Forgotten

by Chelle Cordero

Forgotten is an unforgettable romance about two people who meet by chance, love by choice and are torn apart by intrigue.

Their romance survives a foreign threat to national security, kidnapping, personal
tragedy and a murder attempt.

The story of Brandon Price and Caitlyn Smythe and a love which survives
dangers and grows stronger despite modern day threats and personal baggage.

292 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 20, 2010

About the author

Chelle Cordero writes stories of Passion and Suspense. Vanilla Heart Publishing has published nine Cordero novels: Bartlett’s Rule; His Lucky Charm; Within the Law; Courage of the Heart; Final Sin; Hostage Heart; A Chaunce of Riches; Common Bond, Tangled Hearts; and Hyphema. VHP just published The Many Faces of Chelle Cordero featuring several short stories which attest to Chelle's unique range of writing abilities. She is currently working on her tenth novel and promises another action packed adventure and heartwarming love story. Chelle has been writing both fiction and non-fiction for the bulk of her adult life.

Her books have earned many plaudits which includes: Bartlett’s Rule was named one of Carolyn Howard-Johnson’s Top Ten Reads for 2009; Final Sin was an Honorable Mention in the Fiction Category of the 2010 NY Book Festival and a 2009 Pushcart Prize nominee.; Hyphema won the Dec 9, 2011 Friday Book Cover Vote on the Shades of Love website; A Chaunce of Riches was Winner of D. Renee Bagby’s readers’ choice for The Best Overall First Chapter, April 2010; and Hostage Heart, Final Sin and A Chaunce of Riches had top ten finishes in the 2009 Preditors’ and Readers’ poll. Chelle was also featured in “50 Great Writers You Should Be Reading” published by The Author’s Show in 2010.

Chelle Cordero maintains an author’s blog at http://chellecordero.blogspot.com/, a promotional blog at http://ccepotourri.wordpress.com/, and offers a weekly writing workshop for Kindle Blog subscribers at http://bit.ly/pILcG. Her website http://ChelleCordero.com offers information on all of her books and her appearances. Bloggers and the media are welcome to visit Chelle’s media room at http://chellecordero.com/media/ with downloadable photos and other information.

Chelle lives in the northeast with her husband, Mark, and family. They have two adult offspring. Jenni (& Jason) and Marc (& Trish); they also live with three mischievous and spoiled pussycats, one of whom has taken up permanent residence on Chelle’s desk. Chelle is a full-time freelance journalist for multiple publications; her articles appear regularly throughout North America and she writes a monthly column on NYS Emergency Medical Services issues as a NYS Emergency Medical Technician (First Responder News).

Reviews

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is billed as "Contemporary Romantic Suspense," not the type of novel I'd normally read. My mother was a romance novelist, though, and even though romance and suspence aren't my cup of tea, I read, edited and enjoyed my mom's books. So I wanted to give "Forgotten" a chance, especially since Chelle and I are in the same wonderful publishing family, Vanilla Heart.

The opening chapters of "Forgotten" intrigued me. The main character, Brandon, wakes up not knowing who he is. Chelle does a great job navigating the world through the eyes of someone with amnesia. That was my favorite part of the book. I also enjoyed how Brandon keeps getting backed into corners that threaten his life and the life of the heroine, Caitlyn, because it kept me wondering how they'd escape. I was surprised I cared because I'm not much of a suspense aficionado; I don't even watch suspenseful movies for the most part. But Chelle kept me turning the pages with her writerly magic.

I also like watching how Brandon grows as a character, as a man. At the beginning of the book, with and without memory, he's blind to the fact that he's basically emotionally stunted. However, he has a real reason to deal with this--and when he does, it's interesting to see how. There was a moment toward the end of the book--a moment related to Caitlyn's family property--that demonstrates how far he's come. It moved me.

If you like Danielle Steele and Patricia Corwell, you will enjoy "Forgotten."

[Chelle Cordero]

Forgotten is an unforgettable romance about two people who meet by chance, love by choice and are torn apart by intrigue. Their romance survives a foreign threat to national security, kidnapping, personal tragedy and a murder attempt. The story of Brandon Price and Caitlyn Smythe and a love which survives dangers and grows stronger despite modern day threats and personal baggage.

This book has been re-released as His Lucky Charm

[Namid · Rating 5 out of 5]

Holy crap! Ok, I know that's not a good literary term, but this is PHENOMENAL!!!! I've only been reading for a short period of time, but this story just engulfs you right away! There is so much depth, intrigue - this book is WAY more intricate than I had had expected. It is BEAUTIFULLY crafted. Not a book you can put down by any means. If you haven't already, you HAVE to read this book! Thank you so much, Chelle! This book ROCKS!!!! :)

[JayneP · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book sizzled!

I really felt very emotional when Caitlyn lost her house and the author did a great job showing how very human her characters are.

I had very recently become a Chelle Cordero fan and was very excited to find this book at Barnes & Noble. It was very easy to keep reading nearly non-stop from the first page.

Even though this is listed as romantic suspense, it's not predictable formula by any means. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good suspense.

[Lhenry · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had a hard time through the first half of this. Brandon was such a passive hero and Caitlyn seemed to be such know it all, no matter how gently she expressed herself. But as the story continued, I felt that these characters were quite realistic and their relationship's progression was logical, based on those very flaws. So by the end, I found myself liking the story quite a bit and may take a look at others by Cordero

[JayneP · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great contemporary romantic suspense!

[Chelle Cordero]

This book was previously published as Forgotten