Title: Forever Red
Author: Carina Adams
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Cover Design: Melchelle Designs
Synopsis
Not afraid to speak his mind or make a scene, Nathaniel Kelly has made a name for himself as country music’s ultimate bad boy.
Covered in tattoos, singing songs about drugs, drinking and heartache, Nate acts more like an out of control rock star than the grandson of one of the genres most influential and legendary stars. Every man wants to be him. Every woman wants just one night with the hard-rocking country rebel.
Except me. I just want to know that the boy I used to love is happy and that I didn’t break his heart in vain. That’s why I buy every magazine that even mentions his name; at least, that’s the story I tell myself.
When my friends gave me a birthday present any fan would die for, I was suddenly face-to-face with the man I never thought I’d see again. My body wasn’t supposed to react to him the way it did. And, Nate sure as hell wasn’t supposed to look at me the way he used to.
Can someone you loved as a teenager really have a hold on your heart twelve years later? Is it ever too late to say you’re sorry and make up for past wrongs? I’m about to find out.
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Excerpt
“I told the reporter that I had a girlfriend. And just so we’re all on the same page, that’s you. You’re my girlfriend.”
“Oh, really? Aren’t you supposed to ask me or something? I mean, if we’re going to act twelve, we should go all out.”
“Baby girl, I’m Nate Kelly. You should just be on your knees, thanking God right now that you get to call yourself my girlfriend.”
“I’m concerned about your lack of self-esteem. You really need to learn how to love yourself despite all your flaws.”
“Okay, smartass. I’ve gotta go. I’ll call you later.”
“Bye, boyfriend.”
I laughed as I hung up, turning to find Rebel and Boone staring at me. “Girlfriend?” the latter choked out around a laugh. Charlie “Boone” Boone, could play anything with keys and the way he played the piano made people stop and listen. But he was an ass that would cling to whatever weakness he could find. “Did I just hear you say the word girlfriend?”
About The Author
Carina Adams has been writing and creating characters for as long as she can remember, allowing her to fall in love with the next man of her dreams with every new story.
Thankfully, fate stepped in and granted her the ultimate wish - a life full of men. Carina lives in a picturesque New England town with her husband, the one man that ruined the thought of all others, and two amazing sons that always keep her on her toes.
When she isn’t trying to juggle being a working mom with karate and football practices, surprising her children with her sci-fi movie knowledge, or writing, you can find her with her nose pressed against her kindle in search of her new favorite vampire story, training for a 5k, or laughing with friends.
Carina loves to hear feedback from her readers. You can email her at: carinaadamswrites@gmail.com
Giveaway
3 stars
Told in dual POV's, the story spans differing time frames. One as teenagers, where we learn all about both characters; then we have them as adults, where they hash it all out and get a second chance at their romance story. The prelude to their adulthood was portrayed in apt detail. With each scene pulling wonderful emotions from the reader. My preference leaned towards the teenage years, as opposed to their adulthood. So my feelings towards the genre were quelled at Contemporary Romance. It felt more of a Young Adult Romance. The YA part makes up 60% of the story. I would have preferred interchanging between past and present while the story was unveiled. The impact would have been compounded by the differing dynamics. Just my thoughts.
Carina gives us teenagers from opposite sides of the track. A young girl, that doesn't fit into the social circles or the cliched high school teenage girl. A young trailer park girl that uses boys and men, in a game with her "like" minded girlfriends, to gain points, over each other, in order to win. Cecelia's aim is to work as hard as possible to get out of her town. Then enter, Nathaniel Kelly, the new boy at school, the new target on so many girls radar. But he only has eyes for one girl. It started off as a game, they became friends and it ended in a love that conquered all. Nathaniel was and is such a sweet and gorgeous young man. So simple and absolutely devoted to Cecelia. I loved loved Neil, he was absolutely the most supportive boyfriend ever. Also he wasn't the stereotypical teenage boy. Their love story was so refreshing to read.
When Nathaniel's plans changed to factor Cecelia into his future, his mother was furious. In his family's eyes, he was choosing a girl over them. His mother tried everything to change his mind and lure him onto a different girl. It didn't work; just infuriated him so much more. However, the attempts and the change in his future, wasn't lost upon Lia. She couldn't allow him to give up all he has ever wanted and worked towards for a trailer trash, man eating girl. Lia sacrificed her love to maintain the dreams of the love of her life and his future. A future she couldn't allow him to give up because of her. In doing so she maintained a lie that she cheated with his best friend while he was at home for the summer. This was the end of everything for Neil and Lia.
More than a decade later, Neil and Lia meet unexpectedly.
Neil is now a world famous Country music tatted bad boy, and Lia finds herself teaching a classroom full of boisterous teenagers. Lia has been following his career, and has bittersweet feelings whenever she reads about him. While, Neil looked all over for her, hallucinating at times over spotting her ever so often. Feeling angry that she didn't choose to stay and fight for them and their future, but instead running away. He didn't believe she cheated, but because of the anger and shock he was frozen. She moved faster than he thought and by the time he came searching for her. She was long gone. Seeing her at his concert for the first time in years. All the anger came flooding back. But hell if he wasn't happy to see her. She was the same, yet so different.
Happy to reunite and yet so scared that the past will continue to haunt them. Lia wants only one night with Neil. A birthday gift, one that will keep her wanting more. Knowng the body of a boy is so much different from the body of a MAN.
Things start to speed up at this point and we find Lia going on tour with Neil. I sipmly thought everything started to move to fast and Neil just too easily accepted Lia back into his life and was absolutely too forgiving. He started to become unrealistic to me. He was too everthing nice and sweet and not enough ansgt and anger. The scale was inbalanced. Forever Red was an enjoyable and ok read for me.
*ARC provided by Love Between the Sheets Promotions on behalf of the author for an honest review* Thanks!!
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