite part. He’s arrogant and has that impossible-to-read kind of personality, but underneath it all, he loves Mercy deeply. And on top of that, he’s British, older, and wears glasses… Karla knew exactly what she was doing. 😂
I really enjoyed the mystery surrounding the year Mercy can’t remember. There’s enough intrigue to keep you turning the pages because you want to find out what happened and, most importantly, why Mercy ended up choosing Grant when he seemed like the last man she would ever want to marry.
I also loved the humor and lighter moments because they helped balance out the more painful parts. The story can get pretty emotional, especially once you begin to understand what Grant may have lost and how important their relationship was to both of them.
Overall, it was a fun, romantic read with just the right amount of angst to make it impossible to put down. Mercy and Grant completely won me over, and by the end, I honestly wanted to start the story all over again knowing everything that happened.
5 ⭐️
Amnesia, unexpected marriage, brother’s best friend, age gap, and a British man who is completely in love with his wife. What more could you ask for? 😂❤️
Review of advance copy received from Author
The title and synopsis alone is why I wanted to read this book and it did not disappoint! Grant is Mercy’s brother, Connor’s best friend. Connor and Mercy really only have each other in this life, which also means Grant is part of the package. The book starts out 3 years in the past and gives you a glimpse of how Grant and Mercy interact with one another which is like oil and water, always bickering and with constant tension.
Fast forward three years, Mercy wakes up in a hospital with amnesia having no memory of the last year of her life and that she is now married to Grant. This story was completely heartbreaking, to be married to someone you love and not remember. To not remember falling in love or his they got to their current place. She trues to reconcile those memories to no avail, meanwhile the added strain and pressure it puts on Mercy.
Grant meanwhile is the pillar of strength, waiting on the sidelines for Mercy to remember what he became to her and what their life was like, careful not to push too hard to quickly for fear she will never come back. Mercy is used to losing the people she loves and her first instinct is to run away. Grant must decide if the best way to win Mercy back is to let her go.
Grant and Mercy navigated a very difficult situation to find their way back to each other. Their dynamic was ice and fire, push and pull, but in the end, it was true, soul crushing love that brought them back together.
“The flowers and the phone calls and this stupid hotel room, it’s my incredibly imperfect way of trying to show you how much I love you. You, Mercy. You. In every universe. In every lifetime.”
Thus was an incredible story about love, loss, found family, grief and finding your anchor during a storm and knowing that anchor will always keep you safe.
Fast forward three years, Mercy wakes up in a hospital with amnesia having no memory of the last year of her life and that she is now married to Grant. This story was completely heartbreaking, to be married to someone you love and not remember. To not remember falling in love or his they got to their current place. She trues to reconcile those memories to no avail, meanwhile the added strain and pressure it puts on Mercy.
Grant meanwhile is the pillar of strength, waiting on the sidelines for Mercy to remember what he became to her and what their life was like, careful not to push too hard to quickly for fear she will never come back. Mercy is used to losing the people she loves and her first instinct is to run away. Grant must decide if the best way to win Mercy back is to let her go.
Grant and Mercy navigated a very difficult situation to find their way back to each other. Their dynamic was ice and fire, push and pull, but in the end, it was true, soul crushing love that brought them back together.
“The flowers and the phone calls and this stupid hotel room, it’s my incredibly imperfect way of trying to show you how much I love you. You, Mercy. You. In every universe. In every lifetime.”
Thus was an incredible story about love, loss, found family, grief and finding your anchor during a storm and knowing that anchor will always keep you safe.
Review of advance copy received from Author
This is the most wonderful amnesia romance story that I’ve ever read! Mercy Kincaid wakes up in the hospital after a car accident after suffering a traumatic brain injury. It’s April 2025, but she thinks it’s May 2024. Mercy is shocked to hear that she has a husband and even more so when she learns he is her late brother’s best friend. Mercy has always despised Grant Hastings, a wealthy, cold, and haughty British hedge fund manager who met her brother Connor at college in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She’s known Grant for years since she went to live with her much older brother as a teen. Mercy is described as having “If you piss me off, I might burn down your house energy.”
Mercy can’t remember marrying Grant and can’t imagine why on earth she would marry him! She’s still grieving from the loss of her brother and remembers her simple life living in a small apartment and teaching at a middle school. Grant is clearly worried about her and has been sleeping at the hospital to watch over her. Mercy can’t reconcile the man he is today with the one she’s known for years and she doesn’t trust him.
Mercy leaves the hospital and goes home to the house she shares with Grant. He is super wealthy and the posh surroundings make her even more unsettled. Grant is a mystery, and the author slowly reveals more and more about him and the relationship he and Mercy shared before the accident. At first, we don’t know the motivation for their marriage or how Grant truly feels about Mercy. The story unfolds in a compelling way that had me turning pages late into the night. The chemistry between Mercy and Grant is absolutely combustible! This is my first book by Karla Sorensen and now I want to read everything she’s written.
Mercy can’t remember marrying Grant and can’t imagine why on earth she would marry him! She’s still grieving from the loss of her brother and remembers her simple life living in a small apartment and teaching at a middle school. Grant is clearly worried about her and has been sleeping at the hospital to watch over her. Mercy can’t reconcile the man he is today with the one she’s known for years and she doesn’t trust him.
Mercy leaves the hospital and goes home to the house she shares with Grant. He is super wealthy and the posh surroundings make her even more unsettled. Grant is a mystery, and the author slowly reveals more and more about him and the relationship he and Mercy shared before the accident. At first, we don’t know the motivation for their marriage or how Grant truly feels about Mercy. The story unfolds in a compelling way that had me turning pages late into the night. The chemistry between Mercy and Grant is absolutely combustible! This is my first book by Karla Sorensen and now I want to read everything she’s written.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
*Amnesia
*Age gap
*Brother's best friend
*Billionaire
*Marriage of convenience
*Angst
*Emotional
*Found family
I'm not crying, my eyes are totally clear and my heart doesn't ache.
Mercy wakes up in the hospital remembering nothing from the last year and definitely not being married to her brother's best friend, Grant, who immensely hates. But Grant is patient with her and try to be there for her with half confessions and things left unsaid that eventually drive both crazy.
Mercy is a strong, stubborn and very opiniated person with a troubled childhood but with a heart of gold. Grant is the Brit (yes I imagined him in my head with this posh accent) who seems so uptight but in reality is a kind hearted person who wants to live the way he wants, rather the way he was raised for.
I loved their relationship, the connection of them even when Mercy doesn't remember anything from their time together. I loved how effortless were their conversations and how they acted to each other even when future didn't seem certain.
But the emotional depth of this book brought me to my knees. And I definitely will be rereading it in the near future. Because it shreds your heart and stitch it back together. I was literally sobbing through this book and my soul feels lighter after finishing it.
I'm not usually a fan of amnesia but this one hit the bull's eye for me. This story isn't your typical romance. We navigate their relationship through Mercy's eyes who she has no recollection. So as Mercy, we readers discover the true side along her, being in the dark and very slowly learning bits and bits, all these while Mercy rediscovers herself.
I received this arc and this is my honest opinion.
*Age gap
*Brother's best friend
*Billionaire
*Marriage of convenience
*Angst
*Emotional
*Found family
I'm not crying, my eyes are totally clear and my heart doesn't ache.
Mercy wakes up in the hospital remembering nothing from the last year and definitely not being married to her brother's best friend, Grant, who immensely hates. But Grant is patient with her and try to be there for her with half confessions and things left unsaid that eventually drive both crazy.
Mercy is a strong, stubborn and very opiniated person with a troubled childhood but with a heart of gold. Grant is the Brit (yes I imagined him in my head with this posh accent) who seems so uptight but in reality is a kind hearted person who wants to live the way he wants, rather the way he was raised for.
I loved their relationship, the connection of them even when Mercy doesn't remember anything from their time together. I loved how effortless were their conversations and how they acted to each other even when future didn't seem certain.
But the emotional depth of this book brought me to my knees. And I definitely will be rereading it in the near future. Because it shreds your heart and stitch it back together. I was literally sobbing through this book and my soul feels lighter after finishing it.
I'm not usually a fan of amnesia but this one hit the bull's eye for me. This story isn't your typical romance. We navigate their relationship through Mercy's eyes who she has no recollection. So as Mercy, we readers discover the true side along her, being in the dark and very slowly learning bits and bits, all these while Mercy rediscovers herself.
I received this arc and this is my honest opinion.
Review of advance copy received from Author
If you're a fan of Jessica Joyce, Tarah DeWitt and/or Lauren Okie, you need to meet Karla Sorensen. "Until I Remember" is a perfect gateway into her books. This is one of the best books she's ever written and my favorite book of the year so far.
The yearning! The tension! And not just between Mercy and Grant (a new favorite book husband) but for you as the reader. Karla's truly masterful use of perspective deepens the story. I don't want to give anything away in that regard but you'll see what I mean when you read it. And you will shirk your responsibilities to find out what happens.
I know some people get annoyed by the amnesia trope and blah blah but please trust me, this is unlike any you've ever read. You'll fall in love with Grant and Mercy and you will love their love. Emotional moments are balanced with humor and banter only these characters could pull off. The sexual tension is delicious.
Mercy and Grant's story is about inevitability, trust, rebuilding, grief and what it's like to realize you are known. Every single character and plot choice makes sense. The writing is beyond beautiful. And would it be a true KS book if it wasn't an emotional slow burn?
Infinite stars. Thank you so much to Karla for the ARC and ALC! I cannot wait to experience this book in audio. "Until I Remember" comes out September 22!
Tropes:
- Amnesia
- British hero
- Brother's best friend
- Dislike to love
- Marriage of convenience
- Only one bed
- Oops, I don't remember marrying you
- Slow burn
- Slutty little glasses/sexy specs
The yearning! The tension! And not just between Mercy and Grant (a new favorite book husband) but for you as the reader. Karla's truly masterful use of perspective deepens the story. I don't want to give anything away in that regard but you'll see what I mean when you read it. And you will shirk your responsibilities to find out what happens.
I know some people get annoyed by the amnesia trope and blah blah but please trust me, this is unlike any you've ever read. You'll fall in love with Grant and Mercy and you will love their love. Emotional moments are balanced with humor and banter only these characters could pull off. The sexual tension is delicious.
Mercy and Grant's story is about inevitability, trust, rebuilding, grief and what it's like to realize you are known. Every single character and plot choice makes sense. The writing is beyond beautiful. And would it be a true KS book if it wasn't an emotional slow burn?
Infinite stars. Thank you so much to Karla for the ARC and ALC! I cannot wait to experience this book in audio. "Until I Remember" comes out September 22!
Tropes:
- Amnesia
- British hero
- Brother's best friend
- Dislike to love
- Marriage of convenience
- Only one bed
- Oops, I don't remember marrying you
- Slow burn
- Slutty little glasses/sexy specs
Review of advance copy received from Author
⭐ 9 out of 10
🌶️ 1.5 out of 5
I cannot recall the last time I read a story with amnesia trope but this book reminds me that even the nerve-wrecking trope can be executed with comfort aftertaste.
Mercy lost her memory after a car accident, precisely the part where she was married to Grant who's her brother's best friend. The only thing she remembered was how the man was built like a fortress with no sense of humor or warmth. The nature of their marriage was something she questioned heavily, then we'd have pages of her being confused on where to start, what to believe, or how she was going to move from there.
But Grant was super patient. He's everything Mercy's worst thought was not. The man had bottled everything up inside; his fright of losing her, his careful methods on how to help her get her memories back & make her accustomed to their lives before the accident without overwhelm her. This book offers modern yearning that makes me believe that there's a love so patient & selfless out there. Grant has such way with gestures AND FRICKING WORDS that make the journey feel certain. BONUS POINT is how the man is made to live: glasses, tall and muscular, posh, British.
It's mildly angsty, guaranteed page-turner, and beautifully heartwarming. I can't stop thinking about the scene where Mercy walked into her classroom with these kids holding up the signs that tell their unique trait/identifier. Everybody loves her, that's for sure and she's obviously wanting to return the sentiment.
🌶️ 1.5 out of 5
I cannot recall the last time I read a story with amnesia trope but this book reminds me that even the nerve-wrecking trope can be executed with comfort aftertaste.
Mercy lost her memory after a car accident, precisely the part where she was married to Grant who's her brother's best friend. The only thing she remembered was how the man was built like a fortress with no sense of humor or warmth. The nature of their marriage was something she questioned heavily, then we'd have pages of her being confused on where to start, what to believe, or how she was going to move from there.
But Grant was super patient. He's everything Mercy's worst thought was not. The man had bottled everything up inside; his fright of losing her, his careful methods on how to help her get her memories back & make her accustomed to their lives before the accident without overwhelm her. This book offers modern yearning that makes me believe that there's a love so patient & selfless out there. Grant has such way with gestures AND FRICKING WORDS that make the journey feel certain. BONUS POINT is how the man is made to live: glasses, tall and muscular, posh, British.
It's mildly angsty, guaranteed page-turner, and beautifully heartwarming. I can't stop thinking about the scene where Mercy walked into her classroom with these kids holding up the signs that tell their unique trait/identifier. Everybody loves her, that's for sure and she's obviously wanting to return the sentiment.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 4, 2026
4.5 Stars
Karla has mastered the perfect balance of banter and passion between the two MC’s. I devoured this book and couldn’t get enough! The writing is so good and easy to follow yet so evocative. While it can be annoying to not have the full picture in the first half of the book (due to the amnesia trope), the payoff is worth it.
The relationship dynamic between Grant and Mercy bounces all over the place yet feels so natural. They are not really enemies but they are not best friends and enjoy tormenting each other in good jest. The evolution of their relationship was such a treat to witness. It was funny, heartbreaking, frustrating yet so so beautiful.
The way Grant LOVES her is…. I have no words. The man is consumed by the feelings he has for her and is constantly putting her first even if it breaks him in the process. I loved the snippets of mercy that Mercy (no pun intended) gives him while she still doesn’t remember. I feel that Karla was very intentional with how they interacted and the decisions Mercy made showed that she does know him and love him but hasn’t accessed that part of her memory yet but her body and her inner self give us a smidge of proof that there is definitely something there between them.
Such a good read! I would have loved to dive more into their back stories and get to know how they were raised a little bit more but I was very satisfied for how this story played out!
Karla has mastered the perfect balance of banter and passion between the two MC’s. I devoured this book and couldn’t get enough! The writing is so good and easy to follow yet so evocative. While it can be annoying to not have the full picture in the first half of the book (due to the amnesia trope), the payoff is worth it.
The relationship dynamic between Grant and Mercy bounces all over the place yet feels so natural. They are not really enemies but they are not best friends and enjoy tormenting each other in good jest. The evolution of their relationship was such a treat to witness. It was funny, heartbreaking, frustrating yet so so beautiful.
The way Grant LOVES her is…. I have no words. The man is consumed by the feelings he has for her and is constantly putting her first even if it breaks him in the process. I loved the snippets of mercy that Mercy (no pun intended) gives him while she still doesn’t remember. I feel that Karla was very intentional with how they interacted and the decisions Mercy made showed that she does know him and love him but hasn’t accessed that part of her memory yet but her body and her inner self give us a smidge of proof that there is definitely something there between them.
Such a good read! I would have loved to dive more into their back stories and get to know how they were raised a little bit more but I was very satisfied for how this story played out!
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
I enjoy reading amnesia romances. This particular book was probably sweeter than most books I pick. I normally enjoy my romances on the darker side. The spiciest scenes were saved for closer to the end. I wished Grant's POV would've come sooner. I understand why that didn't happen though. Mainly, so the readers struggled with the why's along with Mercy. I wanted something more though. Perhaps more conflict?
Mercy wakes up in the hospital after a car accident with amnesia. Mercy has forgotten roughly the last year of her life. Mercy finds out she married her brother's best friend, Grant. Grant and Mercy had a very adversial relationship. Mercy goes through a existential crisis because she doesn't remember marrying Grant and she couldn'timagine why she would marry Grant. Grant's rich, high brow, British family come to visit. Grant's family might as well be the British Royal Family. Mercy has to accept a life she knows nothing about and understands even less. What will happen if Mercy never gets her memories back? Can Mercy and Grant live with that?
I feel like Grant confused Mercy more than anything. Mercy really struggled to understand why she would marry Grant. No one really tried to help Mercy remember. Everyone wanted Mercy's memories to come back without any guidance. Grant's demeanor and verbiage seemed spot on for a Brit. Mercy was pretty unruly especially compared to Grant..
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC. Opinions expressed are my own.
Mercy wakes up in the hospital after a car accident with amnesia. Mercy has forgotten roughly the last year of her life. Mercy finds out she married her brother's best friend, Grant. Grant and Mercy had a very adversial relationship. Mercy goes through a existential crisis because she doesn't remember marrying Grant and she couldn'timagine why she would marry Grant. Grant's rich, high brow, British family come to visit. Grant's family might as well be the British Royal Family. Mercy has to accept a life she knows nothing about and understands even less. What will happen if Mercy never gets her memories back? Can Mercy and Grant live with that?
I feel like Grant confused Mercy more than anything. Mercy really struggled to understand why she would marry Grant. No one really tried to help Mercy remember. Everyone wanted Mercy's memories to come back without any guidance. Grant's demeanor and verbiage seemed spot on for a Brit. Mercy was pretty unruly especially compared to Grant..
Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC. Opinions expressed are my own.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from Author
KS has done it again. I cried. And I mean cried.
Stuffy Grant Hastings sounds like he should be the arch duke of something or other. At least that's what Mercy Kingston remembers. Well Mercy Kingston-Hastings. She may not remember it, but she married her brothers absolute boarish best friend!!
Grant is distant and guarded. Surely this is all a terrible dream?! Mercy wouldn't marry Hastings of all people.
Except all Grant wants to do is hold his wife and remind her of how much he worships her. How she is his best friend, his confidant, his partner, and the very center of his universe. He would give anything just for her to look at him with adoration and fire. He doesn't care if it takes days, months, or years. He will continue to love Mercy however she will let him.
I love how this book is laid out. You start with Grant and an early interaction with the foul mouthed take no prisoners Mercy Kingston. Then you're immediately thrust into Mercy POV. I found myself desperate to know what Grant was thinking. Why he was behaving that way and why won't he just finish his sentence. It's an incredible tool to have the reader feel the characters emotions as their own. Nothing prepared me for that first Grant chapter. 😭😭😭😭 This book is a beautiful reminder of the partnership of marriage and how true love is selfless.
Stuffy Grant Hastings sounds like he should be the arch duke of something or other. At least that's what Mercy Kingston remembers. Well Mercy Kingston-Hastings. She may not remember it, but she married her brothers absolute boarish best friend!!
Grant is distant and guarded. Surely this is all a terrible dream?! Mercy wouldn't marry Hastings of all people.
Except all Grant wants to do is hold his wife and remind her of how much he worships her. How she is his best friend, his confidant, his partner, and the very center of his universe. He would give anything just for her to look at him with adoration and fire. He doesn't care if it takes days, months, or years. He will continue to love Mercy however she will let him.
I love how this book is laid out. You start with Grant and an early interaction with the foul mouthed take no prisoners Mercy Kingston. Then you're immediately thrust into Mercy POV. I found myself desperate to know what Grant was thinking. Why he was behaving that way and why won't he just finish his sentence. It's an incredible tool to have the reader feel the characters emotions as their own. Nothing prepared me for that first Grant chapter. 😭😭😭😭 This book is a beautiful reminder of the partnership of marriage and how true love is selfless.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
ARC REVIEW
Thank you to Karla Sorensen, and ValentinePR for allowing me the opportunity to ARC Until I Remember!
I want to preface that this is my first book I’ve read by Karla and I know without a doubt this wont be my last!
Until I Remember is 100% a 6 star read for me!!
Naturally I am a dark romance girly, but sometimes I reach out for more contemporary romance as mentally I need a smidge of a break for the heavier books. Until I Remember is literally all the best tropes you can have! Brother’s best friend, marriage of convenience, found family, and one I have never read, amnesia! We get a little background insight to who Mercy and Grant were when they were younger…and how they came to know each other. And then we are thrusted into the heart of the story as Mercy is involved in an accident that causes her to have amnesia, and then finds out the person she never would have thought of marrying, well they are!
Grant is absolutely so patient with her, and I relate as my wifey has a terrible terrible memory…so I understand!! The banter though between these two is of the utmost perfection. I see some of myself in Mercy. That struggle to let your guard down, to trust and to even believe what the other person is doing is because they actually want to, and they actually like/love you.
I don’t have anything remotely bad, or even “not great” to say about this work. This will forever be a book that I will wish I could read again for the first time.
Thank you to Karla Sorensen, and ValentinePR for allowing me the opportunity to ARC Until I Remember!
I want to preface that this is my first book I’ve read by Karla and I know without a doubt this wont be my last!
Until I Remember is 100% a 6 star read for me!!
Naturally I am a dark romance girly, but sometimes I reach out for more contemporary romance as mentally I need a smidge of a break for the heavier books. Until I Remember is literally all the best tropes you can have! Brother’s best friend, marriage of convenience, found family, and one I have never read, amnesia! We get a little background insight to who Mercy and Grant were when they were younger…and how they came to know each other. And then we are thrusted into the heart of the story as Mercy is involved in an accident that causes her to have amnesia, and then finds out the person she never would have thought of marrying, well they are!
Grant is absolutely so patient with her, and I relate as my wifey has a terrible terrible memory…so I understand!! The banter though between these two is of the utmost perfection. I see some of myself in Mercy. That struggle to let your guard down, to trust and to even believe what the other person is doing is because they actually want to, and they actually like/love you.
I don’t have anything remotely bad, or even “not great” to say about this work. This will forever be a book that I will wish I could read again for the first time.
Review of advance copy received from NetGalley
4.5 Stars!
Now this is how you do an amnesia romance! Until I Remember is filled with longing, confusion, and undeniable passion. From the very first page, you can't help but be captivated by Grant and Mercy. Mercy is smart, sassy, and isn't afraid to call it like it is, and Grant... well, he might just be one of my favorite book boyfriends of 2026. Not only does he have an accent- hello, British hero- but this man is utterly swoon-worthy. He fell for Mercy, and boy did he fall hard. I mean, he LOVED his wife. His utter devotion and adoration were so palpable; they just oozed off the pages. And don't even get me started on the yearning. The yearning was chef's kiss, and I was here for it!
There's really nothing left to say other than I loved this book. Until I Remember is a beautiful story of second chances and falling in love with your spouse all over again. It's a story of devotion, never giving up, and a hero who will bring you to your knees. If you're looking for a story filled with fantastic banter, chemistry, and one satisfying slow burn, you need to add Until I Remember to your TBR asap!
*I was provided an ARC copy of this book by Valentine PR & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Now this is how you do an amnesia romance! Until I Remember is filled with longing, confusion, and undeniable passion. From the very first page, you can't help but be captivated by Grant and Mercy. Mercy is smart, sassy, and isn't afraid to call it like it is, and Grant... well, he might just be one of my favorite book boyfriends of 2026. Not only does he have an accent- hello, British hero- but this man is utterly swoon-worthy. He fell for Mercy, and boy did he fall hard. I mean, he LOVED his wife. His utter devotion and adoration were so palpable; they just oozed off the pages. And don't even get me started on the yearning. The yearning was chef's kiss, and I was here for it!
There's really nothing left to say other than I loved this book. Until I Remember is a beautiful story of second chances and falling in love with your spouse all over again. It's a story of devotion, never giving up, and a hero who will bring you to your knees. If you're looking for a story filled with fantastic banter, chemistry, and one satisfying slow burn, you need to add Until I Remember to your TBR asap!
*I was provided an ARC copy of this book by Valentine PR & NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
This whole book is perfection. Easily one of my top 3 favorite books of 2026! Grant and Mercy forever! These two will consume my thoughts for weeks to come. I love when the FMC is snarky, and Mercy had that in spades. She gave zero effs when it came to razzing Grant. I'm here for it. Grant loved his wife sometimes fierce, and watching him break at the thought of Mercey not loving him just as fierce broke me, but this man never gave up. Everyone needs a Grant in their corner. Always there reminding you of how loved and incredible you are. The banter? Exquisite. The spice? Spicy!!!!
Now, I know lots of readers see amnesia in the synopsis,and are quickly turned off by it. I include myself in that statement, but Until I remember felt different. It felt raw, real, and messy. I was incredibly emotional reading it. It didn't feel over the top. It felt like I was friends with Grant and Mercy and I had a front row seat to them finding love again.
Add Until I remember to you TBR now. As always, check for trigger warnings before reading.
Thank you Karla Sorensen and Valentine PR for this ARC.
Now, I know lots of readers see amnesia in the synopsis,and are quickly turned off by it. I include myself in that statement, but Until I remember felt different. It felt raw, real, and messy. I was incredibly emotional reading it. It didn't feel over the top. It felt like I was friends with Grant and Mercy and I had a front row seat to them finding love again.
Add Until I remember to you TBR now. As always, check for trigger warnings before reading.
Thank you Karla Sorensen and Valentine PR for this ARC.
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