Forever After

Finding Mr. Right #2

by Karen Rose Smith

THE PRICE OF LOVE

Mechanic Darcy Kearn is everything a man would ever want in a woman: beautiful, intelligent -- and as skillful at fixing cars as she is at making romantic candlelight dinners for two. When attractive attorney Seth Halloran's car breaks down in her small Pennsylvania town, Darcy is eager to do both. Though the attraction between them is too powerful to ignore, Darcy soon faces a problem that may prove insoluble....

Her best friend is embroiled in a bitter custody battle -- and the lawyer representing her ruthless ex-husband is none other than Seth. With her loyalties torn between her friend and the man she is rapidly coming to love, Darcy knows she will have to make a choice that could change her life forever. Unless she can learn to trust Seth with all her heart... and unless he can prove to her that the only thing that matters is a love that lasts forever....

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Adult, Ebooks

158 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 1996

About the author

Award-winning author Karen Rose Smith was born in Pennsylvania. Although she was an only child, she remembers the bonds of an extended family. Family is a strong theme in her books and she suspects her childhood memories are the reason.

In college, Karen began writing poetry and also met her husband to be. They both began married life as teachers, but when their son was born, Karen decided to try her hand at a home-decorating business.

She returned to teaching for a while but changes in her life led her to writing relationship novels. Now she writes romances as well as mysteries full time. Her first book was published in 1992; her 110th novel will be published in 2024. A winner of New Jersey's Golden Leaf Award in Short Contemporary Romance, Colorado Romance Writers Award Of Excellence for short contemporary, as well as the Phoenix Desert Rose Chapter's Golden Quill for Traditional Romance, she has also been honored with Cataromance.com's award for Best Special Edition and Washington Romance Writers Career Achievement Award. Her romances have made both the USA TODAY list and the Amazon Romance and Contemporary Romance Bestseller lists. Her mysteries have made the USA TODAY and Barnes and Noble bestseller lists.

She has written for Meteor/Kismet, Kensington, Silhouette and Harlequin. Readers can contact Karen through her website, on Facebook (Karen Rose Smith Author) and on Twitter @ Karenrosesmith, on TIKTOK at karenrosesmithauthor and on Instagram. They can also follow her monthly e-zine IN TOUCH with KAREN ROSE SMITH which has the latest news about her books, recipes and contests.

Reviews

[Renee · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was hard to get in to. Nothing exciting about the beginning.

A pet peeve of mine is super long excerpts for more books in the end. The book ended at 79% because of the other stuff at the end. I was thinking the ending would be longer because of the % remaining. A little disappointing.

Cute love story nonetheless

[Heather · Rating 3 out of 5]

Hard to get into at first. Some of the wording, and expressions used, made the characters sound older at times (to me). I am the same age as the main character but some of the things she says in the book sound like something that would come out of my moms mouth. But overall the story was good. I don't regret reading it. Good book.

[Shirley · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really did like this story. It had a lot of potential, it just didn’t grab me and it’s one of those reads that I can’t really put my finger on why.

Darcy was a strong female MC. She knew what she wanted, she had principles and stuck to them and she was a loyal friend. Seth was determined to win Darcy over, but not enough to commit. His pain was deeper than Darcy’s because his was engrained in him from childhood. His profession had him dealing with divorced couples almost exclusively so I can see why he was so jaded as far as HEAs were concerned.

Maybe it is because I don’t read a lot of contemporary romances or maybe it is because I didn’t connect with the situation that the characters were put in. For whatever reason, I just didn’t ‘feel’ as much as I thought I should. It was still an entertaining read and readers who enjoy contemporary romance will probably enjoy it.

[Jennifer · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book to be a great easy read. The narrative flow was good and the emotions were real. In fact it was such an easy read I finished it in a day. It was not hard to get into like others have said, at least for this reader. Now it is nothing earth shattering just a chick lit, beach read.

I only gave it 4 stars because as another reviewer pointed out the book ended with about 78% remaining via the Kindle. The rest was taken up by the publisher trying to sell another book which I find irritating.

[Marlene · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. Unlike many others, I do not think the story took too long to develop or dragged. I think the author's goal was to have the reader get to know the main characters better through their conversations and interactions.

[Tasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Liked this book a lot it kept me interested it was never boring

[Linda J · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this book. I was invested in the characters and the story between Seth and Darcy.

[Hannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book could have used a little more editing. I would consider this a typical romance novel.

[Lorraine Morello · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book

[Tonya · Rating 1 out of 5]

this book was hard to get in to but finally finished it.