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Five for Forever
Rick is trying to get his life back on track after his wife died, leaving him with four kids and a struggling boat-building business. Louise is the greatest movie star of our time, trapped in the gilded cage of her success. A chance encounter leads to an impossible love. Falling in love comes easy but the past, present, and paparazzi make staying in love a challenge. When things take dramatic turns, Louise and Rick learn that when it comes to love and family, there is no half-in. And sometimes, it needs four kids to make it work!
447 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 28, 2016
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About the author
Alex Ames
26 books2 followersAlex Ames is a novel writer in various genres.
Latest and greatest: COVID Trouble, a fast, action-packed thriller inspired by the crazy crazy year 2020. Paris, right after the first lockdown in June 2020. Someone is infecting supermarket food with the coronavirus. A terrorist group? A lunatic? Corporate troubleshooter Paul Trouble will investigate, bullets will fly, cars explode and lots and lots of people die.
Follow his "Brilliant" heist mysteries about jewelry maker and part-time cat burglar Calendar Moonstone. Or dive into his action packed suspense novels from the "Troubleshooter" series of former Marine elite soldier / spymaster who now solves impossible situations for his new employer.
Five for Forever is his first shot at the romantic comedy genre.
Follow him on Twitter or Facebook (alexameswriting) or read his blog at alexames.net
Latest and greatest: COVID Trouble, a fast, action-packed thriller inspired by the crazy crazy year 2020. Paris, right after the first lockdown in June 2020. Someone is infecting supermarket food with the coronavirus. A terrorist group? A lunatic? Corporate troubleshooter Paul Trouble will investigate, bullets will fly, cars explode and lots and lots of people die.
Follow his "Brilliant" heist mysteries about jewelry maker and part-time cat burglar Calendar Moonstone. Or dive into his action packed suspense novels from the "Troubleshooter" series of former Marine elite soldier / spymaster who now solves impossible situations for his new employer.
Five for Forever is his first shot at the romantic comedy genre.
Follow him on Twitter or Facebook (alexameswriting) or read his blog at alexames.net
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February 9, 2018
This is my first book under Alex Ames and first read of the year. And I don't regret pickng this up. There are some things that like in this story and there are some things that I don't like.
What I like:
Rick being a very responsible father to his kids. Always making sure that they are the first priority in everything. The kids being supportive to their dad. And for Louise, for having the biggest courage in the story for going for the love that she wanted even she's not sure if it's requited.
What I don't like:
I feel like there's some kind of role reversal. Louise seems the one who is fighting for their relationship while Rick's kinda the one who is laid back. I get it that he has kids to consider but he must give an effort for the relationship.
All in all, it's a good read. Makes me want to watch Notting Hill. i got curious because of the quote reference.
What I like:
Rick being a very responsible father to his kids. Always making sure that they are the first priority in everything. The kids being supportive to their dad. And for Louise, for having the biggest courage in the story for going for the love that she wanted even she's not sure if it's requited.
What I don't like:
I feel like there's some kind of role reversal. Louise seems the one who is fighting for their relationship while Rick's kinda the one who is laid back. I get it that he has kids to consider but he must give an effort for the relationship.
All in all, it's a good read. Makes me want to watch Notting Hill. i got curious because of the quote reference.
February 6, 2022
I liked the story - a feel good romance but clouded by poor writing skill that makes it hard to read. The writing style is so poor, that I had was constantly angered and had to keep putting the book down. The author didn’t take the time to hone the story, nor the writing. I am particularly angered by the editor who is the WORST for having let this through to print. Is this what literature is coming to: whipping out a bunch of pages without reviewing the result? The author lacks the craft of writing. The constant misuse of the English language is so very annoying.
Read Fitzek in German to see a master at work. Someone who really thinks about each sentance and their impact. What a relief to put this down and read anything else.
Quality literature this is not.
Read Fitzek in German to see a master at work. Someone who really thinks about each sentance and their impact. What a relief to put this down and read anything else.
Quality literature this is not.
February 18, 2017
Ok, I am not hugely into romantic reads but this one was a good one. It wasn't over the top airy fairy romance, and it had real life qualities too it. Rick was by fast my favourite character
February 3, 2017
What I liked about this story: The kids were great, especially as a team when they were the Flint Kids United. Places in the story made me laugh and others made me teary. I found the information about creating boats interesting.
What I didn't like: The romance between Rick and Louise fell flat for me. From the start, Louise felt too needy, and Rick too scared. I didn't feel a spark between the two of them. And as their relationship progressed, it felt more like they were just "telling" each other things without me feeling that they really meant anything to each other.
The story did have spurts closer to the end that kept me more interested, but for the most part, I had trouble getting caught up in the story.
I received a copy of this book through the Kindle Scout program.
What I didn't like: The romance between Rick and Louise fell flat for me. From the start, Louise felt too needy, and Rick too scared. I didn't feel a spark between the two of them. And as their relationship progressed, it felt more like they were just "telling" each other things without me feeling that they really meant anything to each other.
The story did have spurts closer to the end that kept me more interested, but for the most part, I had trouble getting caught up in the story.
I received a copy of this book through the Kindle Scout program.
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