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Forever Mine
Written by Abbie Zanders
Narrated by Aiden Snow
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
3.5/5
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About this audiobook
All his life, Jack Callaghan has been a fighter and a survivor.
For his country-as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. For his family-as the proud son of immigrants, a fierce friend, beloved husband, and father of seven strapping sons. For his life-in war, in covert ops, and now unexpectedly stricken by a shadow that's loomed over the Callaghan men for generations.
Jack's most recent brush with death brings back a lifetime of memories in vivid, realistic detail. The best times of his life, as well as the worst. Through it all, he's always fought the good fight, because he's always had people depending on him.
But now, his sons are grown with families of their own. They run the Pub, the Team, and the family, as well.
After twenty-five years without his croie, he's tired . . . tired of fighting, tired of existing without her. Especially when he is so close to seeing his Kathleen again.
Contains mature themes.
For his country-as a Navy SEAL in Vietnam. For his family-as the proud son of immigrants, a fierce friend, beloved husband, and father of seven strapping sons. For his life-in war, in covert ops, and now unexpectedly stricken by a shadow that's loomed over the Callaghan men for generations.
Jack's most recent brush with death brings back a lifetime of memories in vivid, realistic detail. The best times of his life, as well as the worst. Through it all, he's always fought the good fight, because he's always had people depending on him.
But now, his sons are grown with families of their own. They run the Pub, the Team, and the family, as well.
After twenty-five years without his croie, he's tired . . . tired of fighting, tired of existing without her. Especially when he is so close to seeing his Kathleen again.
Contains mature themes.
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Reviews for Forever Mine
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Unfortunately, this was a dnf for me. Perhaps I expected more, because I had been excited to read this series for awhile. Angel was a likeable enough character, but his obsessive behavior w/ Sarah was beyond my comprehension. (I even tried to remember back to when I was a teen - would I want someone that obsessed with me??) There was also the whole Dana thing, as well as the "Sarah-Sydney best friend but he's a male secret".Not my cuppa and won't be reading the others.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/53.75/5
Can I have a Moreno brother please?
I’m sure the book won’t appeal to everyone as it’s mainly centered about a teenage romance and not much serious or mysterious going on through the whole story.
Sarah just moved out to San Diego California with her aunt and her step daughter Valerie due to her mother being in jail. She promised herself and her best friend that she won’t stay long, just a semester and she’ll be heading back even if her mother forbid her to do it and insisted that she must stay until things got better for her.
So we have the new girl in school who by *chance* meets the hottest boy in school and probably in the whole town: Angel Moreno (well his brothers are too), they fall head-over-heels in love and find themselves enrolled in one intense relationship. There’s a lot of affection flooding, from kissing to touching to very cheesy, corny, romantic moments that sometimes made me go “awww”, then to the first sexual experience…
Their couple issues weren’t very grave: Angel is an über caveman male who couldn’t, at first, handle well the seriousness of their relationship, he couldn’t let her go or bear the thought of her away from him and his out-of-control jealousy and lust towards her were new to him. While he poured his heart to her, Sarah kept a secret or two from him about her best friend Sydney and she felt that the longest she hid the truth from him the harder it became to tell him, every time delaying it until it exploded right unto her face.
By now, you’ll think that I didn’t like it much but I did. I don’t know the exact reason behind it: maybe I needed something fluffy and light after the huge emotions that “If I Stay” inflected upon me, or maybe all the Latino hot-blooded cast of boys starring in the book…
Like Angel, all the Moreno Brothers are overprotective, intense, caring, hot and can’t keep their hands off of their women. My favorite though is Alex, a college football player who helps his family with their Mexican restaurant. He’s sassy, brazen, passionate and known to be a women-man. I loved his interaction with Valerie who seemed to affect him more than he wanted to admit it to himself; they were blazing the pages and the complexity of their liaison appealed to me more than the sweet first-love thing of Sarah and Angel. I’m sure the next book is about them and I, without a shadow of a doubt, will be checking it out! - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I liked parts of this book, but other parts seemed cheesy. I would probably give this 2.5 stars
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is an amazing story of first love and all the thrills and angst that goes with it. Beautifully written with incredible characters. I can't wait to read the other stories in this series. Highly recommend this book!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Uhmmmm... errr... this one's cute. That must be the problem with it.
It's just cute.
I felt like the story just dragged most of the time from the start to end. Everything is just too predictable.
I have to admit, though... I gave this a try because I've read from somewhere that this is just like Beautiful Disaster.
Not even close.
With having kind of possessive male lead, maybe. But, seriously, Angel has got nothing on Travis "Mad Dog" Maddox. I shouldn't have had compared them in the first place. Now I learned the hard way that there really was not point in doing so because there's just no comparison.
So, anway, I guess this could have been much better as a short story. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Oh my goodness, I absolutely love this series. This book is excellent and the writing is phenomenal. Sarah's had a rough life, she's never known her father and her mother has just landed herself in jail for three years.. which means Sarah can't stay in the town she's lived in for years to finish her senior year with her best friend Sydney. Sarah has to pack herself up and move to Cali.. leaving Syd behind is the hardest things she's ever done. Sarah is miserable and is already planning on how to get herself back to Arizona to live with Syd.. that is until she meets Angel and he ruins all her plans. Angel is the youngest of the Moreno Boys, but has a younger sister as well. Angel's had an easy life. I pretty perfect family, great best friends.. Romero and Eric and a great family restaurant to work at. Angel's always been content.. even happy with his life of partying and girls.. lots of girl.. that is until he lays eyes on Sarah. Angel and Sarah quickly fall in love.. only for Angel to find out about Syd.. and then things get really messy. This is a GREAT book. I adored Angel and his protectiveness and need to have Angel as his.. and only his. I also aaddooreeeee Sydney.. alot.. alot. He's Sarah's world.. and means everything to her.. he's truly family. "He always felt like an untamed animal around Sarah, but lately it was different. She was all he ever thought about, and any time away from her felt too long. Angel closed his eyes and kissed her. Then the words came out without warning. 'I love you, Sarah.'" -Angel“When he finally opened his eyes he saw her sit up and smile at him. She was beautiful, her dark hair was tousled, and her green eyes glimmered. God have mercy. He’d died and gone to heaven.” -Angel
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I am confused. I liked the book in bits and pieces. It is light hearted romance novel. It's not bad but there is nothing breath-taking about it either.SARAHSarah is either too naive or just plain stupid. Everyone warned her about that coach yet she went with him alone to a secluded place. I mean she almost gets herself raped by that pervert. Being a "damsel in distress" is not cool anymore.Sometimes it makes sense but here it didn't. I like it better when the female character is strong and can stand up for herself.She also lied to Angel about her friend. She let him believe that Sydney was a girl. NEWS FLASH: Hiding the truth is also a form of lyingShe was scared about how he would react to it because Angel believes that a girl and a boy can never be "just friends." But lying is never a solution and really, so what if she her best friend is a boy..? Just because she is in a relationship with Angel doesn't mean he gets to decide who she can be friends with. I didn't like her much. I couldn't relate to her.ANGELI liked his name. That's all.He started out nice but as the story progressed he got irritating. He was just too insecure. Possessiveness is fine. It's actually romantic but there is a limit to everything.The writing is good. I like how the characters are written. There is depth in them. Also, I liked the secondary characters more so maybe I would read the other books in the series.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I was very honored when I received Forever Mine for review from Elizabeth Reyes. I’m always up for a good contemporary novel. As much as I wanted to love this book and give it a 5 star review, I couldn’t. While it was an okay enough read, I did have some issues with it. There are books that I can just sit there and read and not put down until I’m done, but unfortunately this wasn’t one of those.I don’t think I’ve ever read a book that was solely focused on a romance without a big plot so it was a bit arduous to read at times. I need a good plot to keep me entertained. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a huge sucker for romance – I mean, who isn’t – but Sarah and Angel’s relationship just didn’t grab me. They were cute together, but there was no friendship before love. It seemed like they just jumped right into a relationship and I felt it was more so about lust than love. It didn’t feel realistic. To me, the great thing about a love story is the building of the relationship, where you read about them falling in love. All the cute little moments leading up to the romance and then the sex, not just jumping right into the sack together. As a reader I felt cheated out of the beginning stage where the romance blooms.I could definitely see the appeal to Angel but he could also be quite pig-headed and possessive which were two things that drove me absolutely crazy about him. It irked me that he felt he could control Sarah’s relationship with her best friend Sydney. When Angel finally forgave her for lying to him about her best friend being a guy, I really didn’t enjoy how he basically made her talk to Sydney less. She shouldn’t have to give up her friend, someone she’s know her whole life and is practically her family. Even if Sydney is a guy, a friend is a friend no matter what gender and I don’t think it was right of Angel to try and take that away from her.All in all, I did enjoy Forever Mine at times and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good beach read. This book does contain a lot more sexual content than your average YA novel, so if that’s something you’re uncomfortable with I wouldn’t recommend it to you. There is going to be a sequel, Always Been Mine, but I think Forever Mine wrapped up pretty well and could easily be a standalone novel. I’m sure other people will enjoy reading the sequels, but this is where the story ends for me.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5When Sarah's mom is sent to prison, she moves to California with her aunt and cousin, leaving behind her best friend Sydney (who happenggs to be a boy). Miserable and alone, she plans to save her money and move back to Arizona as soon as she turns 18. She begins to question her plans when she starts dating Angel Moreno, a handsome football player. He can't keep his hands off her, and even though he's never been in an exclusive relationship, he lets everyone know Sarah is his. He readily admits to his overwhelming feelings for her and sometimes acts controlling and possessive, but it's really just a story of a really intense, larger-than-life teen romance. The story is interesting and the characters are well-drawn, but the book really suffers from a lack of proper editing.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Forever Mine offers an intense and slightly possessive love story that romance fanatics will love. The story begins will Sarah’s life crumbling around her. As her mother is carted off to prison; she is forced to leave everything and everyone that she knows. Everyone includes her best friend Syndey. With every intention of returning Sarah succumbs moving in with her cousin and starting a new school. Everyday carries a sole purpose of attending school and making enough money to return; or that is until she meets Angel Moreno. Angel is an awesome character, but yet extremely protective and mildly possessive. It is nothing like abuse or controlling, but touchy about whom Sarah interacts with that is of the male persuasion. Although, these qualities are quite fitting for Sarah character; changing the readers impressions of these action to something more attractive. Sarah life has had very little consistency, other than that of her best friend, and she welcomes someone that always watches out for her. As the romance increases Sarah is conflicted, because Angel is very forthcoming with this protectiveness making it clear that he would be less than comfortable with the knowledge that Sydney just happens to be a guy. After many occasions where Angel verbalizes his opinions that guys and girls “can’t be just friends”, she is thrown into a gulley of lies to protect her friendship and her growing love for Angel. Reyes offers a bitter sweet romance that will keep readers hanging on every page. Be aware that this novel should be directed more toward the mature YA audience due to its sexual content. The story will carries a extremely fast pace, and with its addictive story readers will find themselves flying through the pages. Reyes talented writing promises for excellent read, and will leave readers craving more. The next book in this series Forever Yours takes Angels brother through yet another mouth watering romance. I look forward to reading the remainder of this series. Be ready for a powerful story and the promise of love that will stand the test of time.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Sarah was forced to move from Arizona to Southern California just before starting her senior year in high school. Understandably unhappy about the unwelcome change, Sarah and her best friend, Sydney, vowed to each other to stay in touch daily via the phone and email. Popular football jock, Angel Moreno, noticed the shy new girl, Sarah, and felt drawn to her fresh, unassuming personality and sparkling green eyes from the very first time they met. Angel and Sarah soon became practically inseparable and as their friendship blossomed so too grew their desire for each other. Unfortunately, Sarah was keeping an important secret from Angel – a secret that would later bring heartbreak and severely test the boundaries of their love. When Sarah moves to California she is intent on returning to Arizona to be reunited with best friend Sydney once again after her 18th birthday. She just has to make it through the first semester. Sarah and Angel meet and begin dating shortly after school starts. Their attraction for each other soon has Sarah conflicted about returning to Arizona but still determined to do so for the sake of her best friend. Angel tries not to dwell on Sarah’s pending departure, instead, he strives to show her everyday by word and deed why she should remain in California with him.An uncomplicated, yet moving story of first love, I was easily caught up in the lives of Sarah, Angel and their friends. I found the story entertaining and well-told. The teens all seemed remarkably grounded and well-mannered for the most part. There was very limited adult involvement and supervision. Most adults were barely present and quite peripheral to the story. The author, though, did an excellent job of fleshing out the teenagers. There were numerous teenage characters and each one’s personality was believable with realistic, true-to-life motivations. This novel is a complete stand-alone book. I look forward to reading the next book in the series that will be about the commitment phobic pair, Alex and Valerie. LaurieReviewer for Coffee Time Romance & More