Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers: TLC Book Tours presents... A LOT LIKE FOREVER by Jennifer Snow

Wednesday, September 14, 2022

TLC Book Tours presents... A LOT LIKE FOREVER by Jennifer Snow - REVIEW!

Hi there!

Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.

Today, we've got a stopover on the latest TLC Book Tours promotion featuring a recent release from author Jennifer Snow. It's the newest installment in her Blue Moon Bay series via Entangled Amara and brings us a Contemporary Romance with all the feels, all the disasters, all the pitfalls...but oh so much heart. Ladies and gents, pack your bags for a quick trip as we explore between the pages of today's blog tour guest and book of choice...

A Lot Like Forever

Blue Moon Bay series, Book 3

Jennifer Snow

Entangled Amara

About the book...

Whitney Carlisle has everything under control–or at least that’s what she needs everyone in Blue Moon Bay to think. She has always faced the hard times in her life head-on and come out stronger for it. But this time, she isn’t so sure. Whitney knows she needs help, but how can she put that burden on Trent, her fiancé? How can she crush his dreams by telling him the plans they made for a future together have to change?

All Trent Connolly wants is to get married, have kids, and spend the rest of his life loving Whitney. Their relationship has had its share of ups and downs–like any other couple–and they’ve always managed to get through it unscathed. So when Whitney is clearly struggling with something, Trent is ready to help. His fiancée’s strong will is part of what draws him to her–but this time, it feels like it’s pushing him away.

Whatever Whitney is hiding from everyone has to be big. Possibly life-changing. She must believe that revealing her secret would do Trent more harm than good, even if it crushes her under the weight of it. The only thing he can do now is be there for her in whatever way she needs…until a secret of his own comes to light that threatens to steal their chance at forever.

Each book in the Blue Moon Bay series is STANDALONE:

* A Lot Like Love

* A Lot Like Christmas

* A Lot Like Forever

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I've taken a trip to Blue Moon Bay before (A Lot Like Love ), and rather enjoyed my stay. This time around, we've got two new characters to focus our sights on as their romantic escapades steadily decline. Doesn't sound like a great start? Well, that's NOT in fact where it starts. Where it starts is an accident that while not fatal cause a great deal of harm. We move forward from this harrowing event and get to experience the life and times of Whitney and Trent in both the BEFORE and the NOW. The BEFORE is before the accident, when they were just starting out and moving quickly towards the engagement they both hoped to secure (the way in which he proposed was so cute!). The NOW is everything that's happened after the accident, from the severely delayed wedding to the secrets they BOTH are carrying, the external stresses from work life and those from extended family. What started as a once upon a time, slowly marches away from the HEA and into the land of oblivion...to the point of possibly losing one another once and for all. Oh the heartbreak! Oh the agony! Oh the wasted years on each other if things don't work out! But oh how much joy they could have if they each learn to let the other in, take advantage of the support offered by friends, and give themselves a chance at a true happily-ever-after.

I really enjoyed getting to know these two characters as well as their friends and family. Whitney was a go-getter workaholic, constantly seeking validation in a world that only offers it in small doses. I get it, it probably stems from her past, but she's found the love of a lifetime, and she's slowly working a self-made wedge in between them as her inability to share everything of herself shuts her down. My heart broke for her as she kept trying to manage everything on her own, but when the am eventually breaks, we'll have to see where all the debris falls. Trent was not only easy on the eyes, but easy on the heart! He wanted nothing but the best for Whitney, and was willing to give her space, support, a relationship made just for them...but then even the best of us can have skeletons in our closets, and when they pop up unexpectedly, the results can cause quite a stir. Could Trent have handled it all better? Certainly....but you never know how you'll react in situations until they occur, and this one was a doozy. Given time, Trent finds his way...but will it be too late for him and Whitney?

A great read for Contemporary Romance fans, and a wonderful addition to your Fall Reading Lists!

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Special thanks to TLC Book Tours for the chance to bring this title to you and to the Entangled Publishing team for the ebook/book for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the series, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today! Be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun...