Forgotten

by Graceli Kaye

Returning to Blues Meadow after completing her first year of medical school, Tahlia Martin ends up causing a brutal multi-car collision only blocks from home. Sustaining the worst of the injuries, she’s rushed to the local hospital. The next three and a half weeks pass with her in a comatose state as her body slowly recovers, and she finds herself plagued by confusing “dreams”, strange and cryptic conversations, and conflicting memories. Upon awakening, she finds her best friend at her side waiting for her return, only she doesn’t come back altogether whole…Within hours of regaining consciousness, Tahlia finds she’s missing the last two and a half years of her life, during which time, the people she loved the most are either gone or so drastically changed to the point she can’t reconcile them with the people she remembers. Nicca, her best friend, who she hoped could be something more, seems to be holding on to secrets as well as pulling away from her in a way he’s never done before. Her twin sister is no longer the vivacious, takes-crap-from-no-one powerhouse she recalls; instead, Kaliana appears to be a shell of her former self with secrets of her own. And what is up with the guy claiming to be her boyfriend and refusing to leave her side? All she can recall is one date with Gage in which she wanted to drown him in his soup from the get-go, not exactly a foundation for a healthy and/or lasting relationship! So why is everyone acting as though all of this is normal? What could have possibly happened in the time she’s missing to make any of this okay?

Refusing to accept the alternate reality she seems to have awoken in, Tahlia struggles to fill in the blanks despite the resistance she finds from everyone in her life. What secrets are so important that everyone would insist on clinging to them rather than help her regain her lost time? Don’t they realize how hard she’s willing to fight in order to finally have the life that she dreamt of before her past was so cruelly snatched away?

Welcome to the 2nd Edition of Forgotten, I hope you enjoy the updates as much I do. While writing this series I have learned so much more about the characters (main and side) than when writing the first version of this story. The heart of it remains the same, but character motivations are much clearer now, as are the ties to the rest of the series. Please check out Tahlia's new and improved journey.

Genres: Contemporary Romance

312 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 31, 2018

About the author

Graceli has been a lifelong writer. She began in 5th grade as a way to process and deal with issues by using her creativity. Over the years, she continued to write until some seemingly unrelated storylines began to intertwine to the point that they couldn’t be separated, and that’s when The VAC Chronicles were born. Some of the stories in the series have already been published, and she has countless more in the works with hopes to bring them to you soon.

When she is not working or spending time with her family, Graceli can be found absorbed in her world, writing the next book or books in the series. She currently lives in Maryland with her two adorable kids and awesome husband while surviving on caffeine drinks, kitty cuddles, and Zumba.

Find out more at www.thevacchronicles.wordpress.com

Reviews

[Ruth Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

The story starts with a hard chapter, letting you see that something bad has been going on, this totally captured my attention and I just had to know what was happening. The story is about strength and courage and dealing with whatever is thrown at you. 5*

[Rebecca Loher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book to read, it touches on many subjects many authors are afraid to write about.

I really loved the details in this book it helps the reader to actually be present along in the story line as you read along. If you have read her first version you will still enjoy this one because of the changes! Without spoiling the book, all I’m going to say is a lot of lives are changed for the better!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Nancie Blume · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

Tahlia is fortunate to have her lifelong best friend become her soulmate, and I must say, it's about time. Moreover, she shares an indestructible, albeit tumultuous, bond with her twin sister, Kahlia. I admire how Graceli boldly addresses real-life issues that many authors shy away from. The V.A.C series stands out for its realistic and heart-wrenching stories that portray characters not as victims but as survivors.

[Anna Marie Leffew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Graceli Kaye, you did an outstanding job with this book. I got ahead of myself here and read this out of order, as it is the second book, not the first. I will go back and read it once I read the special edition version of this book; I want to read the extra stuff, lol, but I wanted to give a review on it as well. This book was very well written. I fell in love with each of the characters, especially Nikolai Lennox and Tahlia. Although I wanted to KILL GAGE! I felt sorry for Kaliana. I felt so many emotions reading this book. I cried, laughed, held my breath a lot, bit my nails, and kept turning the pages! The story was deep and intense. I was drawn to each character, well, except for Gage. I could have done without him, but he was necessary in the story. The intense emotions in this story sometimes made me have to put it down for a minute to process it all, but at the same time itching to pick it right back up to see what happens next. The story had a true-to-life experience feel to it. I cried a lot, I laughed even more, I felt sorry for people, and I hated some people (I bet you can't guess who that was!). All the characters were well-developed and well-described. Apparently, they can be read out of order, as I understood this book from the beginning, but I probably would have understood Tahlia's background more if I had read Damaged first. I cannot wait to read the rest of these stories and go back and read the first book Damaged. I want to understand more about each character and what makes them tick. I highly recommend this book. I have purchased the rest and will read them soon.Forgotten: The V.A.C. Chronicles: Tahlia Martin

[T · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fabulous

Another great intense read. I loved every minute of sitting on the edge of my seat. I have a few questions but hopefully they are answered in the next book. Looking forward to it.

[Megan Russ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved Tahlia and Nic.
Kali though deserves the worst sister of the year award.
T. is lucky she lost her memory and was able to heal slowly but at the same time had she known what had happened would things have ended up any different?
Childhood best friends who have loved each other forever Tahlia and Nic finally find each other, but their growth together is hindered by one extremely possessive A-hole.
Gracili's way of writing trauma into romance is amazing. I love this V.A.C. Series.

[Anna Marie Leffew · Rating 5 out of 5]

Graceli Kaye, you did an outstanding job with this book. I got ahead of myself here and read this out of order, as it is the second book, not the first. This special edition had more to it than the original and I loved it! It only added to the enhancement of the book. This book was very well written. I fell in love with each character, especially Nikolai Lennox and Tahlia. However, I wanted to KILL GAGE! I felt sorry for Kaliana. I felt so many emotions reading this book. I cried, laughed, held my breath a lot, bit my nails, and kept turning the pages! The story was deep and intense. I was drawn to each character, well, except for Gage. I could have done without him, but he was necessary in the story. The intense emotions in this story sometimes made me have to put it down for a minute to process it all, but at the same time, I was itching to pick it right back up to see what happens next. The story had a true-to-life experience feel to it. I cried a lot, laughed even more, felt sorry for people, and hated some people (I bet you can't guess who that was!). All the characters were well-developed and well-described. Apparently, they can be read out of order, as I understood this book from the beginning, but I probably would have understood Tahlia's background more if I had read Damaged first. I cannot wait to read the rest of these stories and go back and read the first book Damaged. I want to understand more about each character and what makes them tick. I highly recommend this book. I have purchased the rest and will read them soon.Forgotten: The V.A.C. Chronicles: Tahlia Martin

[Ashley Bundy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this story so much. I couldn't get enough of Tahlia's sass. I wanted to give both Gage and Kali a piece of my mind at different points. Lol Can't wait to see what the rest of the series has to offer!

[Debbie Hyde · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Story

I love stories with twins. I don’t think I’ve read a story where one of the main characters has amnesia. Thus was very interesting. Talhia didn’t lose all her memories after her accident. I was quickly pulled into the mystery of her getting her memories back. I loved her attitude even though she didn’t voice her true thoughts at times. I loved Nick’s dad! I read Damaged first. You can read it it this one first. They happen in the same time frame. Both books connect in the last chapters. I can’t wait to see what happens when Kali goes to VAC.

[Graceli Kaye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Be sure to check out this special edition release! The same story as before, but it now includes three bonus chapters from Tahlia's coma after the main story. They were intentionally added to the end so as to not give away any of the mystery surrounding Tahlia's circumstances until after you've read her version of events.
I hope you'll check it out and enjoy the additional insight.

[Julie Anne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

Life has been hectic lately, so I had to unfortunately read this a little bit each day, instead of binge reading. But it was nice to stay in this world and in their story for an extended time. So much detail went into developing each of the characters. I liked the bonus chapters too. Looking forward to reading more from this series.