For Always

by Bette Ford

High school counselor Heather Gregory is ready and willing to fight uphill battles with her students. She knows what’s right and is prepared to stand up for what she believes in. When powerful Detroit attorney Quinn Montgomery comes into her office to talk about his troubled teen daughter, Heather finds herself standing up quite tall for what she believes in. But what she wasn’t ready for was the tenderness she senses beneath the handsome widower’s prickly exterior…and how Quinn’s protected tenderness feels like it could just bring her to her knees…

A consummate workaholic, Quinn knew the only surefire way to ease the sorrow of losing his wife – and that cure was work, lots and lots of it. But while work was always a welcome distraction from his grief, it also distracted him from something very important to him – his daughter. Until he meets the breathtakingly beautiful guidance counselor, Heather, and he might just be able to see past his grief to realize that something necessary is missing from his life.

And maybe, just maybe it’s time to accept his loss and open his heart to the possibility of a love that has no bounds…

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance

322 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

About the author

Bette Ford grew up in Saginaw Michigan, where she continues to live. She obtained her bachelor's degree from Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Bette began her teaching career in Detroit and completed a master's degree at Wayne State University. She has taught in the Detroit Public School HEADSTART Project for many years and has retired from teaching. She is writing full time.

She has received several awards including the Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award for Best Multicultural - WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN and Romantic Times Career Achievement Award for 2004 Multicultural Romance.

She is the author of eleven books including, UNFORGETTABLE, AN EVERLASTING LOVE and CAN'T SAY NO. She truly enjoys hearing from readers.

Write her in care of HarperCollins or at PO Box 944, Saginaw, MI 48606.

Reviews

[Westysis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this one years ago (in the 90's) when black authors exploded and the romance market changed to include them. Bette Ford reminded me of Harlequin authors who had the hero and heroine have a lot of complications in their relationship. This novel had quite a lot of sex for its time. The story of a school counselor, a troubled student and that student's father. Their relationship develops after the student runs away from home.

[Yolanda Roberson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice and Sweet

The story was good. I enjoyed the characters. The ending was bad. I felt like I dropped off a cliff. It ended suddenly.

[Tameka · Rating 4 out of 5]

It seemed to drag on in a few spots, but other than that I enjoyed the story and will be trying out a few more books from this author.