Review: 4 Entertaining, Intense, and Sweet, Love-Filled Stars!  (Lindy@ A Bookish Escape)
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 15, 2014
My Thoughts:I read Rachel Morgan's Creepy Hollow Series, and loved it.  It was a young adult, fantasy series.  When I heard about Ms. Morgan's new series, a new adult, contemporary, romance series, I was curious and excited to try it out.Forgiven was an extremely fast paced, and suspenseful novel.  It took place in Durban, South Africa.  I loved the setting and learned a few new words and slang as well!  This story is about a young lady named Jules, who left her life, family, and friends behind in Durban, and moved to England for 10 months.  She cuts off all communication with her family and friends and leaves behind, Josh, the love of her life, without any explanation.  The only one she keeps in contact with is her sister Sarah, through email, because her sister is so persistent in keeping in contact with her.  Jules returns to Durban, when Sarah asks her to return for a surprise 50th birthday party for their mother.  When Jules returns home, a lot has changed, and she learns that Josh is now with her ex best friend Amanda.  Jules never stopped loving Josh, and he is determined to find out why she left him.This was such a great novella.  I loved the connection and love that was still between Jules and Josh even though they hadn't seen each other in ten months.  My heart broke for Josh as well as Jules.  I am a romantic at heart, and it was obvious to me that the two of them were meant to be together.  The love they had for each other was very sweet and pure.  I would have loved to see this novella developed in to a full length novel.  I really loved Jules' family, especially her sister Sarah.  I am really excited to see that, The Trouble with Flying, the first full length novel in the story is about Sarah.  I'm also excited to see that Jules' younger sister Sophie is going to get her own story as well.  Of course, I'm hoping for some overlap, and that we get more Jules and Josh in the other books in the series.My Rating:Forgiven is a suspenseful and sweet novella.  It is a great start to what looks to be a promising series.  I love Rachel Morgan's writing style, and am looking forward to continuing this series.  I give, Forgiven, by Rachel Morgan, 4 Entertaining, Intense, and Sweet, Love-Filled Stars!  Get it right now!  It's FREE on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and iTunes!