Review: Great start to a new series!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 2, 2013
4.5  StarsI’m big on second chance stories of any kind; I’m one of those people who believe that no one is perfect and at some point you will screw up and you do deserve to make amends and move on. Yes, at times it’s hard especially when you live in a small town and most of the town saw or heard about your vast mistakes just like the heroine in Keri Ford’s Never Stopped Loving You. In addition to her own mistakes she returns to her hometown and must also deal with the fallout from her mother’s breakdown and public humiliation all while working with the best friend she left behind and the man who rejected her and started her on her downward spiral. Not an easy task. but who said life was easy?Kara Duncan has been gone almost seven years and yet the memories of her last few months in Bella Warren, Arkansas have haunted her the whole time. She knows she makes some horrible mistakes and has every intention of patching things up with her best friend and coming clean with the two men she left behind. I really admired Kara for owning up to her mistakes and for trying to take the high road with those she wronged. It wasn’t easy especially with the entire town breathing down her back and watching her every move.Wade Chester is one of those heroes that you can’t help but like. He’s hard working, a great brother and son, and while he’s had his share of female companionship he doesn’t flaunt it around. I felt the author did a fantastic job of making us understand his confusion, his pain, and his animosity towards Kara. It was also easy to see that he is still affected by her and no matter how he wants to deny those feelings, he can’t or won’t or both. Patient doesn’t even begin to describe him as he sits back and waits for Kara to get a grip on her life now that she’s back.This is one of those stories that you can’t help but feel for both of the main characters and understand their hurt. I love that they showed it, they talked about it and didn’t sweep it under the rug. One of the things I admired most about these two is that even though it took time they both realized how important communication was to the success of their relationship.I’m totally hooked on the Chester Farm series and I can’t wait to see what happens next and I’m going to put it out there for author Keri Ford even though I know he’s not part of the farm I hope that we see John get his happily ever after, there seems to be a story there and I’m pretty sure we all need it to be told! A story of redemption, of hope, of family, of love…Never Stopped Loving You will keep you entertained and remind you that everyone deserves a second chance.Review copy provided for an honest review.