Happy Monday Sweet Friends :)
I pray today finds you all doing well, and that you all had a wonderful weekend.
It's been cooling down a bit more around here, and it's finally starting to feel like fall. While I love many, many things about my favorite season, one of my absolute favorites is getting to curl up with a cozy blanket and a new release from one of my all time favorite authors.
If you've been around my blog before, then you would without a doubt recognize the name Mandi Blake. I've had the privilege of getting to read and review Mandi's titles right from the beginning of her author journey, and I continue to love her books today just as much as I did back then.
Today I'd like to share with you all her upcoming release, which was one of my most anticipated releases of the year.
But first, if you'd like to check out my reviews of the previous books in the series, you can do so using the links below:
Otherwise, let's dive right into today's review!
Forever After All by Mandi Blake:
Source: Complimentary Copy Provided by the Author in Exchange for an Honest Review
Publication Date: September 17th, 2023
Genre: Christian Fiction/Contemporary/Cowboy Romance
Series: Wolf Creek Ranch
Synopsis:
He's stranded with his best friend. Is it a chance for love, or will a threat from his past steal their happy ending? Jess Patton is blunt, but there’s one person who never bats an eye when she speaks her mind. When that same man rescues her from a bad blind date, her rapidly beating heart is impossible to ignore. Suddenly, she's second-guessing everything she knows about him. After everything he’s seen and done, Lincoln North knows he doesn’t deserve a woman like Jess. Not only is she gorgeous, but she doesn’t play games, and being around her is as easy as breathing. She’s also the only woman who has ever made him wish he were a better man, so watching her try to find love with anyone but him might just be the death of him. In a twist of fate Linc never saw coming, they wind up stranded together in a mountain cabin. As Jess starts to see Linc in a whole new light, he’s tempted to believe he might have a shot at happiness with her. But Linc’s past is as dark as midnight, and it's waiting for him back at the ranch. Linc and Jess have more than a storm standing between them and their happily ever after. Will they weather it together, or will he be forced to push her away to keep her safe?
Forever After All is a sweet friends to more redemption romance and the sixth book in the Wolf Creek Ranch series.
(synopsis from goodreads)
My Review:
I've been anticipating Linc and Jess' story ever since their characters were first introduced earlier in the series. Readers are definitely not going to be disappointed with this beautiful friends to something more romance, but it's definitely not a cookie cutter Christian romance, and instead is a hard hitting, wonderful story full of gritty moments, where our two protagonists have to learn how to overcome past insecurities, and discover what it truly means to have our sins be washed white by Jesus' blood.
I'm not sure anyone can write a roller coaster ride towards happily ever after the way that Mandi Blake so effortlessly does, and Linc and Jess might just be two of her most challenging characters she's ever tackled. Both are ridden with insecurities from their pasts that have spilled over into how they interact in the present, and I stand in awe of the incredible writing talent that went into bringing these two complex characters to life. Their romance is swoon worthy and adorable, but also heart breaking and intense, and I had a hard time wanting to put this book down.
I adore this series as a whole, and I can't say how happy I was that she included the bonus epilogues from previous characters at the end. I loved how realistic everything was written, and I adored the strong family element that exists throughout everyone that's come to call Wolf Creek Ranch home.
Throughout this entire series, I've fallen in love with each and every character and the interesting dynamics they've brought to the table. These characters have all come to feel like old friends, and I'm left wishing that Wolf Creek Ranch was a real place where us readers could all make the trek to experience the amazing compassion and love that they've showered on everyone who has ever visited.
Mandi Blake has delivered another stunning Christian romance, and I can't possibly recommend it enough. A beautiful wrap up (for now) to one of my favorite series, and I can't wait to see what she has in store for readers next.
Final Rating: 5/5
Thanks so much to Mandi Blake for allowing me to read and review this title!
I voluntarily read and reviewed a complimentary copy of this novel from the author. I was not required to give a positive review. All thoughts and opinions are my own, and this is my honest review.
Thanks so much for reading guys! I pray you all have a wonderful rest of your day :)
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