Book Bangs: Review 📖 Forever and One Day by Jacqueline Simon Gunn

Forever and One Day by Jacqueline Simon Gunn
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars

Forever and One Day by Jacqueline Simon Gunn is a sweet second-chance-love story. Olivia set her career goals at a young age and persevered until she achieved them. Her life is only missing one thing—the one who got away.

A series of flashbacks reveals that first love, and once fiancé, Justin betrayed her in the worst way, leading to their breakup long ago. Though heartbroken, Olivia remained strong and threw herself into her university studies. Years later, at the top of her career, she meets a wonderful man and is ready to let the past go and love again when Justin reenters her life.

Heartbreaks and triumphs of family and friendship are entwined in a complicated plot of bitterness and distrust vs love and forgiveness. The impact of these matters and their influence on the characters is written realistically; In real life, love is complicated, bad decisions are made in the heat of a moment, and forgiveness doesn’t always mean forgetting.

This is a well-written, easy-paced read for contemporary romance lovers. (4.5 Stars)

Everyone has wondered "what if?" But how many get a chance to live it?

Seventeen years ago, Olivia Watson's world was turned upside down when she discovered Justin, her high-school sweetheart turned fiancé, having sex with her best friend, Petal. Unable to muster up any forgiveness, she turns her back on him and every friend connected to that part of her life, leaving many questions about the details of the betrayal unanswered.

When Olivia receives an invitation for her twenty-year high school reunion, she decides that she's been avoiding the past for too long. It's time to go back and revisit that part of her life, her old friends, and the betrayal that created the wedge between them.

As soon as she and Justin lay eyes on each other at the reunion, they immediately sense the vibrant remains of their unbreakable connection. The spark between them never faded. However, Justin is now married to Petal and Olivia is involved with Adam, her handsome, best-selling-author boyfriend. But is healing old wounds enough for Olivia and Justin to move forward together, or will it help them make peace with the new lives they have chosen?

Each of the four main characters remain bound to their past by unresolved issues, demonstrating that sometimes we can't find our future until we settle our past. But, most importantly, Olivia learns that forever isn't time eternal; rather, forever is a place we share with the people we love the most -- even when they're gone.

Buy on Amazon